To say you're a Witch means you practice and perform certain rituals and ceremonies at certain times that have been set down according to the tradition or path you follow.
These are usually only learned from other Witches by books they write or classes they run.
You don't have to be a Witch to perform magick, be psychic or do readings.
Some people certainly do have a natural talent for Witchcraft however, I think you have a natural talent for it EG as well as Lily.
But having a natural talent doesn't make you a Witch in itself.
There are certain procedures and things that must be learned and understood in order to call oneself a Witch.
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Posted: Fri Oct 30, 2009 10:44 am Post subject: Re: Are you a witch
david hobbs wrote:
I was wondering what attracts people to witchcraft.
I have spoken to women who have worked spells and would deny vehemently that they were practising witchcraft, but to me that is exactly what they are doing.
Is it that they want to be apart from the crowd or perhaps a desire to be seen as someone special?
Or is it something else perhaps?
Do we all have a bit of the witch in us just waiting to surface?
A need for power and control over the things we cannot normally control. Also rituals are fun and the atmosphere they create is special. _________________ Magic Is. That’s all, it just is. We don’t have to create it, we simply have to find it. But where do we look? Within, first, last and always; look within.
Do we all have a bit of the witch in us just waiting to surface?
I think its a natural part of everyone to some point. Working with nature? I think we all do to a certain extent but along the way, people were pulled further and further away from it over the years.. When I've read things here and there on witchcraft, it all sounds so natural... not sure about the spell casting though... maybe thats the form of praying that other religions do? Intent is everything eh? To me, witch doesn't mean bad like some think. There's probably a witch in me waiting to come out!!
David, the fact is that anyone can buy a book on The Craft these days, get themselves a velvet cloak, a bit of bling and waft about saying they are special and have have powers, that they are different to everyone else or that they have come to spread harmony.
Maybe some of these people are Witches and have found their way 'home', but there again maybe some of them have just watched too many episodes of Buffy or Charmed .
Being a Witch is not something many of us chose to be, a lot of folk run from the realisation that they are 'a bit weird' (thanks for that description Mum) as fast as their little (in my case !) legs will carry them. Eventually though, if you're meant to walk this path, The Goddess and The God will grab you by the scruff of the neck and put your feet firmly upon it!
Resistance is futile........
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Seriously, I wish I had a quid for every person I've met over the years who has said that they have a special 'gift', that they can trace their magickal lineage back hundreds of years or that they have unlimited 'powers'
Usually, in The Craft as in all walks of life, those who make the most noise are the ones who have the least to say.
This is one of the reasons I stopped going to certain well known Pagan gatherings: there are only so many times you can listen to velvet clad people intoning solemnly (and loudly) about their 'work' and how powerful they are!
Good luck with the game today!!!! _________________ Pagan Pride: The God and The Goddess Rock!
With witches, spritualists, fortune tellers, ghost hunters, mediums and even among the 'professional sceptical' fraternity there are a large number of individuals who are, quite frankly, wankers.
They involve themselves in these various arts to impress their mates down the pub and make themselves feel special.
Fortunately they're fairly easy to spot and once you've told them what they want to hear they don't cause too much trouble.
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