#christian magic

[alephskoteinos]

"Christians who practice magic aren't Christians" is in itself an interesting argument, not just because one has to ask "well what else would they be?" but because I have to wonder what they have to say about members of other religions who "break the rules".

And yeah, I have asked in the past "why would Christians practice magic if magic was considered sinful by Christianity?". That's what makes the reality of lived Christianity a contradiction. That's kind of what makes Christianity a mess. But Christians did sometimes practice magic, we have a lot of evidence for that fact, and in fact probably the majority of pre-modern organised systems of occultism were in some way based on Christianity. We don't have to like that, and indeed I'd argue that this fact itself colours the real struggle that underwrites the modern occult revival: to break away from the hegemony of Christianity in all areas, including occultism. In this sense, Thelema, Satanism, modern witchcraft, and various newly emerging non-Christian occult movements and reconstructions all should be understood as almost inherently revolutionary. But it is what it is, and as usual the people who understand this the least are Christians.

#christianity #magic #christian magic #occultism

[asteriasgarden]

happy full moon

#full moon #full moon cleanse #moon cleansing #cleansing #cleanse your mind #cleanse your soul #moon child #moon girl #appalachia #Appalachian magic #earth magic #nature magic #christian magic #christian girl #with good ol southern magic #energy #bless us #protection #plant magic #plant aesthetic #flower aesthetic #march #it’s march #march comes in like a lion #good magic #light magic #mountain woman #healing women #negativity be revoked #saging

[mr-jackalope]

Migrating from Twitter in case it goes under

Hello anyone who sees this. I'm Marcus (mr_jackalope) from Twitter. I'm a seminarian at United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities and am pursuing ordination in the United Church of Christ. i have lots of interests but I mostly like to talk about progressive theology and spirituality. I am also newly trained in the Christian folk magic/healing tradition of Pennsylvania German Braucherei and I enjoy talking and learning about folk magic practices in general.

He/Him

#progressive christianity #progressive theology #united church of christ #braucherei #christian magic #twitter migration #christian twitter #queer christian #folk magic

[catholic-shadow]

Card Pull 001

Requester: Me

Meditation: “How should I handle the stress I’m in with this new job?”

Card Pulled: Paul the Apostle

Paul’s habits changed with his conversion, just as our habits are about to change with this new employment. Like Paul, I need to be persistent in my belief to meet my goals. Though plenty of smaller things may conflict with Christ in Paul’s letters, there is beauty in that conflict, there is clarity in questioning which way is right. Likewise, there is beauty to be found in the uncertainty of today, and I ought not to let it go to waste.

#flash card cartomancy #Bible flash cards #Christian magic #card pull #card pull 001

[pro-royalty]

Laura Harrier

#laura harrier #black girl magic #beauty #christian lacroix #fashion #black beauty #biracial #pro-royalty

[lucid-moon0750]

Pro Wrestling out of context: Thankfully, The Patriarchy's potential victory was thwarted thanks to the brave actions of Daddy Magic, wielding a pair of handcuffs.

#aew #all elite wrestling #wrestling #christian cage #nick wayne #killswitch #luchasaurus #daddy magic #matt menard #daniel garcia #adam copeland #aew dynamite

[folkandbooks]

Folk witch tip #2

Someone did you dirty but you don’t want to get down into the nitty-gritty? Instead of hexing or cursing, bless them.

Bless them to learn their lesson sooner rather than later. Trust me, life lessons hurt.

Ooooor, you can bless the people around them to see their true nature.

You’ll make them pay for sure ✨

#witchblr #witchcraft #witch community #witch #witches of tumblr #witches #folk witch #folk spellcraft #italian folk magic #folk witchcraft #folk christianity #folk catholicism #folk magic #baneful magic #magick #traditional witchcraft #spellcraft #spellwork #spellcasting #pagan witch #curses and hexes

[silverity]

i'm gonna make my painful contribution to The Discourse and say i do not see the harm in women reclaiming female centric spirituality.

i am not a religious person nor do i want to become one but spirituality is also about culture, community and celebration. i would much rather women celebrate nature, the female form, and "divine femininity" than patriarchal phallocentric religions. that "divine femininity" is used pejoratively has always tickled me considering we live in a world hooked on divine masculinity. the old matricentric religions are really the only form of female culture devoid of male-centric worship we can grasp at, since men have dominated our belief systems for thousands of years. and women learning about the old religions is the best way to unravel the myth of the male creator, and realise it is really women who are the closest thing to a "god" on Earth.

there's also an element here, which i think is deeply capitalist, patriarchal, and a little racist, of people considering the connection to & celebration of nature as somehow primitive. i think that the lifestyles most of us live now, with none of us knowing anything about the land around us is actually very infantile and regressive for humanity as a whole. the ways of life we consider "primitive" (primitive communism, matrilineal societies) are really what we need to find ways to return to post-capitalism. they were in tune to nature, sustainable, and much more communal & equal. how can nature be primitive or ascientific when science *is* in nature, and the practices of these old societies were early scientific discoveries & practices. as a Black person, my community is often trying to reclaim our lost practices. it makes sense to me that women would try to do so too.

#i think most of the people posting against this are not understanding what is meant by spirituality #it's not necessarily beliefs in spirits+magic #imo it's something quite sensory #i don't wanna celebrate things like magic & witchcraft personally but #i am looking to replace the christian holidays with nature centered holdiays (the wheel of the year - samhain etc) #radblr

[deer-with-a-stick]

I wonder how many people know that Maria's animals are the Four Symbols from Chinese/East Asian mythology. Didn't pick it up until the turtle appeared but when I tell you I screamed

#the vermillion bird of the south!!! #the black turtle of the north!!! #the white tiger from the west!!! #hjklahrlkjahsdf all we're missing is the azure dragon from the east now #although now i'm curious #where did maria get this ability from? #clearly not from her very christian father #and her mother is russian #not trying to be one of those people screaming “cultural appropriation” or something i'm just curious #especially since castlevania likes to explain where things come from and why people can do magic #castlevania #castlevania: nocturne #castlevania nocturne #castlevania netflix #maria renard

[zu-is-here]

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#zu art #comic #x-orcist #love and passion #priest!cross #herbalist!dream #cross!sans #dream!sans #undertale #undertale au #utmv #(herbalism was banned by the Christian church due to verbal folk magic and belief in the supernatural) #(so in fact Cross and Dream are the 'opposing' healers) #(that's why he was careful with talking about churching) #(but much more powerful forces worked here ig ;) #now all my browser history knows is that I Want To Be a Catholic XD #god ​there are SO many options in the script that this story may be a visual novel with several endings *looks at RenPy* ...ma yb e.... #thank you guys a lot for 14 500+!! (*ﾟ∀ﾟ*)♡ #gotta zzz— have a good night or day everyone╰(*´︶`*)╯♡

[llyfrenfys]

See, I personally find this quest to find pagan/pre-Christian elements in Welsh/Irish literature quite unnerving - I don't know about anyone else.

There's something to be said about genuinely discovering pre-Christian elements in a narrative or story and that being where evidence and study has led you. But I see some people on this fruitless quest to find pagan elements in very Christian texts and sometimes it feels like if no pagan elements can be found, people start making stuff up out of whole cloth - and that can be very dangerous for already not-well known texts in minoritised languages!

There's already so much misinformation out there about Irish/Welsh texts and literature in general - so it hurts to see people carelessly adding to the misinformation either out of ignorance or lack of respect for the source material.

I promise you the source material being Christian doesn't ruin it - you can in fact, enjoy these myths without making them into something they're not!

#I feel like general ire towards (particularly) colonial Christianity has informed how people think of and view anything that is associated #with Christianity - and ire towards some of the ills committed in the name of Christianity is very valid actually #but what it isn't is approaching any text written in a Christian context and immediately disregarding it for having anything unique or #insightful to say. And in a Celtic languages context #this can be especially othering and almost fetishistic of an imagined pagan Ireland and Wales which was 'covered up' by Christianity #and that desire for people outside of Ireland and Wales to impose a kind of 'pagan faerie culture' onto the modern countries directly feeds #into false depictions of Ireland and Wales as 'lost in time' or as magical places full of latent pagan culture &c. which can be really #damaging in its own way against people who live in Wales or Ireland or who speak Welsh or Irish #this goes for other Celtic speaking nations too like Scotland Brittany Isle of Man and Cornwall #But Wales and Ireland tend to be the most focused on for this kind of treatment #luke's originals #Welsh #Wales #Cymblr #Irish #Ireland #welsh mythology #irish mythology #irish literature #welsh literature #Arthurian legends #arthurian literature

[cinnamonstarsstuff]

My journey into Appalachian Witchcraft-

Being from Appalachia, it was only natural to pursue this path. But it wasn't until recently that I realized it had always been a part of me. For example, one day I was at the creek with my grandmother and i found a hagstone. She smiled and told me i should put it in a mojo bag. At the time i didn't know what that was, and upon researching it i was surprised. My grandmother is a devout christian, but she believes in spirits and sees them. She asked to borrow a turkey feather i'd found to do a cleansing ritual. My grandfather always said the dog was "chasing boogers" when she was outside at night. (Boogers is an appalachian term for ghosts/monsters). It was little things like this that drew me towards witchcraft, though many people here, (mainly older folks) don't use that term. This is a rambling mess, but if anyone has good NON WICCAN resources for appalachian witchcraft please comment them!

#appalachia #appalachian witch #appalachian witchcraft #folk magic #folk witchcraft #witchblr #witchcraft #witch community #christopagan #christian witch #christopaganism #paganblr #pagan witch #paganism #pagan #witchcraft community #pagan community

[angels-671]

𝓬𝓱𝓮𝓻𝓻𝔂 𝓰𝓲𝓻𝓵

#aesthetic #it girl #pretty #pinterest #christian dior #fashion #moodboard #skincare #makeup #lip gloss #lip oil #vogue #dua lipa #korean #high heals #baddiiesfr #gossip girl #lana del rey #taylor swift #olivia rodrigo #cherry #cherries #cherri bomb #cherry girl #cherry magic #red hair #red outfit #ootd #ootdinspiration #bag

[christowitch]

Sometimes it’s perfectly acceptable to retaliate. If you kindly Do Unto Others as You Would have them do unto you…. And they still treat you badly.. it’s time to become their golden rule. They have done unto you and now it is up to you to fulfil the prophecy. They wanted this.. who are you to deny.

#christian witch #witch #witchcraft #pagan #wicca #christian witchcraft #wiccan #paganism #christianity #witchblr #christopagan #christopaganism #green witch #baneful magic #curses #spells

[jadededge]

Magic Man & MITO ✨🔥 this is iconic

#my babies #jackson wang #DPR Ian #Christian Yu #Magic Man #MITO #DPRchella #Jackchella #Coachella #got7 #DPR

[goffilolo]

Asta literally grew up in a church and only got like C- in being a catholic. After contracting Liebe tho he got a straight up F.

#black clover #asta #yuno #nash #recca #i wish we got to see a bit more of how the church functions in the series #if only because the idea of such religion being present in a world full of magic is fascinating #how are you worshipping jesus? #hes not even that special #literally everyone an perform MIRACLES with their magic spells #tabata get back here and explain to me how you think christianity works in this setting