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...