Discussion: Ask a Witch: Morgaine

"Exactly! When I saw the reveal of Ms Jeannette working in the pharmacy the thought that crossed my mind was "so." In fact it actually made sense to me that she would choose a modern day profession that was closely mirrored to her spiritual self. Though many drugs are synthecially produced today, many are or were originally made from plants and herbs.

The fact that Ms J had some power to heal is practically irrefutable judging by the transformation of Tara's mother. Alcohol in may aspects is a "demon" and I don't know of any life long alcoholic that can suddenly give it up so quickly without suffering withdrawls One could say The Cure might've been largely the placebo effect, but still it worked.

About the portrayal of the spirituality, I agree that as soon as you see the Voo Doo woman (why are they always women?) you are lead to believe that bad things are about to happen. I foudn it funny that she charged Tara $799.95 for her "excorsim" I guess that was a clue to the viewer that something was coming. I do want to say that I think the actresses playing Ms J & Tara's Mother (can't remember the characters name) both did excellent jobs at bringing their characters to life on screen but that whole story line doesn't seem to bring any value added to the Vampyre story arc, unless there is a tie in later on, which I doubt. "

"Ladies, Thanks for taking the time to educate us all on the subject. I was wondering if tyou have spirital leaders? In the story Eric is cursed by a Witch and is running for his life when Sookie drives up on him. Do you think Eric is disrupting some sort of natural order that needs intervention or is it a Witch acting on his or her own. Sorry I haven't finished Dead to the world yet, but maybe you'all can elaborate? I hope like you that AB doesn't make the supernaturals stereotypical, I know from the show that he has not done that to the vampires. "

"Hallow and her group are not Witches, they're Warlocks. Eric simply said no to a woman who was willing to use harmful and manipulative magick to get what she wanted. I do think that Eric happened to appear on the road where Sookie was because she's the only human he had a connection to and that is significant.

Chow is wrong, by the way, about the sympathetic magick not working on a vampire. A physical connection is a physical connection, doesn't matter if he's technically undead.

I don't agree with the idea that vampires are undead and therefore unnatural and not "organic." That's an awfully biocentric attitude. If a vampire did exist, it would be a part of nature. Many things in nature feed on blood. Vampires are immortal, they're stronger- they are MORE than human, not less. Maybe humans will evolve into vampires. Maybe vamps are a genetic mutation, or an improvement. "

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By the way, the violence and bloodletting wasn't as bad as all that. Dionysus is the party god - he's about tripping and f*cking, though some animals were definitely sacrificed in his name and consumed by the revelers. Remember that all of these myths have been put through the patriarchal filters of Academia - you can't take what you read as the real truth of the matter, but as a myth that has layers upon layers of propaganda and Christian revisionism piled onto it.

The church fathers had quite a time trying to get the women of the old world to stop running wild in the woods, drinking, tripping and having sex during Bacchanalia, especially in the rites that took place on March 16 & 17. These rites go back to the matriarchy that predated Western patriarchy, and so they were painted as being much more dark and dangerous than they actually were. Women didn't give up their mysteries without a fight, even after the Inquisitions started trying to erase and re-write their history with torture and violence. The Maenads were originally the nurses who cared for Dionysus in his youth, and they only began to run wild with him as he grew to his teen years. Dionysus is a form of the Once and Future King like Jesus, Arthur and Odin. He is the Eternal Youth, who never ages - or dies young - and the Maenads were older than he. Think of how the church would have viewed the idea of older women partying in the woods with young guys to whom they weren't married. These women would leave their husbands to practice the rites of the Young god and married men were generally forbidden to attend. The rites were only tolerated as long as they were because they were believed to be necessary to producing good crops.


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"A Ouija board is a tool, just like Tarot cards or a crystal or a scrying mirror or a pendulum. It has no inherent power and is neither good nor evil. The problem arises when you get people who have been raised on the idea of demons and devils playing around with things they know nothing about. There are entities that can be drawn to people that are not so nice, the same way some people are not so nice - and if you give them an opening, they'll take it. These entities are just energy with consciousness, so if you believe in demons, they'll take on the attributes you ascribe to demons in order to influence you. It didn't start out as a demon and probably won't be one after, but your own expectation has created a demon from it because that's what some part of you wants to see.

People who want to work a Ouija board need to know that

1) nothing can possess you without your permission. You are always in control of your own consciousness and soul and nothing can change that.

2) you should protect yourself with prayer before you begin your work and specifically ask that only helpful, friendly spirits participate

3) show some respect for the entitites or energies you encounter, ask their names and say hello

4) Say please and thank you, say good night when you are done

5) NEVER ask about death

6) the board is like training wheels on a bike. It makes things a little easier, but you don't really need it to get the same information. The power is within YOU. The board is just a conduit.

It's not a game, but it can be fun as long as everyone involved has a positive attitude and an open, healthy mind. People who are unstable or overly religious shouldn't try to do spiritual work. Stick with meditation and prayer. "

"Question;

Do some people just tick on the Yin side rather than the Yang?
ie - arn't some people just naturally attracted to or adept at dark energy?
Like their springs are just wound counter clock wise rather than clock wise (windershins? sp?)

And if so, pro's con's, trouble shooting, etc?
-Danke

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"In my minor crystal studies, I learned citrine is one of the strongest crystals that neutralizes negativity. It is so strong that it does not need to be cleansed. Thoughts?"

"Golly gee! I wished I knew how to use a Ouija board when I was a child. My mother always thought I had "the gift", like my paternal grandmother. She gave me a Ouija board. Since I am from NYC and we misprounce everything, I am calling Ouija, "We-ge".

My brother and two cousins, and I played with a We-ge board. We failed to to everything you listed. And yes, I asked who was going to die, first. The board said, "60." I did not understand what that meant until my brother died in 1980. He was born in 1960 and his cementary lot number is 60. I also asked what would happen to a heroin addicted older cousin. The words said HIV, This was the early 70's, never heard of HIV. But later in life he died of HIV.

Parents should never give We-ge, (Ouija) boards to children. Now I have the guilts. Maybe I was the cause of my brother and cousin dying.

About the gift. Like Sookie, I hate it. So I use drugs to block it out. Often what I see is negative. Once saw an ghost as a child. I asked what it wanted. It said , I was the watcher." What does that mean? Is this another negative thing?"