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barefootgal9 · 04-30-2004, 05:47 AM

Yes, many Christians seem to have (and have had for at least 1000 years) an unnatural and over-wrought fear of "witches" ... (how many have died for this?) There is only one New Testament verse mentioning it (Paul, of course):

Galatians:[19] Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness,
[20] Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies,
[21] Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.
[22] But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,
[23] Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.

Witches, witchcraft, sorcery and sootsaying all get a mention or two in the OT - all very negative, including the notorious "thou shalt not suffer a witch to live." Exodus 22:18

I'm clueless what constituted "witchcraft" in that time ... ! Perhaps it was a problem of "competing" gods/religions. Anyway... I would surely doubt that Harry Potter qualifies as a pagan god!

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Anyway, I was interested in the comments about the stag-god symbolism. My son, who is avidly persuing a career in animation, introduced me to a Japanese Anime film, "Princess Mononoke," in which the protecting spirit of nature is portrayed as a stag-god.

I wonder if this particular symbolism reaches universal-Jungian proportions?

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04-30-2004, 05:47 AM	#16 (permalink)
barefootgal9 Baha'i Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: somewhere near Clinton's Ditch, USA Posts: 94	Yes, many Christians seem to have (and have had for at least 1000 years) an unnatural and over-wrought fear of "witches" ... (how many have died for this?) There is only one New Testament verse mentioning it (Paul, of course): Galatians:[19] Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness, [20] Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies, [21] Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God. [22] But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, [23] Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law. Witches, witchcraft, sorcery and sootsaying all get a mention or two in the OT - all very negative, including the notorious "thou shalt not suffer a witch to live." Exodus 22:18 I'm clueless what constituted "witchcraft" in that time ... ! Perhaps it was a problem of "competing" gods/religions. Anyway... I would surely doubt that Harry Potter qualifies as a pagan god! ------ Anyway, I was interested in the comments about the stag-god symbolism. My son, who is avidly persuing a career in animation, introduced me to a Japanese Anime film, "Princess Mononoke," in which the protecting spirit of nature is portrayed as a stag-god. I wonder if this particular symbolism reaches universal-Jungian proportions?