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I was thinking about how feminine spirituality was always quickly denounced as satanic and evil (hence the witch trials). Especially by Abrahamic religions.
Women really can't have our own spaces without scrotes trying to scrote up the place. I was sad to see that the *creator* of Dianic Wicca, Zsuszanna Budapest was deemed a terf and betrayed by women in her group that she made, because of trans "women" 🫠.
Apparently it was "transphobic" so women began creating their own Dianic Wiccan groups to include trans "women". They speak about her with such virtriol, and she's isn't even mean. But because she doesn't believe males belong in her group, she's wrong and a target for rude comments.
https://ofthespiae.wordpress.com/2018/07/21/so-zsuzsanna-budapest-has-been-showing-her-arse-again/
I don't understand the women who rally against their true allies in favor of men who hate them. But after seeing the backlash against her, it made me want to buy her books even more
I always thought it was funny how anything pagan gets demonized and it's usually women who are proudly pagan. It's also funny how in Wicca, there aren't many core values besides "do as ye will, as long as it harms none".
Yet that somehow gets you demonized as a Satanist against God. Meanwhile the bible and other Abrahamic religions are okay with rape, murder, slavery, and racism. Go figure.
Anyway, I understand if all things witchy isn't appealing to some as it really has no basis in science. But I noticed how much happier I feel when I engage in my spirituality
If not being a witch or anything spiritual like that, I think it is SO beneficial for women to be in tune with their bodies and nature. Men like to claim how they "built the world" but their "creations" are what's polluting the earth and killing it from the inside out.
Women bring life in more ways than just giving birth. Most volunteers and gardeners I see are women. Most environmentalists I see are women. Most human rights activists and supporters I see are women. Women have no problem coming together to nurture society and the earth.
Can we start calling people 'terf-phobic', 'woman-phobic', 'bio(logy)-phobic', or 'fact phobic' yet?
I am not a witch or pagan, but I am into goddess spirituality, and it has changed my life for the better. It's helped me connect to nature, myself, other women, and my inner soul. I don't think I would have survived the last few years without it. I love learning about the goddess stories that have been in existence all around the world for thousands of years. I want to learn more about the goddess figurines that were crafted during the Neolithic age. This kind of spirituality is purposely suppressed. The goddess movement began in the 1970s but, like radical feminism, it has lost prominence over the years with the rise of queery theory and the separation of women from our biology. I think feminist spirituality could be healing for many women if they knew about it and could experience it with other women.
I always see a ton of internalized misogyny when people talk about female-dominated beliefs or religions, such as horoscopes, astrology etc. It's always stereotyped that only "dumb white girls" are into that kind of stuff, while men believe in all kinds of shit (like the alpha male circlejerk). Women can't have anything for themselves without being made fun of.
Scanned that article. It's insane. "Sounds like it ultimately upholds the patriarchy they claim to abhor, if you ask me." The mental gymnastics required just to make that sentence make sense. Make it make sense.
Men can run around with their religions all they want. The fact that the deities and rules are all different means they're only looking at specific parts of spirituality and are lying. For every masculine, there's a feminine, and a lot of goddess worship revolves around the female (who actually came first). All religions are made by men for men, and all of them are limited, if not outright lies.
I'm not actively practicing any mainstream organized religion right now, but I can't help seeing the inconsistencies here. You can broad-bruush all Abrahamic religions as being oppressive, but when someone makes the same accusation against your beliefs, they're automatically out of line? You complain about all new-age beliefs being conflated by Christian critics, spelling out ways in which they are different and distinct -- but you have no problem mashing all of Christianity or even all Abrahamic religions together and then criticizing the resultant conglomeration? I always enjoy reading faith discussions, but it's unfortunate that they often get so illogical.
Hi - I feel like many people will roll their eyes at what I am about to say. But new-agey witchcraft stuff will only lead to suffering. How? You are always chasing the next fix. Do you know anyone in the new age who is 100% at peace and satisfied? Someone who has cultivated inner peace despite storms? I highly suggest you consider the values of 'witchcraft' or occulty practices. Look up Angela Ucci on Youtube or Instagram. She is a former 'witch' tarot reader, yoga teacher reiki master and realised that she was being oppressed by pursuing this level of spirituality.
Also look into Doreen Virtue who published the Angel Card oracles. She has abandoned the new age and has renouned those practices. Look into why. She also has a channel on Youtube.