Christian Magic vs. Christianity-themed Magic

Recently, I came across an article purporting to be about Christian magic, but that is most certainly not about Christian magic. It seems that many people confuse Christianity-themed magic with Christian magic, and for this reason I thought I'd write a post discussing the difference. Christian magic and Christianity-themed magic are not connected in any way. Whether magic is Christian is independent of whether it is Christianity-themed, and whether magic is Christianity-themed is independent of whether it is Christian.

Sometimes, you see methods of cursing others that incorporate the psalms. This can be considered Christianity-themed magic, since it makes use of a part of the Bible. However, this is not Christian magic. Jesus said quite clearly that we should love God and love our neighbors. This is Christianity. It is love. Are curses an expression of love? No. It does not matter how many Bible verses you incorporate into the curse, or how many saints and archangels you call upon to help you with the curse. Curses are never Christian magic. No magic that is performed out of animosity, greed, or any other facet of egotism is Christian magic. 

Christian magic is magic performed out of love. Personally, I believe that all true magic is Christian magic. Of course people are free to disagree with me, and I'm sure many will. However, Bardon himself says that magic is a sacred science. For me, love is one of God's most fundamental attributes, so anything that is truly sacred must have love incorporated into it. 

I don't know if Bardon considered himself a Christian. There is some evidence he may have belonged to a Rosicrucian organization, and many Rosicrucian organizations are Christian. However, regardless of whether or not Bardon considered himself a Christian, the magic he did was certainly Christian magic. If you read Memories of Franz Bardon, it will be obvious that Bardon always did magic to improve the lives of others. Even when he was performing actual feats of magic on stage as Frabato, he was not merely trying to entertain audience members, but to educate them as well. This is made clear in Frabato the Magician. All accounts of Bardon's life by those who knew him agree that he worked tirelessly to help others with his abilities, sometimes even at the expense of his own health and well-being.

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