Political activist Lauren Witzke has stirred controversy with her recent theological claims linking ancient biblical texts to modern pharmaceutical practices, arguing that the industry represents a form of sorcery introduced by supernatural beings before the Great Flood.
Drawing from the Book of Enoch, an ancient religious text not included in most biblical canons, Witzke presented a sweeping narrative about why divine judgment came upon the antediluvian world. Her interpretation centers on the Nephilim, beings she describes as offspring resulting from unions between fallen angels and human women.
“You know, it goes all the way back to the Book of Enoch and the Nephilim and then the angels that came down and slept with women and created these monstrous beings,” Witzke explained during her remarks. “And then they brought also pharmaceuticals to the world. Like we didn’t used to practice that kind of witchcraft, but they brought it.”
According to Witzke’s interpretation, these fallen angels provided forbidden knowledge to humanity, teaching various practices she considers transgressive. She listed multiple areas of instruction, stating: “these fallen angels taught humans the ways of war, how to forge weapons, how to perform abortions, pharmakia.”
The term “pharmakia” comes from Greek, referring to the use of d**gs or potions, and appears in some biblical translations. Witzke connects this ancient concept directly to contemporary medicine and pharmaceutical companies.
“Pharmaceutical industries are now, it’s literally witchcraft, d**g affliction. It’s witchcraft. It’s a form of witchcraft that was taught all the way back then,” she said, establishing her view that modern medical practices have occult origins.
Witzke went on to draw parallels between what she perceives as the moral state of pre-flood civilization and contemporary society. She cited what she views as particularly concerning modern practices, including gender-related medical procedures for minors and the prevalence of abortion.
“Current modern day civilization, we’re getting to a point where we’re transgressing. Children, we’re doing abortions like it’s birth control,” she said, before posing a rhetorical question: “How bad were things pre-flood before, you know, God had to just wipe it all away?”
The Book of Enoch, which Witzke references as her theological foundation, remains a subject of debate among Christian communities regarding its authority and canonicity. While accepted as scripture by some denominations, particularly within Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity, it is considered non-canonical by most Protestant, Catholic, and Eastern Orthodox traditions.