Two former occultists say what many call a night of fun and candy is actually a celebration of darkness that Christians should avoid entirely.
Ex-witch Jenny Weaver says Halloween is a spiritual trap. “What parents think is a one-day thing—it’s not,” she said. “It’s an open door that allows children, teens and even adults to go deeper into darkness.”
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Weaver traced the holiday back to Samhain, an ancient festival honoring the dead. “That’s where costumes came from,” she said. “People disguised themselves so spirits wouldn’t take revenge on them. Everything about it was tied to death and evil.”
She warned that attempts to make Halloween “Christian-friendly” don’t erase its roots. “You can’t change the origins,” she said. “You can’t take something birthed in darkness and make it holy.”
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Former warlock John Ramirez agreed, saying Christians cannot celebrate Halloween in any form without inviting spiritual danger. “It boggles my mind how you can have a one-night stand with the devil and then say you love Jesus,” he said.
Ramirez said even church events like trunk-or-treats and harvest festivals are compromises. “You’re still celebrating a demonic holiday,” he said. “Like the devil’s going to stay out of your church that day? When you celebrate Halloween, the devil lives in your church.”
He recalled the words of Anton LaVey, founder of the Church of Satan, who once thanked Christian parents for letting their kids celebrate Halloween. “That’s a devil worshiper thanking you,” Ramirez said. “You’re putting your kids on the demonic altar.”
Both warn that what seems like innocent participation gives Satan a foothold. “Adam and Eve disobeyed God one time and lost paradise,” Ramirez said. “When you celebrate Halloween, you sign legal rights over to the devil.”
Weaver says the battle is spiritual, not cultural. “Satan doesn’t take a nap,” she said. “We need to stop trying to be cool parents and start protecting our families.”
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Ramirez’s final warning is blunt. “The devil will give you what you want—but later he’ll send you the bill,” he said.
James Lasher, a seasoned writer and editor at Charisma Media, combines faith and storytelling with a background in journalism from Otterbein University and ministry experience in Guatemala and the LA Dream Center. A Marine Corps and Air Force veteran, he is the author of The Revelation of Jesus: A Common Man’s Commentary and a contributor to Charisma magazine.
