Witchcraft! Do you believe in it?

[Horza]

Originally Posted by Teppler [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Kavehs viewpoint sponsored by billionaire bankers.

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[Jimjam]

Of course this bull shit spreads out into other threads once the sump gets blocked.

It was naiive to think cutting red would disappear toxic behaviour.

Friendship is magic.

[solleks]

This is a witchcraft thread. No laws have been broken

[Wonkie]

Originally Posted by solleks [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

This is a witchcraft thread. No laws have been broken

People openly admitting to witchcraftery..

Are we in Tribulation?? [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

[Jimjam]

What do you think of Derren Brown?

[Vormotus]

Originally Posted by Jimjam [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

What do you think of Derren Brown?

Absolutely nothing as I was not aware of him but will begin looking into his works, sounds fun!

I have learned so much with this thread!

Alongside this Derren Brown persona I also found out about Richard Smoley, which adds to the mix very well!

In my field of work the more you know about these topics the better, as I can help others more.

For me it has always been about showing off some of my cultural heritage, deeply rooted in belief and the natural skepticism that is born from being curious about the things that make anything "magical" work.

It goes beyond the validity or lack of it , it is more about human nature [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

And that that in itself is so deeply powerful!

[Vormotus]

Originally Posted by French Wizard [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

what did the fat guy smoke that made him spit up blood i wonder

Nothing beyond natural herbs ... Some of them quite Psychoactive.

Blood is common in all Maria Lionza rituals in the Sorte Mountain

Here you can see many videos where the blood comes from cutting skins, tongues, ears, cheeks and even arms and belly, plus varied types of cuts on yourself and others (always willing of course, nothing works in this type of rituals if forced)

Not all videos in English but you can see plenty real blood by the possessed here [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Video 1: https://youtu.be/1kX5sox6yj4?t=8


Here in this video you can see a "Materia" or vessel , being possessed and cutting himself , then being questioned and proceeding to answer the multiple questions all participants have for the spirit or spirits allegedly possesing this man.

Again I have found these rituals quite entertaining and they are pretty common, but I know it is not to everyones tastes, just wanted to share.

Many practitioners of these rituals have their own customs, but in my travels around the world I have never seen them like this, the most similar might be the haitian ones, and yet, they are extremely different in scope and social impact.

In this other video, made by Vice, we see a more sanitized version and extremely simple explanation of the plethora of rituals done in Venezuela

VIdeo2 > https://youtu.be/GALJ_HkDmRg


But they are quite bloody, and none of it fake, been there myself as an spectator many times, again due to intellectual curiosity and cultural heritage, plus love seeing the faces of some of my foreigners friends when I toured them there to Sorte Mountain, a lot of them thanked me profusely for showing them this.

Love showing this off to foreigners as well on the net [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]


Also one of the things I have always enjoyed about local religions in my country is how they adapt quickly to modern tropes and outsider ideas.

Most of the "Spiritual Courts" have unique names, spirits, greater spirits, guides and even priests.

Our history is full of encounters with the occult , again due to how our history is heavily influenced by the local Natives and the influx of African slaves during the Colony which created a very complex amalgamation of creeds, beliefs and rituals.

We have a "Corte Malandra" for example, which is a Royal Court of Spirits of Larceny, Theft, Murder and Vengeance

An old article here explaining how extremely evil people in life are now canonized in death as Guardians and Protectors of those that deal in Murder and Theft

https://observers.france24.com/en/20...lence-religion

I could spend hours talking about this as it is a highly interesting subject, specially due to how bleak and bloody it is which in a morbid sense, appeals to me.

Seems I have gotten some reaction so all is good!

It is always good to know more and outside your boundaries I say [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]


Super big hug from the Lonely Isthmus!