Women creating life, nourishing life was the original act of “magic”
their knowledge of berries and spices and medicinal salves were the first instances of “witchcraft”
The female intellect and resilience were the first sign of “wickedness”
THEY were burned at the stake, stoned, drowned, executed publicly because they dared to have agency and knowledge, and were disgraced and exiled (best case scenario) for their craft.
Witchcraft is a woman’s gift. The goddess imparted it on us.
You want to be a druid? Cool, go for it. But don’t pretend that our craft can be co-opted as your own. You are not a male witch, you are disrespecting centuries of blood and sweat and tradition. Men cannot be witches.
This is our witchcraft.
I love that this post makes the assumption that men can’t be witches because witchcraft was created by women who were burn on the stake for it while blatantly ignoring the fact that people of color around the globe had been practicing witchcraft long before white women were being persecuted for it up in Europe for it. This is based solely on European history and just ignores the fact that people off ALL genders regularly used witchcraft in their societies.
Witchcraft was not created by women. And witchcraft was not created by white people either.
To any of the male witches trying to wade through this new wave of “no-men” witchcraft, all I have to say is this;
– You are still a witch, their opinion won’t suddenly kick you out of the club
– Their opinion is based on a fabricated, racist history maintained by new age writing and poor academic practice
– Wicca (distinct from witchcraft but still related) was started officially by a man ( Gardner) so their claim literally falls apart at the 50’s for Wiccan witches
– it’s fair that women want to avoid the discrimination and prejudice they experience from men everyday, so ride it out whilst being respectful of why some women are pushing men away
At the end of the day, no witch on tumblr is in the position to tell you who you are or what you can do
What a great day to remember men can’t be witches and they can get their own fucking terms and to stop stealing ours
Look at this definitions 😂 when you are argue with this it implies not just that men can’t be witches, but also that all are riding brooms, are evil and are old ugly hags!
Sounds like someone needs a Snickers
What a thoughtful reaction. I’m impressed!
“Damn, how dare she not get angry and fall for my trap! Now how else am I going to spread my hatred of women while still seeming progressive?”
Oh shit you got me! 😱
Wonderful! Males can be witches y’all. End of the discussion.
What a wonderful day to remember that transphobes aren’t witches. Y’all banned from witchcraft. End of discussion. Men can be witches. Trans women are women. Trans women witches can be witches.
Water Witches 