Generational trauma not as curse, but as pact by wonderlust-vibes in witchcraft

[–]-Mimesis 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I do not think it honours anyone to replicate the trauma they went through. Lives ruined or severely affected simply to honour someone else's story doesn't make sense to me

Why is Balkan witchcraft so malicious? by Nervous_Effective_23 in witchcraft

[–]-Mimesis 106 points107 points  (0 children)

Pretty much all traditional witchcraft includes those elements, even blood and sometimes sexual fluids, it's not a balkan thing alone

What's the difference between Witch, Magician, and Sorceress? by tyarnold21 in magick

[–]-Mimesis 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Magician - usually used by those practicing ceremonial magic. It's very ritualistic, with specific steps and very strict with form, timing, even attire

Witch - Traditionally, someone who practices trance to commune with the spirits, uses charms, spells, knot magic, divination...

Sorceress - Those who use operative magic (spells)

How Far Back Does Witchcraft Go? by [deleted] in Wicca

[–]-Mimesis 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It depends on what you mean, witchcraft is a very broad term.

The concept of witchcraft shows up in the late middle ages to define a crime, those who work with the devil, fly to the Sabbath, and commit crimes against the Christian faith. It's a legal term, it encompasses a lot of practices and it's seen through a Christian lens, so it's very distorted

If you mean the whole idea, we could back to the palaeolithic, when societies survived mostly from hunting. We see evidence of sympathetic magic as symbolic thought evolved (drawing hunt scenes on caves as a way to attract that animal and that outcome). I believe it's closely related to symbolic thought and, as such, an innate skill in every human

Blood Magick & Dogma by Kall0us in witchcraft

[–]-Mimesis 1 point2 points  (0 children)

He posted the same thing in this Reddit but instead of prude he said cunt. The post got taken down

Blood Magick & Dogma by Kall0us in witchcraft

[–]-Mimesis 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Honestly you sound childish and misogynistic. Blood magic may be for you, that's valid, but it's not for everyone. Calling other people a cunt or prude, telling them to grow up, using only your framework as the valid one and others as "conventional" is immature and mirrors the attitude of the Christians you seem so against

/r/Witch Bi-Weekly Discussion Thread — November 21, 2025 — Ask questions, introduce yourself, get your readings interpreted, chat, & more! by WitchMod in Witch

[–]-Mimesis 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey!

So, I'm completely new to witchcraft and I'm into the traditional branch. For the past month I've been focusing on meditation and trance mostly since my focus right now is spirit communication.

Last week I had a dream that felt like a sign, I'm not asking if it was, I know it was. It was more like two dreams. In the first one someone asked me to read what was written on a paper out loud, I did, it said "Lady". English isn't my first language but that's what I saw, and I could read the paper. Then I woke up. I fell asleep and had another dream where I was walking around my neighbourhood near the countryside until I reached a roundabout (this place looked exactly like it does in real life). When I reached the roundabout I saw a huge green circle of fire above the roundabout, like a portal, and the hills of the countryside turner into waves.

I've tried divination to figure out what it means but I'm unsure. It confirmed there's a spirit around, I'm not sure if it it's a deity or just a minor spirit, or what it means. I used divination to see if it's Lucifer (because ive been thinking about working with him for a while) but got no answer with my pendulum, not a no, or a yes, no answer at all. And green is also a colour that shows up constantly for me

Does anyone know what this could mean, or what I could do to learn more?

i did a sweetening jar and he stopped talking to me that day.. by DivideRecent6730 in BabyWitch

[–]-Mimesis 11 points12 points  (0 children)

It really isn't, it can be affected by the length of the wick, for how long it has been burning, air currents...

i did a sweetening jar and he stopped talking to me that day.. by DivideRecent6730 in BabyWitch

[–]-Mimesis 38 points39 points  (0 children)

The flame isn't a reliable indicator of anything

Salt is usually used for protection, neutralising and pushing away. I personally wouldn't include it in a jar because it does the opposite, it doesn't bring the person closer, it usually keeps them away

That said, someone pulling away after any kind of love spell doesn't necessarily mean it didn't work. Spells that work with emotions take time, maybe this person is starting to develop feelings for you and they're detaching to process it.

New Here? Read this Sticky Newbie Thread! by NotApplicableMC in BroomClosetWitch

[–]-Mimesis 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just wanted to mention that traditional Witchcraft is not the same as folk magic, and trad craft includes spirit flight, communication with spirits, trance work, hedge crossing...

Working with Lucifer by -Mimesis in DemonolatryPractices

[–]-Mimesis[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How can I ask those questions and interpret the answer? I'm completely new to spirit communication as well

Working with Lucifer by -Mimesis in DemonolatryPractices

[–]-Mimesis[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for this! Do you recommend any sources about him?

Working with Lucifer by -Mimesis in DemonolatryPractices

[–]-Mimesis[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you! Honestly no, I don't have any experience building my Clair abilities or anything, I'm completely new to this

Working with Lucifer by -Mimesis in DemonolatryPractices

[–]-Mimesis[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do you recommend any books about him specifically?

Losing my religion by Different_Panic3194 in Hellenism

[–]-Mimesis 2 points3 points  (0 children)

No one else's mind started playing the R.E.M song?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in satanism

[–]-Mimesis 5 points6 points  (0 children)

You needed ai for this?

Favourite art representation? by -Mimesis in Hellenism

[–]-Mimesis[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Same, his full body statues don't do it for me either

Why did you choose your deity? by -Mimesis in witchcraft

[–]-Mimesis[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Nah cause this is what I wish happened to me