i used to be a Christian ( totally believed in and loved Christ, did not think i was delving into anything he would be unhappy or displeased with, and was unbelievably not doing the following activities through any kind of dark motivation ) who had no qualms with Harry Potter. i was also a Christian who used tarot cards and runes and almost all forms of divination including a standard card deck. i practiced yoga and advocated and had a fascination with the kundalini serpent, used rocks and crystals and studied and utilized their metaphysical aspects, studied and had a fascination with u.f.o.'s and aliens, consulted ' intuitives ' and palm readers, studied palmistry, believed in spirit guides, did remote viewing, almost went to a hypnotist, practiced meditation and transcendental meditation, saw auras, was fascinated by metaphysics, used psychotropic drugs and marijuana ( a well known, proven form of sorcery in the occult ), used charms and good-luck items, did handwriting analysis, knew occult symbols, knew and used astrology extensively, used amulets, studied kabala and jewish mysticism, was involved in native american spiritual practices and traditions including the ' long dance, ' was rebellious and stubborn, used and studied numerology, was a massage therapist who used yin and yang principles and did polarity balancing, used a pendulum, did trance diagnosis, had acupuncture; read almost any and all books, literature, music, etc. i could find dealing with occultism; did star gazing, practiced using and opening the third eye, studied chakras, had an interest in alchemy and used animals as spirit guides. experienced astral projection and travel and had out of body experiences. studied egyptian spirituality and symbols. i thought i could explore and learn about anything and everything... any religion or spirituality, hang out with any crowd and as long as i held onto Christ and believed in him that nothing bad or undesirable would come of it. there's more...
i spent at least eight years fully immersed in these things.
i know a thing or two about the occult and a bit about what is dangerous and whether or not magic and the occult are real.
i've been exposed to demons/demonic presences and had some incredibly frightening and very real experiences with magic and the occult in both the physical and spiritual realms.
i've known both witches and warlocks. ( laugh as much as you will... )
things seemed okay at first, there didn't seem to be any immediate negative consequences or repercussions... except that i always felt attacked and as if i were being watched and followed.
it got so bad, i almost totally lost my life and my mind.
i was manipulated and controlled by very dark characters and was in serious danger.
i had constant nightmares and was heavily attacked spiritually.
i had to renounce and get rid of anything that was a connection to any of these things and some i'm sure i forgot to mention.
i even renounced and repented of all of it... but it wasn't going away. i was involved in a dangerous spiritual battle and was experiencing *intense!* spiritual warfare. beyond description.
before i actually went through all of my belongings and threw out every last item that could have any possible relation to the occult i was haunted and attacked by the dark. i mean real entities who had power over me and were attacked to contact objects i had and were sent to control and destroy my life.
crows followed and attacked me. things most would never believe happened, and it served to drive me even ' crazier. '
after that kind of thing, you start to understand that magic... ' pretend ' or real all stems from the same source.
i no longer watch harry potter.