witch, witchcraft, sorcery, divination, and see what you get. The "Witch of Endor" story is pretty interesting.
A story of Saul (the OT king) consulting with one, which cost him the great displeasure of the Lord, his position as king, and his life, comes to mind. There is also a NT story of some sort of necromancer trying to get Paul's 'secrets' so the necromancer could learn Paul's 'magic', as it were. Paul (the apostle) severely rebuked this individual.
I barely register on the Christian radar screen, but I like this verse:
Trust in the Lord with all your heart, lean not unto your own understanding, but acknowledge Him in all your ways, and He shall direct your path."
And this is a good one too:
"Thy word, O Lord, have I hid in my heart, that I might not sin against thee"
Not much there about relying on magic and witchcraft the way I see it.
In 1950 it was C.S. Lewis and the Chronicles of Narnia, and the American struggle against communism. Today it is homosexual marriages, 40,000,000 abortions (and counting), a nation under seige by some sort of war (one I am still trying to figure out what it is), a socialist education establisment and government, and Rowling's Harry Potter.
It seems to me that Potter fits into this generational paradigm quite nicely. I prefer the spirit of America as it was and not as it is. I do not care if 6 billion people are praising HP. Considering the day and age we live in, not to mention the specific content, this nominal Christian has at least enough sense to still see the difference between what is good and evil. People that miss that are blind, and lack discernment. But then that is their thing. It is unfortunate that today we live in an age where, unlike 45 years ago, the ability to discern good from evil has collapsed, like so many other baraometers of morality.
But hey, whose counting, right? Stocks are up, rates are down. As long as my god fills up my bank account, I am going to see if I can't cast a spell on that voluptuous blonde over there.