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“For some primitive reason probably rooted in childhood, humans have a deep need to idealize other humans; to project the possibility of transcendence or redemption onto a charismatic other. The clash between the tender need to be led and an idol’s need for power forms a breeding ground for the worst of humanity.” —Blair Glaser

🕯️🔊 I’d like to say a few things in response to stuff I’ve been seeing on my feed. I feel the need to give you, the people, my beloved community, a few warnings:

🖤 Most of the time, people who’ve been practicing any kind of magic for a long time are NOT going to approach you out of the blue and offer to teach you. Most of us do not randomly slide into people’s DMs offering them an occult apprenticeship. Honestly, I’d be wary of anyone who randomly approached me with an offer to teach me. The truth is there are many people who seek to control others under the guise of “teaching” them what they know about magic and the occult. Whatever the unfortunate student learns from this kind of person typically ends up fulfilling a twisted personal agenda instead of fulfilling any spiritual or magical goals the student has. Such “teachers” are basically parasitic entities in my eyes because not only do they abuse people, but I’ve noticed they specifically feed off the energy of baby witches as well as neurodivergent people like myself. They pretend to have the intentions of a teacher to secure loyalty and perpetuate harm/exploitation in the worldly and spiritual sense. Please be super careful when dealing with others in the occult community, and always remember that you owe nothing to strangers online.

🖤 Furthermore, even people who’ve been practicing for a long time can still be predatory and/or full of shit. Any teacher worth their salt won’t mind if/when you ask questions. If anything, they should help you seek knowledge while also discovering other questions along the way. After all, it’s that curiosity that leads to the attainment of knowledge and experience, so keeping that curiosity alive is crucial! Developing a solid practice of my own took me years. I’m at a point where I’ve developed my own way of doing things. Still, I am far from knowing everything, which means I’m not above being questioned. Nobody is such an authority that they are above being questioned. The “teachers” who get mad at you for questioning them want you to see the world their way for a self-serving reason. I strongly encourage you to skip the parasitic entity/predatory “teacher” and study/practice by yourself. It’s much better to develop your practice with the help of books and online content than suffer trauma like that.

🖤 When I was a baby witch, some of my most valuable teachers wound up being other beginners. I’ve found that these connections often resulted in us exchanging our knowledge about magic, witchcraft, and the occult. We shared what information we had with each other so we could prosper together. I encourage baby witches to not only seek out experienced practitioners’ material to study from, but also connections with other people who are new to witchcraft. In my experience, hidden knowledge can dwell where you least expect it, including in the minds and hearts of other beginners.

🖤 If you claim the demons as your magical accomplices, you are acting as their representative. If you perpetuate abuse in the name of demons, you have failed to be a good representative for them. Based on my gnosis, demons don’t want any abuse, undue harm, or loss of life perpetuates in their name. It is one thing to defend yourself in the name of justice, but it’s an entirely different thing to disgrace the demons with straight up heinous, horrid actions. Please know that demons punish people who prey on others in their name. I believe that anyone who scams or abuses people in the name of demons will have to answer to the demons for their dishonorable actions, and there is no wrath quite like theirs. In fact, the worst/best part of demons’ wrath is that shitty people get exactly what they deserve. The demons take it upon themselves to enact justice after a certain point and their reach extends far beyond what a single person is capable of. Humans have physical limitations and mortality to worry about. Demons do not.

🖤 It’s okay to share your ingredients and altar setups for spells and rituals. Grimoires have been doing it for years. It takes more to hijack/undo a spell than knowing someone’s altar setup or what ingredients they used. Having secure protection in place is what matters most.