shamanism & witchcraft. by callmeghost 2008/01/24 01:20
any1 know about shamanism and witchcraft?please post here..
any1 know about shamanism and witchcraft?please post here..
bad-apple 2008/01/25 05:16
Most ppl claim to have seen witches..Some regard them as superstitions but evidences and witness advocate their presence.
Most ppl claim to have seen witches..Some regard them as superstitions but evidences and witness advocate their presence.
EloraM23 2009/03/14 12:26
"Wicca" comes from the Old English word 4 "wise". It was first used 2 describe witchcraft by English occultist Gerald Gardner in the 1940's. They r thought of as wrinkly old hags but witches look like evry1 else. Although some perform ceremonies in the nude, most keep their clothes on. Salem in Massachusetts, USA is notorious 4 the 1692 witch trials. In total, 20 townspeople were executed. It's now a "witch city", with museums & events such as the annual witches' Halloween Ball. Witches don't ride broomsticks but they have long been used in pagan ceremonies.
"Wicca" comes from the Old English word 4 "wise". It was first used 2 describe witchcraft by English occultist Gerald Gardner in the 1940's. They r thought of as wrinkly old hags but witches look like evry1 else. Although some perform ceremonies in the nude, most keep their clothes on. Salem in Massachusetts, USA is notorious 4 the 1692 witch trials. In total, 20 townspeople were executed. It's now a "witch city", with museums & events such as the annual witches' Halloween Ball. Witches don't ride broomsticks but they have long been used in pagan ceremonies.
mistic_spice 2008/02/14 19:16
Its a religion, a way of living. Yes they exist
but not as ppl portray a witch, ex hary potter is mostly fiction
Its a religion, a way of living. Yes they exist
but not as ppl portray a witch, ex hary potter is mostly fiction
latrine 2008/02/14 20:22
Shamanism refers to a range of traditional beliefs and practices concerned with communication with the spirit world. There are many variations of shamanism throughout the world, though there are some beliefs that are shared by all forms of shamanism:
Shamanism refers to a range of traditional beliefs and practices concerned with communication with the spirit world. There are many variations of shamanism throughout the world, though there are some beliefs that are shared by all forms of shamanism:
latrine 2008/02/14 20:23
The spirits can play important roles in human lives. The shaman can control and/or cooperate with the spirits for the community's benefit. The spirits can be either good or bad. Shamans engage various processes and techniques to incite trance; such as: singing, dancing, taking entheogens, meditating and drumming.
The spirits can play important roles in human lives. The shaman can control and/or cooperate with the spirits for the community's benefit. The spirits can be either good or bad. Shamans engage various processes and techniques to incite trance; such as: singing, dancing, taking entheogens, meditating and drumming.
latrine 2008/02/14 20:25
Animals play an important role, acting as omens and message-bearers, as well as representations of animal spirit guides. The shaman's spirit leaves the body and enters into the supernatural world during certain tasks. The shamans can treat illnesses or sickness. Shamans are healers, gurus and magicians.
Animals play an important role, acting as omens and message-bearers, as well as representations of animal spirit guides. The shaman's spirit leaves the body and enters into the supernatural world during certain tasks. The shamans can treat illnesses or sickness. Shamans are healers, gurus and magicians.
latrine 2008/02/14 20:27
Shamans have the ability to diagnose and cure human suffering and, in some societies, the ability to cause suffering. This is believed to be accomplished by traversing the axis mundi and forming a special relationship with, or gaining control over, spirits. Shamans have been credited with the ability to control the weather, divination, the interpretation of dreams, astral projection, and traveling to upper and lower worlds.
Shamans have the ability to diagnose and cure human suffering and, in some societies, the ability to cause suffering. This is believed to be accomplished by traversing the axis mundi and forming a special relationship with, or gaining control over, spirits. Shamans have been credited with the ability to control the weather, divination, the interpretation of dreams, astral projection, and traveling to upper and lower worlds.
latrine 2008/02/14 20:28
Shamanistic traditions have existed throughout the world since prehistoric times.
Shamanistic traditions have existed throughout the world since prehistoric times.
latrine 2008/02/14 20:28
Some anthropologists and religious scholars define a shaman as an intermediary between the natural and spiritual world, who travels between worlds in a state of trance. Once in the spirit world, the shaman would commune with the spirits for assistance in healing, hunting or weather management. Ripinsky-Naxon describes shamans as, “People who have a strong interest in their surrounding environment and the society of which they are a part.”
Some anthropologists and religious scholars define a shaman as an intermediary between the natural and spiritual world, who travels between worlds in a state of trance. Once in the spirit world, the shaman would commune with the spirits for assistance in healing, hunting or weather management. Ripinsky-Naxon describes shamans as, “People who have a strong interest in their surrounding environment and the society of which they are a part.”
latrine 2008/02/14 20:29
Shamanism is based on the premise that the visible world is pervaded by invisible forces or spirits that affect the lives of the living. In contrast to animism and animatism, which any and usually all members of a society practice, shamanism requires specialized knowledge or abilities. It could be said that shamans are the experts employed by animists and animist communities
Shamanism is based on the premise that the visible world is pervaded by invisible forces or spirits that affect the lives of the living. In contrast to animism and animatism, which any and usually all members of a society practice, shamanism requires specialized knowledge or abilities. It could be said that shamans are the experts employed by animists and animist communities
latrine 2008/02/14 20:30
Shamans are often organized into full-time ritual or spiritual associations, like priests. In Indian culture as well there are those who are called tantrics and are said to have the power to control spirits and force them to do their bidding. People often visit them for many reasons but most often it is to ensure the spirit's aid in their work or to curse someone who they feel is an enemy of theirs or opposes them.
Shamans are often organized into full-time ritual or spiritual associations, like priests. In Indian culture as well there are those who are called tantrics and are said to have the power to control spirits and force them to do their bidding. People often visit them for many reasons but most often it is to ensure the spirit's aid in their work or to curse someone who they feel is an enemy of theirs or opposes them.
latrine 2008/02/14 20:34
Witchcraft....n various historical, anthropological, religious and mythological contexts, is the use of certain kinds of supernatural or magical powers.
Witchcraft....n various historical, anthropological, religious and mythological contexts, is the use of certain kinds of supernatural or magical powers.
latrine 2008/02/14 20:35
A witch ..is a practitioner of witchcraft. While mythological witches are often supernatural creatures, historically many people have been accused of witchcraft, or have claimed to be witches
A witch ..is a practitioner of witchcraft. While mythological witches are often supernatural creatures, historically many people have been accused of witchcraft, or have claimed to be witches
latrine 2008/02/14 20:37
Practices and beliefs that have been termed :witchcraft; do not constitute a single identifiable religion, since they are found in a wide variety of cultures, both present and historical; however these beliefs do generally involve religious elements dealing with spirits or deities, the afterlife, magic and ritual. Witchcraft is generally characterised by its use of magic.
Practices and beliefs that have been termed :witchcraft; do not constitute a single identifiable religion, since they are found in a wide variety of cultures, both present and historical; however these beliefs do generally involve religious elements dealing with spirits or deities, the afterlife, magic and ritual. Witchcraft is generally characterised by its use of magic.
latrine 2008/02/14 20:38
Sometimes witchcraft is used to refer, broadly, to the practice of indigenous magic, and has a connotation similar to shamanism. Depending on the values of the community, witchcraft in this sense may be regarded with varying degrees of respect or suspicion, or with ambivalence, being neither intrinsically good nor evil.
Sometimes witchcraft is used to refer, broadly, to the practice of indigenous magic, and has a connotation similar to shamanism. Depending on the values of the community, witchcraft in this sense may be regarded with varying degrees of respect or suspicion, or with ambivalence, being neither intrinsically good nor evil.
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