I came for the goth magic silliness, I stay for the anti-patriarchial undertones.
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I love fantasy and magic. I think that's most of what makes me like idea of witchcraft.
I don't really see why witchcraft would be feminine nowadays. Wizards, witches and warlocks all use witchcraft. It just happens to have witch in the name which was historically a feminine role. I would say that witchcraft is more attributed to outsiders than specifically feminine figures but I'm not that knowledgeable about the history of witchcraft and witch hunts.
For me it's the sense of unity, of people coming together. Of acceptance towards a common goal while accepting that each of us takes a separate journey to get there
Yes absolutely and there's a strong sense of female togetherness and sisterhood
The witch's calendar being tied to seasonal change was a big part of it for me. So much of my spiritual journey was spurred by a need to be more comfortable with accepting change. Leaving change to untameable forces helps with that.
Paganism in general also tends to be big on personal responsibility, which is important to me.
In any case, I dabble in a number of different aspects of it. After all, science is just evidence-based magick. ✨
The witch’s calendar being tied to seasonal change was a big part of it for me.
This is my houses second year "celebrating" the Wheel of the Year which I have really enjoyed. I never really realized how useful it was until we started tracking it. Having a uniform and consistent definition of seasons (a lot more) is really enjoyable as well as showing how seasonal a lot of my habits and hobbies are.