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An exploration of why I don't believe in "words of power"

This blog post was inspired by an answer I submitted on Quora. Much of the text from that answer was used as a basis for this blog post. “Words of Power” seem to be a common idea that comes up in certain magical traditions. A lot of ceremonial magic1 involves invoking the various names for God and/or the names of angels. As near as I can tell, the idea seems to be that by invoking the names, you…

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~open the gate~

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Traveling alters & house guardians!

Hey witches! Wanted to post about my current projects, first thing is I’m gonna find a statue for a house guardian for my sister. She would do it but she’s lazy haha. I think she wants a gargoyle but we shall see. And ill be giving her one of my crystals to help with it.

Second thing is I’m making a traveling alter for a friend, a late birthday present. It’s gonna be awesome! I’m gonna put in a three not rope charm i think for luck. Also thinking a amethyst stone with some lavender oil. Still in the works, but I have already enchanted it and poured someone my own self into.

It’s so awesome creating these things for people, so happy I’m taking my craft serioulsy and having the inspiration to do so! I hope i get to spread the joy in crafting!

Bless all of you witches out there! We aren’t solo anymore

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Mariah N. Little; Movie Journal Reflection I: The Crucible

The following review is based off The Crucible film, not the play.

The third section of the American History 2010 course discussed the establishment of the thirteen colonies, the key characters, and conflicts that occurred. Desiring religious freedom for the Puritans, John Winthrop founded the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1690. Puritanism arose as a movement within the Church of England seeking to reform, or “purify” the Church and establish a middle ground between Protestantism and Roman Catholicism. They were considered the extreme Protestants, in their thinking that the Church reformation was not enough. In the midst of their thinking, way of life and fear of the devil, the Salem Witch Trails emerged in 1962. This was a state of emergency to execute all who didn’t conform to the rules of their society deeming them a witch, called “witch hunts” The Crucible is a 20th century depiction of the 1692 Salem, Massachusetts witch trials.

Researching the key people centered around the witch trails, I find that the names in the film were taken directly from the people alive during 1692. The names have kept some essence of the history behind the film.

With the film being a 20th century film however, there are factual errors in the dramatization. In history, the main character Abigail William, is an 11-year-old girl and John Proctor was a 60-year-old man. In the film, Abigail was portrayed to be a lustful eighteen-year-old and John Proctor looked to be in his early thirties, strong, and handsome. The forbidden love between the two did not match up with historical evidence, but Miller added this element to grab the attention of the audience and add to the plot.

Events within the movie did not math up to the events in history. The film depicts Betty Parris and Ruth Putman fall unconscious, but in fact Abigail and Betty were the first two girls who exhibited unusual behaviors caused by witchcraft. The history also shows that there was no such event of the girls dancing in the woods and the drinking of the chicken blood, like the film portrays. What took place was the experimenting of the “venus-glass” in the attempt to learn more about their future husbands.

The filmmakers do not film the entire movie is Salem, Massachusetts, where the witch trails truly took place. In fact, out of six filming locations, only one took place in Salem. The scenes in Salem were filmed in a mansion called the House of Seven Gables. Other scenes took place in Massachusetts towns including Plymouth, Danvers, Beverly, and Ipswich. Canada was also a listed location, taking away from the authenticity of the setting.

In the account of factual errors, in my opinion, I feel that the film is a work of bad history. In this historical narrative, a group of individuals wanted to establish a place where they can practice their religion freely. Once that is established, the town takes a turn for the worse. The accusations of said witches cause destruction and turmoil of the Puritan faith. People are forced to admit witchery and avoid death by accusing others of witchcraft or they are put to death not admitting guilty of their crime. The result is merely just remnants of principles established by the Puritans, the religion has nearly disappeared.

The playwright brings historical context in the form a play during the 1950’s and was not made into a film until 1996. To describe the background of the writing of the play and the production of the movie, the time the play was written plays an important role in the context. Playwright, Arthur Miller, wrote the play during the term of Senator Joseph McCarthy around the first years of the Cold War.

In the name of the “Red Scare,” McCarthy pushed the need for the United States to engage an intense anti-Communist movement. McCarthy led a series of congressional investigations and trail to weed out these said communists. The accused included Soviet Union spies, those who used to work for the government, and even, individuals associated with the entertainment arts, like actors and writers. One of whom was Arthur Miller himself. Miller intended the play to be an allegory alluding to the McCarthyism era. Just as the McCarthy trials, the accused witches of Salem were forced to confess accomplices to avoid punishment.

The dominance of Puritanism has now disappeared, but American society today still proves to be influenced by the Puritan society. Democracy is a principle that the Puritan church followed and has since contributed to American democracy. The belief in which the Massachusetts colony was founded, the freedom of religion, stands as an important freedom granted to the American people in the Bill of Rights. The Puritan notion that schooling is an important institution is another remnant of the Puritan society. From this, it can be concluded that with the exception of the belief in the existence of witches and hangings, the film can be looked at in the same way even with the complete decline of Puritan religion.

Sources:

http://www.ccsenet.org/journal/index.php/res/article/viewFile/4585/3924

http://www.legendsofamerica.com/ma-salemafflicted3.html

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0115988/locations

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rofl

OK. I finally found out who in unfollowed me. Xp You see, I'm pretty obvious about how fucked up I am in my bio. I'm bi, crazy and curse a lot. I'm also a witch though I try to keep that out of my blog. I've also traveled so much that I'm sick of it. Lol Well.. Someone that was deeply religious freaking followed me! O_p I'm not going to change for anyone. So after a day or so this guy saw that I was definitely no Virgin Mary and not only unfollowed me, but blocked me for good measure. -_- Seriously they are the people that preach tolerance, forgiveness and acceptance and yet they're hypocritical enough to continue being prejudiced against those who are different (I guess they only practice what they preach with themselves). So my word of advice to all of you wonderful peeps.... Don't follow people unless you either read their bio, and get a good look at their blogs. :/ *runs off to dark corner to giggle*