We really need a /c/magick
but my materialism!
this post was submitted on 04 Sep 2023
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Hop in , we're getting witchy!
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Wiccanism as a ritual fetish or lifestyle brand, entirely obsessed with spiritualist tropes and magical thinking.
Wiccanism as a philosophical belief and value system that leverages the core animist tendency to encourage empathy with all living things.
The ongoing collapse of organized religion is a positive thing, but we didn't make anything to fulfill the needs that religion used to. Rational materialism + consumerism just isn't doing the trick anymore, and that might have something to do with the uptick in stochastic terrorism.
Materialism is outdated in a world where science confirms our perceptions are symbols we created
I'm absolutely certain that science does not "confirm" whatever you think that means.
Be the change you want to see in the lemmyverse
You think you want a c/magick but you don't. It'll mostly be me asking how I undo the consequences of whatever bizarre ritual The Great Heretic Serpent has asked me to perform lately.
Me and my fellow Gothic Marxists summoning powerful forces to weaken the subconscious wards that sustain capitalism
Hell yea
It is HEXbear, after all
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Why do you want c/magic? Anything thing that would go there is probably appropriate here too.
Because there are plenty of atheist magic users, and plenty of pagans who don't know how to use magic directly
I see your point, I personally don't think we need a separate comm for that but I can update this com's sidebar to be more inclusive.
Name me a mass esotericist movement that didn't either fizzle out, or ultimately serve as a funnel to fascism.
I'll wait.
If I had more time I would totally create that! I'd love an alternative to the crapfire that is Reddit!
This sounds more like chaote terminology than witch terminology?
I used witch to encompass all magickal practitioners. Egregores are not specific to chaos magic though it did popularise them.
Oh, I find the term "mage" to be more inclusive. I don't personally identify as a witch because I'm not a believer in wicca
The term witch predates wicca. I don't believe in it either, I think it is gender essentialist clap trap. Any magic user can be a witch. It's all personal preference. Mage is good though, but ultimately all language is imperfect.