Identifying as a witch as a feminist statement

Ha ha duffmcstockings there is an awful lot of anagram in me too! More so when I was younger.

Sadly I identify most as Magrat

Lammergeier

I'm pagan too. When the gender war is getting a bit much I indulge in a spot of moon bathing. Full moon is best, and I think of all the women throughout the centuries that may have stood in troubled times gazing at her face. It gives me a sense of connection, but that could just be because I'm an old romantic😊

I'd identify as a Discworld witch. Bags of common sense those ladies have.

(and is what shall go on my census for religion)

Dianic afaik (at least in the women I know) has not yet capitulated. Very much not so.

www.rainbowcircle.co.uk/rainbowcircle.html

There are lots of camps and gatherings that celebrate the natural earth cycles, healing, dance etc - you can attend - once the lock-down is over.

You don't need to 'identify as a witch'; you could just investigate herbalism and so on. Keep a 'Wemoon' diary, if you still menstruate....get in touch with your own rhythms. Learn the tarot - it can be a really rich source of symbolism - and so on.....

ISn't it good, Bilbo? I thought I knew a fair bit about the witches (some shockers happened near where I grew up so I heard the stories as a child) but, it's so thorough, I've learned loads.

Makes me angry.

I've been listening to this podcast about the women who were tortured and executed in Scotland for being, well, mostly, women with opinions and skills. www.witchesofscotland.com/podcast

Well worth a listen, and yes, I'd LOVE to be in Granny Weatherwax's gang.

And the original wise women would have laughed their heads off at TWAW, as they were .....well wise.

In the very old days, pre Christianity, There was a lot of faith in Mother Earth and wise women and female elders held significant power and were respected members of the community. When Christianity came, the old symbols and gods were re-written and co-opted into Christianity and demonised (literally in some cases) and women’s power-bases were stripped away.

So identifying as a witch could definitely be a feminist statement!

there's a witch thread going in the philosophy/religion section here, I don't know if they think TWAW it mostly seems to be appreciating nature when I've looked

Are the dianics still holding out? I hope so.

I'd love to join a Dianic coven, most of the rest of the pagan groupings have gone full gender woo-woo sadly. Funny for a belief system that worships nature in its immanent state, they don't understand basic reproductive biology and how life sustains itself

Count me in, I'm a practising pagan.

OP, I read an interesting book on this recently; Tracy Borman's "Witches: A Tale Of Sorcery, Scandal & Seduction" which looks at the social and political backdrop to the anti-witch frenzy in Europe.

How dangerous it was to be female,poor, old and unattractive. Even wealthy women lived in fear of the accusation; I think it was part of Anne Boleyn's trial.

You either are one or you're not.

All woman centric groups, organisations and workplaces were top of the list to be targeted by queer theorists and gender ideologues to ensure inclusion and kindness (submission, disempowerment) in the very organisations which otherwise would have been most likely to resist the new belief system. There has also been a tendency to prioritise the removal of boundaries from woman centric groups and organisations for a variety of other reasons which some will know, others will guess and the rest will need to research on other platforms.

There are GC feminists who identify strongly with witches of the past and refer to themselves as witches. I have also seen the “this witch won’t burn” t shirts, didn’t J K Rowling sport one at one point?

I’m in. I’m identifying as Granny Weatherwax bit with Nanny Ogg's earthy humour. They wouldn’t have stood for this nonsense!