Selling curses & other spells?

Lol the laws from then certainly don't apply for now. Not to mention the people they took away for Salem Witch Trials weren't witches - they were just women. Women who had "ideas" or just didn't feel like they were being treated with respect (which they weren't).
 
revika said:
Lol the laws from then certainly don't apply for now. Not to mention the people they took away for Salem Witch Trials weren't witches - they were just women. Women who had "ideas" or just didn't feel like they were being treated with respect (which they weren't).
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How can you tell the difference?
 
The "evidence" presented by whoever accused them, of course.

I can't honestly believe you truly think Salem Witch Trials are a way to discourage my trade or my practice, but rather to troll or attempt to upset me. But here you go, regardless:
Douglas Linder said:
Phips created a new court, the "court of oyer and terminer," to hear the witchcraft cases. Five judges, including three close friends of Cotton Mather, were appointed to the court. Chief Justice, and most influential member of the court, was a gung-ho witch hunter named William Stoughton. Mather urged Stoughton and the other judges to credit confessions and admit "spectral evidence" (testimony by afflicted persons that they had been visited by a suspect's specter). Ministers were looked to for guidance by the judges, who were generally without legal training, on matters pertaining to witchcraft. Mather's advice was heeded. the judges also decided to allow the so-called "touching test" (defendants were asked to touch afflicted persons to see if their touch, as was generally assumed of the touch of witches, would stop their contortions) and examination of the bodies of accused for evidence of "witches' marks" (moles or the like upon which a witch's familiar might suck) (SCENE DEPICTING EXAMINATION FOR MARKS). Evidence that would be excluded from modern courtrooms-- hearsay, gossip, stories, unsupported assertions, surmises-- was also generally admitted. Many protections that modern defendants take for granted were lacking in Salem: accused witches had no legal counsel, could not have witnesses testify under oath on their behalf, and had no formal avenues of appeal. Defendants could, however, speak for themselves, produce evidence, and cross-examine their accusers. The degree to which defendants in Salem were able to take advantage of their modest protections varied considerably, depending on their own acuteness and their influence in the community.
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So as you see, bringing up Salem Witch Trials as a way to dismiss my beliefs or whatever you're trying to do is rather silly. I accept sincere questions, not mockery.
 
Aw, thank you. I saw the theme and thought it looked lovely! The maker is very talented. :3

yes, generally, people can teach themselves how to do spells or what have you. Generally hoodoo is passed down from family members etc, but there are some choice books you can read. Be careful about some sources though, because certain sources will interchange Wicca and witchcraft - when really it should be NeoWicca. Witchcraft is secular, so things such as Christian witches etc exist.
 
revika said:
Aw, thank you. I saw the theme and thought it looked lovely! The maker is very talented. :3

yes, generally, people can teach themselves how to do spells or what have you. Generally hoodoo is passed down from family members etc, but there are some choice books you can read. Be careful about some sources though, because certain sources will interchange Wicca and witchcraft - when really it should be NeoWicca. Witchcraft is secular, so things such as Christian witches etc exist.
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Do you mean don't exist? A Christian witch is an impossibility. The two are conflicting practices and anyone that claims to be one is lying about one or the other.
 
Not true. I know of one on Tumblr. I believe her username is Christowitch. Look her up and ask her about her practices if you like. Witchcraft is secular, so combining it with a religion (such as Christianity) is completely possible. Her God is the Christian God, she follows Jesus Christ, and uses witchcraft to help her worship them.
 
The words secular and Christianity don't really go together. In the Christian faith, witchcraft is condemned in the Bible. In theory, and in practice, you would be attempting to worship two conflicting powers. That's like being a Jew and praising Hitler for the work he's done. Yes, it's that stark of a contrast.
 
Well I'm sure you can simply ask her. I'm not a Christian witch, so I can't answer as well as she can. Witchcraft doesn't worship anything since it's a practice, so.
 
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