The prophet's dictionary guide to the supernatural

the dead. In doing so, they were authorized to summon evil spirits masquerading as the dearly departed and invoking them to manipulate human affairs. Prophets are in need of understanding this staff of spiritual workers and allies with the powers of darkness. See Necromancy, Divination, and Magic. 801. Magician—A) One who practices magic. B) A sorcerer. C) A wizard performing magic to divert attention or to entertain. D) One who resorts to the black arts. E) An enchanter, necromancer, sorcerer, conjurer, and illusionist. 802. Magic—The unlawful manipulation, coercion, or intrusion into the supernatural for ungodly reasons. The word magic comes from the Latin magica to mean arts. The Greek term for the word is magike which means techne. The last one is the prefix of our words technique or technical. Coming from the magi, magic emulates their archaic skill in curious arts. Practically, magic is an art in which supernaturally skilled persons exercise unauthorized spiritual power to technecraft, the invisible forces, sources, and resources of creation for devious and detrimental reasons. The New Testament word for magic is pharmekeia because so much of its success depends on drugs and intoxication. Hallucinogenics are its prime agents. This feature is in keeping with the ancient and early rituals of primitive peoples who imbibed before, during, and after worship rituals and ingested hallucinogens to see and hear their gods. It is interesting to note, therefore, how drug addiction rises and grips cultures that promote or permit magic. The Hebrew word for magic is kashaph, which means “to whisper a spell, to enchant or practice magic.” The link between magic and the ancient Persian magi was that magicians are priests, making them idolaters worshipping the same pagan deities that proliferated the old world. Magicians, consequently, are priests of fallen angels masquerading as deities from another world. Practitioners of magic claim that there are two types, white (harmless) magic and black (harmful) magic. On the surface this sounds innocent until one realizes that the operations and objects of the two are essentially the same, with the only difference being varying degrees of manipulation. Both forms aim to use or misuse the supernatural for purely selfish ends. Both ignore the inscribed laws upon creation and clash with God’s protocratic forces ordained to uphold them. Both forms also reject the notion of human free will, taking delight in overriding a person’s will for love, service, giving, and other behaviors that they would ordinarily refuse. Whatever magicians want a person to do, and for whatever reason, regardless of how mild the form of manipulation and control, their sorcery intends to achieve. When it comes to white magic and white witches’