I have been asked by an online friend and Witch, Adam Balan, to address the following quote that he shared with me. He explained that he read this comment in a post on a video that they had watched on someone else's YouTube channel. It was not stated by the YouTuber he was watching, but was left by a viewer of this particular channel. Adam recorded his own thoughts on this quote, which can be found on his channel under the video titled: The Witchy Show: "My Craft Is Better". You can access it through this link. I agree with his opinion and thoughts on this, but I have some things to share with you, my readers as well. Let's begin with me sharing the quote with you.
“Witches are simply just women and maginas who have control freak issues who want to manipulate and control men and other women. You are useless sacks of shit that pretend like you have some secret power that only you can use. The truth is real Magick is done by Ceremonial Magicians. Witches are just idiots pretending they are doing magick. Wicca is the worst, but the slave magic is almost just as bad. When will these idiots learn that the elite have been steering mankind's destiny since the time of the Sumerians. Ceremonial magick has always been the ruling magick. The so called magic practiced by slaves and peasants has never effected anything. They are simply fooling themselves.”
There are so many things to address within this quote, some of which I may address in a separate blog, but the overall feeling projected by the poster is anger as can be seen by the continued degradation of others who practice magick.
“Witches are simply just women and maginas (male vagina) … “
“You are useless sacks of shit …”
“Witches are just idiots …”
“Wicca is the worst … these idiots …”
“The so called magic …”
These insults originate in the vibration of fear and this saddens me because it is a clear indication that this commenter feels inferior and the only way that he or she is able to gain power is through the subjugation of Witches and other magickal practitioners; that Witches must feel powerless in order for this individual to feel powerful. This is exactly what the Church has done for centuries to pagans and Witches and those who practice anything other than their choice of spirituality.
“The truth is real Magick is done by Ceremonial Magicians … Ceremonial magick has always been the ruling magick.”
The truth? How did this individual come to know “the truth” for all others? Who bestowed the honor upon him? Or her? Certainly not I. Did you? How can one individual claim that he or she possesses knowledge for all others when we are uniquely different individuals who such personal and intricate relationships to the life force that runs through us all? There is no magickal tribunal. No magickal committee. No President of Magick or Prime Minister of Magick. Who decides what magick is real and what forms of magick are fake or pretend?
Again, I suggest that this elitism presented by the commenter is the same that exists within Christianity, each denomination believes that they have The Truth and all others are false and originate with Satan, that if you are XYZ brand of Christian, then you are doomed to Hell. Well, my dear readers, I don’t believe that, nor do I believe that there is only “one true form” of magick that is effective and ruling over all others. And even if I did, I can say with certainty that it would not be Ceremonial Magick.
All life is a spectrum. We can see this just by looking around in nature and the vast expression found therein. We can see this within humanity and the uniqueness of each individual person. Yes, there are indeed polarities that exist, just as day and night do however, the majority of life happened within the spectrum, between the polarities. Magick is a part of this life experience whether it is acknowledged by the individual or not. It exists. It is the web of life, the breath of life, life force, chi, or whatever word you chose to label it and it is available to us all. Even if not every single one of us is meant to manipulate it.
Again, I suggest that this elitism presented by the commenter is the same that exists within Christianity, each denomination believes that they have The Truth and all others are false and originate with Satan, that if you are XYZ brand of Christian, then you are doomed to Hell. Well, my dear readers, I don’t believe that, nor do I believe that there is only “one true form” of magick that is effective and ruling over all others. And even if I did, I can say with certainty that it would not be Ceremonial Magick.
All life is a spectrum. We can see this just by looking around in nature and the vast expression found therein. We can see this within humanity and the uniqueness of each individual person. Yes, there are indeed polarities that exist, just as day and night do however, the majority of life happened within the spectrum, between the polarities. Magick is a part of this life experience whether it is acknowledged by the individual or not. It exists. It is the web of life, the breath of life, life force, chi, or whatever word you chose to label it and it is available to us all. Even if not every single one of us is meant to manipulate it.
“Witches are simply just women and maginas who have control freak issues who want to manipulate and control men and other women. You are useless sacks of shit that pretend like you have some secret power that only you can use.”
Witches are complicated creatures and if you believe that being Witch is simple, then you have no true understanding of what it is to be Witch. We possess a primal power that is found within the natural world, that reverberates through the Universe. We harness and manipulate energies to manifest changes within reality. Isn’t that the very definition of magick? And fuck yeah, sometimes that means manipulating and controlling men and other women; so what? Is this individual honestly going to judge those particular actions after suggesting that it was Ceremonial Magicians that have been … what was posted … oh yeah …
“… the elite have been steering mankind's destiny since the time of the Sumerians.”
Is that not an example of manipulating and controlling an entire civilization as opposed to one individual? Bitch, please.
“Wicca is the worst, but the slave magic is almost just as bad.”
“The so called magic practiced by slaves and peasants has never effected anything. They are simply fooling themselves.”
Comparing ourselves to another individual’s practice will cause stagnation within our own development and will never gain us any benefits. Each of us progress in our own time and in our own way and this doesn’t only apply to a magickal practice, but in all other things we attempt in our lifetime. It is best to be concerned about our own shit. Let the next person experience their own gnosis and epiphanies. Worry about yourself and whether or not your magicks manifest, are effective, and create the reality you wish to experience.
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