We Attended a Wicca Wedding
Halloween | Wicca | Witches
Various essays leading up to Halloween 2022.
My Witch Story | Children’s Books about Witches | Powerful | Ouija Board, Tarot, Séances, Oh, My! | We Attended a Wicca Wedding
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Tomorrow is Halloween. In this last post in my October series, I thought it would be fun to end with a wedding story. Jesus attended weddings during His time on Earth. He’s the Bridegroom awaiting His reunion with His Bride, the church. So, I’m guessing Jesus likes weddings. One thing I know for certain: He came with my husband Mark and me to a witchy wedding in Southern California during Reformation weekend, a day before Halloween.
We attended a handfasting ceremony officiated by a Wicca high priestess.
The groom was one of Mark’s close friends. After we read the invitation, we had a few questions. He told Mark his fiancée was a witch, which explained the handfasting. The night-time outdoor ceremony would take place on a grassy field in a local city park.
At night.
In the dark.
Because of my experiences with the occult in my youth, I had misgivings and chatted with Mark about my feelings. I wasn’t sure I wanted to attend. The friendship meant a lot to Mark, and we agreed to go. The ceremony took place on a Saturday, conveniently scheduled after our church’s Saturday evening service. I figured we’d go to church, get prayed up, filled with God’s word, and with time in worship and praise. The service early that evening exceeded my expectations, and I felt confident about going to the handfasting, with Jesus at the wheel (so to speak) as we drove to the park.
We walked across the park’s grassy field toward a circle of objects set up in a large, flat area. The groom greeted us with much emotion; he was thrilled to see us. The high priestess instructed the guests to form a circle around the ceremony’s objects. The area was lit by what I’d describe as five tiki torches, one for each of the five elements: air, water, earth, fire, and spirit. As my eyes adjusted to the dim light, I scanned the objects.
“Oh my gosh, Mark!” I had leaned over and whispered in Mark’s ear. “That large book has a pentagram on it!” I took in a breath and prayed, focused on God’s power and might as the high priestess began the ceremony with her spells. After a short time, the bride and groom completed the handfasting rituals.
I thought I would psychically sense something, like evil spirits. I didn’t. The ceremony felt very empty. Nothing. Nada. No substance. The torches, the pentagram, the huge book of spells. It was a big “nothing burger” for us. In my thoughts, I thanked the Lord for His presence.
After the ceremony, I chatted with the high priestess as I helped her carry a heavy table to her car. She was in her late 60s and mentioned that she had some health issues. She was kind, humble, and friendly. I felt drawn to her, wanting to talk about our different beliefs, but she had to rush home. I wished I could have invited her to a coffee chat, but she lived over an hour north of the park, and we lived almost an hour south of the park. When the high priestess and I said goodbye, I felt sad.
Since Jesus rescued and redeemed me, all of my interactions with witches have been positive. They are some of the most delightful women I’ve met. I want to share my heart with my fellow Christ followers so God may use you in the life of a witch.
Listen.
Listen to them describe their beliefs. With your gospel heart, discern why they don’t yet know the Creator of the creation they call to when they perform their magick.
Pray.
Pray for them. Their participation in their rituals will lead them into greater darkness and deeper into the dark realm of the occult.
Love them.
Many have been treated badly by Christians who didn’t listen and pray, which blocks the pagans from exploring faith in Christ.
Tomorrow night is Sanhain (pronounced sow-when). There will be people who are initiated into a Wiccan coven. On the Satanic side of the occult, tomorrow night there will be animals and humans who are murdered as sacrifices during Satanic rituals. What’s a true Christ follower to do tomorrow?
Pray for them in the power of Jesus’ name.
Surf the internet for Catherine Edwards Sanders’ (out of print) book “Wicca’s Charm”, buy it, and read it more than once. And, of course, read verses in your Bible related to loving the lost and what to say to share Jesus’ good news.
Pray and then pray some more.
What else can you do? I stay away from the occult as best as I can in a culture that embraces the occult, and I encourage you to do the same. How? Don’t observe Halloween in any way, to begin. Instead of going to parties, even at your church, hold prayer sessions in either small or large groups.
To save souls, let’s seek one-on-one conversations with pagan practitioners. When witches talk with a loving Christian, barriers come down and they ask heartfelt questions. They are hurting, and they need Jesus’ love. Be patient with them. Lovingly commit to your pagan friends for years.
Dear witches and pagans, I love you in Jesus’ name. It hurts me how so many of you have been hurt in the past, and you seek peace through your rituals and the spells you cast.
You’ll only find the peace you seek in Jesus alone.
Dear readers, thank you for reading this series! What’s next?
In November, I’ll gab about gratitude as we approach Thanksgiving in the USA.
Then, in December, I may get a bit “Advent-y” on these pages as we count down to the Nativity of Christ Jesus.
Stay tuned!
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Soli Deo Gloria!
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I agree with your perspective toward witches. I believe many of them are looking for spiritual reality and will respond positively to the love of God if they see it demonstrated.
I have had wonderful profound conversations with witches and satanists and sharing the gospel of the good news and Jesus' love with them, but I personally would never attend their weddings, nor would I attend a Hindu, Sikh nor Muslim etc wedding or attend any of their worship meetings because that's then saying to them I approve of them giving worship to false gods & satan, and interestingly the witches bible is very transparent and honest and states a true witch understands their power is given by satan to them, and it goes into detail about why they wear the belt on their thigh, the necessity of sex & how it empowers their spells. Why they use the pentagram. Also I have found many true serious witches druids warlocks & satanists whom are one and the same ultimately rarely reveal the extent of what they truly believe and what they practise, some do and will be transparent & honest, some people may just adopt their certain beliefs without going deeply seriously into it, & as we know it's not anything to play or mess about with as they are opening avenues to be overtaken by the devil and demonic spirits. Of course some things are obvious like you stated your husband's friends wedding they had the pentagram and they do fully understand their reasons for using it. I guess it's because I just know too much about the truths behind why they are doing what they are doing, and having had past contact with such people, even pagans adopt lots of the witches practices too, but again it just points to the fact that there is only one true living God YHWH, Jesus Yeshua and the Holy Spirit, every other belief system comes from the father of all lies satan the devil and his entire hordes of his kingdom of darkness.
It is indeed vitally important for us to show Jesus' love to everyone whomever they are and not be biased yet always speaking Heavenly fathers truths in love to everyone, yet never compromising nor allowing them to conform us into their mould but taking a firm stance in all Heavenly father asks from us in upholding all His truths. Sadly we see many Christians have hugely compromised in having accepted many pagan practises & christianising them, when Heavenly father Himself has told us to not learn the ways of the heathen, also so many Christians now are going to homosexual and transgender weddings too, this is ultimately just creating immense confusion to everyone involved as it is in a way suggesting you are accepting what God abhors and hates. Yet Christians do this with many things sadly as they seek the approval of people above God's approval. Heavenly father is pure & holy and expects His mature sons and daughters to be holy meaning being set apart, consecrated & sanctified as God is not a God of confusion nor of disorder but of order & peace. Heavenly father tells us to not be conformed to the ways of this world but to be set apart and to touch no unclean thing.
2 Corinthians 6: 14 Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers. For what partnership has righteousness with lawlessness? Or what fellowship has light with darkness? 15 What accord has Christ with Belial? Or what portion does a believer share with an unbeliever? 16 What agreement has the temple of God with idols? For we are the temple of the living God; as God said,
“I will make my dwelling among them and walk among them,
and I will be their God,
and they shall be my people.
17 Therefore go out from their midst,
and be separate from them, says the Lord,
and touch no unclean thing;
then I will welcome you,
18 and I will be a father to you,
and you shall be sons and daughters to me,
says the Lord Almighty.”