Hey everybody, glad to talk to you!
I need some Bible advice straight up on a personal conundrum, so I'll get right to the point.
I believe very firmly that anything/everything of the occult is evil according to the Bible (astrology, palm reading, tarot cards, pentigrams, wicca, the list goes on...) At the same time, though, my hobby just happens to be performing little "illusions" to impress my friends and family. By illusions, I mean stuff like card tricks, slight of hand, disappearing coins, and etc. I love doing it for the fun of it, because I like to entertain people see.
I don't really think of my "magic" tricks in the same way as I think of the occult. To me, what I'm doing is just that... tricks. There is of course no "real" magic or demonic content (or something like that) involved. I hate the occult, I just love illusions.
Anyway, to get to the point, when I need to stock up on "magical" supplies, there is only one shop in town that sells them. Unfortunately for me, the business is very pagan run, and the people are very into the occult. Many occult things are sold there, and I don't want to be guilty before God of supporting the occult, because I stand strongly against it. I don't want to buy from a store that sells magic tricks for my performance if I know that the money I pay will be going to funding an obviously satanist business. It's the only magic shop in town, though, so I don't know what to do. Where should I buy my supplies? Online? Should I make them? Is it wrong to buy the non-occult tricks from this shop knowing I will fund the occult-ish ones?
Help me out here, if you would.
Also, please understand that by me being a "Magician," I am not being an occultist. I am a bona-fide Christian, I attend church weekly, I know that I am a sinner, and I was saved by Grace through Faith in Jesus Christ alone. I don't need anyone to tell me (again and again as before) that my "magic" tricks are summoning demons and hurting my soul. I swear to you now, I have never used "real" (hem hem occult) "magic" in my life. There is a difference between occult magic and entertaining illusions. I am both a true Christian and a magician...
In God's Love
And thanks for your support...