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NARNIA CONTRADICTS
NARNIA CONTRADICTS
THE BIBLE AND IS ANTI-CHRIST
Witchcraft in The Chronicles
of Narnia
The Chronicles of Narnia stories are still popular
today after their beginning in the 1950s. They have been made into several
popular Hollywood films. Many Christians have embraced the books and treasured
them along with other writings of C.S. Lewis. But, what is the reason for their
continuing popularity? Could it be that they are more than just novels for
entertainment?
The late David J. Meyer, a former witch, became a believer in Jesus Christ and left witchcraft. He then exposed the
real witchcraft in some popular books for children and adults. David J. Meyer
wrote:
“As a former witch, astrologer, and occultist who has been
saved by the grace of God, I know that the
works of C.S. Lewis are required reading by neophyte witches,
especially in the United States and England. This includes The Chronicles of Narnia, because it teaches neophyte,
or new witches, the basic mindset of the craft. Isn’t it strange,
though, that many “Christian” churches and organizations have used The
Chronicles of Narnia as Sunday School curriculum?” [End quote] (Meyer, David J. “The Witchcraft of the Narnia
Chronicles.” lasttrumpetministries.org.) (Emphasis added)
{Note: A neophyte is a beginner witch.}
Let’s consider what David J. Meyer said about Narnia.
This article is divided up into five sections.
{1}
“The Force” Is a Term Witches Use ... Lucy Cast Spells ...
{2.}
Levitation Is Used in Witchcraft and Narnia.
{3.}
Telekinesis Is Found in Both Narnia and Witchcraft.
{4.}
Narnia Promotes Paganism.
{5.}
Communication with Familiar Spirits Is Found in Narnia.
-- {1.} “The Force”
Is a Term Witches Use. Witches Believe in “Black” Magic and in “White” Magic.
In The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, Lucy Casts a Spell Which Makes
Invisible Things Visible.
After leaving witchcraft, the late David J. Meyer
became a believer in Jesus Christ.
Years after his conversion, David J. Meyer said this
in an online article:
‘When real witches have sabats
and esbats and meet as a coven, they greet each other by saying "Blessed
be", and when they part, they say "The Force be with you."
Both sides of this "Force" are Satan. It is not a good side of the
force that overcomes the bad side of the force, but rather it’s the blood of
Jesus Christ that destroys both supposed sides of the satanic
"Force."’
Likewise, in Star Wars, “the
Force” has a “dark side” and a “light side”. Luke Skywalker uses the “good
side” of the Force to battle Darth Vader who uses the “dark side” of the Force.
In Narnia, Aslan uses magic to fly, to break the spell of eternal winter that
the witch cast over Narnia, and for other things. The witch uses magic to
battle the “good guys.”
An example how Narnia
promotes witchcraft is found in a certain scene from ‘The Voyage of the Dawn
Treader’ (the book). Aslan (the lion character) becomes visible when Lucy
casts a spell from a magic spell book. After Lucy cast the spell to make
invisible things visible, Aslan appears out of thin air. She is surprised to
see the magical lion.
The word "spell,"
referring to an occult practice, is defined
by Merriam-Webster.com as:
"... : a spoken word or form of words held to have magic power" [End quote] (Spell, Merriam-Webster.com)
TheFreeDictionary.com said this about a magic spell: "... a verbal formula believed to have magical force; ... " [End quote] (Magic Spell, TheFreeDictionary.com)
"... : a spoken word or form of words held to have magic power" [End quote] (Spell, Merriam-Webster.com)
TheFreeDictionary.com said this about a magic spell: "... a verbal formula believed to have magical force; ... " [End quote] (Magic Spell, TheFreeDictionary.com)
C.S. Lewis (the author of The
Chronicles of Narnia) wrote:
‘ She went up to the desk and laid her hand on the book; her fingers tingled when she touched it as if it were full of electricity. … There was no title page or title; the spells began straight away … They were cures for warts … a spell for taking a swarm of bees. …
[…
]
She
turned on and found to her surprise a page with no pictures at all; but the
first words were A Spell to make hidden things visible. She read it through to
make sure of all the hard words and then said it out loud. And she knew at once
that it was working because as she spoke the colours came into the capital
letters at the top of the page and the pictures began appearing in the
margins. …” [End quote] [Source: Lewis, C.S. "The Voyage of the Dawn Treader."
gutenberg.ca.]
Aslan appears. C.S. Lewis
goes on to write:
'Then
her face lit up till, ... and she ran forward with a little cry of delight and
with her arms stretched out. For what stood in the doorway was Aslan himself,
the Lion, the highest of all High Kings. And he was solid and real and warm and
he let her kiss him and bury herself in his shining mane. …
"Oh,
Aslan," said she, "it was kind of you to come."
"I have been here all the time," said he, "but you have just made me visible."
"Aslan!" said Lucy almost a little reproachfully. "Don't make fun of me. As if anything I could do would make you visible!"
"It did," said Aslan. "Do you think I wouldn't obey my own rules?" ’ [End quote] [Source: Lewis, C.S. "The Voyage of the Dawn Treader." gutenberg.ca.]
C.S. Lewis wrote in a personal letter that Aslan was
supposed to be a type of Christ.
In
a letter addressed to Mrs. Hook (from 1958), C.S. Lewis wrote:
"[Aslan] is an invention giving an imaginary answer to the question ‘What might Christ become like if there really were a world like Narnia and He choose to be incarnate and die and rise again in that world as He actually has done in ours?’ This is not allegory at all." [End quote] {"Allegory and Symbolism: Deciphering the Chronicles." narniaweb.com. (pdf)}
But, C.S. Lewis had this “Christ” character promote the
occult to children. This is not of
the nature of Jesus Christ. Rather, what C.S. Lewis is doing is promoting
something that is anti-Christ.
“White” witches today use what they call “white
magic,” and wizards in the dark arts use “black magic”. Magic (also known as
“magick”) is sorcery and witchcraft. The Bible has this to say about such
practices…
Deuteronomy 18:9-12 (emphasis added)
“[9] When thou art come into the land which the Lord
thy God giveth thee, thou shalt not learn to do after the abominations of those
nations.
[10] There shall not be found among you any
one that maketh his son or his daughter to pass through the fire, or
that useth divination, or an observer of times,
or an enchanter, or a witch.
[11] Or a charmer, or a consulter
with familiar spirits, or a wizard, or a necromancer.
[12] For all that do these things are an
abomination unto the Lord: and because of these abominations the Lord thy
God doth drive them out from before thee.”
[End quote] [Underlining / Bold font added]
Revelation 21:7-8
“[7] He that overcometh shall inherit all things ; and
I will be his God,
and he shall be my son.
[8] But the fearful, and unbelieving,
and the abominable, and
murderers, and whoremongers,
and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all
liars, shall
have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and
brimstone : which is the second
death.” [End quote] [Underlining /
Bold font added]
-- {2.} Levitation
Is Used in Witchcraft and Narnia.
From Merriam-Webster.com, we have this definition for
levitation:
"... the act or process of levitating especially
: the rising or lifting of a person or thing by means held to be
supernatural" [End quote] (Levitation, Merriam-Webster.com)
Tibetan monks were known to levitate while meditating.
Levitation is found in eastern mysticism and also in the occult. Tibetan monks
were known to have caused massive boulders to levitate into the air. In The
Chronicles of Narnia, Aslan has the power to fly. He has no wings. But, he
can fly through the air by magic.
Jesus Christ in Mark 13:21-22 said:
“[21] And then if any man shall say to you, Lo,
here is Christ ; or, lo, he is
there ; believe him not :
[22] For false Christs and false prophets shall rise,
and shall show signs
and wonders, to seduce, if it were possible, even the
elect.” [End quote]
-- {3.} Telekinesis
Is Found in Both Narnia and Witchcraft.
Merriam-Webster.com says this about telekinesis:
"... the production of motion in objects (as by a
spiritualistic medium) without contact or other physical means" [End
quote] (Telekinesis, Merriam-Webster)
In Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring,
Gandalf and Saruman battled in a tower, and Saruman levitated Gandalf and also
used telekinesis to push him through the air. In The Return of the King book
(by J.R.R Tolkien, a friend of C.S. Lewis), Gandalf (the so-called “good”
wizard) used telekinesis to knock a sword out of the hand of Denethor, (the
leader of Gondor). {Note: The article titled “What powers does
Gandalf possess?” on quora.com was used to obtain some information for this
research.}
In Narnia, Aslan both levitated and moved himself
through the air with Lucy and Susan on his back. Again, he had no wings. He flew magically.
Paranormal research shows that inanimate objects, such as chairs, have been
observed to move without any natural explanation.
A lady called Catt Foy believes with all certainty
that physically-impossible actions have taken place in her presence. She said:
“I had a bathroom
mirror frost over on a warm afternoon when nobody had taken a shower. I had my
large bedroom mirror frost over for no apparent reason. That same mirror one morning literally jumped
off the wall, soared over my dresser without knocking anything over and came to
rest leaning against the dresser unbroken.
The nail and the wire holding it were intact.” (Foy, Catt. “Telekinesis, Psychokinesis and
Poltergeist Phenomena,” witchesandpagans.com.)
Witches today claim that they can levitate or use
telekinesis. This is sorcery. Again, witches have been known to move objects by
way of telekinesis for many years, and long before the time of J.R.R. Tolkien,
George Lucas, or C.S. Lewis.
Jesus said this in Matthew 24:23-24:
“[23] Then if any man shall say unto you, Lo,
here is Christ, or there ;
believe it not.
[24] For there shall arise false Christs, and
false prophets, and shall show
great signs and wonders ; insomuch that, if it
were possible, they
shall deceive the very elect.” [End
quote]
Books of spells, grimoires (occult books), hexes, charms, wands, magic rings, potions, table-tipping, séances, tarot cards, crystal balls, scrying mirrors, "divination," astrology, sorcery, "telekinesis," etc. All these practices and things are forbidden by God and His Word, the Bible.
Galatians chapter 5 says this in verses 19 through 21:
“[19] Now the works of the flesh are
manifest, which are these, adultery, fornication,
uncleanness, lasciviousness, [20] idolatry, witchcraft,
hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies, [21]
envyings, murders, drunkenness, revelings, and such like : of the which I tell
you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they
which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.”
-- {4.} Narnia Promotes
Paganism.
C.S. Lewis was fascinated with paganism. So, it is not
surprising that he promoted paganism in his books. Pagan and mythical creatures
such as fauns, dwarfs, nymphs, dryads, and pagan gods appear in Narnia. Bacchus
(who was a pagan god of wine and promiscuity) appears in Narnia books.
Fauns
Lewis gave this description of Mr. Tumnus, a faun in The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe:
“He had a red woollen
muffler round his neck and his skin was rather reddish too. He had … a short
pointed beard and curly hair, and out of the hair there stuck two horns, one on
each side of his forehead. … He was a Faun. ….” [End quote] (Lewis, C.S. "THE LION, THE WITCH and THE
WARDROBE." gutenberg.ca.)
Britannica.com defines a “Faun” as:
“Faun, in Roman mythology, a creature that is part human and part goat, akin to a Greek satyr. The
name faun is derived from Faunus, the name of an ancient Italic deity of
forests, fields, and herds, who from the 2nd century bce was associated with the Greek god Pan.” [End
quote] (Faun, Britannica.com.) (Emphasis added)
Nymphs
Besides fauns, nymphs are mentioned in several places
in Narnia books.
C.S. Lewis wrote of a “river-god” and nymphs moving
about in a river. He wrote this in Prince
Caspian:
“Down below that in
the Great River, … the nymphs, and the great weedy-bearded head of the
river-god, rose from the water.” [End
quote] (Lewis, C.S. "PRINCE CASPIAN." gutenberg.ca.)
Britannica.com said this about the word “Nymph”:
“Nymph, in Greek mythology, any of a large class
of inferior female divinities.
The nymphs were usually associated with fertile, growing things, such as trees,
or with water. …. the Naiads presided over springs, rivers, and lakes.” [End quote] (Nymph, Britannica.com.) (Emphasis added)
The Stag
Lewis’s first Narnia book, The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, began speaking to children
of pagan dances at midnight, of pagan creatures such as nymphs, dryads, fauns,
and of a being call “the milk-white Stag”. Lewis wrote:
“And
when Lucy was tired of eating the Faun began to talk. He had wonderful tales to
tell of life in the forest. He told about the midnight dances and how the
Nymphs … and the Dryads … came out to dance with the Fauns; about long hunting parties after the milk-white
Stag who could give you wishes if you caught him;…” [End quote] (Lewis, C.S. "THE LION, THE WITCH and
THE WARDROBE." gutenberg.ca.) (Emphasis added)
LearnReligions.com says this about “the stag god” (or
horned god):
“Cernunnos is a horned god found in Celtic mythology. He is connected with male animals,
particularly the stag in rut,
and this has led him to be associated with fertility and vegetation. Depictions
of Cernunnos are found in many parts of the British Isles and western Europe. ….
With his mighty
antlers, Cernunnos is a protector of the forest and master of the hunt. He is a
god of vegetation and trees in his aspect as the Green Man, and a god of lust
and fertility when connected with Pan, the Greek satyr. ….” [End quote] (“Cernunnos,” learnreligions.com.)
(Emphasis added)
A website for wicca said this
about the “horned god” (or the “stag god”):
“Who is this wild God
[sic] who roams the forests, and who loves and protects the Goddess and all her
children? He is called the God of the Wicca, Cernunnos, Pan,
Herne, Dionysus and by many other
names. He is the ancient God of fertility:
the God of forest, flock and field and also of the hunt. ….” [End
quote] (Emphasis added)
Bacchus
and the Maenads
Dionysus is another name for Bacchus, a pagan god of
wine and promiscuity. C.S. Lewis included Bacchus (Dionysus) in his Narnia
books.
In Prince Caspian, C.S. Lewis spoke of Bacchus and the
Maenads. Here is a quote:
“ … They rubbed
their eyes and looked round them. … Bacchus
and the Maenads—his fierce, madcap
girls—and Silenus were still with them. Lucy, fully rested, jumped up. Everyone
was awake, everyone was laughing, flutes were playing, cymbals clashing.
[….]
… Then the whole
party moved off—Aslan leading, Bacchus
and his Maenads leaping, rushing,
and turning somersaults, the beasts frisking round them, and Silenus and his
donkey bringing up the rear. ” [End quote] (Lewis, C.S. "PRINCE
CASPIAN." gutenberg.ca.) (Emphasis added)
Britannica.com says this about Dionysus:
“Dionysus, also spelled Dionysos, also called Bacchus or
(in Rome) Liber Pater, in Greco-Roman religion, a nature god of fruitfulness
and vegetation, especially known as a god of wine and ecstasy.” (Dionysus, Britannica.com.)
Following Bacchus (or Dionysus) were women who were
said to be “possessed” by Bacchus. They were called Maenads.
Britannica.com gives this information about the
maenads:
“Maenad, female
follower of the Greek god of wine, Dionysus. The word maenad comes from the
Greek maenades, meaning “mad” or “demented.” During the orgiastic rites of
Dionysus, maenads roamed the mountains and forests performing frenzied,
ecstatic dances and were believed to be possessed by the god.” [End quote] (Maenad, Britannica.com.)
In other words, these “mad” women were demon possessed
and were promiscuous. Bacchus or Dionysus, their god, is an evil spirit that
possessed them and led them into evil, orgiastic rites and rituals. This is
demon possession, paganism, and occult practices. Christians should have nothing to do with books that promote paganism, pagan creatures, magic, spells,
charms, magic powers, etc.
These pagan practices were taking place in Greece,
Italy, and in Asia Minor (modern day Turkey) during the time of Paul, an
apostle. Paul warned Christians to have nothing to do with such activities and
pagan beliefs and practices. So, what are these pagan things doing in a
so-called “Christian” novel series?
Paul wrote these words in Ephesians chapter 5,
verses 3 through 6:
“[3] But
fornication, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not be once named
among you, as becometh saints; [4] Neither filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor
jesting, which are not convenient: but rather giving of thanks. [5] For this ye
know, that no whoremonger, nor unclean person, nor covetous man, who is an
idolater, hath any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God.
[6] Let no man
deceive you with vain words: for because of these things cometh the wrath of
God upon the children of disobedience.”
[End quote]
In Ephesians 5:11, God had Paul write: “[11] And have no fellowship with the
unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them.” [End quote]
-- {5.} Communication
with Familiar Spirits Is Found in Narnia.
According to WitchcraftandWitches.com, a “familiar”
(spirit) is:
“A familiar (or
familiar spirit or familiar animal) is an animal-shaped spirit or minor demon believed
to serve a witch or magician as domestic servant, spy and companion, in
addition to helping to bewitch enemies or to divine information. ….” [End quote] (“Familiar,” WitchcraftandWitches.com.)
ParanormalDictionary.com stated that:
“A Spirit Guide is a
… being that [guides] … a person along their path in life. Many
religious and faith practices call upon these guides during rituals, energy
work, or times of trouble. The guides
are, more often than not, an animal form or an undefined being of light or
shadow. … They have been referred to as many names throughout history
and cultures. Egyptians believed that they were the spirits of dead kings and
rulers … Native Americans referred to them as animal totems.” [End quote] (Emphasis added) (“Spirit Guide,”
ParanormalDictionary.com)
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| (Star Wars has magic spells, but they are not as obvious as in Harry Potter. Click here to read about how Star Wars promotes the occult.) |
Aslan gives assistance, guidance, and advice to the
main characters in The Chronicles of
Narnia. He helps them out and tells them things. But, he says that the
magic found in spell books is the same kind of magic that he uses. This
creature that follows the magic of spell books is not the Jesus Christ of the
Bible. It is C.S. Lewis’ version of Christ in a fictional lion character. This
lion is promoting the occult to children and young adults.
God warned His people about sorcerers; witches;
necromancers (those who communicate with spirits that claim to be of the dead);
those who consult or speak with familiar spirits; wizards, enchanters, etc.
Deuteronomy 18:10-12
“[10] There shall not be found among you any
one that maketh his son or his daughter to pass through the fire, or
that useth divination, or an observer of times,
or an enchanter, or a witch.
[11] Or a charmer, or a
consulter with familiar spirits, or a wizard, or a necromancer.
[12] For all that do these things are
an abomination unto the Lord: and because of these
abominations the Lord thy God doth drive them out from before thee.” [End
quote]
Leviticus 20:27 says: “[27] A man also or woman
that hath a familiar spirit, or that is a wizard, shall surely be put to death:
they shall stone them with stones: their blood shall be upon them.”
God forbids speaking with familiar spirits, or
“ghosts,” or anything of that nature. God also forbids anything to do with
magic / “magick” (anything that involves occult power or occult
knowledge … a.k.a. sorcery). Check out the scriptures at the end of
the article.
The answer to sin, temptation, deception, and the
power of the occult is look to Jesus Christ, and seek to know Him, and rest in
Him, and talk with Him, and read His Word (the Bible), and choose to look to
Him for help to forsake the world. This is how one escapes the snares of the
devil and the power of the occult and the traps of sin. Knowing Abba
Father God, through Jesus Christ, on a deep, personal level is how to escape
the power of darkness in all its forms.
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🌍➠ If you would like
to know Abba God the Father and Jesus Christ (God the Son), and be saved from
sin, click
here to read more. There is no other way of salvation than by
trusting in Jesus Christ the Savior (1 Timothy 2:5-6). Our own works can never
save us.
"[3] For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour ;
[4] who will have all men to be saved, and to come
unto the knowledge of the truth. [5] For there is one God, and one mediator
between God and men, the man Christ Jesus ; [6] who gave himself a ransom for
all, to be testified in due time." [1 Timothy 2:3-6.]
"[38] Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost." [Acts 2:38.]
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-- {Verses About How God Hates Sorcery in All
Its Forms}
Leviticus 20:6-7
“[6] And the soul that turneth after such as
have familiar spirits, and
after wizards, to go a whoring
after them, I will even set my face
against that soul, and will cut him off from among his people.
[7] Sanctify yourselves therefore, and be ye holy :
for I am the Lord
your God.”
Leviticus 19:31
“[31] Regard not them that have familiar
spirits, neither seek after
wizards,
to be defiled by them : I am the Lord your God.”
Leviticus 21:27
“[27] A man also or woman that hath a familiar
spirit, or that is a
wizard,
shall surely be put to death :
they shall stone them with
stones ; their blood shall be upon
them.”
2 Kings 21:6
“[6] And he made his son pass through the fire, and
observed times, and
used enchantments, and dealt
with familiar spirits and wizards : he
wrought much wickedness in the sight of the Lord, to provoke him
to anger.”
1 Chronicles 10:13-14
“[13] So Saul died for his
transgression which he committed against the
Lord, even against the word of
the Lord, which he kept not, and also for asking counsel of one
that had a familiar spirit,
to inquire of it ;
[14] And inquired not of the Lord :
therefore he slew him, and turned
the kingdom unto David the son of Jesse.”
Isaiah 19:3-4
“[3] And the spirit of Egypt shall fail in
the midst thereof ; and I will
destroy the counsel thereof : and they shall seek to the idols,
and to
the charmers, and to them that
have familiar spirits, and to the wizards.
[4] And the Egyptians will I give over into
the hand of a cruel lord ; and
a fierce king shall rule over them, saith the Lord, the Lord of hosts.”
Galatians 5:19-21
“[19] Now the works of the flesh are
manifest, which are these, adultery,
fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness, [20]
idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath,
strife, seditions, heresies, [21] envyings, murders, drunkenness, revelings,
and such like : of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in
time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom
of God.”
Revelation 21:7-8
“[7] He that overcometh shall inherit all things ; and
I will be his God,
and he shall be my son.
[8] But the fearful, and unbelieving,
and the abominable, and
murderers, and whoremongers,
and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all
liars, shall
have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and
brimstone : which is the second
death.”
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🌍➠ If you would like to know Abba God the Father and Jesus Christ
(God the Son), and be saved from sin, click here to read more. There is no other way of salvation than by
trusting in Jesus Christ the Savior (1 Timothy 2:5-6). Our own works can never
save us.
"[3] For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour ;
[4] who will have all
men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth. [5] For there is
one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus ; [6] who
gave himself a ransom for all, to be testified in due time." [1
Timothy 2:3-6.]
"[38] Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost." [Acts 2:38.]
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