witchesvspatriarchy

I'm drawn to it because it's about female power, and tuned into nature. I don't believe in magical powers but I do believe in the power of nature and individuals!

There's no mod listed, seems they deleted their account. I already moderate [email protected] so can't take it on but it would be nice to see this lovely community pick up

cross-posted from: https://sh.itjust.works/post/35248221

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74. Erotic spell to attract a woman (Yale 1791 [second text]) STEPHEN EMMEL 158
75. Another erotic spell to attract a woman (Berlin 8314) MARVIN MEYER 159
76. Another erotic spell to attract a woman (Berlin 8325) MARVIN MEYER 160
77. Another erotic spell to attract a woman (Heidelberg Kopt. 518) DAVID FRANKFURTER 161
78. Another erotic spell to attract a woman (London Hay 10376) DAVID FRANKFURTER 164
79. Spells for sex and business (London Hay 10414) DAVID FRANKFURTER 166
80. Spell for a man to obtain a male lover (Ashmolean Museum 1981.940) DAVID FRANKFURTER 177

85 - 87. Three sexual curses to leave a man impotent and protect a woman from sexual advances (Chicago Oriental Institute 13767; Heidelberg Kopt. 682; Strasbourg Coptic Manuscript 135) MARVIN MEYER 178

CHAPTER 7 Curses

These are from an archeology textbook about ancient Christian Ritual Magic. I skipped some because these are my favorites so far. Also I can't get over the transition from the spells for horny men to the spells about women trying to get rid of the horny men (although I'm a little miffed that they stuffed them all into one chapter when the horny men each got their own individual ones). Honestly though most of the positive things I gain from reading ancient spiritual texts is just the reassurance that humanity hasn't fundamentally changed. My mother always acted like older times were simpler and purer. No, no they were not.

Bonus Mixed Amazon Reviews:

tim zidik - One Star Reviewed in the United States on August 26, 2014 - Verified Purchase weak not effective

gresmy - a true magical book Reviewed in Canada on November 27, 2013 - Verified Purchase wonderfull, educational. I personnaly like the ritual with psentebeth. It worked for me and the several different names of Isis just wow

Lol, sorry to sound desperate, but I've just realized a few days ago that my Reddit account has been locked for weeks and I can't seem to unlock it, despite following the posted instructions.

I was starting to notice that no one was responding to my comments, and none of my posts were getting comments and upvotes, so I went digging into my inbox and found the notice that the account had been locked because of "suspicious activity". (I've been moving away from Gmail, so I think I changed the email address on the account, probably more than once in the same week. That's my best guess as to what they considered "suspicious".)

And of course support is non-existent and unresponsive. I guess this is a "shadow ban"? I feel like a spirit haunting Reddit, watching everything from the outside and trying my best to break through and be heard, but to no avail. :lolsob:

I can't decide if I want to just delete the account, ditch 6 years of history, and start over? (My cake day was coming up in April too!) Or just hang on a little longer and hope more people make their way over here?

I love the idea of sharing some of our favorite withy stuff here. Here is an amazing book I recently started reading based off of a recommendation by another witch. This in particular is a book that is amazing for how to use magic while you are at your lowest / not at your best physically or mentally. Felt appropriate given… things.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/26639491

Considering the recent changes it would be so lovely if a coven ended up forming here too. The subreddit is one of my favorite places on the internet, but I doubt it will survive the recent sitewide changes for long with the timing of the new rule and how left-leaning the sub is.

OC pic of a mushroom I took just because mushrooms.

Hello!

I'm (30m) going on a date tomorrow, which I am excited about, but also very anxious about. I've had a horrible pattern of failed relationships for various reasons. Some ended ugly, some ended civil, some ended and we still get together as friends. Still, my heart feels congested and bruised after so many heartbreaks. I feel broken and poisoned and ruined.

I don't consider myself a witch, and I don't usually think of myself as especially spiritual, but yesterday I felt especially nervous about a future relationship. Am I ready? Will I hurt them? Will they hurt me? Will I pass up the opportunity to find love with the kindest, softest, cutest, happiest person I've met? I thought about how I felt after the 20 years of me falling for people, and all that I've been through.

My friend who is a witch gave me some sage a while ago, so I decided to light the sage and walk in a circle in my apartment. I was improvising, but thought maybe I could do SOMETHING. ANYTHING.

I said the name of all of my exes out loud, with long pauses in between for me to reflect on the relationship, how I felt in the beginning, the middle, and the end of each one. Some I felt warmth remembering how kind they were to me. Some I felt gratitude to what they taught me. Some I cried because of the guilt of how I left them. Some I cried because of the memory of how they left me. The ones who were especially impactful I gave a full 10 minutes of silence and reflection. I said all the names of my partners going back to the initial most innocent "relationship" I had in 4th grade. I felt some relief, and felt better about my date as I was going into it without as much of the baggage that held me down before.

What are your thoughts? I really don't know what I'm doing but I know I want to stop feeling the guilt and sadness of the people I loved. I am so lucky to have loved so many people, but also feel like I need to let go.