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  2. Christian views on magic - Wikipedia

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    Not all Inquisitorial courts acknowledged witchcraft. For example, in 1610 as the result of a witch-hunting craze the Suprema (the ruling council of the Spanish Inquisition) gave everybody an Edict of Grace (during which confessing witches were not to be punished) and put the only dissenting inquisitor, Alonso de Salazar Frías, in charge of ...

  3. Christo-Paganism - Wikipedia

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    Christo-Paganism is a set of beliefs held by some neopagans that encompasses Christian teachings. Christo-Pagans may identify as witches, [1] [2] druids, [3] [4] or animists. [5] Most, but not all, worship the Christian God. [1] Some Christo-Pagans may consider the Virgin Mary to be a goddess, or a form of the Goddess.

  4. Witchcraft and divination in the Hebrew Bible - Wikipedia

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    Laws prohibiting various forms of witchcraft and divination can be found in the books of Exodus, Leviticus and Deuteronomy. These include the following (as translated in the Revised JPS, 2023 : Exodus 22:18 – You shall not tolerate a sorceress. [1] Leviticus 19:26 – You shall not eat anything with its blood. You shall not practice ...

  5. Summis desiderantes affectibus - Wikipedia

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    The bull was written in response to the request of Dominican Inquisitor Heinrich Kramer for explicit authority to prosecute witchcraft in Germany, after he was refused assistance by the local ecclesiastical authorities, [2] who maintained that as the letter of deputation did not specifically mention where the inquisitors may operate, they could not legally exercise their functions in their areas.

  6. Thomas Ady - Wikipedia

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    Ady's direct challenge to the clergy: Where in the Bible? In A Candle in the Dark, Ady attacked current ideas of witchcraft by arguing directly about what the Bible actually says. Ady has the intellectual firepower to dispute the significance of words translated simply as 'witch' in the King James Bible, deploring the competence of the translators.

  7. A Guide to Grand-Jury Men - Wikipedia

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    How a Christian may be overtaken and yielded by witchcraft; The differences between a good witch and a bad witch; The various occupations a witch may take; That many rituals and preparations must be made before anything can be bewitched; The manner and methods of examining a witch; The difficulties in discovering a witch and the causes of those ...

  8. List of substances used in rituals - Wikipedia

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    Christian views on alcohol encompass a range of perspectives regarding the consumption of alcoholic beverages, with significant emphasis on moderation rather than total abstinence. The moderationist position is held by Roman Catholics [ 78 ] and Eastern Orthodox , [ 79 ] and within Protestantism, it is accepted by Anglicans , [ 80 ] Lutherans ...

  9. Magical formula - Wikipedia

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    Hebrew translation of the Christian Jesus, King of the Jews formula, [15] This magical formula represents the passing of life to death and Resurrection, Used in many rituals including the Rose Cross and the Ritual of the Hexagram by both O.T.O, A∴A∴, and the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn. [16]