Vicar sends warning over occult

Rev Nick Bromfield says he has spotted several signs of black magic worship in the area and even seemingly harmless pub psychic nights and crystal readings can cause untold damage.
The vicar, who attracts some of the biggest congregations in the Forest of Dean, west Gloucestershire, fears people are being conned, hurt or frightened out of their wits.
Mr Bromfield decided to speak out after seeing increasing evidence of occult behaviour in the Forest and being called on to pick up the pieces when things go wrong.
"I want people to be aware of the potential damage that can be caused by this kind of activity," he said.
"It might sound medieval to talk about the relationship between good and evil, but there is no middle ground on this. People need to leave well alone.
"I have been told there are people operating in a darker place, and I have seen signs of satanic activity in the Forest.
"It's difficult to quantify but there is something about borders that attracts occult activity and the seclusion is also very attractive. They are allowing in forces that can do great damage.
"I know a lot of pagans in the Forest and they are as appalled about this as Christians."
Mr Bromfield, the rector of Drybrook, Lydbrook and Ruardean, is asked to bless around 10 homes a year because of the owners' fear something is amiss.
So far he has not needed to call in the diocesan deliverance officers who are allowed to perform exorcisms.
But he is regularly asked to help people who have been left angry, upset or sometimes scared after being tempted to contact dead loved ones.
The vicar says he has seen animal carcasses laid out in circles or surrounding stones, which could be a sign of black magic worship in the woodlands.
A few weeks ago a parishioner at one of his churches was upset to find a severed sheep's head dripping with blood mounted on a pole in the grounds.
"Naturally it wasn't very pleasant and I burned it," said the vicar, who fears it could have been a warning.
"But I think it's something that clergy in many rural parishes have experienced.
"It's either a malicious deliberate provocative act against the church or our "friends" from that sphere of activity sending a tribute because we are successful.
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