The tattoo artist says she’s “making amends with my followers because for so many years I’ve been spreading a certain message that makes me sad to have been a part of it.”
Kat Von talks about his decision to convert to Christianity.
The old LA ink the star opened up about the controversial decision Related to Allie Beth Stuckey podcast Monday, where she explained why she ultimately walked away from witchcraft and restored her relationship with God.
“I was just looking for answers and meaning in a lot of wrong places, like most people do,” Von D said.
As the tattoo artist, who also struggled with alcohol and drugs, got sober nearly 17 years ago, she began to discover that the non-Christian spirituality she had long turned to was no longer serving her, comparing it to an “ephemeral group”. -help on a sinking ship.”
Then one night, she decided to get rid of her “crutches” and throw away all her books on witchcraft and other new age practices.
“I don’t want these crutches in my life anymore, and that’s really how I saw them,” the 41-year-old said. “I just want Jesus, and it’s a very narrow path. I feel like all these other breathing techniques, or these spells, nature worship, all these things, they’re just crutches. Those aren’t really my answer.”
Von D continued, “And so for me, I’d rather eliminate any distractions. And that’s exactly what works for me.”
Her move to Christianity came just before the COVID-19 lockdowns, a time when Von D said she was working to “reevaluate” her life.
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At the same time, a friend sent her a sermon that she “loved” and thought it “answered a lot of questions” she had.
“I’m on fire for Jesus. I don’t want it to go out,” she maintained. “The more I learn, the more excited I am about things and the more comfortable I am with what’s happening in this world and what’s happening in my marriage, in all of this.”
She noted that she still has friends who practice new age practices like tarot, witchcraft and meditation, but that she feels “miserable” and admits that she was “one of them” .
“I would look at my Christian friends, they’re not perfect by any means, but I want what you have,” she said. “How I love the light you have.”
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Von D made his decision all the more permanent by to be baptized in his new home state of Indiana.
The mother-of-one joined a Baptist church and shared footage of the monumental moment on social media, which she said earned her both praise and backlash.
“It started from, ‘Well, her hand wasn’t completely submerged in the water, so it’s fake, it doesn’t count…’ Other people were like, ‘She’s pretending, it’s just for a publicity stunt'” Von D called back.
“I’m not an idiot,” she continued. “I knew that when I posted this video, people would have questions.”
But posting the clip, Von D said, was intentional and a way to “atone” for his past.
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“There is the symbolic gesture of baptism, but also part of it for me is a bit of reparation to my disciples because for so many years I have spread a certain message that makes me sad to see it. to have been a part of,” she explained.
Von D continued: “Publicly proclaiming that this was about fixing some things. Just for me. It has nothing to do with — my church is not involved in this thought process. It was important for me to share this.”
Ultimately, her move to Christianity is something the singer said she wants to celebrate.
“It’s something I want to celebrate. I want to be open and honest about it,” she added.
