The Advocacy for Alleged Witches (AfAW) draws the attention of the public to a Facebook post by Helen Ukpabio of the Liberty Gospel Church linking dreams to Satan and Witchcraft. In the post, Ukpabio stated: One of the greatest means of Satan attacking humanity is through dreams and incidentally, the dream is so misconstrued. Whereas dream is one of the greatest weapons in(sic) Satan distributing problems to man. He allows you to be the one carrying your load. He allows you to be the one carrying your death sentence in your hand. He shows you what he wants to do to you through dreams, whereas many(sic) when they have these dreams they said: “The Lord showed me”.
Ukpabio had no idea of what she was talking about. She lacked basic knowledge of psychology and a basic understanding of dreams. Dreams are natural, not supernatural occurrences. They have nothing to do with Satan, the devil, or demons as she proposed. According to the online source, Wikipedia: “A dream is a succession of images, ideas, emotions, and sensations that usually occur involuntarily in the mind during certain stages of sleep”. These images, which could make you feel happy, sad, or fearful, represent unconscious desires and wishes based on information and experiences gathered during the day when one is awake. Dream experiences are not satanic attacks on human beings.
As expected, Ukpabio linked dream experiences to witchcraft. She stated: “Now since these dreams came from the realm of satanic affliction, Beelzebub which is called Ba’alzebub takes the glory because it is the spirit, the servient spirit of leviathan in charge of witchcraft. And one of the greatest ways in which witchcraft, ancient altar, and altars, can distribute problems to mankind is through dreams. Once you lie down to sleep, the bible says you shall sleep and your sleep shall be sweet, now instead of you to sleep and sleep sweetly you sleep into activities, this is not of God”. Ukpabio is mistaken. Dreams have no connection with witchcraft, Satan, or Beelzebub. Her interpretation of dreams is based on ignorance, fear, and twisted Christian superstitions.
The Advocacy for Alleged Witches urges the public to ignore the falsehoods, mistaken ideas, and witch-hunting teachings of Helen Ukpabio and her so-called Liberty Gospel Church. Their misinterpretations and witch propaganda have motivated people to commit atrocities and horrific abuses. The public should disregard Ukpabio’s misinformation and disinformation about dreams. Her teachings are misleading and have no basis in science, reason, or 21st-century Christianity.
AfAW employs the “informaction” theory of change in combating witch hunts in the region. It dispels misinformation and combines information dissemination with actionable steps.
Leo Igwe directs the Advocacy for Alleged Witches. He can be reached by email HERE.
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