Tumblr is the weirdest shot show I’ve ever seen. But, drunk me is deciding to post something that sober me has been thinking about for a minute.
I follow mostly trad witches and ceremonials. And I’ve noticed something from the ceremonials that I just want to throw out there.
Those mother fuckers work hard. They know their shit and are trying and experimenting with different shit, sharing it with each other, providing feedback, honestly throwing out if something is working or not working for them and dialoging about it.
I’m really tired of people saying that they’re gate keepers. They’re going to call out bullshit magic, because Jesus Christ, a spell jar with random shit thrown in it and a fucking Goetic summoning are not the same god damn thing. They’re mad in the same way a musician who studies and practices scales and music theory for years can be compared to a freshman in college playing wonderwall.
Like, I’m not a ceremonial, I read some books about it, but I realize I’ve got lengths to go in my own practice and in my own tradition to even think about actually practicing that kind of ish. I ain’t bitter at them for being bad asses and having really beautiful dialogue among themselves.
Just be. Fucking. Honest. About where you are in your practice. And bow down when someone knows the system they practice in better than a weird Tumblr post you read.
I turned to animism and drugs because I couldn’t hack it. Those folks work their asses off.