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Post by Admin on Mar 12, 2023 20:34:41 GMT
Witch lit: how modern writers are reinventing the witch Published: March 7, 2023 12.20pm GMT theconversation.com/witch-lit-how-modern-writers-are-reinventing-the-witch-200040From the fairy tales read to us as children to the costumes every Halloween, the figure of the witch has been with most of us for our entire lives. Unkempt and warty, the witch of our childhood was generally a repulsive creature flying on a broomstick beside her toad or black cat. Yet recent years have marked a reinvention of this ancient character, giving her a modern twist in a new subgenre of literature that some are calling “witch lit”. The novels that have been categorised as belonging to this new subgenre often take inspiration from historical events such as the witch trials of the medieval and early modern periods. A.K. Blakemore’s award-winning novel The Manningtree Witches (2021), for example, is set in the town of Manningtree in 1643 just as Matthew Hopkins begins his hunt against witches. Jenni Fagan’s short novel Hex: Darkland Tales (2022) revolves, in part, around the story of Geillis Duncan, one of the first women to be accused of witchcraft in the North Berwick witch trials. We can see this resurgence in film and TV too. In Netflix’s Wednesday (2022), the young protagonist learns about her magical heritage through her ancestor Goody Addams, who was accused of witchcraft in the 1600s. Popular shows like Outlander (2014), The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina (2018) and A Discovery of Witches (2018) also prominently feature historical witchcraft beliefs and practices. The witches featured in this new media are rarely comparable to the dirty hags that appeared in older stories. The new witch is often beautiful, at once dark and gothic and ethereal and wild. Even Disney’s sequel to Hocus Pocus (2022) features a more sympathetic version of the Sanderson sisters. Winnie Sanderson, although still a child-killing witch, now becomes a woman who values her coven of sisters above all else. In all of this, one thing is clear: the story of the witch is being rewritten and a new type of tale is taking its place. Kirsty Logan’s Now She is Witch An important addition to the witch lit sub-genre is Kirsty Logan’s Now She is Witch (2023). It perfectly captures the magic of this kind of story. The novel follows Lux, a girl who sells poisons and poppets, and the mysterious Else who is seeking revenge against a lord who kills women for witchcraft. Many of the elements we have come to expect from witchcraft literature are evident in this tale. Through her protagonist, Logan picks at the hypocrisy of the rhetoric used to condemn witches. As Else puts it: “Men desire women but it is not their fault, it’s because women are wicked”. Lux is also on a journey of self-discovery. She is trying to understand the place that she occupies in the world and the names that have been given to her, be it maiden, mother, crone or witch. Where this novel really finds its brilliance, is in the moments that it strays from the path that has been set out for it in this genre.
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Post by Admin on Mar 19, 2023 2:14:46 GMT
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Post by Admin on Mar 19, 2023 2:17:34 GMT
White Magick is a term used to describe a type of magick that is often associated with healing, protection, and helping others. It is a practice that focuses on using magickal energy for positive and benevolent purposes, and typically involves working with light, love, and harmony.
White Magick is often contrasted with Black Magick, which is associated with harmful intentions and the use of magick for personal gain at the expense of others. Some people also use the term Gray Magick to describe a type of magick that falls somewhere between White and Black Magick, and which may involve the use of magick for both positive and negative purposes.
White Magick can take many different forms, including spells, rituals, meditation, and divination. Practitioners of White Magick may use a variety of tools and techniques, such as crystals, herbs, candles, and tarot cards, to help focus their intent and energy.
It is important to note that the concept of White Magick is largely subjective and can vary between different practitioners and traditions. Some may view certain practices as being more aligned with White Magick than others, while others may have a more inclusive view of magick that allows for a wider range of intentions and purposes.
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Post by Admin on Mar 30, 2023 22:24:46 GMT
The Egyptian Book of Thoth - Real Ancient Egyptian Initiation Ritual - Hermetic Philosophy www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ZEXskSAcsgThoth was the ancient Egyptian god of wisdom, magic and writing and the legendary revealer of the Hermetic philosophy in the form of Hermes Trismegistus. Preserved in around 30 Demotic fragments is the ritual by which a priest-scribe became initiated into the service of Thoth to serve in the House of Life or an Egyptian Temple. In this episode of Esoterica, we explore this complex and ancient text describing the inner sanctum of the "Chamber of Darkness," the complex mystical exams the initiate undergoes, travels to the Sun and the Netherworld, and more. I also explore the connections between this text and the ancient Greek Religious-Philosophical text of the Corpus Hermeticum and Hermetic Philosophy. Recommended Reading: Jasnow & Zauzich - Conversations in the House of Life - 978-3447101165 Teeter - Religion and Ritual in Ancient Egypt - 978-0521613002 Lichtheim - Ancient Egyptian Literature (3 vol) - 978-0520248427 Wilkinson - Writings from Ancient Egypt - 978-0141395951 #thoth #hermetic #egyptian
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Post by Admin on Mar 31, 2023 9:10:34 GMT
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Post by Admin on Apr 1, 2023 21:53:21 GMT
Original Articles Commodifying magic: cyber shamans and neoliberalised culture in Korea Joonseong Lee Pages 295-311 | Published online: 02 Aug 2016 Download citation doi.org/10.1080/14755610.2016.1217897www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/14755610.2016.1217897Abstract This paper explores cyber shamans in the neoliberalised Korea. As new media technologies evolved, Korean shamans leaped at an opportunity of the new media technologies in ways to redeem themselves. I used the term ‘redeem’ here because historically shamans in Korea have been demonised by the ruling power for more than 500 years and therefore even in the modern times they were perceived as ‘weird money suckers with false magic’. For this reason, the inherited dynamics of shamanism embedded in the culture were not appropriately considered. In the process of becoming cyber shamans, Korean shamans have cleverly utilised the new media and started making their presence known. Articulation of the inherited shamanic dynamic in response to the neoliberal media environment can help us to assess the various influences of the neoliberalised economic and political environment on Korean society.
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