The Demons Had One Rule: Never Read the Bible | Erika MacDougall of Shire Skincare (EP 03)

Erika MacDougall grew up in a normal suburban home. No chaos on the outside. But from the time she was a small child, demons were visiting her at night - and by the time she was a teenager, she had made a deal with them to protect her family.What followed was 20 years of practicing Satanism, black magic, and demonic iconography. She made her living painting portraits of demons for occult clients, crafting amulets, and writing books on ritual magic. The demons were not a metaphor. They had names. They had handlers. And they had rules - including one she didn't understand until much later: she was never, under any circumstances, allowed to read the Bible.But that's not where the story ends.In this episode of The Head and the Heel, Erika - founder of Shire Skincare - shares the full testimony: how a ritual involving the Psalms cracked open the door, how the Holy Spirit met her in the middle of a painting of Christ in agony, how she and her husband smashed 20 years of occult art and books into a dumpster in one night, and how God took everything the enemy used her for and turned it into a business, a ministry, and a baby she didn't think she could have.This is one of the most remarkable testimonies of spiritual warfare, redemption, and the unstoppable reach of Christ you will ever hear.In this episode we talk about:- Being visited by demons as a child and making an agreement with them to protect her family- How giving in to demons is the inversion of surrendering to Christ- Working as a demonic iconographer - making paintings and amulets for Satanic cults- How demons forbade her from reading the Bible but encouraged her to read every other religious text- Reading the Psalms during a black magic ritual and not being able to stop- Feeling compassion for Christ while painting him in agony - and what that broke open- She and her husband smashing an entire occult art collection and rare book library into a dumpster- The no man's land of no longer being a Satanist but not yet being a Christian - and why that was spiritually dangerous- How God gave her a skincare business built on biblical ingredients to get her out of making demonic art- Getting pregnant at 37 after years of not wanting children - and how God moved her husband first- Why becoming a Christian was easier for her as a former Satanist than for someone with no spiritual background- What to do if you feel too far gone - and why that thought is not yoursKey Scriptures:Genesis 3:15 | Revelation 12:11 | James 4:7 | John 8:44Connect with Erika:Instagram: instagram.com/shireskincareWebsite: shireskincare.comConnect with The Head and the Heel:Instagram: @theheadandtheheelSubscribe on Apple Podcasts & SpotifyWatch full episodes on YouTubeThe Head and the Heel is a Christian testimony podcast rooted in Genesis 3:15 - the first gospel promise that though the serpent would bruise the heel, Christ would crush the serpent's head.The bruise is not the end of the story. In Christ, the serpent does not win.#ChristianTestimony #FaithPodcast #SpiritualWarfare #Satanism #Redemption #TheHeadAndTheHeel #Genesis315 #ChristianWomen #Deliverance #OrthodoxChristian