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So I understand that a lot of posts on here are about finding community and comfort in other witches, so I wanted to touch briefly on a subject that can get a little dicey: how to tell you need to avoid a practitioner.

There are a lot of people out there who generally don't give a shit about others, which is sad, but true. This is, unfortunately, especially true when it comes to religion and witchcraft. So here are a few red flags to watch out for if you're a witch, and wondering if you should be around another.

They constantly talk badly about other practices (especially closed practices).

They look down on other witches writing things down, because they believe 'real witches memorize everything'.

When the topic of things like divination, tarot, or astral projecting come up, they dominate the conversation and make up grandiose stories about their experiences. One or two crazy stories is much different than 'Hera told me to stop sleeping with her husband while shifting'.

They pretend to always 100% know exactly what your tarot cards are telling you.

They frequently fuss with your altar, tarot cards, crystals, etc without asking, disrupting their energy.

When the topic of religion comes up, they rant about how the only good/real religion is Paganism/Wicca/New Age/etc

If they refuse to do their own research.

If they dabble in closed practices without the proper birthright/invitation, then get mad when you tell them it's inappropriate.

If they tease baby and new witches for messing up, because they're still learning.

They think that every witch HAS to be religious.

If they suggest that the only "proper" witchcraft is their own style and/or if they consistently tell you you're wrong for using a specific crystal/candle/herb when you're actually using it properly.

There are lots of good people out there with the best intentions. Friends can be made in every direction, but remember that you are your first priority. If someone is making you feel small, belittled, or uncomfortable, you have the right to walk away from that person if you are able to. You are your own person and you have your own practice. Be safe, and don't let those who want to drag you down do just that.

I'm not Hindu so I can't really speak to karma as it's properly defined, but I'm guessing you mean more like a tit-for-tat cosmic balance type of concept? (Personal beliefs incoming.)

Obviously your actions have effects and consequences, but I don't put stock in the idea of universal moral punishment. Your environment/people are going to react naturally to your actions and behaviors, but I don't think there's a cosmic force actively judging your behaviors as "good" or "bad" and then doling out a proper amount of rewards/punishment. The Universe just is.

Besides, what standard would morality even be measured by? Your values? Somebody else's? People have drastically different opinions on moral behavior. It's comforting to imagine a world where those we don't like or who harm us always get their comeuppance and our own virtues always get rewarded eventually, but I just don't find it realistic.

You Shall Not Pass! A Defensive Protection Spell

If you read the title in Gandalf’s voice, you’re doing it right. You Shall Not Pass! is what I call an “active defensive spell”. It’s a security system. Essentially, it’s a passive, dormant spell that sits an only activates when someone or something happens outside of what you’ve programmed. It’s one of my favorite and most used protection spells ever. This spell can be cast on any object, but…

The fact that a person was accused of and/or executed for witchcraft DOES NOT mean they were actually a witch.

Neither does it mean that they were part of some secret pagan witch-cult.

Even if popular folklore paints them as such.

Even if they have been regularly portrayed in literature, art, music, movies, or television or as a witch or a sorcerer or what have you.

Margaret Murray's theories have been debunked and disproved for years, so maybe don't lean into sources that repeat her misinformation.

Friendly reminder also that the vast majority of the victims of witch panics are the poor, the disabled, the mentally infirm, the disenfranchised, and the socially, politically, or religiously othered.

“We have been here since time immemorial.”  

There might be no phrase more ubiquitous in Indian Country than this. (Insert obligatory “skoden,” and “ ayy,” references.) The meaning of the phrase is clear: Indigenous peoples have existed on and stewarded these lands for far longer than modern conceptions of time or human history have ever acknowledged. This truth — this fact — is enshrined through our stories, through our bodies, and through our natural relatives. So why is it that Indigenous findings and voices continue to be ignored, even when they are proved correct?