The word “occult” is generally associated with secret knowledge and practices dealing with the supernatural or “psychic” phenomena, often for the purpose of obtaining personal power. Some occult practices rely on demons or “ spirits ” to achieve their goals. Occultism is rapidly increasing throughout the world. There are now thousands of publishers of occultic books and magazines ...
In some instances, occult magic or divination are a manifestation of demonic powers or the result of demon possession (Acts 16:16). Of course, the power of Satan and his demons is extremely limited compared to God’s power. Those who follow the path of the magic arts are on the wrong path - a road that leads away from God, not toward Him.
OCCULT: SPOILER AHEAD As mentioned the reason the students are missing is because an elderly witch stole a piece of the students’ DNA (hair and objects they touched), twisted them around a stick, created a potion and cast a spell on these students, drawing them into a basement where she feast off their souls so she can become younger.
The seemingly innocence of the occult bothered me. I find that society is becoming desensitized by the blatant and common usage of certain things that God finds offensive.
And the message in “Wicked” is judging others by any feature only results in pain, anger, and the ignorance of others. This is a message I can stand by, even if, as a Christian, I stand against witchcraft and wizardry and everything that is occult. With all this in mind, I have decided to divide my analysis of the film into sections…