Paganism and WitchCraft Options

[SasukeNaru]

Anyone believe this? I do.. the whole spiritual realms and energy and ppl who can wield powers.. yea thats true but the old salem witchtrials and folklore spread by word of mouth changed what witches really represented. They communed with the earth and summoned energies from it by either praying to a god or just being in tune with the earth. This is all stuff ive read and history books.. if im rong and if someone here is wiccan then please correct me. just wanted a view on stuff like this

Also- Satanism has NOTHING to do with witchcraft

lol if ur wondering why i looked this up, it was for my RPG lol

[antix10_kos]

There is so much anger in this world. There is so much ignorance. Simple matters of belief and choice of belief can cause the whole world to fall apart. It's all about what is in your heart. If you have love in your heart and you are a kind and decent person, then you are good enough and better than most. If you harbor hate and let it eat away at you, and let anger get the best of you, then you are not going to enjoy life or the rewards therein, regardless of your religious convictions.

I do not believe in "blind love" for all people. I do not "love" someone who passes me by on the street just because a book tells me so. I am not filled with hollow compassion for my fellow beings. People must earn the right for me to care about them. I will not waste another moment in my life caring about people who leech my emotions. That is Satanism, valuing your self above all else. Your emotions, your thoughts, your wants, your needs...It's okay to be selfish and it's natural to be selfish.

Christianity teaches you to supress these natural feelings, the force of self-preservation for the greater common good. Why? Because it makes you a mindless sheep, following the flock and reciting quotes from an ancient book. You become so concerned with following a doctorine, staying "clean", supressing yourself, killing the being within you, your "soul" if you will, that you lose sight of what is really going on around you. There is no one controlling this mess. We create it, we live it. We will die in it. After we die, the world will keep spinning unless we blow it to oblivion or some natural disaster wipes it out. 99% of us will have no lasting impact on this earth to anyone except for our loved ones.

It is painful for people to accept that they are not important, that they are nothing more than a grain of sand upon the beach of humanity. Which is why the myths of creation, moral codes, fables, and tales of faith and belief have survived for so long in this world. People need to believe something, need to have something to hold onto. Some (if not most) people could not go on living without their beliefs to teather them to this world. It doesn't matter if they enjoy their life or not, as long as what comes after is pleasant. Hence Islam, where an infinite supply of virgins await the righteous in heaven. Deny everything in life and we'll give it you upon your death!!??!?!

Others believe that they have the power to control their own lives, through magic, medidation, trances, yoga, spells....These types of belief have been around longer than Christianity, and are among some of the oldest religions on earth. For anyone to claim that they are "made-up", or "fake" is to drive a stake through the history of humanity. Do not assume that your beliefs are the "right" ones when there are many others that have been around MUCH longer and have really stood the test of time. Your beliefs may be the "right" ones at the time, but they might not always be "right".

Humanity and the societies of the world could best be served if people were free to believe and practice their beliefs in peace, without do-nothing persecution from the "right" of the world. No one should be forced to believe in a religion that they don't agree with, no one should be told that their religion is "fake", "crap", or "worthless". All religions are sacred, even the truly sick ones. And even if you find the practices of a religion to be unusual, perverse, or senseless, you shouldn't call them on it. If it works for them, let it go. Do not spend your life defiling yourself or your beliefs by playing "belief police".

Faith is faith regardless of where you place it, you know. Faith is always falliable, and subject to change and adjustment.