What I view as witchcraft that others do not

[jennifer_bloom]

Before I became a mature Christian I used to manipulate people into liking me with humour and elegance and vulnerability and expressions of innocence or creative social judgment

I manipulated a doctor and a PhD student among others

And God dealt with me harshly for it

When I was 19 I told a guy I dropped out of English cause I thought it was anti Christian

later his friend found out what I had said and was furious at me for biasing his conscience against Christianity with my careless use of terminology

I realize now what I was trying to articulate but could not authentically express was my view that language had become a vehicle of sensationalism and culture worship and not a vehicle of self expression or organic social and emotional learning

That rather than telling emotional stories that can elevate human consciousness

it has become a means of derogatory fantasy making

both examples as well as the first deal with manipulating

For me whether your manipulating people or ideas or emotions

If your not being truthful and putting your money where your mouth is

Your practicing witchcraft

[LEADFOOTboi]

Q - Q manipulation is being decietful... like lying... so you may not be far off

[Jjpayne]

Interesting way to view it 🤔

[Jjpayne]

Thank you :)

[blank_expression]

This is twisted enough that I am trying to see a layer below on this onion if there is one. Let’s analyze and then correct me where I go astray. You say that you did bad things in the past through manipulation so I suspect this is a confession. However you go on to, it appears, blame language as a barrier to heighten or justify this manipulation and that the misuse of language contributed to your misinterpretation of said manipulation. Therefore, you confess to manipulation but then you soft-soap it by attributing language limitations to your confessed errors. Which is it? You can be completely absolved or hold on to an excuse as a gray lie. Manipulation is human nature period and only developed minds attempt to limit manipulation. There are no altruistic purists but rather degrees and manipulation can be as basic as asking for a glass of water to obtain one. Therefore, I fail to see the correlation of manipulation to that of witchcraft. Human nature doesn’t relate to the practice of summoning the supernatural. I conclude your “view” is another language barrier misconception.

[Tom1089]

Witchcraft is a very general term.
Not all witchcraft is evil, and not all witchcraft promote evil. Im fact many discourage wrong doing and encourage helpful positive acts that help others. And defined as below.
witchcraft
/ˈwɪtʃkrɑːft/

noun
noun: witchcraft
the practice of magic, especially black magic; the use of spells.
"children and goods were believed to be vulnerable to the witchcraft of jealous neighbours"

Similar:
sorcery
black magic
the black arts
the occult
occultism
wizardry
witching
necromancy
voodooism
voodoo
hoodoo
wonder-working
divination
Wicca
white magic
natural magic
makutu
thaumaturgy
theurgy
the old religion
witchery
demonry
diablerie
sortilege
(in a modern context) religious practice involving magic and affinity with nature, usually within a pagan tradition.
bewitching or fascinating attraction or charm.

I Know a few white witches they are not evil they are not wrong doers, would you condemn someone without understanding what it is they do. I'm sure there are bad Christians as well.

[Katerina_Belle]

Wouldn’t manipulation just be classed as evil then?

[jwr199]

Hey sunshine manipulation is not witch carft, manipulation is a skill that people use to get their way because they can't stand a world where it doesn't go their way. It's unfortunate really that some people can't accept how life works , so they try to change they way the life works.

[iambae]

Yes ALL manipulation is witchcraft. A lot of women try do do this in relationships and marriage even Christian women. I noticed this ever since the show I Love Lucy.

[Anonymous]

And now your witchcraft is to cloak yourself in Christianity to give yourself the illusion of moral authority to influence others. Be gone witch!

[Gwenhwyfar]

I disagree. Witchcraft involves the supernatural. Although Wiccans do refer to themselves as witches among themselves.

[lucky840]

My take on this matter is too long for this page to accept. So I will be posting it as a blog.

[Agape93]

I hope you realize that being manipulative or lying isn’t witchcraft.

[Anonymous]

College and education really failed you, didn't they?

[jennifer_bloom]

I got my degree in religion instead of English

[Opinion Owner]

The fact that you call it religion and not theology, doesn't speak well of this so-called degree.

[jennifer_bloom]

It wasn’t theology - only 10% of my professors taught the religion they believed in - a lot of them were atheist

[Opinion Owner]

Wasn't a real degree, most likely.

[Gwenhwyfar]

@Opinion owner that’s very mean spirited

[Juxtapose]

@Gwenhwyfar Why? Because he's not sugar coating the truth?

[Gwenhwyfar]

@Juxtapose it’s not the truth. Religion is a valid degree. So is theology. My college offered religious studies.

[venomhbk1313]

There's nothing wrong with that book I study stuff like that all the time I'm also a demonologist in practice

[fall_angel-86]

A demonologist? I have a couple questions maybe you could answer them for me. I am not sure if they are necessarily demon related but I'd love to get your take on them

[venomhbk1313]

@fall_angel-86 sure

[fall_angel-86]

@venomhbk could I message you?

[venomhbk1313]

Yes you can

[Juxtapose]

Uhhh.. manipulation is not magical. It's just psychology.

[smellfarts]

What did god do to you? I didn’t know god does stuff to people.

[OddBeMe]

So making up outrageous stories for money is witchcraft?