As I write this article, I am conscious of the fact that I am embarking on a subject that might be controversial. If this is the case, I would not be the first to do so as others in the past and present, who have set out to expose the Kingdom of darkness, have stepped on many toes. The most well known being Jesus Christ, the Son of God, who came to earth, not only to expose the kingdom of darkness but also to destroy it.” (1 John 3:8).
On Sunday, August 4, 1963 at 6:00 pm, Jamaica opened its doors to worldwide entertainment when JBC, its first television station, began broadcasting. Among other programmes, those produced by the Disney Company delighted us as children and it continues to entertain both adults and children throughout the decades to the present. Some of us will remember cartoons like “Mickey Mouse”, “Donald Duck”, “Wild Fire” and “The Wonderful World of Disney”. As Disney grew and evolved with creativity, imagination and technology, it became a trusted Family Entertainment brand in Jamaica and throughout the world.
Disney quickly gained popularity throughout the world, not just for its television programming and movies but with its groundbreaking establishment of enchanting theme parks, introducing the world to iconic characters and magical experiences. It was known as “the happiest place on earth” “where dreams come true”. These amusement parks were aptly named Disney’s Magic Kingdom.
However under all the glitter, there is much grime. For almost a century now,
Disney has been training generations in the occult. This they did with the use
of fairy tales, fables, false gods of the ancient worlds, witchcraft, magic,
sorcery, perversion, seduction and the concept that good magic defeats evil. With the use of cartoon and animation, comedy and laughter, Disney was able to distract its audience into believing that the magic it was offering was simply harmless, child-like wonder.
Magic is explicitly forbidden in the scripture, yet due to ignorance, I believe,
the vast majority of christian parents happily welcomed the Magic Kingdom and its accompanying arts into the lives of their children. Regarding the early church members, Acts 19:19 says,”And a number of those who had practiced magic arts brought their books together and burnt them in the sight of them all.”
In an article from The Little Light Studios, entitled “The Dark Side of Disney Part 1” much light is shed on Disney and its hidden agenda. It reads, “One of Disney’s first films (1940) is ‘The Sorcerer’s Apprentice’ starring Mickey Mouse as an apprentice of a sorcerer name Yen Sid (Disney spelled backwards). Mickey is left to look after the sorcerer’s workshop while he is away and tries using magic arts (casting spells) to clean the workshop only to discover he needs more practice in developing his supernatural powers.
The Sorcerer’s Apprentice was based on a 1797 poem by a German poet. One line of the poem says. “The spirits that I summoned, I now cannot rid myself of again.” The spirits that Disney summoned from its very first films, were spirits that control
the company to this day.
In another film “Fantasia”, Mickey dances with demonic creatures and evil spirits including the greek gods, Zeus, Vulcan and Bacchus. Early Disney movies did not even attempt to hide its occultic leanings. Movies like “Escape to Witch Mountain”, “Bedknobs”, “Broomsticks” and “The Sword in the Stone” are just a few of them.
As the years wore on, the Disney storylines became more enthralling, the characters more endearing and the animation more enticing, but the occult themes remained.
From “Snow White” to “Encanto”, every Disney film made to this day involves witches, wizards, warlocks, genies, fairies, mediums, demigods and spirits. There are constant references to spell casting, sorcery, divination, healing arts, astral projection, fortune telling, animism, necromancy and blood ritual.
In “The Little Mermaid”, Ariel sells her soul to a sea witch. In “Frozen ”, Elsa wakes up the spirits in an enchanted forest. Mulan talks to the dead. Her guardian is a dragon who can enter a temple and summon the dead at will. At the end of the movie Mulan
blurts out to the dragon, “You are the best friend I’ve ever had.”
Revelation 12:9 says, “The great dragon was cast out, that old serpent called the Devil and Satan who deceived the whole world…”
Pocohuntas conjures a 200 year old goddess inside a willow tree who tells her, “ All around you are spirits, child. They live in the earth, water and sky. If you listen they will guide you.” The Bible is very clear that the Holy Spirit alone is our guide.
Peter Pan is obviously the Greek god Pan (the flute-playing friends of the nymphs) and Moana’s sidekick is a “demigod” named Maui (a demigod is an offspring of a deity and a human). Encanto is a masterclass in magic and divination, and Pinocchio is not a real boy until he goes through his occult initiation process after a visit to Pleasure Island.
Amidst the prominent aspects of magic and sorcery, Asha In the movie “Wish” sings, ”Isn’t truth supposed to set you free? Well, why do I feel so weighed down by it? ” Isn’t this an obvious push back against the words of Jesus, “…and the truth shall set you free.”
God commands His people in Deuteronomy 18:12, “There shall not be found among you anyone…. who practices witchcraft or soothsaying or who interprets omens or a sorcerer or one who conjures spells or a medium or a spiritist or one who calls up the dead. For all who do these things are an abomination…”
Disney subconsciously reiterates to children over and over that they should look deep inside and follow their heart. They should chase their dreams and oppose anyone who might stifle their truest self. That someone who is willing to break the rules and openly challenge the creator of the rules is the ultimate hero to be emulated. The rule-breaker holds the key to everyone’s freedom.
Peter Pan asks, “What if you could escape to a faraway world without
parents…without any rules?” Mulan’s friend remarks,”Your duty was to stay at home but your heart told you to break the rules.”
Aladdin promises Jasmine that in the whole new world he will open up for her,
“there’ll be no one to tell us ‘no’ or where to go.” Cinderella has the epiphany, “I’ve been trying to obey someone else’s rules about who I should be.”
Mulan true love exclaims, “I don’t care what the rules say.” Elsa from “Frozen sings.”It’s time to see what I can do, to test the limits and break through. No right,
no wrong, no rules for me. I am free”.
At the end of most Disney movies, the chaos created by the rule-breaking
protagonist merges into the old system of order giving way to a new normal. The
phrase “Order out of chaos” is a well-known Freemason motto.
Now when our children feed on a diet like this, is it any wonder that mutiny breaks
out in the home? God’s Word tells us in Phillipians 4:8’ “… Fix your thoughts on
what is true and honourable, and right and pure and lively and admirable – if
anything is excellent and praiseworthy- think about such things.”
At which table will you and your household feast and delight yourselves ? The table set in God’s Eternal Kingdom or the table set in Disney’s Magic Kingdom. We certainly cannot feast from both .
Paul encourages us in 1 Corinthians 10 verse 21, “You cannot drink the cup of the Lord and the cup of demons too. You cannot have a part in both the Lord’s table and the table of demons.”