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[haptalaon]

All I want for Yuletide is...a traditional witchcraft blogger whose writing style doesn't raise my pulse and my stress level as if I were in a small house with someone who was very, very angry, and trying to make myself smaller so they don't take it out on me.

I can't quite put my finger on what it is; and I know I am myself very vulnerable to anything which triggers this "walking on eggshells" sensation, perhaps oversensitive. Still, it's writers in my own tradition who seem to have a particular problem with...writing in a way which conveys defensiveness and rage, even when the topic is something neutral like growing plants or reading books.

It's possible that tradcraft is especially attractive to people who are a touch more unstable, and therefore a bit more prone to anger and distress and taking it out on strangers and writing as if they're ready to lash out at any moment. We're not a good fit for sitting quietly at a Church of England service, or dipping crystals in purest Goddess water in the name of love and light. Religions and movements attract people best fitted for them; and perhaps revering the darkest of dark gods, and the stellar in the undergrowth, and loving the old witchlore where the witch is rage and delight is particularly attractive to people who are a certain kind of hurt, and a certain kind of difficult as a result. And that comes through in our writing.

I just want new ritual tips and idea and lore to copy down into my grimoire and new ways of thinking about the world and its wyrd, and to not feel afraid when doing so.

(And I don't mean "afraid" in the cool cthonic sense, of witches being a bit scary; more like the school bully, violent and petty)

Comments

[earthspirits]

I like my witchcraft and pagan reading , etc. to be soothing and positive, rather like myself in that regard. I'm definitely a Goddess woman who loves animals and crystals, nature, and my garden. That said, there's plenty to be angry and/or sorrowful / upset about the current situation in the US and the world (and believe me, I have my moments just thinking about those thing)),but I need relief and find my spiritual practices and love of nature and art to be very helpful in that regard.

But different strokes for different folks. Everyone has their own way and path.

I always enjoy reading your thoughts on these matters, thank you for sharing.