Clarification of devotional

Yes. This is a semantic issue that comes up often. For example here: “protection from witches”.

In the past and in older books, the term “witchcraft” was almost always associated with evil practices. So when you read “against witchcraft” it means you should interpret it as “against evil witchcraft”.

Today as we try to reclaim the word and establish the concept of “positive witchcraft” or witches not necessarily being evil, these old expressions sometimes slip through the cracks.

That devotional was inspired by a very ancient text and that’s why the phrasing seems to not make sense. I will update that as soon as I can. Thanks for the notification!

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