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sorcyressOkay, so, there’s a movement tomorrow to do a witchy spell at the stroke of midnight. Specifically to bind 45, to prevent him from doing any (more) damage to any living human or creature or thing.
I am not a witch. I am not remotely Wiccan. I don't...do spells, not formalized spells, certainly not spells created by other people.
(I have cast-prayed before, on very rare occasion. I quietly lay altars and speak to my goddesses and send the energy out I can and ask for the guidance I need. I regular-pray damn near every night --if you've ever heard me recite the star-wish song1 and then fall silent for a moment, gazing at the sky, you've witnessed it.)
However. However. I am not a witch and probably never will be (though Sir PTerry has a better sales pitch than anything else I've ever seen or heard). But I'm not doing anything else at midnight tomorrow, and I actually have all the components. So much of humanity rests on belief, maybe if I can help add to this one, it'll do some good.
(And even though I'm not twenty-six and mad as hell anymore, I'm still a witchka and will probably never drop the diminutive for myself. Witchka, little witch, it just feels _right_.)
Anyways, you can find the ritual I'm planning to use here, in case that's of interest to you. I've dug through my tarot decks and have all five towers2 charging on my altar3.
Hey, it's more fun than sleeping anyways.
~Sor
MOOP!
1: You know this one. It begins with declarations of light and bright, and then an oft-modified line about the number of stars I've seen that night.
2: Well, okay, technically it's four towers and XVI: (In)Dependance from my hand-drawn major arcana. Which I should *really* scan and post, and even more really finish sometime. I drew it like three-four years ago at this point, and I was surprised looking through it by how much I still like it and relate to it. I renamed a lot of cards though. I don't feel the slightest bit about it, the whole point of tarot is to use it to focus myself.
3: I have an altar now, bytheway. I set it up originally at the Sanctuary, but I actually made a point of moving it when I moved, and maintaining it. I don't do a lot with it, but the big rule is that Nothing Goes On That Shelf Ever unless it's part of the altar stuff. Which is like nine tenths rocks, because boy, do I have a weird and complicated and important relationship with rocks that I should talk about sometime.
I'd post pictures, but you know. Matthew 6:5-6. ;)
Edit: On further contemplation, I'm not going to perform this --see comment thread with Keshwyn on DW.
I am not a witch. I am not remotely Wiccan. I don't...do spells, not formalized spells, certainly not spells created by other people.
(I have cast-prayed before, on very rare occasion. I quietly lay altars and speak to my goddesses and send the energy out I can and ask for the guidance I need. I regular-pray damn near every night --if you've ever heard me recite the star-wish song1 and then fall silent for a moment, gazing at the sky, you've witnessed it.)
However. However. I am not a witch and probably never will be (though Sir PTerry has a better sales pitch than anything else I've ever seen or heard). But I'm not doing anything else at midnight tomorrow, and I actually have all the components. So much of humanity rests on belief, maybe if I can help add to this one, it'll do some good.
(And even though I'm not twenty-six and mad as hell anymore, I'm still a witchka and will probably never drop the diminutive for myself. Witchka, little witch, it just feels _right_.)
Anyways, you can find the ritual I'm planning to use here, in case that's of interest to you. I've dug through my tarot decks and have all five towers2 charging on my altar3.
Hey, it's more fun than sleeping anyways.
~Sor
MOOP!
1: You know this one. It begins with declarations of light and bright, and then an oft-modified line about the number of stars I've seen that night.
2: Well, okay, technically it's four towers and XVI: (In)Dependance from my hand-drawn major arcana. Which I should *really* scan and post, and even more really finish sometime. I drew it like three-four years ago at this point, and I was surprised looking through it by how much I still like it and relate to it. I renamed a lot of cards though. I don't feel the slightest bit about it, the whole point of tarot is to use it to focus myself.
3: I have an altar now, bytheway. I set it up originally at the Sanctuary, but I actually made a point of moving it when I moved, and maintaining it. I don't do a lot with it, but the big rule is that Nothing Goes On That Shelf Ever unless it's part of the altar stuff. Which is like nine tenths rocks, because boy, do I have a weird and complicated and important relationship with rocks that I should talk about sometime.
I'd post pictures, but you know. Matthew 6:5-6. ;)
Edit: On further contemplation, I'm not going to perform this --see comment thread with Keshwyn on DW.
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on 2017-02-24 11:30 am (UTC)I saw that spell earlier (I *am* a witch) and I read through it, then sent it to a friend of mine who does extensive ritual magic, and said, "This screams backlash and bad idea to me, check me on this would you?"
Her response: "Yep, this one's not a good idea." (And then she gave me a lot more detail.)
Part of the problem is that it's trying to bind him to do harm to *none* and just by being human beings who exist we do that. It's part of what we are - we eat, if nothing else. Part of the problem is that it doesn't address the underlying cause of why we ended up in this spot in the first place. And part of the problem is just the generally unbalanced nature of the spell as a whole.
That being said, if you decide to go through with it - when you finish up, remember to thank the Powers? The spell doesn't include that part.
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on 2017-02-24 12:01 pm (UTC)I'll admit, there were a couple parts that made me slightly squidgy, but again, this is not something I know a lot about --I figured a fairly wide movement would have more of a support/backlash prevention mystical aspect to it.
All of those reasons why to not do it are really really good. I think I will still be trying to cast something tonight (because focusing large amounts of energy on similar goals is good) but it's not going to be this.
~Sor
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on 2017-02-24 02:42 pm (UTC)