But the promise of power and control drives Wicca to its current popularity. In the back of any girls' or women's magazine are pages dedicated to horoscopes, numerology, and other expressions of psychic insight. Add to this knowledge the Wiccan practice of casting spells for personal advancement or problem-solving and you have nothing less than the ultimate empowerment. It is the attitude into which the human mind automatically falls when left to itself. Without revelation, our natural response is to deify not only the world around us but ourselves as well.
Depravity is replaced with divinity and reincarnation provides the hope for the next life.
While Bob Barr may not win his legislative battle in the current pluralistic environment, Christians need to be aware that the roots of Wicca run deep into ancient soil. Witches are trying hard to shed their scary image, but the quest for empowerment apart from truth will lead to something wicked this way coming.