Implicit Biblical Permission Slips

Ever notice how the Bible absolutely flattens sorcerers with declarations like, “Do not suffer a witch to live,” but then casually hands Moses a staff and says, “Go ahead and turn the river into blood and summon plagues, champ”?

Like… Which is it? No magic or full Harry Potter?

Here’s the thing nobody tells you in Sunday school:

When the command “NO SORCERY EVER, SERIOUSLY, DO NOT” was written, it was aimed at a population freshly escaped from Egypt who, to put it kindly, were not ready for nuanced metaphysical discourse.

This was spiritual kindergarten. The rule was basically:

 “Don’t go poking spirits with a stick, you’ll blow a hole in the tent.”

Later, once prophets and mystics started aligning their consciousness rather than just trying to manipulate reality, the tone shifts:

Elijah calls down fire. Totally fine.

Daniel interprets dreams using full-on astral vision. Approved.

Joseph literally tells his brothers, "Don’t you know a man like me can divine?" and the Bible just nods and keeps moving.

So apparently, divination is demonic—unless you’re in alignment, in which case, carry on good sir.

Here’s the esoteric translation nobody puts on church billboards:

> Forbidden sorcery = using invisible forces to bend reality from ego.

Prophetic power = using invisible forces in alignment with Logos (Divine order).

Same mechanism.

Different orientation.

Think of it like fire:

Kid with matches: NOT ALLOWED.

Skilled craftsman at a forge: Please proceed.

So yes — the Bible sounds absolute, because it had to restrain the masses before it could empower the initiated.

Some laws were training wheels, not eternal bans.

Spiritual power isn't the issue. Alignment is.

 The question isn’t “magic: yes or no?” The real question is: “Who’s holding the staff—you or the Logos?”