To become involved in witchcraft in any way is to enter Satan’s realm. Witchcraft is merely another branch of that enticement. He entices humans with the suggestions of power, self-realization, and spiritual enlightenment apart from submission to the Lord God. Since the Garden of Eden, Satan’s major focus has been to divert human hearts away from worship of the true God (Genesis 3:1). This desire has its roots in Satan’s first temptation to Eve: “You can be like God” (Genesis 3:5). At the heart of witchcraft is the desire to know the future and control events that are not ours to control. When Moses performed miracles before Pharaoh, the magicians did the same things through demonic power (Exodus 8:7). First Samuel 15:23 says, “For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness is as iniquity and idolatry.” Witchcraft is Satan’s realm, and he excels in counterfeiting what God does. To seek spirituality, knowledge, or power apart from God is idolatry, closely related to witchcraft. Satan has only the power that God allows him to have, but it is considerable (Job 1:12 2 Corinthians 4:4 Revelation 20:2). There are only two sources of spiritual power: God and Satan. Engaging in a practice or taking a substance to achieve an altered state of consciousness is a form of witchcraft. Using illicit drugs can open ourselves up to the invasion of demonic spirits. Witchcraft and spiritism often involve the ritualistic use of magic potions and mind-controlling drugs. First Chronicles 10:13 tells us that “Saul died because he was unfaithful to the LORD he did not keep the word of the LORD and even consulted a medium for guidance.” In the New Testament, “sorcery” is translated from the Greek word pharmakeia, from which we get our word pharmacy (Galatians 5:20 Revelation 18:23). The penalty for practicing witchcraft under the Mosaic Law was death (Exodus 22:18 Leviticus 20:27). Anyone who does these things is detestable to the Lord.” Let no one be found among you who sacrifices their son or daughter in the fire, who practices divination or sorcery, interprets omens, engages in witchcraft, or casts spells, or who is a medium or spiritist or who consults the dead. Deuteronomy 18:9–12 says, “When you enter the land the Lord your God is giving you, do not learn to imitate the detestable ways of the nations there. The nations that surrounded the Promised Land were saturated with such practices, and God had stern words for His people concerning any involvement with them. Since early times, people have sought supernatural experiences God did not endorse.