There is a new book that witches around the
world are drooling over. It's title is Witchcraft Out of the Shadows,
and it's Author is Leo Ruickbie. The website is
www.witchcraftoutoftheshadows.com. In a dark time of apostasy around the
world, witchcraft is sadly rearing it's ugly head like never before. With
Harry Potter, Sabrina the Witch, the Witches TV series, the
Church of Satan, and so many other godless influences on our young
people, it's to no surprise that the devil is gaining ground quickly. Let may
say right from the beginning...WITCHCRAFT OF ALL FORMS IS SATANIC! The
witches and Wiccans can deny it all they want, the Bible is the FINAL
AUTHORITY on this matter, not the witches. The Word of God is eternal, it
never changes because God never changes...
"For I am the LORD, I
change not..." -Malachi 3:6
God says in His Word that WITCHCRAFT IS A SIN...
"For rebellion is as the sin of
witchcraft..." -1st Samuel 15:23
The same God that condemned witchcraft in the Old
Testament still condemns witchcraft today. God loves all people (including
witches), but he hates sin. Psalm 97:10 challenges ALL Christians to HATE
SIN...
"Ye that love the
LORD, hate evil..." -Psalms 97:10
I hate witchcraft, but I love all people. It is
WRONG to hate people. I don't hate anyone, despite what my enemies would like
to believe. I DO hate sin because God has commanded me to hate sin. ALL
believers should hate sin. I love Jesus Christ and am faithfully obeying the
Bible by exposing witchcraft. Wicca is black witchcraft. ALL witchcraft is
black because there is no such thing as "white sin." To claim that there is
"white witchcraft" is to claim that there is "white sin." There is NO such
thing as a little "white lie," all lying is as dark as the blackness of hell.
ALL sin is black, dark and evil. I am just addressing the witches on their
own terms, since they like to differentiate between "white" and "black"
witchcraft. If that is the case, then ALL witchcraft is very black, evil
through and through.
There is a frightening trend amongst witches to
attempt to repackage (to redefine) their history. This new book,
Witchcraft Out of the Shadows, attempts to do just that. Leo Ruickbie
tries to discredit Christianity and the Bible with his flawed reasonings. He
tries to explain "where witchcraft came from?," and "where it is going?" I
have a one word answer for the curious reader for both question: HELL
Ruickbie claims to have done an "in-depth"
investigation into history to survey the dark-side of the human psyche and
it's bias against witchcraft over the centuries. He goes on to claim that
many of today's modern negative ideas concerning witchcraft originate in
ancient myths and religions. In short, Ruickbie is saying that the Bible is
flawed having it's origins in ancient myths. The entire premise of the modern
day witchcraft movement is that the Bible is NOT God's Word. Of course, they
are 100% WRONG! The Bible is God's eternal, inspired, infallible, inerrant,
preserved Word. As you can clearly see, there is NO common ground between
Christians and witches. Christians believe that the Bible is God's inspired
Word, and the witches denounce it as myths and superstitions.
What does the Bible say? The first mention of
the word "witch" in the Bible was made by Moses in Exodus 22:18. God had
instructed Moses to establish the death penalty for anyone proven guilty of
committing the sin of witchcraft. Wow! For a sin to be punishable by death,
it must have been pretty serious to God. Notice again the Scripture I quoted
to you earlier from 1st Samuel 15:23, "For rebellion is as the sin of
witchcraft..." Witchcraft is equal to rebellion! Witchcraft is rebellion
against God. The Bible condemns witches and witchcraft, I don't have to.
Wiccan witches are desperately trying to distance
themselves from the "black witches" as they call them. According to the
Wiccans, they are a religion of equality and compassion. Wiccans are
attempting to JUSTIFY witchcraft on the premise of their contributions to
society, their compassion, and their acceptance of ALL groups (including
homosexuals and lesbians). What relevance do any of these things have with
witchcraft? The Bible leaves NO room for compromise, witchcraft is of the
devil and is an ABOMINATION unto the Lord. Witchcraft didn't originate in
Ancient Greece, it originated in hell.
The following is an outline of the book,
Witchcraft Out of the Shadows, with comments by Leo Ruickbie (source):
Part One: Age of Shadows
The Early History of Witchcraft in Europe
The Birthplace of All Sorceries:
Witchcraft in Ancient Greece
Beginning with the
pre-eminent goddess of witchcraft, Hecate, we explore the character of
ancient witchcraft through the mythological figures of Circe and Medea.
How did Hecate become Goddess of the Underworld? Why did Circe use
strange potions to enslave all those who set foot on her magic island?
Why did Medea kill her own children? Why are such cruel and fantastic
women associated with witchcraft?
East of Midgard: Witchcraft in Northern
Europe
In the mythological
imagination of the Northern Europeans, East of Midgard was their very
own 'Birthplace of All Sorceries.' Almost entirely overlooked, this
Northern heritage has significantly contributed to our current ideas of
witchcraft.
South of Heaven: Witchcraft in Mediaeval
& Early Modern Europe
The Witches of the
European Dark Ages come flying towards us out of the past's stygian mire
in a wild cavalcade, riding devils and broomsticks, followed by black
cats and poisonous toads to be consumed in the fires, not of Hell, but
of fear and hatred, greed and lust.
Part Two: Born of Shadows
The Origins of Modern Witchcraft
Celtic Twilight and Golden Dawn: The
Romantic Revival of Witchcraft and Magic
The European
witch-hunts were over, but witchcraft and the idea of witchcraft would
never die out. In the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries witchcraft was
re-examined, re-interpreted and, ultimately, re-invented. But by whom
and for why?
The Craft of Invention: The Creation of
the Wiccan Religion
It is the Riddle of the
Sphinx Lodge, the secret at the heart of Wicca. Where did Wicca come
from? Who was Gerald Gardner? Was Freemasonry involved? Or something
darker? What part did the 'Wickedest Man in the World' have to play?
Out of the Cauldron, Into the Fire: The
Growth and Development of Wicca
Out of the seething
cauldron of its inventor's fertile imagination, shameless plagiarism,
energy and ambition came the most radical and fastest growing religion
of the Twentieth and now Twenty-First Century. How did this happen? Who
were the people who shaped this development?
Part Three: Empire of Shadows
Witchcraft in the World Today
The Society of Witches: A Profile of
Modern Witches
It is time to shake the
wand of serious, scientific research at the stereotypes that still haunt
the perception of Witchcraft. It is time to dispel the sweet and fearful
fantasy of evil and find out who are today's Witches. Are they, as
Shakespeare called them, dark and midnight hags? The answer might
surprise you.
Calling Down the Moon: Belief and
Experience in Modern Witchcraft
Even today, long after
the horrors of the witch trials, people still think they worship the
Devil despite their protestations to the contrary, but the question is:
what do today's Witches worship? What are their beliefs? What are the
experiences that shape those beliefs? You will find their answers frank,
revealing and extra-ordinary.
Drawing the Magic Circle: The
Definition, Use and Effect of Magic in Witchcraft
Magic, the word itself
conjures up the strangest ideas, but what does it mean to those who use
it? What do they use it for? What effect does that use have on them? I
asked the Witches themselves. Do you want to know what they said?
Old Ways, New Directions: Evaluating
Witchcraft from its Earliest Beginnings to its Future Potentialities
Witches and Witchcraft
are no longer what they were thought to be. Gone are the pacts with the
Devil, the evil imp familiars and toe-curling curses. In their place we
find a vital religion practicing spiritual equality and seeking the
improvement of the world. This new religion finds fertile soil for its
rapid and increasing growth in today's social climate of
post-Christianization and re-enchantment.
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I would just like to comment on
the last paragraph above by Leo Ruickbie...
"Witches and
Witchcraft are no longer what they were thought to be. Gone are the pacts
with the Devil, the evil imp familiars and toe-curling curses. In their
place we find a vital religion practicing spiritual equality and seeking the
improvement of the world. This new religion finds fertile soil for its rapid
and increasing growth in today's social climate of post-Christianization and
re-enchantment." -Leo Ruickbie
Don't be deceived friend,
witchcraft can put on a NEW FACE but it's the same ole false religion of the
devil. "Ruickbie calls witchcraft, "This new religion..." Don't be fooled,
witchcraft is as old as Satan. No matter how good the witches intentions may
be or how nice they may have become, the Word of God condemns witchcraft in
every form. The witches are trying to be accepted because they promote
diversity and are conscious about the environment, but this is all irrelevant
because the Bible makes no provision for the wicked. Just because a beer
company may feed the homeless doesn't justify their evil works. Just because
the Playboy company may donate money to help find a cure for cancer
doesn't justify their evil works. Witchcraft is an evil work which must be
rejected by every God-fearing person. The rapid growth of Wiccan witchcraft
can be attributed to the same cause behind abortion, gambling, homosexuality,
divorce, lasciviousness, and every other sin...APOSTASY (a turning away
from God). The world is a wicked place (1st John 5:19). Everybody needs to
protest witchcraft of EVERY FORM and shun it's presence in our homes. Let us
please the Lord God by hating evil and taking a stand against it...
