(05-15-2024, 01:29 PM)FlickerOfLight Wrote:(05-15-2024, 05:33 AM)Schmoe Wrote:(05-15-2024, 05:13 AM)FlickerOfLight Wrote: Dreams.
I kept having a recurring dream after dad passed.
It was many, one thing leading to another, but the dreams were what actually lead me to the witchcraft.
Consciousness is something I've had a strong interest in lately, including the dream state. I think there's a lot more to consciousness than we currently understand, which is very little. I have a belief we all share a part of a collective consciousness, so it wouldn't surprise me to find out dreams do indeed have real meaning, especially recurring ones.
Thanks for sharing, it's been an interesting read!
(05-14-2024, 02:49 PM)GeauxHomeLittleD Wrote: What constitutes witchcraft is a matter of perspective. My mother was a practicing witch for years as was I but neither are now. I never made a "pact with Satan", only Satanists do that. The Bible is very wishy washy on the subject. It tells you "thou shalt not suffer a witch to live" and yet sings the praises of Solomon and he was a bigger witch than Aleister Crowley!
As long as you're not trying to harm anyone (follow the Law of Three) I have no problem with witches. They are just people with different beliefs. I'd hang out with a witch before I would hang out with "snake handlers". I wouldn't lump all witches together anymore than I'd lump Pentecostals with Moonies. Intent is what matters.
I'll look into the Law of Three, but since I know nothing about witchcraft, I'll pick your brain a bit if you don't mind.
What do witches believe in, or do they have different sects with different beliefs?
I can answer a little bit of that question.
"Witches" have different beliefs, or sects of beliefs. Depending on how deeply involved, or how seriously they take it. Some are good. They believe in love and harmony. They are very connected to nature and all the medicines that grow in roots and herbs. They are caring and do what they believe to be "good" for others. And they are"good" people.
Then the dark side. They believe whatever they believe. They can worship evil spirits and demons; and even satan. It varys from family to family. Witchcraft is something that is passed off from generation to generation. Usually a "witch" will keep a book of spells they have accumulated. They call this "the book of shadows." These books are kept hidden and secret and are passed down from each generation.
Many different sects. It's more of a familia thing, as far as what they believe and practice.
Some use magick for good; for things like healing and protection.
Some use it for their own personal gain.
Some use it for pure evil.
As far as magick goes there are so many forms of it.
If I got anything wrong GHLd let us know. This was I had picked up along the way.
(05-15-2024, 01:24 PM)GeauxHomeLittleD Wrote:(05-15-2024, 01:15 PM)FlickerOfLight Wrote: Catholicism is full of ritualistic magick imo.
In Voodoo magick if someone had a lock of your hair, or something you were very* emotionally attached to that person could put all kinds of hexes and spells on you. There are some forms of magick that don't need any "permission" for someone to cast a spell on them, or even attach a familiar spirit to. Especially if they can place an object in your home. (Hollywood did get some of it right)
I think a curse or hex was placed on my mom by someone as an attack at my granny (long story). I believe granny was trying to break the curse or spell.
I meant to mention that yesterday, and wanted to make sure it was in the thread.
THIS is what we were talking about. Most witched do NOT do hexes and curses because of the Law of Three (whatever you do comes back to you threefold, or instant karma x3). You do not NEED permission but you absolutely WANT permission if you don't want to risk it coming back on you in a very bad way. That is why witches who are smart only do things that are healing or helpful and never on anyone's behalf unless personally requested.
If someone cursed or hexed your grandmother you can rest assured that however bad it was on your granny things were much, much worse on the person that cursed her. Some people are just so evil and vindictive that they just don't care about the future repercussions.
I believe that last part with all my heart. I think the situation would have lead someone to hex granny despite the repercussions.
I'll divulge.
This is back in the late 1940's and 1950's this was going on.
Apparently my grandfather had been sleeping around with all the town women. Even getting them pregnant and having nothing to do with them.
Many homes and familys were destroyed.
We all now what happens when a "woman is scorned."
There were many scorned women involved.
Granny and her entire family became the community's public enemy number 1.
Backtrack some of this and their were known witches involved. Apparently gran-daddy liked a "bad girl" and was an severe adulterer.
Back in the 40's and 50's this was highly frowned upon. Granny became divorced. Grandad left his family high and dry; and it was found out he had a whole other family on the side. Thats when everyone really excommunicated her and her entire family. They were chased out pitch fork and torch style pretty much.
My granny was an innocent in all of this from what I gathered. Faithful wife, and good mother to 5 children. Her husband was an adulterer.
Theres more but you all deserve some of the meat of this.
To any young reader, things were very different back then.
Apparently this shit got real ugly. They had to move out of state because of this.
So the evil ones, by worshipping or summoning demons or Satan, are acknowledging the Christian/Jewish faith in a way, since Satan was a biblical construct?