Do we have any witches on TA?

[Methuselah]

Discuss please

[The Lawspeaker]

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[Satem]

I don't think so

[itilvolga]

:wave:

[Kivan]

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m2FwRLQ6DOo

[The Lawspeaker]

:wave:

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[sioned]

Define witch?

[Methuselah]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m2FwRLQ6DOo
Right back in the kisser!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P0bc0hkbOew

:wave:
What kind of witchery do you practice? And why?

Define witch?
A person who practices sorcery? Not talking about Zoroastrian priests or Biblical Magis here. More like sorcery or occult related stuff. I guess we can count Wiccans as well.

[sioned]

Are Wiccans not some kind of new age style pagans?

[Mans not hot]

Jusia, the former member.

[Methuselah]

Are Wiccans not some kind of new age style pagans?

Pagan witchcraft. Contemporary witchcraft. Modern paganism. Go and figure. They do use the word "witch" sometimes. I guess we can count them as well.

[smurph]

Did a seance as a teen and brought in Kurt Cobain. He knocked over a bottle of lotion. Dunno if that counts.

[Roy]

One of my great-grandmothers was a rural witch. I am not kidding you.

[Prinses]

I am. Better watch out

[The Lawspeaker]

I am. Better watch out
Prove it (https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waag_(Oudewater)) ! :thumb001:

[Prinses]

Prove it (https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waag_(Oudewater)) ! :thumb001:


Niemand werd er ooit als heks veroordeeld.

I’ll make the difference xD

[The Lawspeaker]

I’ll make the difference xD

And then we try again...

http://www.rijckheyt.nl/sites/rijckheyt/files/styles/token-image-medium/public/afbeeldingen/Historieachtergronden/Instellingeneninstituties/heks%20te%20water.jpg?itok=7rYap6Ae


;)

[Methuselah]

Did a seance as a teen and brought in Kurt Cobain. He knocked over a bottle of lotion. Dunno if that counts.
Not a smart thing to do man.

One of my great-grandmothers was a rural witch. I am not kidding you.
Oh. Did she cook that neon green colored soup in a huge pot? I wonder how people reacted at this. Or was it just some fortune telling stuff?

I am. Better watch out

You are not. Don't be silly...

[smurph]

Not a smart thing to do man.

He's been haunting me ever since...

[IrisSelene]

Yes me, I read tarot and all.

[Morena]

One of my great-grandmothers was a rural witch. I am not kidding you.

One of mine as well, but it was of Cuban Santeria variety. Funny enough, she was one of my white Great-Grandmothers. She was blue eyed and with Spanish parents. My "black" great-grand mother had nothing to do with any of that. Go figure - going against type. :lol:

[Roy]

Not a smart thing to do man.

Oh. Did she cook that neon green colored soup in a huge pot? I wonder how people reacted at this. Or was it just some fortune telling stuff?


You are not. Don't be silly...

Not that fortune telling stuff. More like being a village / folk healer, performing purifying rituals etc. on the willing person, on your livestock, house etc., using various herbs, prayers and ceremonies using egg and stuff like that. She was a witch performing white magic & using herbal medicine, something close to szeptunka in the village called Sarnów located here. Her name was Wiktoria and her husband's name was ... Wiktor. Cute :D

https://i.imgur.com/94WKhLH.png?1

Here you have a short clip on one woman who carries it on. Sadly no subtitles. There are only a handful of them left in my country mostly in the North-Eastern Poland.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GfcydLoiLCo

[Methuselah]

And then we try again...

http://www.rijckheyt.nl/sites/rijckheyt/files/styles/token-image-medium/public/afbeeldingen/Historieachtergronden/Instellingeneninstituties/heks%20te%20water.jpg?itok=7rYap6Ae


;)

Interesting that Spain, Portugal and Italy didn't have to go through this that much, since they were stable Catholic countries. They didn't have any competition.
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/jan/07/witchcraft-economics-reformation-catholic-protestant-market-share

[The Lawspeaker]

Interesting that Spain, Portugal and Italy didn't have to go through this that much, since they were stable Catholic countries. They didn't have any competition.
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/jan/07/witchcraft-economics-reformation-catholic-protestant-market-share

Indeed. In the Dutch Republic, it was quickly done away with too but it remained a problem in the areas outside of her jurisdiction.

[Ülev]

https://youtu.be/NrKpDDbMB4A

[Rgvgjhvv]

https://media.tenor.com/images/73d69b965ee4d2e86e1fb8227bdfb405/raw

[Roy]

Here you have one Polish witch - healer, szeptucha from Podlasie. Paraskiewa Artemiuk performing a ritual and praying... her name & that mixed language she uses indicates that she's from Belarussian minority or a descendant of Orthodox Old Believers. I think it could be the same woman as in the video above.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=niKilHkFBec

Obviously there are plenty of Wiccans too in Poland, and self-proclaimed Witches of both genders too, but it's a different, unassociated thing.

[Magnolia]

I cast one spell on Marmara and it worked. But I am not a witch.

[Rgvgjhvv]

Historically, shamanism played a pretty significant part in everyday Korean life. It still exists in some small pockets of the country now, but 95%+ of people are super creeped out about it. It's really disturbing, tbh. Friggin mental cases

[Ülev]

Tanzania - 21:55 - 27:12


https://youtu.be/vfNZrlXMJrs

[NielsW]

Not that fortune telling stuff. More like being a village healer, performing purifying rituals etc. on the willing person, on your livestock, house etc., using various herbs, prayers and ceremonies using egg and stuff like that. She was a witch performing white magic & using herbal medicine, something close to szeptunka in the village called Sarnów located here. Her name was Wiktoria and her husband's name was ... Wiktor. Cute :D

https://i.imgur.com/94WKhLH.png?1

Here you have a short clip on one woman who carries it on. Sadly no subtitles. There are only a handful of them left in my country mostly in the North-Eastern Poland.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GfcydLoiLCo

My great-grandfather used to read hands(palms) in the pub. It started out as a joke but he made some money doing it, so he kept doing it lol

[Methuselah]

I cast one spell on Marmara and it worked. But I am not a witch.
Some love spell? Good to know you are not.

Historically, shamanism played a pretty significant part in everyday Korean life. It still exists in some small pockets of the country now, but 95%+ of people are super creeped out about it. It's really disturbing, tbh. Friggin mental cases

I think shamanistic rituals go hand in hand with Buddhist traditions, no? South Korea has plenty of Christians by the way.

[Rgvgjhvv]

I think shamanistic rituals go hand in hand with Buddhist traditions, no?

In Korea, Shamanism existed long before the introduction of Buddhism to the peninsula. They deal a lot with "spirits" such as performing exorcisms and regularly conduct in animal sacrifice. Shamans claim to see spirits/supernatural beings/ghosts 24/7 and their job is to kind of act as a messenger for these gods and ancestral beings, to help people's problems "back on Earth." So like there's rituals for everything; good luck, love, good health, etc. They claim to be "possessed" during these rituals, which allow them to communicate with the gods or whatever.

They'll literally like, swing a chicken 'til its head pops off, and like rub their face in blood after slaughtering a pig. It's just pure insanity aha.

Shaman music and dance is awesome though:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wL4FtvGK1oI

[Rgvgjhvv]

South Korea has plenty of Christians by the way.

Obviously...lol

[Methuselah]

In Korea, Shamanism existed long before the introduction of Buddhism to the peninsula. They deal a lot with "spirits" such as performing exorcisms and regularly conduct in animal sacrifice. Shamans claim to see spirits/supernatural beings/ghosts 24/7 and their job is to kind of act as a messenger for these gods and ancestral beings, to help people's problems "back on Earth." So like there's rituals for everything; good luck, love, good health, etc. They claim to be "possessed" during these rituals, which allow them to communicate with the gods or whatever.

They'll literally like, swing a chicken 'til its head pops off, and like rub their face in blood after slaughtering a pig. It's just pure insanity aha.

Shaman music and dance is awesome though:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wL4FtvGK1oI
Oh yeah i know what shamans do... They also might traditionally drink some magic mushroom protein shakes in order to get in to that state.

Have you heard of those Hindu animal sacrifices in Nepal? Very crazy.

[Rgvgjhvv]

Have you heard of those Hindu animal sacrifices in Nepal? Very crazy.

I have not. This stuff gives me the heebeegeebees!

[Methuselah]

Tanzania - 21:55 - 27:12


https://youtu.be/vfNZrlXMJrs

Did they cure him?

[Marmara]

Yes, magnolia casted a spell on me.

[Methuselah]

Yes, magnolia casted a spell on me.

What kind of spell? She said it worked out.

[MiloshN]

Is there a vampire?

[Morena]

Indeed. In the Dutch Republic, it was quickly done away with too but it remained a problem in the areas outside of her jurisdiction.

This probably had to do with the mini-ice age that they were experiencing at the time, as well as other stresses, like wars and religious instability. The wheat was infected with a fungus that was causing people to hallucinate. This is why I think it's unfair to judge people of that time too harshly for the things that happened.

[Oneeye]

I cast one spell on Marmara and it worked. But I am not a witch.


https://youtu.be/v7c187E5BxY

[The Lawspeaker]

This probably had to do with the mini-ice age that they were experiencing at the time, as well as other stresses, like wars and religious instability. The wheat was infected with a fungus that was causing people to hallucinate. This is why I think it's unfair to judge people of that time too harshly for the things that happened.

Absolutely. For what I read the Dutch Republic was somewhat in luck as our climate was a little bit warmer due to the maritime influence of the North Sea. Plus, we had a (relatively) stable system of government (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Politics_and_government_of_the_Dutch_Republic).

[Oneeye]

Why are all these Turks claiming to be witches? Did the Muslims not burn theirs?

[Oneeye]

I have ancestors that were accused of witchcraft in Salem.

[arkas]

I have ancestors that were accused of witchcraft in Salem.

What happened to them?

[Mortimer]

Yes a few. Lily, Seya and a few more who Im not sure of. Im not insulting them they can be witches if they want.

[Oneeye]

What happened to them?

Escaped. xD

[Borealis]

Yes a few. Lily, Seya and a few more who Im not sure of. Im not insulting them they can be witches if they want.

What did they do?

[Mortimer]

What did they do?

They did nothing wrong. But they are into the magick and such.

[Mortimer]

Heathers Duval but he/she was banned. Not anymore here but Im sure he/she was a witch.

[Alenka]

I don't know if there's a witch, but I know there's a bitch.

[Dick]

I don't know if there's a witch, but I know there's a bitch.

http://media.tumblr.com/c6960b286fde31160b1486f4d813e6b5/tumblr_inline_mgvo9b89p01r1yj84.gif

[Nazarene]

I don't know if there's a witch, but I know there's a bitch.

Are we really sure that there are real bitches on TA?

[oszkar07]

Many years ago when I was much younger like in my early twenties for short period of time I became very interested in Occult things.
I started out studying Astrology,Numerology and Tarot then later I would go to certain Occult book shops and started buying lots of books on Old occult rituals and ceremonies etc,. I personally didnt identify as a Warlock or with any specific Occult group or religion ...I just at the time had an interest in that stuff, eventually I came to feel that there was this weird energy around my house with having all those Occult books on archaic rituals /Aleister Crowley etc so one day I just threw all those books out and never went back to it.
Each to their own but I just feel that stuff leads to somewhere ... there is definitly an enerygy attached to that stuff and its not an energy of light.

[Regnera]

If you mean wiccans,I guess yes.

[Daco Celtic]

I'm looking

[Carlito's Way]

One of mine as well, but it was of Cuban Santeria variety. Funny enough, she was one of my white Great-Grandmothers. She was blue eyed and with Spanish parents. My "black" great-grand mother had nothing to do with any of that. Go figure - going against type. :lol:

white cubans are culturally black, im not surprise by this
they have taken over Cuban santeria....

[Dandelion]

Magnolia is one.

[Teutone]

They did nothing wrong. But they are into the magick and such.

there is no magic, all what they do is being satanic.

the witches that were burned were just satanic or heretic women, different times, different values.

[Mortimer]

there is no magic, all what they do is being satanic.

the witches that were burned were just satanic or heretic women, different times, different values.

I'm not sure if there is no magic there are miracles angels demonic possessions exorcism etc why no magic? Certainly they believe themselves in it they call for Satan or cast spells

[Lehel]

Many years ago when I was much younger like in my early twenties for short period of time I became very interested in Occult things.
I started out studying Astrology,Numerology and Tarot then later I would go to certain Occult book shops and started buying lots of books on Old occult rituals and ceremonies etc,. I personally didnt identify as a Warlock or with any specific Occult group or religion ...I just at the time had an interest in that stuff, eventually I came to feel that there was this weird energy around my house with having all those Occult books on archaic rituals /Aleister Crowley etc so one day I just threw all those books out and never went back to it.
Each to their own but I just feel that stuff leads to somewhere ... there is definitly an enerygy attached to that stuff and its not an energy of light.

Same.
I think because modern occultism is based on Judaism/Kabbalah. It's not for Europeans.
I'm not saying it doesn't work, but we have our own belief system.

[Methuselah]

This probably had to do with the mini-ice age that they were experiencing at the time, as well as other stresses, like wars and religious instability. The wheat was infected with a fungus that was causing people to hallucinate. This is why I think it's unfair to judge people of that time too harshly for the things that happened.
I'm sure that many strange looking and acting people were accused of being witches. Some of them maybe were witches, some just seen as a threat for some reason. Some of them probably had mental health issues.
https://i.ibb.co/3kVqNzg/quote-before-being-burned-at-the-stake-for-her-faith-hold-the-cross-high-so-i-may-see-it-through-joan-of-arc-117-0-057.jpg

Many years ago when I was much younger like in my early twenties for short period of time I became very interested in Occult things.
I started out studying Astrology,Numerology and Tarot then later I would go to certain Occult book shops and started buying lots of books on Old occult rituals and ceremonies etc,. I personally didnt identify as a Warlock or with any specific Occult group or religion ...I just at the time had an interest in that stuff, eventually I came to feel that there was this weird energy around my house with having all those Occult books on archaic rituals /Aleister Crowley etc so one day I just threw all those books out and never went back to it.
Each to their own but I just feel that stuff leads to somewhere ... there is definitly an enerygy attached to that stuff and its not an energy of light.
Wise move to get rid of that stuff. Not worth it. Same goes for Ouija boards and such things. A very wrong way to deal with the spiritual world.

Magnolia is one.
Oh Magnolia Magnolia.

Same.
I think because modern occultism is based on Judaism/Kabbalah. It's not for Europeans.
I'm not saying it doesn't work, but we have our own belief system.
I don't think you are any more safe from that "dark energy" if you practice more "traditional European occultism".

Do you think that Kabbalists influenced modern occultism by the way? It could have been vice versa. And all mystic traditions might be loaning stuff from Eastern religions anyway.

[Karaton]

Why are all these Turks claiming to be witches? Did the Muslims not burn theirs?

Turks have always been more moderate about such stuff. There were no witch trials and etc.

[Methuselah]

Turks have always been more moderate about such stuff. There were no witch trials and etc.

Yeah, they probably were not that strict about pagan influences unless someone was literally a non Muslim or a political threat. Some goes for Russia, they didn't burn many witches unless they were literally different people with different religions. Then they could get very bloody.

[Peterski]

Number of witches per country in period 1300-1850:

https://i.imgur.com/k1gBkLU.png

[RenaRyuguu]

Hola

[Haldis]

I think I can call myself as a witch.