#thecraft

Does our culture promote an accurate picture of pagan traditions and beliefs? We think not. It is skewed by religious prejudice. Let's take a philosophical approach to magic and reveal what the facts say. You don't have to follow a religion to have spiritual beliefs. Many people have beliefs about a higher power and the afterlife. Beliefs about the supernatural and paranormal are also common. These concepts share elements of mysticism and magic.

Magical Practices Through the Ages

Magic is a concept found in many cultures. Western theology comes from the ancient mystery religions of the Mediterranean. The Mesopotamian region was a fertile ground, not only for agriculture by religion. This is the home of the dying-god mystery religions. The mystery religions of Assyria, Babylon, Egypt, and Persia developed alongside each other. They borrowed ideas and techniques from mythology and superstition. Mastering the art of magic was part of the culture.

When I was a kid, I used to secretly watch The Craft—you know, that 90s witch movie that makes you feel like magic could be real if you wanted it bad enough. Back then, I didn’t even realize I was already feeling things... energies, shifts, intuition. I just thought I was weird. I didn’t know there was a name for it. I didn’t know other people could feel that too.

I've always dreamed of having a coven. Like, genuinely. A small group of people who just get it. People I could do rituals with, manifest with, charge our crystals under the full moon, talk about our dreams and signs and energies without judgment or second-guessing myself. People who feel like magic in human form.

But where I live, witchcraft isn’t really a thing. It’s mostly people just going about their lives, being… well, “normal.” You know? Normies. And I’m not saying that in a bad way—it’s just, I haven’t found anyone who shares the same pull toward the metaphysical, the unknown, the energy around us.

Sometimes I walk past strangers and I feel them. Not in a creepy way. Just… there’s this flicker of recognition in my chest, like they know too. Like we’re on the same frequency. And yet, nothing happens. No words exchanged. Just energy. And I get this gut feeling that maybe it’s just not time yet. Maybe we’re not meant to cross paths now. But I feel like those people? They’re my people.

I yearn for a coven. A real one. A chosen family of the spiritually sensitive. The in-betweeners. The people who feel too much and say too little because the world doesn’t always understand us.

Today, it hit me again. In college, I laugh and I talk and I blend in. But deep down, it’s like I’m acting. Like I’m performing “normal.” And I know that’s part of adulthood—fitting in, being functional. But there’s a difference between being functional and feeling like you belong. And lately, I’ve been feeling the weight of not belonging. Not truly. Not soul-deep.

Sometimes I stare into space and just wish—wish there was someone beside me who’d look at the same moon and feel the same kind of magic. Someone who’d say, “Hey, let’s light a candle and talk to the universe tonight.”

I believe they’re out there. Somewhere. Maybe reading this post. Maybe walking past me again tomorrow.

If you're out there… I see you. I feel you. And I hope we find each other soon.

Foxfire 1996

A surreal digital collage about three versions of the self - A piece about sisterhood and girlhood in a setting of discarded objects and quiet magic inspired by the 1996 film of the same name.

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Queen Akasha Art -- Reposted from @erickdvila

Who is your favorite (good or bad) black female horror character?

Here' a few names:

--- VILLIANS:

- Queen Akasha (Aaliyah) 'Queen of The Damned' (2002) - Katrina (Grace Jones) 'Vamp' (1986) - Sue Ann (Octavia Spencer) 'Ma' (2019) - Red (Lupita Nyong’o) 'Us' (2019)

--- HEROINES

- Adelaide Wilson (Lupita Nyong’o) 'Us' (2019) - Alexa Woods (Sanaa Lathan) 'Alien v. Predator' (2004) - Selena (Naomie Harris) '28 Days Later' (2002) - Det. Rita Veder (Angela Bassett) 'Vampire in Brooklyn' (1995) - Miranda Grey (Halle Berry) 'Gothika' (2003) - Jeryline (Jada Pinkette Smith) 'Tales From The Crypt: Demon Knight' (1995)

(List above from flipscreened.com)