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 Posted: Wed Mar 31, 2010 5:22 pm
To the one that I serve Most people I have met practice a religious form of witchcraft. Even "traditional witchcraft" seems to have religious and nonreligious components. It seems that many have a supreme witch mother and witch father. Do you believe all witches essentially worship the same deities? Why or why not? I will give my all
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Posted: Wed Mar 31, 2010 7:40 pm
Well I view it this way, if you call yourself a witch, chances are you are like me and not a Wiccan. Most witches I know have a male and female deity that specifically choose them and are usually not worshipping a just the Lord and the Lady. Which I wouldn't view your choosen deities as a supreme father and mother just your father and mother.
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Sanguina Cruenta Vice Captain
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Posted: Thu Apr 01, 2010 3:27 am
SFG brings up a good point. Most ENP witches appear to be soft polys. That rather throws things out a bit.
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Posted: Thu Apr 01, 2010 5:31 am
I dunno really. My practice seems pretty far out of kilter with my religion. But then again there's something religious in the way I observe the seasonal changes. When I work magic I petition to something...not my deity but something else.
Clearly I need to do some discovery work but at the moment I've got no idea where to start.
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Posted: Thu Apr 01, 2010 6:43 am
Sanguina Cruenta SFG brings up a good point. Most ENP witches appear to be soft polys. That rather throws things out a bit. To the one that I serve You do have a point. Though I was thinking that it might be possible that these deities are mistaken as other deities because of similarities. I will give my all
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Posted: Thu Apr 01, 2010 6:46 am
shadowflameguardian Well I view it this way, if you call yourself a witch, chances are you are like me and not a Wiccan. Most witches I know have a male and female deity that specifically choose them and are usually not worshipping a just the Lord and the Lady. Which I wouldn't view your choosen deities as a supreme father and mother just your father and mother. To the one that I serve Well it seems that most authors have a simialer God and Goddess that to me makes me think that they all worship the same deity just in different forms., I will give my all
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Posted: Thu Apr 01, 2010 6:55 am
doistu I dunno really. My practice seems pretty far out of kilter with my religion. But then again there's something religious in the way I observe the seasonal changes. When I work magic I petition to something...not my deity but something else. Clearly I need to do some discovery work but at the moment I've got no idea where to start. To the one that I serve Do you consider your craft and your religion to be separate? I will give my all
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Posted: Thu Apr 01, 2010 9:02 am
Loona Wynd shadowflameguardian Well I view it this way, if you call yourself a witch, chances are you are like me and not a Wiccan. Most witches I know have a male and female deity that specifically choose them and are usually not worshipping a just the Lord and the Lady. Which I wouldn't view your choosen deities as a supreme father and mother just your father and mother. To the one that I serve Well it seems that most authors have a simialer God and Goddess that to me makes me think that they all worship the same deity just in different forms., I will give my all Although it is so hard to trust some authors, you know? I think some just care about the money and not the knowledge that they are supposed to be sharing.
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Posted: Thu Apr 01, 2010 9:16 am
Loona Wynd doistu I dunno really. My practice seems pretty far out of kilter with my religion. But then again there's something religious in the way I observe the seasonal changes. When I work magic I petition to something...not my deity but something else. Clearly I need to do some discovery work but at the moment I've got no idea where to start. To the one that I serve Do you consider your craft and your religion to be separate? I will give my all Pretty much. If they ever cross it's once in a blue moon. I'm much more confident in my craft than in my religion. I just don't have the resources to further my religious education at the moment.
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Posted: Thu Apr 01, 2010 4:22 pm
What about those who are Christian witches? Surely they do not worship this 'supreme witch mother and witch father'
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Cunning Witch Angus Vice Captain
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Posted: Thu Apr 01, 2010 6:30 pm
Esselean What about those who are Christian witches? Surely they do not worship this 'supreme witch mother and witch father' The thing about witchcraft is that it is a practice. You do not need a specific god or goddess to practice it. Let's take an example of a simple spell: Cord magic. Nine knots in a piece of (usually) black cord. Each knot is supposed to hold the powers of the witch and the will of the witch. Meet Maria, a nice Christian school-girl that practices witchcraft. Also meet Sabrina, a nice girl that doesn't worship anyone but practices witchcraft. Now, both Maria and Sabrina want a date for the prom (yay prom) so they do a simple cord spell to "pull" in the date of their dreams. So, Maria invokes the power of YHVH the almighty and begins construction on her pink Cord. Sabrina does the same except that she invokes within her personal power and triggers this into the cord as the chants her spell. She may even put a bit of saliva or blood on each knot to power it. Voila, both get their dates.
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Posted: Thu Apr 01, 2010 6:53 pm
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Sanguina Cruenta Vice Captain
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Posted: Thu Apr 01, 2010 10:28 pm
Arcanist Angus Esselean What about those who are Christian witches? Surely they do not worship this 'supreme witch mother and witch father' The thing about witchcraft is that it is a practice. You do not need a specific god or goddess to practice it. Yes I realise that witchcraft doesn't necessarily involve deities. I was pointing out that not every witch worships a certain god and goddess.
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Posted: Fri Apr 02, 2010 4:44 am
shadowflameguardian Although it is so hard to trust some authors, you know? I think some just care about the money and not the knowledge that they are supposed to be sharing. To the one that I serve I agree. That said there are some differences in them. I will give my all
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Posted: Fri Apr 02, 2010 4:47 am
Esselean What about those who are Christian witches? Surely they do not worship this 'supreme witch mother and witch father' To the one that I serve I was talking specifically about traditions of witchcraft that revolve around the worship of a God and Goddess. Typical religious modern witchcraft. I will give my all
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