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What is Witchcraft

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 What is witchcraft? This is a question that I get asked quite often, so today, I am tackling answering that question. The idea of magic, sorcery, and witchcraft existed throughout history under a number of different terms. The term witchcraft itself is from the Middle Ages, so not that old in the grand scheme of things. The use of this "power" was used long before the takeover by the church. Look at the old myths from any culture, and they will have some sort of use of witchcraft. From Athena's curse upon mudusa to Ea (Enki) of Sumarien myths. He is said to have been the one to grant humans the gift of magic and all in between. We see so many examples of magic, the supernatural, and WITCHCRAFT .    "Witches" or better yet what they would have been called in the old days "healer, spiritual leaders, protectors, midwives, herbalist" had a prominent role in most societies. Magic was an excepted part of life. The God Enki was viewed as patrons of magic and...
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History of thanksgiving

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Get ready folks and hold on to your knickers Last year I realized I didn't know the full scope of Thanksgiven. I knew the Pagan Harvest Home connection and the "Thanksgiving" basics we are taught in school. Natives, (Hell I was never even taught what tribe) and pilgrims, came together, shared food and everyone was happy. Never questioned it much but then I started getting this feeling 5 or 6 years ago like Thanksgiving was a hoax and it was glossing over genocide a fter I started researching who Christopher Columbus was.  So I took a dive down this rabbit hole that I am about to guide you all down. Each year November rolled around and like the good daughter, granddaughter, soldier I huffed and went along with the holiday. If you have been raised in the States, especially in the South you know how hard it is to get others to talk about stuff much less change how they do things. However, last year I put my foot down perse about I was done celebrating this "Holiday...
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Are you a witch they ask

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  What does the word witch mean? Many people believe the term witch means a woman who works with the devil and that it can not be used for a male practitioner... however, that may not be the case. Are you ready to take a dive down this rabbit hole and see what ya think on the other side? In medieval times the definition of witch was: *“Woman they are to cure without having studied she is a witch and must die.” In essence, these women were practicing medicine without a license in a male-dominated society. And we all know how big of an issue that was. Move up to Martin Luther in 1522, he said right before the witch trials really took off.    "Witches are the devil's whores who steal milk, raise storms, ride on goats or broomsticks, lame or maim people, torture babies in their cradles, change things into different shapes so that a human being seems to be a cow or an ox and force people into love and immorality.” With this type of definition, it sure makes a witch seem quit...
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