#witchcrafts

Froggy Magic

Now in my shop! This pattern comes with two colorways! My model has yellow details, and the 2nd variation brings the colors from the starry bits down into the froggo's garments.

I stitched this on 16ct Chloris by @undertheseafabrics

Like obviously this is extremely important for understanding poetry, mythology, fiction etc. But it’s also vital for seeing the value in cultural practices and such.

Take divination. Lots of folk will dismiss it because nothing can predict the future and all that. It’s fine if you think that, but contemporary divination is more than that. Many contemporary magical practices are focused on changing consciousness before reality. Divination is no different. The cards, runes etc. force you to connect abstract ideas to concrete people and events in your life. This symbolism elevates subconscious connections to a conscious level, leading you to introspection and more emotionally aware decision making. The belief that this process is somewhat spiritually or supernaturally empowered can enhance the experience but is not all it is.

Same with many cultural practices. There’s a “literal” explanation, which opens people up through the invocation of the magical & the supernatural, but there’s also the psychological, social and emotional meaning that goes much deeper and is completely missed by literalist “hard science is the only truth” NA readings.

If you’re just reading spiritual texts and practices through a literalist lens, you are choosing a reductive approach. This is very likely to lead culturally imperialist behaviour when you try to dissuade people from their practices because “they aren’t real” not because of any actual harm.