'Harry Potter' as viewed by Pagans and/or Wiccans

[jaden kendam]

Henry Dorsett Case

missmagpie

Oooh, there's one point nobody's mentioned: How the word "muggle" entered the pagan vocabulary after the publication of HP. You feel a bit dirty after saying it, but it still serves as a term for non-magic-users which was kinda lacking before.

Strangely enough, the only times I use the word "muggle" are when discussing Harry Potter or Geocaching. But that's just me.

I do not use that in every day life, and I barely use it when talking about Harry Potter. The people who use that seriously need to get a life. I am guessing that the ones who use it are probably fluffy bunnies or they just think they are better than people who do not use magic. I am sure they would call me a muggle as well because I do not cast spells.  

[Henry Dorsett Case]

deadmanjake

I do not use that in every day life, and I barely use it when talking about Harry Potter. The people who use that seriously need to get a life. I am guessing that the ones who use it are probably fluffy bunnies or they just think they are better than people who do not use magic. I am sure they would call me a muggle as well because I do not cast spells.

I call you a muggle because you're not in the woods with a GPS unit trying to find a medicine bottle so you can sign a piece of paper and say you found it.  

[TeaDidikai]

missmagpie

Oooh, there's one point nobody's mentioned: How the word "muggle" entered the pagan vocabulary after the publication of HP. You feel a bit dirty after saying it, but it still serves as a term for non-magic-users which was kinda lacking before.

I hate the term.

It is arrogent, inaccurate and asinine to assume that the opposite of "pagan" is "muggle".

My Nana has more mystic insight in her pinky than 99% of the pagans I know and she is very much a Christian.

Not only does the application ring false, it smacks of bigotry.  

[Deoridhe]

I consider "muggle" on the same as "mundane," which was it's predecessor - lame. Doing magic, be it spellwork or witchery or energy work, isn't something special; I've yet to meet someone who can't, and honestly as magic goes I'm near the bottom of the pyramid, not the top. Any sort of arbitrary "cool"/"not cool" designation based on anything magical or religious strikes me as inherently unecessary.  

[Boadicia]

Harry Potter is simply storytelling and entertainment. To me, at least, it has no religious connotation. Those who make such a stink about HP probably still tell their children stories about Cinderella and her "Fairy Godmother."  

[TeaDidikai]

Boadicia

Those who make such a stink about HP probably still tell their children stories about Cinderella and her "Fairy Godmother."

Except many (mostly influenced through the New Age Movement) consider "Fairys" to be "Minor Angels". ~Spits and shudders~

That aside, such would not violate religious prohibitions the way other "familiar spirits" would.