{"id":3011,"date":"2007-07-13T22:19:30","date_gmt":"2007-07-14T02:19:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lighthousetrailsresearch.com\/blog\/?p=3011"},"modified":"2026-07-14T13:12:01","modified_gmt":"2026-07-14T20:12:01","slug":"the-deadly-magic-of-potter-movies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lighthousetrailsresearch.com\/blog\/the-deadly-magic-of-potter-movies\/","title":{"rendered":"The Deadly Magic of Potter Movies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>by Berit Kjos<\/p>\n<p>Parents who watch the Harry Potter movies may not always be aware of the dark occult world that empower this series. For instance, unlike the book, this dark, disturbing movie doesn&#8217;t explain the nightmarish scene above. Nor does it describe the murderous spells and curses that kill Sirius Black, Harry&#8217;s beloved friend and &#8220;godfather.&#8221; To better understand those forces, which has captivated today&#8217;s youth culture, you may want to read our review of the book behind the fifth movie, The Order of the Phoenix.<\/p>\n<p>You may not know that Sirius, like Harry, was an animagus (shape-shifter) who could turn himself into a large, black dog. This shape-shifting process is sometimes called transmutation. Its roots may not trouble those who delight in Harry&#8217;s magical world, but Christians should remember that shape-shifting has been part of sorcery and shamanism through the centuries.<\/p>\n<p>In this segment of the seven-part series, Voldemort, the evil wizard with the cravings of a vampire, repeatedly makes his deadly assaults through the jaws of a serpent. And since Harry was psychically linked to this devilish wizard, he participates in the attack as if he were actually inside the snake &#8212; as if Voldemort&#8217;s spirit had possessed Harry&#8217;s mind.<\/p>\n<p>But this event is not an example of shape-shifting. Both Harry and Voldemort have the magical ability to &#8220;talk&#8221; with snakes (parseltongue), but this is different. Harry is now an unwilling participant in Voldemort&#8217;s mind. He feels his enemy&#8217;s hatred, shares his thirst for blood, and participates in his murderous action. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.crossroad.to\/articles2\/007\/phoenix-movie.htm\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: xx-small;\">Click here to read the rest of this article by Kjos Ministries.<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Also see: <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lighthousetrailsresearch.com\/newsletters\/2007\/newsletter070307.htm#LETTER.BLOCK12\"><span style=\"font-size: xx-small;\"><strong>Rick Warren OK With Harry Potter<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lighthousetrailsresearch.com\/newsletters\/2007\/newsletter060107.htm#LETTER.BLOCK12\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: xx-small;\">Harry Potter and the Superconsciousness<\/span><\/strong><\/a> by Ray Yungen<\/p>\n<p><!-- AddThis Button BEGIN --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>by Berit Kjos Parents who&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":72,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[185],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3011","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-children-and-meditation","wpcat-185-id"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v28.4 (Yoast SEO v28.4) - 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