Childhood, Survival and Faith
Zach Taylor was born in Medicine Hat, Alberta, in 1982. He describes being raised within a paternal family environment that was not Christian and in which Freemasonry, ceremonial practices, occult beliefs, and ritual activity were present.
According to Zach’s recollections, members of his father’s family openly identified with occult traditions. His grandmother was associated with what Zach believes was the Order of the Eastern Star, a Masonic-affiliated organization represented by a multicoloured five-pointed star. He remembers her identifying herself as a witch and practising beliefs that he understood to be witchcraft.
Among Zach’s most unusual childhood memories is an experience in which he recalls his grandmother taking him into the air on what appeared to him to be a witch’s broom. He remembers travelling above Medicine Hat, including over the city’s large teepee structure, and perceiving other figures in the air. Zach presents this as his personal recollection and as part of the spiritual testimony that shaped his understanding of his childhood.
Rituals and Spiritual Trauma
Zach also remembers an altar in his grandfather’s home, ritual objects including what appeared to be a ceremonial wand, and Latin being spoken during ceremonies. He recalls being present on multiple occasions—often around full moons and during the early hours of the morning—when family members conducted rituals and invoked spiritual beings.
As a child, Zach understood these ceremonies as being directed toward Lucifer, Satan, and demons. He describes these memories as frightening experiences that exposed him to beliefs and practices he could not properly understand or consent to as a child.
A Survivor’s Testimony
Taken together, Zach identifies these experiences as part of a childhood marked by abuse, spiritual trauma, and exposure to ritual practices. He publicly identifies as a survivor of childhood abuse and satanic ritual abuse.
This account represents Zach’s own memories, experiences, and understanding of what occurred. It is presented as personal testimony rather than as an independently adjudicated finding concerning other individuals or organizations.
Faith and Redemption
Zach’s eventual commitment to the Most High God and to Jesus Christ became central to how he understood, confronted, and survived what he experienced. His Christian faith gave him a new foundation through which to examine evil, conscience, spiritual discernment, mercy, and redemption.
His testimony now informs the mission of Seven Who Stand: to explore Scripture, faith, spiritual realities, conscience, culture, survival, and difficult questions that are often ignored or left unexamined.
Seven Who Stand is not founded upon fear. It is founded upon the conviction that darkness must be brought into the light, that testimony has value, and that faith in Jesus Christ offers hope beyond the wounds of the past.