Diotima on Nostr: I should be running and I'll prob essay expand later, but I agree w River Crow here ...

I should be running and I'll prob essay expand later, but I agree w River Crow (npub172x…jfxl) here for her reasons and more.

Some of the more:

- The idea that Wicca, other non-Judeo religions should be hidden, even token effort hidden, kind of plays into the whole "these are bad" thing that TBH I think even Wiccans sort of unwittingly buy into.

- Putting Wicca, etc into the "UFOs and Cryptids & Stuff" section uses some of the more outlandish stuffs in those communities to delegitimize us all by association. If "practical witchcraft" is next to, I dunno, "That time I had an alien threesome" then witchcraft is considered "on par." ( I'm not saying UFOs or Cryptids aren't valid, but they do have some fringe ppl.)

- I dunno what others believe, but I believe that reality is a little malleable. So like... for witchcraft to have the power it once had, it... we... need to assert it as if it does. Playing into the "this silly self help fkery" doesn't do that.

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TBF, it is difficult to figure out the right path. Most westerners do think Wicca / Euro Traditions = witchcraft, but there are SO many cultures and approaches outside of that. I really think we need to educate ourselves on those and consider them allies. And add those to the shelves too.

Oh and uhm. The whole "but Christians will be scared if we're too witchy" thing?

TOUGH. They have murdered and oppressed us for long enough. If us taking back our power scares them, they should look at WHY.