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Deep State Witch

(11,309 posts)
Tue Jun 7, 2022, 02:22 PM Jun 2022

How to make a thousand witches with one Supreme Court decision

Magic has always been, in lore and in life, a tool of the oppressed. And, in today’s political climate, some modern practitioners predict a new wave of interest in the craft. There are already signs that the current rash of anti-LGBTQ+ legislation, overtly racist rhetoric and violence and, of course, the dismantling of Roe v. Wade, have boosted the attractiveness of magic among women, people of color and other marginalized individuals.

“I fear women are becoming invisible again and will increasingly lose control over their own lives,” said Candace C. Kant, professor emerita of history and chair of the department of theology and religious history at Cherry Hill Seminary, an educational institution focused on paganism and earth-based religions.

“When you are looking at something like witchcraft, it moves outside of traditional patriarchal institutions and is more accessible to women and other oppressed peoples,” Kant explained. When barred from mainstream social or religious roles, the socially ostracized turned to their own rituals, often coming together to pray or effect change, said Kant.

https://religionnews.com/2022/06/06/roe-wade-overturn-how-to-make-a-thousand-witches-with-one-supreme-court-decision/

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How to make a thousand witches with one Supreme Court decision (Original Post) Deep State Witch Jun 2022 OP
+1 Wicked Blue Jun 2022 #1
K&R n/t RKP5637 Jun 2022 #2
So Mote it Be❤️ Guilded Lilly Jun 2022 #3
This Earth needs Her witches, and women need to stand together. love_katz Jun 2022 #4

love_katz

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4. This Earth needs Her witches, and women need to stand together.
Thu Jun 9, 2022, 07:05 AM
Jun 2022

May patriarchy fall. May women channel the power of our ancestors to increase our agency and freedom in our lives. SMIB.

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