It was burned ash, that he rubbed into his arms, He was a male witch, a warlock from Grenada. This phrases came from his forearms, “You are Chosen”, "Obey", and “Jesus is the answer.” He was wicked and wanted me to keep looking to him for answers.

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Historically, the predominant concept of witchcraft in the Western world derives from Old Testament laws against witchcraft, and entered the mainstream when belief in witchcraft gained Church approval in the Early Modern Period. It posits a theosophical conflict between good and evil, where witchcraft was generally evil and often associated with the Devil and Devil worship. This culminated in deaths, torture and scapegoating (casting blame for human misfortune), and many years of large scale witch-trials and witch hunts, especially in Protestant Europe, before largely ceasing during the European Age of Enlightenment. Christian views in the modern day are diverse and cover the gamut of views from intense belief and opposition (especially from Christian fundamentalists) to non-belief, and in some churches even approval. From the mid-20th century, witchcraft – sometimes called contemporary witchcraft to clearly distinguish it from older beliefs – became the name of a branch of modern paganism. It is most notably practiced in the Wiccan and modern witchcraft traditions, and no longer practices in secrecy. The witch of today is not a green woman dressed in black with a big nose featuring a protruding mole but your congressman, fireman, teachers, doctors etc. everyday people.

Santería

The practitioners of Santería prefer the name Regla de Ocha or the Lucumí religion. Although it's practiced today by people all over the world, Regla de Ocha is generally defined as an Afro-Cuban religion that originated in what is today Nigeria and Benin in West Africa. The word Santería comes from Spanish and loosely translates as devotion to the saints, or Santos. Many practitioners of the Regla Lucumi refer to the Orichas, or the deities of the religion, as saints or "Santos." This tendency to combine terminology and concepts from Catholicism and West African religions is sometimes called religious syncretism.

My interview with Danu, a former Voodoo priest.

Q: How long did you practice Santeria?

Danu: Since I was 10. My dad was a warlock and my mom a voodoo priestess.

Q: What is Santeria really about?

Danu: Spiritualism. Witchcraft. Satanism. Indirect contact with evil spirits that do things for you. It originated when our ancestors were brought to Cuba, by way of slave ships, where we were allowed to practice as long as we helped the slave masters.

Q: Do you hurt people through these practices?

Danu: I used the power to cast spells on people. I would Astra project myself into a woman ’s bedroom and have sex with her.

Q: Are all religions connected with witchcraft?

Danu: Yes all religions are subject to this, in fact, this is practiced in the Christian church as well, it is more subtle but it works. Santeria epitomizes the worship of Satan, black magic, VOODOO, and witchcraft by casting spells on people that bring them harm or someone they know. This is not a coincidence that the religion plaque the Chosen people to keep them in bondage to Satan and discovering who they really are. The tools of witchcraft: Horoscope, Yoga, chakras, kundalini, tarot cards, hypnotism, acupuncture, astrology, ouija boards, psychic readings, numerology, rosary beads, palm reading, fortune cookies, superstition, dream catchers, Fengshui, reincarnation, spirit guides, and Halloween.

How to be set free from witchcraft:

1. Repent of your sins 2. Denounce the devil and he will flee. 3. Clean your house, rid it from all forms of evil from tarot cards etc. 4. Pray and Fast.

Say this prayer:

In the name of the Savior I now rebuke, break the bonds of evil and lose myself from all evil curses and satanic bondage operating in my life through any mediums, fortune tellers, spells, hexes, curses, witches, spiritualists, demons, witches, psychic powers, and omens. I command all such demonic powers to leave me in the name of the Messiah. Amen.