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Empowered witches (piefed.cdn.blahaj.zone)

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[–] pennomi@lemmy.world 55 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (3 children)

I think that’s a generally Christian-centric view (which describes anything non-Jesus as the devil). As far as Pagan witches are concerned they could get their power from any number of gods/goddesses, or even from nature herself.

[–] CrabAndBroom@lemmy.ml 36 points 2 weeks ago

"I don’t hold with paddlin’ with the occult,” said Granny firmly. “Once you start paddlin’ with the occult you start believing in spirits, and when you start believing in spirits you start believing in gods. And then you’re in trouble.”

“But all them things exist,” said Nanny Ogg.

“That’s no call to go around believing in them. It only encourages ‘em."

Terry Pratchett knew how it works lol

[–] XeroxCool@lemmy.world 21 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

This is new info to me, so not sure who else, but Paganism isn't a single system. It's anything the Christians were trying to erase in Europe. The wildly varying descriptions occur because it was just the negative terms applied to any other group. Going to church is a ritual. Consuming eucharist is a ritual. Priests are channels to their god. Hyms are chants. Prayers are incantations. All just negative terms applied to the out groups.

[–] Prunebutt@slrpnk.net 8 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

So warlocks and clerics are just made up distinctions of the same thing? /j

[–] agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works 7 points 2 weeks ago

Different spell lists, but yeah basically

[–] Prunebutt@slrpnk.net 15 points 2 weeks ago

Yeah, I didn't want to disempower women, or anything like that. I know that this was merely the christiannarrative of witches.

Kind of interesting, though that the male-centric christian church had to invent a male figure which gives the witch her power.