Thoughts on Witchcraft

[valarltd]

I've been listening to liberal talk radio. And the hosts are pissing me off by bullyragging Christine O'Donnell over the "I dabbled in witchcraft" thing. Now I'm no O'Donnell fan. In fact, when it comes to me she would do well to remember I am a witch, and I masturbate, so she is clearly not me.

Anyway, one was on about her using witchcraft for the election and it got me to thinking.

By my definition, she already is.

I define Witchcraft as applying your Will to the Universe to achieve the desired outcome.

This can have a religious component, asking the gods to intervene and aid.
It can have a ritual component, which will mainly serve to focus the Will.
It always has a work component. That's called applying.

Pray with one hand. Work with the other.
And St. Benedict got it right when he wrote "To work is to pray."

So, O'Donnell is praying for the job and working toward it. Seeking divine intervention and working at the same time. Witchcraft. (although no witches I know would claim her)

Thus proving there are only two types of women: witches, and those who don't yet know they are.

Comments

[thefannishwaldo.livejournal.com]

That reminds me... I meant to fire off a bit of a polite rant to The View yesterday. Mostly I like the show, and I typically agree with everything that comes out of Whoopi Goldburg's mouth, but she kept insisting yesterday that "nobody" assigns religious value to Halloween any more. I was kind of annoyed. I realize we're the minority, but I'm kind of sick of us being either 'non existent' or evil when we do exist.

[valarltd.livejournal.com]

There are about as many pagans as there are Muslims and no one would think of saying a Muslim holiday wasn't religious.

Also, there are a lot of Christians who consider Halloween a negatively religious holiday.