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My parents have always warned me against taking witchcraft lightly, which was why they made me wait a really long time before allowing me to read Harry Potter.  But I often find in fantasy, not only can magic add a cool element, but it can provide a sorely-needed explanation for something in your fantasy world (if you have one) or can help with the answer to a problem.  And it can just be fun to experiment with.  But I’m always hesitant to add it, because isn’t any other power other than God’s not right? (Unless I suppose you say that the magic is a gift from him?) So what I frequently do is just contribute something to God in my world.  Here’s for a random example if we were dealing with a strange river or something: “This river does this amazing “blank” (insert whatever it its) because it flows from a place in a rock where God (or the world’s name for God, like Maker or something) struck the stone, so it’s really His power that’s doing it.” (See the reference to Moses? :P)
So a lot of times I’ll just have something unnatural like that, something that other people might say is magic, and declare that it is because of God, which seems to have been working for me.

But I still wonder if one can have magic in any way, shape, or form that is biblical?  I know that some people may not share my views on this subject, but I’m still curious as to what you may say.  Any suggestions on this topic or opinions? It’s something that’s puzzled me for a while.  Would you say that magic is ok? Would you say that it should be avoided? What?

Thanks!