The other side of sorcery

THE practice of sorcery is authentic and here to stay.
It cannot be done away with very easily.
Our customs and ceremonies are integral parts of our social structure and we should be proud of our heritage.
The act of sorcery is our cultural identity among other practices and if used in a controlled manner and legally recognised I think we can create a sorcery friendly society, rather than causing fear and anxiety.
As the director of a registered NGO known as Warriors Against Sorcery, which is trying to recognise the act of sorcery and use it for the good, I wish to point out that sorcery has the potential to be used for development purposes.
For example, healing the sick, stopping tribal fights, and finding criminals are some of the areas where good sorcery can be applied.
Let us see the other side of the coin rather than the bad side only.
Yes, there are critics out there who look from a religious perspective.
I, too, am basing my opinion on the Book of Tobit in the Old Testament, where it is referenced that from the instructions of an angel, evil spirits were cast out of a woman who was possessed.
If the angel named Raphael supervised the casting of the evil spirits than God recognised good sorcery.

John Sikie
Director
Warriors Against Sorcery