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Post subject: Re: Witchcraft?  Posted: Tue Sep 27, 2011 5:50 pm |
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ramaries69 wrote: My uncle wasn't a wiccan. He was a black magic witch. Well, that would explain it. Wiccans don't frighten me, but that black magic stuff kinda does.
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Post subject: Re: Witchcraft? Posted: Tue Sep 27, 2011 6:47 pm |
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I lived in PR for 3 months and met a couple of 'Witches' while I was there but didn't get to experience anything but the island sure is full of mystery and mysticism....lots of beauty on the island but also lots of dark and shadows...
I have found that to be true in many parts of Latin America...such a mixture in culture and beliefs...religion and paganism.
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Post subject: Re: Witchcraft? Posted: Tue Sep 27, 2011 8:17 pm |
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Thanks for sharing your story ramaries, very interesting indeed. 
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Post subject: Re: Witchcraft? Posted: Sat Oct 01, 2011 9:05 am |
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If anyone has anything else to share, please do.
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Post subject: Re: Witchcraft? Posted: Fri Nov 04, 2011 7:45 am |
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Anyone? Would love to hear some more experiences or stories...
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They say that life's a carousel
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The world is full of kings and queens
Who blind your eyes and steal your dreams
Its heaven and hell, oh well
I am Vengeance...I am the Night!
I swear to God...[Batman]SWEAR to Me!!
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Post subject: Re: Witchcraft? Posted: Fri Nov 11, 2011 4:45 pm |
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Please share any stories, knowledge, or experience. If you find any information, share that, too.
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Post subject: Re: Witchcraft? Posted: Sat Nov 12, 2011 6:06 am |
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Most bookstores have sections on New Age stuff that include books about Wicca and witchcraft, if you are really interested. Of course, the books won't tell you personal anecdotes the way an active participant might be able to do.
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Post subject: Re: Witchcraft? Posted: Sat Nov 12, 2011 8:34 am |
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I don't know if Wicca and Witchcraft could be considered one in the same. I could be wrong, but when I think of Witchcraft, I think of satan worship and black magic. When I think of Wicca, I think of my oldest niece and her worship of the "spirits in nature."
She actualy refers to herself as a pegan rather then as a Wiccan.
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Post subject: Re: Witchcraft? Posted: Sat Nov 12, 2011 10:25 am |
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Yes, I may be incorrect to have associated those two words. I believe "witch" comes form the same root word as "wiccan," but it may not mean the same thing in modern speech.
I am aware that Wiccans are primarily nature worshippers. And I do hear the terms "pagan" and "neo-pagan" increasingly nowadays with a positive or at least not a pejorative connotation. I would certainly call Wiccans pagan, but I am not sure if all pagans consider themselves Wiccan.
I used to hear about Satanism more when I was a girl and younger adult. I am not sure if Satanism is the same thing as witchcraft.
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Post subject: Re: Witchcraft? Posted: Sat Nov 12, 2011 11:47 am |
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I just found out there is a witch working at my store, she was telling me all about how she's a wicken and she refereed to herself and her mother, grandmother, etc as witches
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Post subject: Re: Witchcraft? Posted: Mon Nov 14, 2011 7:14 am |
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My understanding is that there are "dark" or "black" witches and good or light ones. Wiccans don't dabble in black magic, to my knowledge.
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Post subject: Re: Witchcraft? Posted: Mon Nov 14, 2011 1:15 pm |
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Murfreesboro wrote: My understanding is that there are "dark" or "black" witches and good or light ones. Wiccans don't dabble in black magic, to my knowledge. the lady I work with said she was the first in her family to take the oath not to harm anyone............what ever that means _________________ http://theyard.netii.net/"You can catch more flies with honey than vinegar but if you pull their wings off they'll eat whatever you give them!"
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Post subject: Re: Witchcraft? Posted: Mon Nov 14, 2011 11:32 pm |
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Spookymufu wrote: Murfreesboro wrote: My understanding is that there are "dark" or "black" witches and good or light ones. Wiccans don't dabble in black magic, to my knowledge. the lady I work with said she was the first in her family to take the oath not to harm anyone............what ever that means
Not far from me there is a woodland with a house just on the other side of it. When I was younger there was a story that in that house lived a white witch.
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Post subject: Re: Witchcraft? Posted: Tue Nov 15, 2011 6:27 am |
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Wiccan, Witchcraft and Satanists, all different.
Witchcraft does involve black magic and Satanists perform human sacrifices, where as wiccan and witchcraft do not.
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Post subject: Re: Witchcraft? Posted: Tue Nov 15, 2011 6:34 am |
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I suppose there must not be very many Satanists, then, or we would be hearing more about them and their practices!
So on a sliding scale, Wiccans are "good" or "light," Witches might consider doing harm through their spells, and Satanists are downright criminal?
But it occurs to me that perhaps "human sacrifice" doesn't always mean killing a victim. Maybe Satanists can perform a human sacrifice by letting blood, not killing, for example?
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