Originally posted by Ymir
You should probably broaden that to Judeo-Christian, or perhaps even Abrahamic. If you were really stretching it, you could say monotheistic. People seem to have little tolerance for polytheistic religions.
If you want to stretch it even more then it's Patriarchal Monotheistic, But Christianity is more of a Henotheistic Religion really.
What kind of intolerent world do we live in where people are hung, sodomized, and slaughtered for the simple fact that they're "different"? What is different anyway? By definiton it means "Unlike in form, quality, amount, or nature; dissimilar". So then answer me this, what is it different from? The "Norm"? By what extent is anyone on this green Earth "normal"? Everyone's different, which by extention says that no one is. How are Eiccans that much different than Christians? Sure, they worship antithetic gods, but the point is that they both worship. The all excreet blood (More so for Wiccans). They all cry. They all can form operose mathematical equations.
Originally posted by Ashestoashesjc
What kind of intolerent world do we live in where people are hung, sodomized, and slaughtered for the simple fact that they're "different"? What is different anyway? By definiton it means "Unlike in form, quality, amount, or nature; dissimilar". So then answer me this, what is it different from? The "Norm"? By what extent is anyone on this green Earth "normal"? Everyone's different, which by extention says that no one is. How are Eiccans that much different than Christians? Sure, they worship antithetic gods, but the point is that they both worship. The all excreet blood (More so for Wiccans). They all cry. They all can form operose mathematical equations.
That's a fact of life.
Originally posted by Rogue Jedi
I believe not in Wicca. I challenge anyone who claims to practice Wicca to show me a magic trick. A spell, if you will. Don't curse me, just show me it is real.
That isn't what Wicca is about. It is about self enlightenment and choosing who to worship. fancy tricks are a tale of lore.
I wanted to state this, but this is really only for those who believe in the spirit world, if you don't then it's not worth reading.
Spirits (in the world of those who read about this kind of stuff) have an odor, both good and not so good spirits, from pleasant aroma (you can tell if you have a spirit around you by a certain smell that comes out of nowhere) to a heavier smell...sometimes, these spirit oders are "sent" to someone, maybe to embarrass that person, as people will wonder where that came from...same when someone uses witchcraft to drive somone nutty..but, most try to use that stuff for good, but it's good to know all the nuances with this world.
Since this is a witch craft thread, it's not adnormal to mention spirits.
" the evil spirit will cause a disagreeable smell to emanate from the person thus possessed. This odor will persist even though the clothes are "
"Often, in the beginning, these are confused with Ghosts. They make noises, project voices, move things, however there is never a pleasant smell with these - even in the beginning. They leave a calling card of an odor not unlike rotten eggs. In addition to all the ghost characteristics above, you can also have any or all of the following: "
This link is pretty spooky and fun to read:
http://www.strangehappenings.org/I-Have-Ghosts.htm
So, yeah, if someone knows how to work spirits, they can send you a bad smelling one. Of course, sometimes it's not a spirit at all, but lack of good digestion (ginger helps to control that)...but on a spiritual level, it could be a spirit sent to that has an odor in order to bother you or others from being around you! ((((I KNOW, SOOO WEIRD, BUT THIS IS A WITCHCRAFT THREAD 🙂 ))))
"The function of the so-called witch doctor or medicine man in many societies is to counter the power of evil witchcraft through good magic. Shamans may also heal through comparable means by performing rites that expel pestilential spirits or by retrieving lost and stolen souls. Characteristically, they do this with the aid of helping spirits or gods invoked through incantations and rites."
Here's general info on witchcraft:
" The function of the so-called witch doctor or medicine man in many societies is to counter the power of evil witchcraft through good magic. Shamans may also heal through comparable means by performing rites that expel pestilential spirits or by retrieving lost and stolen souls. Characteristically, they do this with the aid of helping spirits or gods invoked through incantations and rites."