Worst Things You Can Ever Say As A Pagan

[Recursive Paradox]

too2sweet

In a thread where someone was talking about working with Runes,...

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I didn't know there was a rune poem, that's awesome!

gonk

... *HEADDESK*  

[Cyrus the Elder]

When queried about the orthopraxic nature of Wicca, linked to the Wiccan FAQ, and informed that Witchcraft was a craft and not a natural-born ability...

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I appreciate your opinion on the subject. Wicca and Witchcraft are 2 totally different things. Yes people can be born with abilities, they are not common, that is why you believe that it is nonsensical. I am an active member of a coven that would disagree with you. Also the pentacle is a Native American symbol that the pagans stole and turned it into an evil symbol by reversing it. I know this because I am also part Native American. The High Priest of my Coven was ordained in Ireland by a High Priest out there. I am not here to argue with someone that is probably much younger than me about who I am and why I am the way that i am. I get extremely upset with those who are ignorant to other ways of Wicca. I respect what your beliefs are, but don't you dare tell me that my way is incorrect.

 

[A1Saucy]

"I'm a witch because my grandmother used witch hazel to heal my scrapes when I was little. All herbal healing is madgiqual!"


Okay, the pseudo-archaic spelling at the very least annoys me...  

[TeaDidikai]

4shi

"I'm a witch because my grandmother used witch hazel to heal my scrapes when I was little. All herbal healing is madgiqual!"


Okay, the pseudo-archaic spelling at the very least annoys me...

Spelling I'll grant you- but for the other aspects to be annoying, you'd have to have more information- and cross reference it with some of the information that turn of the century witches including Gardner had to say about herbcraft and witchcraft.  

[A1Saucy]

TeaDidikai

4shi

"I'm a witch because my grandmother used witch hazel to heal my scrapes when I was little. All herbal healing is madgiqual!"


Okay, the pseudo-archaic spelling at the very least annoys me...

Spelling I'll grant you- but for the other aspects to be annoying, you'd have to have more information- and cross reference it with some of the information that turn of the century witches including Gardner had to say about herbcraft and witchcraft.

Sorry. *blush* I ran into a person who claimed to be a hedgewitch and this was their argument, while I argued this was neither valid proof nor does the use of herbs necessarily constitute as witchcraft.  

[TeaDidikai]

4shi

Sorry. *blush*

No worries. We're just having a discussion.

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I ran into a person who claimed to be a hedgewitch and this was their argument,

I still haven't seen a satisfactory definition of hedgewitch.

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while I argued this was neither valid proof nor does the use of herbs necessarily constitute as witchcraft.

That would depend on their definition of magic and witchcraft. I personally could form a fairly tight argument either way.  

[PurpleDragonsGems]

Cyrus the Elder

When queried about the orthopraxic nature of Wicca, linked to the Wiccan FAQ, and informed that Witchcraft was a craft and not a natural-born ability...

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I appreciate your opinion on the subject. Wicca and Witchcraft are 2 totally different things. Yes people can be born with abilities, they are not common, that is why you believe that it is nonsensical. I am an active member of a coven that would disagree with you. Also the pentacle is a Native American symbol that the pagans stole and turned it into an evil symbol by reversing it. I know this because I am also part Native American. The High Priest of my Coven was ordained in Ireland by a High Priest out there. I am not here to argue with someone that is probably much younger than me about who I am and why I am the way that i am. I get extremely upset with those who are ignorant to other ways of Wicca. I respect what your beliefs are, but don't you dare tell me that my way is incorrect.

I think my head just exploded.  

[TeaDidikai]

Not actually from a pagan... but did you guys know that the UU thinks homosexuals are bad?  

[A1Saucy]

Whoah, forgot about this momentarily.

TeaDidikai

4shi

Sorry. *blush*

No worries. We're just having a discussion.

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I ran into a person who claimed to be a hedgewitch and this was their argument,

I still haven't seen a satisfactory definition of hedgewitch.

I don't have anything by Gardner, nor did the person ever add to their claim save their non sequitur add of herbs (or at least in a relevant way), so I can't ever answer that to your satisfaction. The thing I can say is based on their statement, their argument stood that because their grandmother used witch hazel for its astringent properties they were a hedgewitch.

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while I argued this was neither valid proof nor does the use of herbs necessarily constitute as witchcraft.

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That would depend on their definition of magic and witchcraft. I personally could form a fairly tight argument either way.

Again, they refused to define it. They were so convinced their grandmother was a hedgewitch said person was too busy whining. I could argue either way as well, but I'm going based on the one argument they gave.

edit: forgot to change one pronoun to gender neutral and made it clear someone was quoting a quote.  

[Cyrus the Elder]

When asked which Futhark said person was using after they named a rune as "Fertility"...

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I use the "Celtic Tree Alphabet", also known as Ogham Bríatharogam.

Also she apparently works with angels, Astaroth, Tiamet, Horus, Quetzlcoatl, and Aries.

The thread alone could sustain this thread for a month gonk  

[PhantomPhoenix0]

Couple gems from a conversation my girlfriend had with some guy at school:

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Fluff: You can't kill a God, its impossible.
GF: Ragnarok.
Fluff: Well, you need a special weapon, like a spear or something.
GF: Baldr was killed by mistletoe.
Fluff: ...Is that Greek Mythology?

And my personal favorite from that conversation:

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I'm a werewolf. It comes from my Iriqouis and Sioux heritage.
[snip]
Vampires exist too. Werewolves are like the ones in Underworld, and vampires... well, have you ever heard of the movie Twilight?

Said person has blond hair, blue eyes, and aparently, no physical characteristics of Native Americans (according to a student of forensic anthropology anyway).  

[A1Saucy]

PhantomPhoenix0

And my personal favorite from that conversation:

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I'm a werewolf. It comes from my Iriqouis and Sioux heritage.
[snip]
Vampires exist too. Werewolves are like the ones in Underworld, and vampires... well, have you ever heard of the movie Twilight?

Said person has blond hair, blue eyes, and aparently, no physical characteristics of Native Americans (according to a student of forensic anthropology anyway).

Part of me died inside reading this. I'm willing to bet the person is a member of the Eagle Mountain group or learned from one of those practitioners who play Lakota... *sighs*

As a note, however, I've met registered Cherokee who were "too light to be right". I'll take your word about the other physical characteristics, though.  

[Calixti]

PhantomPhoenix0

Said person has blond hair, blue eyes, and aparently, no physical characteristics of Native Americans (according to a student of forensic anthropology anyway).

It's possible. My siblings and I are a quarter Native American, and the only one who looks it is my brother. My sister looks like a beach bunny and I look like a nondescript person of western European descent (thanks, Dad).  

[Gho the Girl]

TeaDidikai

Not actually from a pagan... but did you guys know that the UU thinks homosexuals are bad?

UU?  

[Cyrus the Elder]

Gho the Girl

TeaDidikai

Not actually from a pagan... but did you guys know that the UU thinks homosexuals are bad?

UU?

Universal Unitarians