Random Famous People Who Allegedly Practiced Black Magic (13 items)

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  (#10) John Lennon

  • Dec. at 40 (1940-1980)

  The Beatles's relationship with the occult has been so controversial and hotly debated that there are whole books on it. Multiple people have tried to piece together "proof" that John Lennon sold his soul to the devil in exchange for fame and fortune. In fact, author Joseph Niezgoda claims he can trace back to the exact moment when Lennon sold his soul, on the night of December 27, 1960.  

  Some flippant claims Lennon made about selling his soul have had conspiracy theorists speculating for years. A main piece of evidence? The fact that famed occultist Aleister Crowley can be seen on the cover of the Sergeant Pepper album. 
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  (#13) Elvis Presley

  • Dec. at 42 (1935-1977)

  While Elvis Presley, king of rock and roll, was well-known as devout Christian, his interests in mysticism and religion didn't end there. It's known he had a roughly 250 books at Graceland, most of those being occult and religious texts. Presley was allegedly a known occultist who would read from occult books on stage at his concerts.

  He apparently favored books by Theosophist Madame Blavatsky, who taught that Lucifer is the one true god. 
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  (#1) Lana Del Rey

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  In February 2017, mere weeks after Donald Trump became POTUS, singer Lana del Rey posted a cryptic (now-deleted) tweet that listed four dates and said, "Ingredients can b found online." Her fans followed the tweets and discovered she was part of an international witch effort to hex Trump.

  In July 2017, del Rey confirmed to music publication NME that she did in fact participate in the ritual:

  Yeah, I did it. Why not? Look, I do a lot of sh*t... I'm in line with Yoko an John and the belief that there's a power to the vibration of a thought. Your thoughts are very powerful things and they become words, and words become actions, and actions lead to physical changes... I really do believe that words are one of the last forms of magic and I'm a bit of a mystic at heart. 
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  (#12) Marina Abramović

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  Performance artist Marina Abramović has become world famous for her striking, violent, and strange performance art which directly engages with viewers, making them a part of her installations in boundary-pushing ways. She's also known for her occult-like approach to pieces, involving others occasionally in strange and painful rituals.

  Abromović created a short film about the sexual aspects of Balkan pagan traditions.
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  (#11) Alan Moore

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  Famously known for writing the comic books V For Vendetta and Watchmen, Alan Moore has been a known practicing magician since 1993. Through his own writing he began to question new realms of human consciousness and experience, and thought they were worth exploring himself. Moore believes art and magic are inextricably interlinked and are extensions of one another. 

  While some consider any dabbling in these areas to be black magic, it looks as though Moore is in pursuit of magical understanding more than laying curses on those who displease him. His patron deity is the snake-god Glycon. 
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  (#7) Sammy Davis, Jr.

  • Dec. at 65 (1925-1990)

  Famous entertainer Sammy Davis, Jr., was known as the kind of person who wanted to have every kind of experience he possibly could, and who would rarely turn down anything offered to him. He flirted with Satanism for a few years after ending up at an orgy in 1968. He attended a number of orgies and his involvement with the church inspired him to create probably the worst sitcom of all time: Poor Devil.   

  This sitcom featured Davis as a low level demon trying to work his way up through hell by procuring the soul of an accountant. This feature length sitcom pilot has no laugh track, is not at all funny, and features Christopher Lee as the Devil in a strangely detailed vision of hell. While it got Sammy Davis Jr., accepted as a member of the Church of Satan, it was not picked up by NBC. 

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