Because if anyone really does that ceremonial magical ritual then they are probably following ancient rites because they have learned them in our time meaning they are educated in the histories the likes of which they can only receive through institutions dedicated to research and education. The realm of the rich and powerful. They do it because tradition. The tradition of using fear to control others and using magic to trick others into believing lies and benefiting from that.
Sorcery. We deal with it today all the time. It comes out of the electronics. The more things change the more they stay the same. Like electricity it's nothing new but they keep presenting it like if it is new and we are progressing when we are going around in circles and being kept down. If we knew the truth we would agree that we all have the same ancestors and that there has always been the idea of the God that created everything including the other Gods that were being associated in one form or another to the planets and the stars.