{"id":25212,"date":"2023-05-11T11:46:10","date_gmt":"2023-05-11T15:46:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/idolchatter\/?p=25212"},"modified":"2023-05-11T12:44:58","modified_gmt":"2023-05-11T16:44:58","slug":"taylor-swift-accused-of-promoting-witchcraft-in-tour-performance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/idolchatter\/2023\/05\/taylor-swift-accused-of-promoting-witchcraft-in-tour-performance.html","title":{"rendered":"Taylor Swift Accused of Promoting Witchcraft in Tour Performance"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Taylor Swift\u2019s \u201cWillow\u201d music video includes occult worship, a concerning practice being normalized in culture across several media forms. The music video follows Swift as she tries to connect with her lover, but something always gets in their way.<\/p>\n

The couple is forced to escape to different periods where they try to connect again. Swift\u2019s first two verse scenes are in a forest and a 1920s bar before the third scene occurs during cult worship around a campfire. The cult worship scene is irrelevant to the song and doesn\u2019t tie into the settings from the previous verses.<\/p>\n

Swift observes the occult ritual taking it in for a few minutes before taking her place and joining the dance for the verse\u2019s second half. Afterward, she leaves to travel through time again, still looking for her lover, who she eventually meets up with during the song\u2019s final chorus.<\/p>\n

Swift has also done her part to fuel the witchy theories. The singer-songwriter\u00a0has said<\/a>\u00a0the song \u201csounds like casting a spell to make someone fall in love with you\u201d and has since released\u00a0several \u201cwitch\u201d remixes<\/a>\u00a0of \u201cWillow.\u201d Along with the \u201clonely witch\u201d remix, she\u00a0posted a photo<\/a>\u00a0of herself on social media with the caption, \u201cWitches be like \u2018Sometimes I just want to listen to music while pining away\/sulking\/staring out a window.\u2019 It\u2019s me. I\u2019m witches.\u201d<\/p>\n

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