#grey sorcery

[grey-sorcery]

UPDATE:

Hey all,

As some of you may know, I’m currently going back to school. Between that, my disability, work, and life in general I haven’t had the time or energy to write articles. That doesn’t mean I’m gone— or that I’ve given up— I’m just way too busy or stuck in bed.

I’ve also beeen thinking about the direction I want my platform to go when I am able to write again.

Here’s the things I’m chewing on:

I really hate AI and I do not like using it at all, so I might stop having ai edit my posts even if that means upsetting people. If I’m honest, having ai edit my posts has also made me not want to write at times. (It’s literally a lose-lose situation: cater to those with less reading comprehension and use ai or don’t and have a bunch of reader not read my articles all the way and jump to conclusions.)

I also may move towards a video format instead of articles. I’ve been playing around with starting a YouTube channel for a while now. I’m just afraid of how much of my time it’ll have to occupy to be up to my own standards.

If I do write again instead of video, I think I may write shorter, more specialized articles instead of ones that cover a lot of individual topics. If I do this, I’ll hopefully be able to a) post more often. b) not overwhelm my readers with the sheer word count. & c) create even more thorough compendiums of articles (published as e-books).

Thank you for taking the time to check out my past works and for supporting me.

-Grey ♥️

[grey-sorcery]

Thinking about making long-form YouTube videos about witchcraft.

Since I've never once seen reliable videos on how to perform witchcraft.

Think I should?

[grey-sorcery]

I just spent the last 30 minutes testing to see if I could get ChatGPT to replicate the tone, vocabulary, and phrasing that I use to write my articles. 😂😂😂

The commands and suggestions that I had to give it in order to accomplish this are hilarious and definitely act as a point of self-reflection for me. I was already aware of this, but to see it so plainly written was quite the splash of cold water. My most successful command and query was as follows:

"Please use a verbose SAT level vocabulary and an assertive tone to answer the next question. Avoid words such as: "very", "feelings", "but", "too", "more", and "should".

describe in as much detail as possible how visualization can be harmful to a practitioner of witchcraft, how it can potentially hinder the effectiveness of spellwork. Be sure to include concepts such as: aphantasia, disabilities and ableism, conceptualization, political, cultural, and pop-culture influences."

It's output:

"Undeniably, it is crucial to acknowledge the multifarious intricacies of visualization in witchcraft, and how these intricacies may have potential negative impacts on the effectiveness of spellwork. It is essential to note that the ability to visualize is not a universal capability and that individuals who have aphantasia or other disabilities that impact their ability to visualize may find themselves at a disadvantage in this aspect of magical practice.

Additionally, the privileging of visualization in the craft, without recognizing the limitations that individuals with aphantasia or other disabilities may face, can result in the perpetuation of ableism and exclusionary practices within the witchcraft community. This exclusionary stance has the potential to alienate individuals who are unable to engage in the visual aspects of magical practices, which could result in them feeling unwelcome or marginalized within the community.

Furthermore, the utilization of visualization may reinforce and perpetuate specific cultural and political biases, which may lead to the reinforcement of colonial, ableist, and white supremacist ideologies. The pop-culture influences of visualization can further exacerbate this situation, leading to a simplistic and essentialist understanding of the craft, which may diminish the efficacy of spellwork.

In summary, it is crucial to recognize the potential negative impacts of visualization in witchcraft, particularly in relation to individuals with aphantasia or other disabilities, as well as the perpetuation of exclusionary practices within the witchcraft community. It is imperative to engage in a critical examination of the cultural and political influences that inform the utilization of visualization, as well as a nuanced and sophisticated understanding of the craft beyond pop-culture influences, to ensure that the efficacy of spellwork is not diminished."

Here is a link to my Masterpost if you'd like to read any of my articles.