Syncretic Religions Involving Christianity and Witchcraft
See also: Christianity and NeopaganismFrom 15th to 19th century, many Hermeticists combined Christianity with occult practices (mostly alchemy). Few Christians practice witchcraft or engage in magic. Among the most notable exceptions is Santería, a syncretic hybrid of African animism and Christianity. There are also those who practice a combination of Neopagan/Wiccan and Christian beliefs. Other modern syncretic traditions include mesoamerican folk healing traditions, such as the curandisimo practices found in Mexico, and Andean folk healing traditions of Peru and Bolivia.
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“All religions have based morality on obedience, that is to say, on voluntary slavery. That is why they have always been more pernicious than any political organisation. For the latter makes use of violence, the former—of the corruption of the will.”
—Alexander Herzen (1812–1870)
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—Aristotle (384–323 B.C.)
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—George Bernard Shaw (1856–1950)
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Nor no witchcraft charm thee.
Ghost unlaid forbear thee.
Nothing ill come near thee.
Quiet consummation have,
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