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

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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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  (#9) Björk

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  Singer, musician, producer, and occasional actress Björk's occult upbringing would be enough to terrify any conservative. When discussing astrology and her beliefs on magic in a 1995 interview she said: 

  My mum did it. I think she took me to all the occult creatures of Iceland, from the age of zero until I was 18, when I became a rebel anti-hippie. I got my fortune told and everything. I think I probably believe most of it, actually. I’ve got Pluto in a very important place, and that’s what I’m about. I have to re-create the universe every morning when I wake up. And kill it in the evening, which is a bit outrageous, but there you go.

  Björk being raised by a witch makes a lot of sense when you consider her tendency toward nature-based and very pagan lyrics. 
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  (#13) Elvis Presley

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  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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  (#5) Grimes

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  Canadian Witch House artist Grimes is known for her brilliant music and odd persona. She has featured occult personalities in her videos, as well as tweeted pictures of different mystic books. She is also known to go to extreme lengths while recording, such as locking herself away without food, water, or company for extended periods of time in order to access weird realms of consciousness. That is exactly what she did while recording her 2012 album Visions. 

  She told The Guardian that on day nine of deprivation everything changed. 

  "I started to feel like I was channeling spirits. I was convinced my music was a gift from God. It was like I knew exactly what to do next, as if my songs were already written."
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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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  (#8) Daryl Hall

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  Daryl Hall may be famously known as half of the Philadelphia pop rock duo Hall & Oates, but what not a lot of people know is that he spent years dabbling in the dark arts. He spent over half of the '70s immersed in various traditions while trying to "transform his inner universe." Around that time he also decided he came from an entire line of black magic practitioners and was descended from famous 19th century occultist Aleister Crowley.  

  While it's hard to imagine a man half responsible for some of the most benign and catchy soft rock songs of all time secretly dabbling in the dark arts, Hall spent almost a decade obsessed with Crowley and the occult.

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