The Dangers of ‘WitchTok’ and Why Christians Must Avoid the Occult
By Movieguide® Contributor
Witchcraft has become one of the top trends on TikTok, and as the “WitchTok” hashtag goes viral with over 30 billion views, users are being seduced by occult practices.
“I live my life magically, I do magic every day. It gives people a real sense of individuality and the power to do things themselves,” TikTok creator Ayla Skinner said.
She is known as the “Witch in the Wilderness” on the platform and performs “magic” in all her videos.
Skinner admitted that witchcraft gives her a kind of “control” over life. “Witchcraft, paganism, it all gives you a bit of control back, you can live your life how you want,” she explained.
Another creator, Frankie Castanea, known as the “Chaotic Witch Aunt,” has over 1.4 million followers.
“Witchcraft in different cultures has different connotations. Witchcraft is not a religion, it’s a belief, it’s a spiritual practice,” she declared.
As WitchTok’s influence continues to skyrocket, culture celebrates witchcraft, satanic content and the occult across social media and the entertainment industry.
Movieguide® reported:
Earlier this year, the Grammy’s celebrated Sam Smith’s “horror movie-inspired” song, “Unholy,” where the singer dressed as Satan.
More recently, Doja Cat’s “Demons” music video features the singer dressed as a “devilish creature.”
Movieguide® also reported that “Disney+ has greenlit a new German original series, PAULINE, that follows a love story between a teenage girl and the devil.”
While culture attempts to make the occult commonplace, the Bible says that engaging in these practices must be avoided.
“The worship and seeking of supernatural powers other than God have been around since the beginning,” Bible Study Tools explained. “Satan has used witchcraft to prevent people from finding holy spirituality in God alone.”
“He uses witchcraft such as mediums, horoscopes, and games to entice people away from God and toward a power that gives self-enlightenment,” the outlet continued. “The Bible speaks often on the consequences of following false idols and falsehood.”
In Galatians 5, Paul warns that people who practice witchcraft “will not inherit the kingdom of God.”
Isaiah 8:19-20 reads, “When someone tells you to consult mediums and spiritists, who whisper and mutter, should not a people inquire of their God? Why consult the dead on behalf of the living? Consult God’s instruction and the testimony of warning. If anyone does not speak according to this word, they have no light of dawn.”
As witchcraft proliferates across social media, parents and children alike must practice discernment, looking to God’s word to understand why this content is so dangerous.
Movieguide® founder Dr. Ted Baehr explains that discernment begins with building a Christian worldview:
Developing discernment runs parallel to developing a Christian worldview. Christian interpretation of philosophies and behavior is radically different from the viewpoints of non-Christians. Any philosophy other than that which emanates from the Bible is suspect and often should be refuted, not reconciled with Christianity.
Movieguide® recently reported on Kat Von D, who left the occult and was baptized:
Former tattoo artist Kat Von D shared a video of her baptism following a long journey of personal transformation after she renounced the occult and witchcraft last year.
She captioned the video with a cross.
“Katherine von Drachenberg, upon your profession of the Lord Jesus Christ, and in obedience to His Divine command, I baptize you, my sister, in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit,” the pastor said before submerging a white robe-clad Von D.
Von D joyfully hugged him as she emerged from the water.
Von D’s friends attended the baptism, and the video shows several tattooed, pierced people reading from hymnals and worshipping.
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