Witches and Witchcraft

[cellboy]

With October approaching here's a question:
Do you believe in Witches and Witchcraft? In the "power" of witchcraft. Many yrs ago I met a nice man at Daddy's Bar, that had a large pentagram of sorts tattooed over his back. After an initial brief conversation, I discovered he was a Witch(or is it Warlock). In any case, I was intrigued. Over time we would run into each other and continue much conversation. I think he "liked" me, but for me the chemistry was not there. Plus his religion, if you would call it that was a bit intimidating for me. He was very spiritual, and from what I remembered, he did relate to God also. He practiced the reverence of nature etc. Not Satan. So was he a minority? Or taking this cult and molding it to his own (as many people do with their own religion).
I must say though, he was the one of the nicest, gentlest people I had met. A good soul it seemed.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Witchcraft

http://www.angelfire.com/realm2/amethystbt/witchcraftwhatisit.html

http://www.exposingsatanism.org/witchcraft.htm

http://www.farsinet.com/truth/index2.html

Comments

[tenderandtough.livejournal.com]

I believe that witchcraft exists. I don't believe in partaking in it that. I have known some wiccan folks over the years and generally they are really nice people. But I don't think that I could ever date one because it would go directly against my beliefs.

The Bible tells us to stay away from those that do witchcraft and I guess I use that as my guide. I can be friends with someone who does it. In fact, I am friends with a few people locally that are involved in it. Or maybe I should say I am friendly with them, maybe that's better. We don't hang out a lot except for at the auction. But I dont think that I would let myself get too involved on a personal level with anyone who did witchcraft. It's just a personal choice of mine.

[otterdaemmerung.livejournal.com]

I don't believe in witches, witchcraft, Wicca, and other such beliefs either, mostly because such beliefs collide with my beliefs about the nature of religion and of souls.

While many believe religion to be a rather relativistic thing, a conglomeration of archetypes manufactured by people's best intentions and more of a social communal celebration, I believe in religion as revealed truth.

Also, I don't believe that God (or whatever one wishes to call the Diety) is solely immanent, i.e., that God is in every living thing. Instead, I believe that just like sculptures reflect characteristics of the sculptor, so does nature reflect the Creator. However, the Creator is not present in them nor is bound by them. Objects, rocks, crystals, stars, etc. are not going to affect the spiritual plane because they are completely inanimate, and the souls of living things (besides humans) come to an end when that plant or animal dies. Much in witchcraft and New Age has to do with cultivating a sense of ritual to orient one's spiritual thoughts, but it should be kept in perspective.

[cornerofthemind.livejournal.com]

I can tell you by experience that witchcraft does exist, it's very real. I've met many people that practice voodoo, black magic, ect. It's powerful stuff that you do not want to get involved with unless you really, really need help from it badly. Supernatural practices are very common in my culture and my country of birth, Mexico, and even though Mexico is one of the most religious countries in the world, next to Italy, it is also just as evil when it comes to praising the devil because people are not happy with their life so they seek pleasure by playing God and getting revenge through witchcraft. A lot of people are so drawn to it that they'll make pacts with the devil and even kill their loved ones or family members to get what they want. If you want to know more about my experiences with witchcraft, e-mail me at sexualretroelectro@yahoo.com

[cellboy.livejournal.com]

Yikes! Sounds too scary and evil for me :-(