We really need a /c/magick

    • zifnab25 [he/him, any]
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      11 months ago

      geordi-no Wiccanism as a ritual fetish or lifestyle brand, entirely obsessed with spiritualist tropes and magical thinking.

      geordi-yes Wiccanism as a philosophical belief and value system that leverages the core animist tendency to encourage empathy with all living things.

    • HiImThomasPynchon [des/pair, it/its]
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      11 months ago

      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.

    • DroneRights [it/its]
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      11 months ago

      Materialism is outdated in a world where science confirms our perceptions are symbols we created

      • 1nt3rd1m3nt10n4l [he/him]
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        10 months ago

        I'm absolutely certain that science does not "confirm" whatever you think that means.

  • HiImThomasPynchon [des/pair, it/its]
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    11 months ago

    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.

  • 1nt3rd1m3nt10n4l [he/him]
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    10 months ago

    Name me a mass esotericist movement that didn't either fizzle out, or ultimately serve as a funnel to fascism.

    I'll wait.

    • DroneRights [it/its]
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      11 months ago

      Because there are plenty of atheist magic users, and plenty of pagans who don't know how to use magic directly

      • Ithorian [comrade/them, he/him]M
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        11 months ago

        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.

  • TheCynicalSaint
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    5 months ago

    If I had more time I would totally create that! I'd love an alternative to the crapfire that is Reddit!

  • DroneRights [it/its]
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    11 months ago

    This sounds more like chaote terminology than witch terminology?

    • EndMilkInCrisps [he/him]
      hexagon
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      11 months ago

      I used witch to encompass all magickal practitioners. Egregores are not specific to chaos magic though it did popularise them.

      • DroneRights [it/its]
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        11 months ago

        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

        • EndMilkInCrisps [he/him]
          hexagon
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          11 months ago

          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.