By PM Kimbler
It Started With Kids
Never in my lifetime did I think I would summon pagan gods, but I did, and I didn’t even know it. It started with kids. Everywhere. “Six-seven.” Two numbers. Quick. No context. No explanation. Just… six-seven.
At first, I thought it was another internet thing. Some meme. Some inside joke. Kids have always had their own language, but then I noticed something that stopped me cold: Adults were saying it too.
Parents. Coworkers. People my age. They’d drop it in conversation casually, like it meant something. When I asked, “What does that mean?” they’d laugh. Shrug. “I don’t know. Everyone’s saying it.” Everyone’s saying it.
Then I realized: I was saying it too. I can’t even tell you when I started. It was just… there. In my head and on my lips. Six-seven. It was catchy, fun, meaningless. Or so I thought.
I Should Have Known Better
I’m a Christian author. I’ve written about spiritual warfare. I’ve warned believers about the compromise creeping into our churches and our culture. I know how deception works. And yet somehow, I found myself repeating a phrase I didn’t understand – because everyone else was.
That’s when it hit me: If I could be caught by this, anyone could. Not because I’m weak. Not because I’m naïve. But because this is how indoctrination works. It bypasses your defenses. It sounds harmless. It spreads through repetition, not through argument. And by the time you realize what you’ve been saying, you’ve already said it a hundred times.
So I did what I should have done from the beginning: I asked what it meant. That’s when I learned about Skrilla.
Who Is Skrilla?
The phrase came from his drill rap song, “Doot Doot (6 7).” It went viral on social media – basketball highlights, kids at games, adults joining in. Some schools even banned it because it became so disruptive. But nobody was asking the most important question: Who is Skrilla? And what does “6-7” actually mean?
Skrilla, I discovered, isn’t just a rapper. He’s an open practitioner of Santería – an Afro-Caribbean religion that blends Yoruba spirit worship with Catholic imagery. It’s a religion involving animal sacrifice, ritual magic, and the invocation of spirits called Orishas.
In interviews, Skrilla has been remarkably candid about his practices. He’s discussed sacrificing goats, chickens, and other animals to these spirits. He’s explained how he can “put bad spirits” on people. And in one interview, he described a ritual where he places someone’s birthday into a pot dedicated to Ogun – one of the Santería war gods – to curse them.
That’s when everything stopped being funny.
The Sacred Numbers of War Gods
In Santería, every major deity has a sacred number. Specific numbers hold spiritual power. They’re not random. They’re not decorative. They’re invocations.
The number 6 belongs to Shango – the god of thunder, lightning, fire, and war. The number 7 belongs to Ogun – the god of iron, metalworking, and warfare.
Skrilla didn’t just make a catchy song. He made a song centered on the sacred numbers of two war gods he actively petitions in his religious practice. And I had been repeating those numbers. Casually. Thoughtlessly. Because they were catchy.
I had been chanting the names of pagan war gods – and I didn’t even know it.
The Real Problem
Let me be clear: I don’t believe I was possessed or cursed or spiritually compromised just because I said “six-seven.” That’s not how this works. But here’s what does concern me:
I was trained – through repetition and social pressure – to say something I didn’t understand. And I did it willingly. No one forced me. No one threatened me. I just… repeated what everyone else was saying. Because it was fun. Because it was everywhere. Because I stopped asking what things mean.
And if I – someone who writes about deception and spiritual warfare – can be caught by this pattern, then anyone can.
The Pattern Underneath
That’s what this is really about. Not “6-7” specifically. That trend will fade. Something else will replace it. This is about the pattern underneath. The mechanism that makes indoctrination possible. The slow, steady process of capturing minds through words – not through force, but through repetition.
Because once I saw the pattern, I started seeing it everywhere. “My truth.” “Love is love.” “That’s harmful.” “Be kind.” “Trust the science.”
These phrases sound good. They feel compassionate. They’ve been repeated so many times we don’t even hear them anymore. But have we asked what they mean? Who defined them? What worldview they assume? Or did we just… repeat them? Because everyone else was?
Biblical Warning About Captivity Through Words
The Apostle Paul warned about this: “See to it that no one takes you captive through hollow and deceptive philosophy, which depends on human tradition and the elemental spiritual forces of this world rather than on Christ” (Colossians 2:8).
Captive. Through words. Through empty philosophy. Through ideas repeated until they sound true. That’s the battle we’re in. And it’s not new. It’s as old as Eden – the corruption of language to corrupt the mind.
Change the words, and you change how people think. Change how people think, and you change what they believe. Change what they believe, and you change how they live.
How Indoctrination Actually Works
That’s how indoctrination works. Not through force. Not through argument. But through repetition. Through social pressure. Through the quiet, creeping normalization of phrases that reshape reality – without us even noticing.
This is about how to recognize that pattern. And how to break it. Not with outrage. Not with paranoia. But with clarity. With discernment. With the biblical tools God gave us to test every spirit, question every claim, and hold fast to what is good (1 Thessalonians 5:21).
It’s about learning to ask the question I should have asked from the beginning: “What does that actually mean?”
So What Do We Actually Do About This?
Awareness is the first step, but it’s not enough. You can recognize the pattern and still watch your kids fall into it. You can see the manipulation and still find yourself repeating the next viral phrase that comes along. So here’s what you actually do – starting today.
Ask the question out loud. When your kids come home repeating something, don’t just smile and nod. Stop them. “What does that mean?” Make them explain it. If they can’t – if they shrug and say “everyone’s saying it” – that’s your red flag. Tell them why that matters. Explain that words have power, and repeating things you don’t understand is how people get manipulated without realizing it. This isn’t about being the fun police. This is about teaching discernment before the world teaches them compliance.
Model it yourself. Your kids are watching. When you catch yourself about to repeat a phrase – political, cultural, whatever – pause. Ask yourself: Do I actually know what this means? Who defined it? What worldview does it assume? If you can’t answer those questions, don’t say it. And when you stop yourself, tell your kids why. “I almost said that, but I realized I don’t actually know what it means.” That kind of honesty teaches them more than a hundred lectures ever will.
Make it a family rule. No repeating viral phrases, slogans, or chants until someone in the house can explain what they actually mean and where they came from. This goes for TikTok trends, political slogans, worship song lyrics, all of it. If it’s everywhere and nobody knows why, that’s exactly when you need to stop and investigate. Teach your children that popularity is not the same as truth. Repetition is not the same as wisdom. And just because everyone else is saying it doesn’t mean it’s safe.
Test everything against Scripture. First Thessalonians 5:21 says to test all things and hold fast to what is good. That’s not a suggestion – it’s a command. When a new phrase starts circulating, hold it up to the Word of God. Does it align with biblical truth? Does it contradict anything God has said? Does it assume a worldview that opposes Scripture? If the answer is yes, reject it – no matter how compassionate it sounds, no matter how many people are saying it, no matter how much social pressure there is to go along.
Teach your kids the real battle. This isn’t about being paranoid. It’s about being prepared. Explain to them that the enemy doesn’t always come with obvious evil. He comes with catchy phrases, viral trends, and ideas that sound good until you examine them closely. Help them see that the battle for their mind is real, and it’s happening right now – not someday in the distant future. The sooner they learn to recognize manipulation, the harder they’ll be to deceive.
Be willing to be the only one. This is the hardest part. Your kids will push back. They’ll say you’re overreacting. They’ll say it’s just a song, just a phrase, just a trend. But here’s what I know: it works. When I first found out what 6-7 was, I told my granddaughter. She was 11 at the time. She stopped saying it immediately. During a soccer tournament, she was taking a team picture. The coach said “6-7” and all the girls repeated it and made the hand signs – except her. She stood there, silent, while everyone around her joined in. I can’t tell you how proud I was. Because she didn’t do it just because everyone else was. An 11-year-old girl had more discernment and courage than a room full of people who should have known better. That’s the fruit of teaching truth. That’s what happens when you equip kids with wisdom instead of just telling them to obey. You’re going to have to be okay with being the parent who doesn’t let them do what everyone else is doing. And you’re going to have to be okay with them being the kid who stands alone. That’s not easy. But it’s necessary. Because the cost of going along is higher than the cost of standing out.
Pray for discernment. This is spiritual, not just cultural. Ask God for wisdom. Ask Him to reveal deception before it takes root. Pray over your kids. Pray that they would have eyes to see and ears to hear when the world is trying to capture their minds. Pray that the Holy Spirit would give them a check in their spirit when something isn’t right – even if they can’t explain why. And pray for yourself, because if I got caught by this, you can too.
The enemy is after your kids’ minds. He’s not waiting until they’re adults. He’s coming for them now – through their screens, through their friends, through the phrases that sound harmless but carry poison underneath. Your job isn’t to shelter them from the world. Your job is to equip them to recognize lies when they hear them and to stand on truth even when they’re standing alone.
The Battle Is Real – And It’s Happening Now
The battle isn’t just for our culture. It’s for our minds. It’s for our children’s minds. And it starts with refusing to repeat what we don’t understand.
I learned that the hard way. I hope this helps you learn it faster.
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About the Author
Patrice Kimbler is a Christian conservative writer and the author of Why You Can’t Be a Christian and Vote Democrat: No Compromise. She speaks boldly on faith, culture, and politics – always through a biblical lens. Read her full bio here.