"if the publishers are making money, then people are buying. If people are buying, then people are reading and if people are reading they are learning...and its not the select few that real teachers would want to teach to...its the general public and believe me the people who would WANT to harm would be the ones to study it the hardest.
I have been practicing without claiming a title for some time now but since I have claimed the title "Witch" I can say my work load has come to me 10 fold. I now have to be responsible in my actions as well as my words. Im even watching the kind of toilet paper I buy because theres a company out there that is using our rain forests to make it. I notice trash on the streets a lot more than I used to and pick up what I can. Our Mother Earth is being polluted to the point of us not even being able to see her anymore. What do we do about it? Another thing I have picked up a habit of doing that I think we should all do to better our community...how about casting healing spells over all the EMS and ambulance crews in your area so they can perform at a level that would amaze even the doctors. Its a lot of work but its worth it. Honor the ancestors by cleaning up cemeteries. You would be surprised at how grateful people are. You want to talk about magic? Watch even the hardest of hearts melt when you send them a message from a loved one whos passed on as you clean off the crud from years of neglect.
I might not be able to grow all my own herbs and make my own tinctures but I do what I can and help the Earth and people of and on this earth they only way I know how. If thats using magic or talking to the dead or breaking my back I will do it because I am a witch and thats what a witch does."
I made that comment talking on a forum about witchcraft and the responsibilities to the readers.
Lets be honest here, the general public has an agenda. Most of them have the power or money agenda right? Not many at all have the control to use witchcraft for what it is intended. Im here to tell you that the witchcraft I know will kick your ass if you dont respect it. Some call it fate, some call it karma, some call it consequences, some call it a lesson from god, and some call it lack of responsibility. Whatever the definition "if you are not a witch dont practice the craft". You can study it and learn about it but please dont practice it. It can eat you alive. It takes an extraordinary amount of control not to get consumed by its temptations. Im sure you have all seen the results of what can happen. Ever hear of witch wars? How about covens breaking up because the leader got to full of themselves? How about authors who no longer accept anyone elses views on the subject? Yes these are all signs of people who shouldnt be in practice. Some of the most famous witches of all time shouldnt have been witches because of the power lust. I have seen it time and time again, people who practice and lose sight of what it is really about.
Now you ask what is it really about. Well first off I can say its about discovering yourself. Always looking inward for the answers. You might say thats a bunch of crap. Well if you take a look at the paragraph above it seems to me if you dont know what and who you are, you are in for a long hard road that will eventually end with a hard knock or two or even three depending on how hard your head is. After you get to know yourself and you are sure that after studying about the craft you want to try it....please by all means try it. After your first try re-examine how you feel about yourself. See if the power lust hasnt bitten you. If you fail to succeed in what you try ask yourself why do you want to try again. Most of the time I bet you would answer, "to see if I can do it' or "to see if its real" or "to see if it will work" If any of these are your answer you shouldnt be doing it. Im not going to tell you what the answer should be because those of you who know, know that its far to precious a thing to just dole out on a whim for writing a book.
Magic is only a part of the craft and even everyday people can do magic. Energy can be drawn in and sent by anyone. Dont believe me? Go to any belief system, any religion at all. Catholics use the energy of candle flame, pentacostals use the laying on of hands and dancing, hindu, buddists, muslim, agnostics athiests, everyone does it their own way they just give it a different name. What makes a witch a witch is the ability to not only work magic but work it in conjuction with the otherworlds.
Im not talking about UFO's, martians and other planets. Im talking about the spirit realms. The underworld, as it were.
This is what makes a witch a witch. I know the people think that anyone who does magic is a witch and there are those who think that you dont have to practice magic to be a witch. From everything that I have studied and everything I have read, I can safely say that witches are not common, they are rare. Magicians are common, cunning folk are common, power hungry people with an agenda are VERY common, psychics are even pretty common. A witch is someone who travels to the underworld, understands what is there and uses magic to achieve the needs of the underworld. This is why they have been hated and feared for thousands of years. Before the Church and governments took over, witches were feared and respected. Their knowledge was sought to heal as well as curse. A witch knows the ways of nature and the ways of the spirits. You cant deny that if you know nothing about the underworld and told of the dangers and are to fear it, then it is safe to say that witches MUST be feared also.
What is so sad is that anything we dont understand, we fear. I believe the heart of the witch is more important than the practice of the craft. This is where power lust can play a very important role in not only your craft but it could mean that your intentions might get you killed in some places. Not to mention what becomes of the name witch. It is human nature to stereotype a label or title. Here in the United States you can be fired, mocked, scorned, and be cast aside. I have seen some people run out of towns. Never underestimate the power of fear. And never underestimate the power you have to either induce that fear or calm it.
This is why witches really are a rare thing. It is bad enough that the underworld is a dangerous place, but the mundane will no doubt attempt to make this world a living nightmare for you if they dont understand what you are about. Hence the need to be solitary in practice.
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