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How Wicca and Witchcraft Deceive by Appearing Harmless
Show Summary: Wicca and witchcraft are increasingly presented as harmless, empowering, and even healing, especially through social media and pop culture. In this episode of Contending for the Word Q&A, Doreen Virtue answers a question about how these practices disguise spiritual rebellion as freedom and enlightenment and why Christians must respond with biblical discernment and faithfulness to Christ.
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Question: How do Wicca and witchcraft present themselves as harmless or empowering today?
In this Q&A, Doreen Virtue explains that occult practices often appear “safe” because they are:
- Normalized and marketed as trendy—especially on social media
- Packaged as self-care or healing for those desperate for relief
- Promoted as feminine empowerment through “divine feminine” language
- Framed as nature-based spirituality that blurs the Creator-creature distinction
- Presented as intuition or psychic development that draws people deeper into deception
Scripture warns that deception often comes clothed in appealing language, disguising rebellion against God as enlightenment. As the apostle Paul writes:
“Even Satan disguises himself as an angel of light.” — 2 Corinthians 11:14
This episode offers a sober pastoral warning—especially for parents—to guard their homes, protect their children, and stay far from Wicca and witchcraft in any form.
Key Scripture
- 2 Corinthians 11:14
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Doreen Virtue holds a Master’s degree in Biblical & Theological Studies with highest honors from Western Seminary (56 units / 2021), and an MA in Counseling Psychology from Chapman University. Prior to being saved by God‘s grace and mercy in 2017, Doreen was a psychotherapist specializing in women’s issues, rated in the top 15 most influential living spiritual teachers by Watkins, and the top selling new age author in the world. She was born and raised in new thought churches which she attended for 33 years, before segueing to new age and Wicca in 1991 while touring with a mind-body-spirit conference organization. Before her salvation, Doreen frequently appeared on Oprah, CNN, The View, Coast to Coast and other liberal secular media. After the Holy Spirit convicted her of her sins, while she read Deuteronomy 18:10-12, Doreen repented and gave her life to Jesus as her Lord and Savior. Doreen has been helping professing Christians to identify and avoid new age and new thought deception. Doreen volunteers in discipling women who’ve been saved out of New Age in a private Facebook group. Doreen was a speaker at the Answers in Genesis 2025 women’s conference at the Ark Encounter. She has been featured on American Gospel 3, American Gospel TV, Daily Wire, Moody Radio, Spillover, Christianity Today, Cultish, New York Magazine, Spiritual Counterfeits Project, Servants of Grace, and other Christian media.
