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*scratches neck* um I abadoned this sorry
I saw a couple of threads like this and thought I'd make one?
So, ay. I'm a witch who's been practicing for about two years now.
Please note, witchcraft in itself is not a religion. it's the closest thing I have, but The religion that usually involves witchcraft is Wicca, which I am not apart of. I do know about it, just not as much as a Wiccan might.

Go ahead and ask me any questions about my practice, especially if there's something you're confused about :u

I practice my own personal blend of different branches of the craft- things like candle and elemental magic. I think that this is pretty common unless you were raised in a family that practices a certain way.

I'm not personally theistic, but many witches worship certain deities that they have chosen or believe they were chosen by. Greek and Norse spirits are often personal deities, and sometimes nature in general is worshiped.

How do we KNOW you're a witch? Have you been properly weighed to see if you weigh less than a duck?

******** it, I'm bored I'll take over the thread for 1 hour and 30 mins..

<--Luciferian Witchcraft.
Theistic....It's maybe a type of Soft Polytheism whereby Demons and other entities represent internal aspects and cultural archetypes however there are some who are far more literal, those are the two main interpretations.

It depends on the interpretation. We don't know they exist we just have our experiences, strange experiences aren't proof of existence it's just proof that we've had a strange experience. The literalists might will tell you that it's more due to the work of previous generations of individuals and that through the passing down of knowledge is how they "know". Whereas the symbolic interpretation refers to demons as reflections of the self and this is dependant upon how you view them.

Demons are not necessarily seen as bad exactly. They may be seen as destructive and darker elements but they aren't seen as bad. Generally speaking demons are viewed as literal entities OR representations of internal aspects. They are more primal/predatory entities that require a degree of discipline to deal with OR are more primal/predatory aspect of ourselves, in either case it can occasionally mess with your mind abit especially for those who don't really know what they might be getting themselves into, hence the bad experiences of some.

I have not personally met with one though I've had strange experiences. Overall there are some who do the relationships with demons bit but I am not one of them.

This sort of content I've been reading up on now for 6 years and in the case of Luciferian Witchcraft, yes you could very well classify it as a religion, it tends to vary on the type of witchcraft that you are talking about.
Not all magic is religious but there is plenty of religious magic.

Over the years new authors have come up here and there. Some are only reiterating the bullshit of previous generations and are trying to simply get a kick back financially while others are legitimately interested and offer new ideas and practices to the massive amount of information that there is on witchcraft. Witchcraft has had a revival since about the 1950s and since then it's even advanced to the point of rather open Satanism/Luciferianism coming into existence, I do not believe it will be going anywhere for quite a while. Also, magic can be agnostic, it doesn't necessarily have to deal with spirits of the sorts.

Witchcraft and ceremonial magic have tended to be a niche area it's far more open than it's ever been in the last couple of years or so.

Hope this helps!

/sneaks into Azrael's questions

Most of the community (usually online) calls these kinds of magic "fluff" and the people who say that they can or that they want to "fluffbunnies". These kind of spells didn't stem from traditional witchcraft, more like a hollywood version of it, and there's a huge stigma against fluffbunnies because they give off a bad idea of witches. I personally don't think it's likely that a human could change elements or anything like that... but I wouldn't be mad at someone for believing that they someday could.