06-12-2017, 09:58 PM
their need to be accepted is just as important as their need for power. they're reviled and feared by other wesen.
06-12-2017, 09:58 PM
their need to be accepted is just as important as their need for power. they're reviled and feared by other wesen.
06-12-2017, 10:25 PM
I think it was more like it was an individual thing.
06-13-2017, 04:42 AM
Hi Forum,
This is a thread about witchcraft. Here is a scriptural based article on the topic: http://biblereasons.com/witchcraft/ One verse is: Quote:Micah 3:7 Seers will be put to shame. Those who practice witchcraft will be disgraced. All of them will cover their faces, because God won’t answer them.I seem to recall that in Grimm witchcraft caused many problems, such as the cat scratch spell, exploded heads, murder and mayhem. I see similar witchcraft issues in other films and shows. It is fantasy and entertainment. Unfortunately, some cultures believe witches actually have "powers" but IMO they are phony hucksters who prey on gullible souls. Rather than accept them, people should except them. N G
06-13-2017, 05:29 AM
(06-13-2017, 04:42 AM)New Guy Wrote: ... Unfortunately, some cultures believe witches actually have "powers" but IMO they are phony hucksters who prey on gullible souls... I come from a culture where witchcraft and superstitions are still rife in certain areas. What I have seen is that when some people get conned by criminals, rather than accept that they were bested by criminals, they say that some kind of witchcraft was used on them, since they couldn't have been so stupid. Also, it is used as a tool by people want to ostracize another person or exact revenge on the accused. Typically the accuser(s) labels the person a witch and also (most importantly) describes the witch's crimes/activities. Therein lies the 'powers' of the witch and it also arises from the people who believe this malarkey and begin to fear the accused. Some people use this to their advantage and start "acting" like they have such 'powers'. For most, this stigmatization sticks and they are adversely affected by it. Others probably have some sort of mental illness and people assume their abnormal behavior is a sign of witchcraft. However, I must note that in Western cultures, the 'witch hunts' were also used in similar fashion. Some people though do practice juju/voodoo rituals and believe in it. So far, I haven't seen any evidence of any real 'powers' aside from fear mongering by the use of outlandish behavior. (06-13-2017, 05:29 AM)Devegs Wrote:It's the same for me. However I do believe in the supernatural, I'm a born again believer and thus believe evil exists in the world and those who specifically seek it out, seeking to wield it for nefarious intentions almost always end up finding it. Like attracts like. We have "witch-doctors" where I'm from. Then there's charlatans and those who do in fact dabble in the supernatural and supposedly put "hexes" on people or supposedly can cure people from hexes.(06-13-2017, 04:42 AM)New Guy Wrote: ... Unfortunately, some cultures believe witches actually have "powers" but IMO they are phony hucksters who prey on gullible souls... Those who truly practice witchcraft, it's nothing at all like you see on TV. Here, it's sinister, vile and downright deplorable where you hear of a growing spurt of murders that target specific and sometimes vulnerable people because their body parts make those spells (that's not what we call it here, I don't think I even have an English translation for what you'd term as spells) stronger. In recent weeks we've had a string of murders where women and children were being killed so their organs can be sold to the highest bidder and here it's not for organ transplanting. We've had primary schools targeted, kids from 3rd grade to 7th recruited into witchcraft where they are told to kill specific people for initiation, it's awful. One of my aunts was one of these schoolgirls but she was eventually delivered from the demonic influences that came from practicing witchcraft. Apparently in the 80s our police force had a legitimate division that dealt specifically with such cases. Every time they went to a crime scene, they'd pray because they didn't know what they would find. Things died down in the 90s but it seems they are picking up again. In the western culture you have cutsie leprechauns and elves, in African culture those types of creatures terrorise people in the homes in the dark of night. I may not have seen it with my own eyes but I practically hear about this sort of thing happening way too often. This is why we have people claiming to be witch-doctors springing up everywhere claiming they can get rid of these so called "ghosts/leprechauns" that haunt them etc.
06-13-2017, 06:12 AM
I believe in witches, but I do not think all people doing something like that are evil.
06-13-2017, 06:17 AM
(06-13-2017, 06:12 AM)brandon Wrote: I believe in witches, but I do not think all people doing something like that are evil.I don't think people are evil but their actions certainly can be termed as evil as I described in my previous post, and this isn't only referring to the practice of witchcraft.
06-13-2017, 06:24 AM
(06-13-2017, 05:58 AM)rpmaluki Wrote: I do believe in the supernatural, I'm a born again believer and thus believe evil exists in the world... I do believe supernatural things occur or maybe just things we can't scientifically explain... yet. And, evil definitely exists in the world. On the topic: It's interesting to note that both Zauberbiests liked power, were in positions of power and sought more power. I don't think they worried about acceptance though. Generally speaking, the hexenbiests in the show liked their powers but didn't seek positions of power. They also didn't generally worry about acceptance. Seeking acceptance was an individual thing, in agreement with you. |
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