and so you sought to ask societal permission for what you would do without it. Amazing, right, alot to unpack. Don't get me wrong. I'm not judging. I would burn the earth for real or perceived offense - and have done so even when life hangs in the balance. So here we are. Wondering whether magic...of all things... is an approved use of retributive power. If you could bend the cosmos to your will, would you bend it so that the Bad People got Bad Things?
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I appreciate the thought. Now I have let go of it though. Sometimes I think we become hurt. I often believe in karma. Some people don't and that's fine, but it is my thought that what you send out comes back to you. So that is my thought.
Anubisa
Dedicated and devoted to Lord Anubis and Lady Bast. A follower of the path of Egyptian Wicca.
Witches do not forgive, they seek vengence. As to "ethical cursing" what is that? Ethics have nothing to do with it. If you cross a witch then you pay...and pay...and pay.
The power is to be used to strike down one's enemies or to aide those who follow and are loyal...no ethics about it just the way it is and the way it's always been.
Today's white witches and bored housewives pretending to have the power and thinking they understand the old ways make me ill.
You intrigue me. Your profile indicates your Wiccan yet the few posts you have would suggest something more like Traditional Witchcraft, perhaps even BTW (British Traditional Wicca). Yet definitely not Americanized Wicca. I might have to check out your site.Originally Posted by Wicca
In a few ways you remind me of Laurie Cabot's perspective on things. But she definitely was not Wiccan.
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I've followed this thread for a bit but refrained from providing an answer.
Do I believe in curses? Yes for certain
Will I employ a curse? Again Yes if the situation warrants.
Yet in my humble opinion what you described does not meet the criteria to warrant a curse. In this I agree with what MaskedOne wrote earlier. "You aren't describing a determine threat.."
Even your reference to desiring they receive Karma is not truly how Karmic return actions work. Realistically Karma might reward them with a value vice a loss. You do not know what their karmic pathway is or what has been determined to occur. Inversely, you do not know nor perhaps recognized what your own karmic pathway is putting in your way.
To play devils advocate here your previous work history has not exactly been error free. In many ways I wonder if this is not a karmic return on you telling you to step it up and grow. Working with imposing personalities is a common situation in many job fields. Even the idea of age being a contributing factor seems to be at play here. Even if only from your perspective of being older than them (him) so warranting a difference sense or level of respect.
Do you have a reasonable cause? From what you've said I would say no. Your situation reminds me of a situation I found myself in years ago. I was assigned to train a person who was older and senior to me. I was sort the final straw in his pipeline of training and told by a more senior person to get him trained regardless of how I did it. My trainee resisted and tried to use rank and age to limit my attempts. Yet in the final analysis I was put in charge of training him and was being held accountable to achieve that goal.
Your in the same boat only your in the trainee's position. The 16 year old was put in a position to train you and use whatever force / motivation required to achieve that goal. Unless there is some serious nepotism at play his superiors placed him in that position and said to get it done. Which would suggest he has some level of skill and demonstration of said skill set.
One thing I've learned over my 64 years of life so far is that The Spirit World holds no bars when it comes to insuring people move and advance. It can be quite painful or painless depending upon the person and how they act / react to things.
I'm Only Responsible For What I Say Not For What Or How You Understand!
Today's witches want to fit into today's society...laughable. We ought to transform society not the other way around. We have the power not society.
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And one more thing, why is it that today everyone wants to put people into a box? You are this or that....I am me and I did not *BECOME* a witch, I was born into it with powers right from the get go. I need not conform to this or that to be what I am.
Now your discussing humanity in general. it's not specifically about conforming or being this or that. It's about humanity trying to understand and identify how a thing or person fits into the larger picture / social structure. To understand what makes a person or thing a member of this group or that group. To identify those things that make us similar and those that separate us. To identify what we have in common and allow us to relate or identify with them.
It's not specifically about putting people into boxes IMHO but allowing us to speak to one another and have a common definition of words. You identify yourself with the title Wicca and state you are a Wiccan Practitioner. Yet what does that mean in general? Are you a Gardenerian? Are you a Alexanderian? Are you BTW? Are you an Initiated or un-initiated Wiccan? Are you self-dedicate / initiated or were you from a Coven? Lots of boxes perhaps but it lets us know which things pertain to you and those that don't. It gives us a chance to speak on your terms and definitions as it were. That doesn't even touch on what degree / level you might be. Whether your an ordained person within a given pathway or whether you eclectic. Whether you have a lineage to a certain group or hive from that group. It's like if I called you a Cowan would you even know what that is / was?
I'll avoid the discussion of whether one is a hereditary witch or natural born versus a self made person.
I'm Only Responsible For What I Say Not For What Or How You Understand!
Hmmm.You are of the age of long communication while I am of the age of 250 characters maximum. ......ahhhhh.
Why do you insist on me being this or that? To Hades with titles and names. You appear to love order while I revel in chaos. I am nothing but what I am.
Abigal Hobbs never died, she just kept being reborn. I don't follow the idea of being a certain thing...I am me and I have power...lots of it. All the new age Wiccans melt when they see me and quake with fear.
That's all I need...nothing more.
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I think it's more that traditional Wicca is almost entirely opposed to your perceived moral stance on a fairly fundamental level, yet this is the name and religion you've identified with here. Wicca is also an extremely codified religion with initiation traditions and separate branches that have pretty robust history. You may not want the boxes, but for many Wiccans those are important boxes. Sure you may have been born with magical talent just like someone is born with strong legs, but that isn't the same as joining track or being accepted as an athlete.Hmmm.
Why do you insist on me being this or that? To Hades with titles and names. You appear to love order while I revel in chaos. I am nothing but what I am.
Abigal Hobbs never died, she just kept being reborn. I don't follow the idea of being a certain thing...I am me and I have power...lots of it. All the new age Wiccans melt when they see me and quake with fear.
That's all I need...nothing more.
This is a forum, long form communication is fairly normal, especially when there's much to discuss. We're all practitioners that have been doing this awhile and so much of how you present comes off as posturing which we have seen before. I could accept you're a mighty witch, however power is not wisdom, nor is it useful in having any kind of discussion.
“They moaned and squealed, and pressed their snouts to the earth. We are sorry, we are sorry.
Sorry you were caught, I said. Sorry that you thought I was weak, but you were wrong.”
-Madeline Miller, Circe
Whenever anyone talks about their magical powers, I'm reminded that I have none. It was a terrible disappointment to me when I was younger.
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