Question

Taylor Swift practices witch craft

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This claim is not well-researched at all. A link was simply provided with no explanation. The source mainly references an exorcist as their man source, which is not reliable. Exorcists are very biased, and most of their beliefs or information are not based on science, but opinions or feeling. The examples provides are misconstrued and misunderstood. Her dances are taken out of context. For this to be backed, we would need to see more reliable sources with more clear examples.

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Your claim is based on an opinion with unsupported evidence. looking at Taylor Swift's career objectively, she is extremely successful and is one of the most highly recognized singers of this century.

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Your assertion is predicated on an opinion that lacks supporting data. Considering Taylor Swift's career objectively, she is one of the most well-known singers of this century and has achieved great success.

Answer 1

This claim has no basis.
The source you posted is from The Economic Times, an Indian economics news provider. According to the mediabiasefactcheck.com, The Economic Times is a questionable source, with low credibility. 

The source of this claim is a statement made by Fr. Dan Reehill, who is an exorcist, and Catholic priest from the The Diocese of Nashville. The statement was made about Taylor Swift's Performance of Willow during her eras tour. 

 

Here is the statement: https://x.com/Church_POP/status/1729285722459320371 

Here is a video of Swift's performance:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yt-MsgPe1G0

 

During Fr. Reehill's statement, he cites Wicca as the growing movement of modern Witchcraft, but makes incorrect claims about the basics of Wicca beliefs. “look at the earth with the elements of water, fire, earth, and sky.”(0:17-0:23).

Wicca has five elements: Water, Fire, Earth, Air, and Aether(Spirit) which indicates that Fr. Reehill is probably not a reliable source of information regarding modern witchcraft. 

 

Fr. Reehill also claims that Taylor Swift is “imitating these rituals, with these orbs, and black capes”. I found no evidence that either orbs, or black capes are involved in modern Wicca rituals.

 

On another note, Wicca does not have demons in its belief system. Demon evocation is therefore not a part of Wicca rituals. “It is important to stress that there are no evil entities within Wicca, no demons or Christian devil”(Ball p4).

 

Citations:

Ball, Caroline. "Wicca, Witchcraft and the Goddess Revival: An examination of the 

growth of Wicca in post-war America." Beavis, MA & Hwang, HH-S., M.(eds.) Goddesses in Myth, History and Culture, Lytle Creek, CA: Mago Books (2018) https://repository.derby.ac.uk/download/96b73e67b16e59843f808b90c9ce233fe7b9f0d1355bb5d1268d2457f112df26/365479/Chapter%2019%20-%20Goddess%20in%20Witchcraft.pdf. Accessed 11 Feb. 2025

Answer 2

This article references an exorcist as their primary source, saying that Swift brought dark energy to her performance in the "Willow" portion of her Eras Tour set. Swift poked fun at these claims saying that she'll "never beat the sorcery allegations."

This article breaks down Swift's response and clarifies that those claiming she is performing witchcraft tend to be more politically conservative individuals.

https://www.newsweek.com/taylor-swift-responds-witchcraft-taunts-extraordinary-video-1843388

Comments

I like your argument you gave a source that shows Taylor Swifts response to the claims. The exorcist isn't a reliable source and can't just claim that "realness" of witch craft based on her performance. I like that you state how politically conservative individuals are the main people claiming witch craft.

Answer 3

The said performance at the Eras tour that attracts 'demonic forces' is a dance based on her Willow music video. Swift herself is a practicing Christian as she has stated in her documentary on Netflix, Miss Americana. 

https://www.netflix.com/title/81028336

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I appreciate how straight to the point you are with your rebuttal. I suppose your argument would be stronger if you included other sources talking about the credibility of the Pastor, or "witchcraft" as a whole. Otherwise good argument

Answer 4

I genuinely cannot find any other sources that link Taylor Swift to performing witchcraft. This article https://theplathwitchcraft.wordpress.com/2023/09/30/witches-and-ritual-magic-in-taylor-swifts-music/ does analyze her references to witchcraft in certain songs, but this is very different. One cannot find any reasonable evidence to support the claim that Taylor Swift performs witchcraft onstage. I think this article was written as satire to make fun of the exorcist father from Tennessee. 

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I think this response is really good because it analyzes past the claim and looks into why they would make it in the first place. Well done!

Answer 5

The only piece of evidence this article relies on for this claim is the hearsay opinion of an exorcist in Nashville Tennessee. While Catholic Priests have never historically been supportive of anything resembling occult practices, this accusation is a bit of a stretch as the performance of the song “Willow” that he’s referring to quite literally only entails Taylor and others wearing green (not even black) capes while holding luminescent balls for theatrical effect (Taylor Swift Performance). Furthermore, I suppose it must be said that witchcraft to this day has never been confirmed as having any scientific basis in reality. Much of the witch trials and persecution of witches throughout early middle-age Europe and the American Colonies simply originated from human psychology; most often a “shared desire to find a reason for misfortune” (Brittanica). Not to mention this Father Dan Reehil on whom this argument relies has a noticeably large following on Instagram and Tiktok, which to me indicates that he probably isn’t above name-dropping popular music artists in his accusations in order to garner more attention or publicity. Essentially, this claim is made out of pure opinion, and devoid of any further backing.

Answer 6

There is no evidence whatsoever to back up this claim. It is poorly researched and lacks any factual basis. The examples the claim refers to are misinterpreted and misleading. The article is nothing more than a bored person looking for something that is not there.  https://theplathwitchcraft.wordpress.com/2023/09/30/witches-and-ritual-magic-in-taylor-swifts-music/  this touches on the references to witchcraft in her lyrics and helps demonstrate they are nothing more than empty references. 

Answer 7

The claim that Taylor Swift practices witchcraft is unsubstantiated. Her performances incorporate artistic elements that some may interpret in various ways, but there is no credible evidence to support the assertion that she engages in witchcraft. Such claims appear to stem from subjective interpretations of her artistic choices rather than factual information.

Father Dan Reehil is a Catholic priest known for his involvement in exorcism practices. His perspectives are rooted in his religious beliefs, which may influence his interpretation of certain artistic expressions. It's important to recognize that his views represent a specific religious standpoint and may not be universally accepted.

Answer 8

This claim is continuing a narrative that has put down, and prevented women from finding success and happiness for years and years. By attributing her success to witchcraft or even claiming she practices it has the potential to pit people against successful women which has historically created long lasting societal issues. By even making this claim it reduces her to an evil, especially considering how she associates with the church. This claim is not only wrong but problematic.

Answer 9

This claim is almost entirely opinionated and biased. It comes from an article by the Daily Star New Year's Day 2024, but lacks hard evidence. The author preaches witchcraft and demonic ideals but those have been proven wrong. Their main claim is that young girls worship Taylor uncontrollably that she has a cult-like following, and that this in itself, is unsafe and dangerous. For this to be reliable, we would need to see evidence of Taylor performing these witchcraft-like exercises or what absurd dangers her fans pose.

https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/us/taylor-swift-is-attracting-demonic-forces-to-her-concerts-warns-exorcist-know-why-he-has-advised-to-skip-her-live-performance/articleshow/106493069.cms?from=mdr