Anonymous ID: ea4f23 Aug. 16, 2024, 1:18 p.m. No.21423751   ๐Ÿ—„๏ธ.is ๐Ÿ”—kun   >>3764

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> you should probably go tell some Jews not me

Witch culture has become trendy recently, and not surprisingly. There are so many enticing components, from crafting oneโ€™s personal spirituality to embracing the sacred feminine to loving the earth. But being a witch isnโ€™t just fashionable attire and games. There is a whole culture to witchcraft, and of course, with culture comes the question of Big Bad cultural appropriation.

 

Religions borrow and steal โ€” the world is a terrible and hallowed mess of appropriation. In order to really understand and take on a way of life in an appropriate yet not appropriative way, one has to do their research. When I researched the roots of practiced magic, which women (and men) have been involved with since the beginning of humanity, I found a large part of its history is intertwined with Judaism.

 

Who woulda thought?

 

First off, let me answer the titular question of, โ€œCan I be a Jew and a witch?โ€ right away. Yes, obviously. You can do whatever you want to get your spiritual rocks off, do you understand me? If we really delve into it, the worldโ€™s major religions all hail from various primal pagan desires to find meaning in this crazy world. We are all still searching for that, and religious kink-shaming is unhelpful.

 

With that preach out of the way, letโ€™s venture into a little history, a tad bit of philosophy, and the realities of being a Jewish witch in this day and age.