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sea witch
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- relational theophysis and bioregional witchery
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Re: What is witchcraft? Who can practise it?
Originally posted by Medusa View Postjazz hands
Re the OP, witchcraft is a craft--a set of stand alone magical practices (what Torey said here) that may or may not be used in conjunction with a particular religious paradigm world view (but is not dependent upon it).
And while there are different witchcraft traditions which may require secific methodologies, mostly witchcraft is accessible to anyone. But...like most practices, it involves practice to be any good at it, and even then, some people never get the knack.Wonderful Life: The Burgess Shale and the Nature of HistoryPagan Devotionals, because the wind and the rain is our Bible
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Re: What is witchcraft? Who can practise it?
Originally posted by Torey View PostI have nothing of significance to add that hasn't already been touched upon here by the others. But as I see it, "witchcraft" is a collection of practices used for manipulating both the Inner and the Outer, the Seen and the Unseen worlds surrounding us.
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sea witch
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- relational theophysis and bioregional witchery
- coastal Georgia
- *a little bad taste is like a nice dash of paprika*
Re: What is witchcraft? Who can practise it?
Originally posted by Azvanna View PostI think there's the answer to my question. The 'Unseen' aspect. Is the Unseen world considered material?Wonderful Life: The Burgess Shale and the Nature of HistoryPagan Devotionals, because the wind and the rain is our Bible
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I have never been across the way
Seen the desert and the birds
You cut your hair short
Like a shush to an insult
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Since the day you were born
Revolting with anger
While it smiled like it was cute
That everything was shit.
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Re: What is witchcraft? Who can practise it?
Originally posted by Medusa View PostWitchcraft can be called 'magic' by some. But then you get this sort of crack hattery: You made this fever go away with this tea. You are a witch, so sayeth the Catholic church. Witchcraft is really a tool to opress someone who knows something more then you and you are scared shiteless so you call them a witch and be done with them. Something like that.
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Originally posted by Azvanna View PostSo what is the difference between this and positive thinking?
There was a movie a few years ago called THE SECRET that was all about the positive thinking aspect of calling things into your life. What many called the wishful thinking method where you believed it would manifest and thus it did. For far to many it appeared to only manifest a lot of money into the hands of the producers of said video and the fad relatively faded pretty quick afterwards. But the premise was desire it, only think positive and good thoughts and you'd get it. Never did meet anyone who actually said it worked for them.I'm Only Responsible For What I Say Not For What Or How You Understand!
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Re: What is witchcraft? Who can practise it?
So, as a person with very little knowledge of witchcraft and magic, I would like to ask a few questions on the topic.
So I hear the word 'manipulation' used in conversations which involve witchcraft quite often, and I am wondering as to the extent of this manipulation? What can and cannot be manipulated, and is manipulation more of a controlling action or an influencing action?
Is this quote an accurate explanation of witchcraft?
The point [of magic in Witchcraft] is to make the "bendable" world bend to your will ... Unless you possess a rock-firm faith in your own powers and in the operability of your spell, you will not achieve the burning intensity of will and imagination which is requisite to make the magic work.
-Paul Huson (1970)
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Re: What is witchcraft? Who can practise it?
Intrude away! Threads exist for everyone, otherwise I'd just pm people.
Too bad you can't quote quotes but.. "Unless you possess a rock-firm faith in your own powers and in the operability of your spell, you will not achieve the burning intensity of will and imagination which is requisite to make the magic work."
How do you build faith and imagination enough to make the magic work? Is it a case of it either works or it doesn't... or maybe it works a little bit so you know your will and imagination is getting stronger with each try?
I feel like surely other people have asked these questions before. Sorry if this has all been addressed previously.
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Originally posted by Azvanna View Post
How do you build faith and imagination enough to make the magic work? Is it a case of it either works or it doesn't... or maybe it works a little bit so you know your will and imagination is getting stronger with each try?ThorSon's milkshake brings all the PF girls to the yard - Volcaniclastic
RIP
I have never been across the way
Seen the desert and the birds
You cut your hair short
Like a shush to an insult
The world had been yelling
Since the day you were born
Revolting with anger
While it smiled like it was cute
That everything was shit.
- J. Wylder
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Re: What is witchcraft? Who can practise it?
Originally posted by Medusa View Postjazz hands
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Originally posted by LunarHarvest View PostSo could manipulation be described, in brief, by saying that it is 'the forcing of one's will or desires upon the world', or am I missing something completely about the nature or extent of manipulation in witchcraft?
"No, no, you're not thinking; you're just being logical." -- Niels Bohr
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sea witch
- Oct 2005
- 11651
- relational theophysis and bioregional witchery
- coastal Georgia
- *a little bad taste is like a nice dash of paprika*
Re: What is witchcraft? Who can practise it?
Originally posted by LunarHarvest View PostSo could manipulation be described, in brief, by saying that it is 'the forcing of one's will or desires upon the world', or am I missing something completely about the nature or extent of manipulation in witchcraft?
Energy manipulation is about movement...its a coaxing, not a forcing. Witchcraft, at least as I practice it, is about shifting one's self into...alignment, I suppose one could say, with what is around us--working with the natural world by embellishing a bit here, shifting a bit there. Its a matter of recognizing that we are enmeshed into the web of *everything*, and learning which strings we are most connected to and can use to enhance our existence.
Originally posted by Azvanna View PostIntrude away! Threads exist for everyone, otherwise I'd just pm people.
Too bad you can't quote quotes but.. "Unless you possess a rock-firm faith in your own powers and in the operability of your spell, you will not achieve the burning intensity of will and imagination which is requisite to make the magic work."
How do you build faith and imagination enough to make the magic work? Is it a case of it either works or it doesn't... or maybe it works a little bit so you know your will and imagination is getting stronger with each try?
What you need is suspension of disbelief--openness to possibilities... If you do need faith, it needs to be in your worth and worthiness of the goal you are seeking, and a willingness to sacrifice for it...and not in your inherent juju.
“Real magic can never be made by offering someone else's liver. You must tear out your own, and not expect to get it back.”
― Peter S. Beagle, The Last UnicornWonderful Life: The Burgess Shale and the Nature of HistoryPagan Devotionals, because the wind and the rain is our Bible
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Re: What is witchcraft? Who can practise it?
Originally posted by thalassa View PostI disagree that you need the faith for magic to work.
What you need is suspension of disbelief--openness to possibilities... If you do need faith, it needs to be in your worth and worthiness of the goal you are seeking, and a willingness to sacrifice for it...and not in your inherent juju.
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