Witches afraid of Witchcraft.

It seems kind of crazy when you say it like that, but I see it all the time. I see it increasing rather than decreasing, but I am not sure why.

FEAR OF MAGIC ACTUALLY WORKING

Spirit contact is a two-way communication, not an imaginary friend to share your problems with. Yet, the first moment that a spirit picks up the call and says “Yes?…” That person comes running back asking for banishing rituals to nuke that shit from space! Don’t do magic if you are going to panic the moment something magical happens.

FEAR OF RESPONSIBILITY

What if they do magic and someone gets unintentionally hurt? Of course we try different methods to get around this.

Divination: “Dear cards: Will this spell negatively impact anyone? If so, I won’t do it”. Yes, it will. You getting that Directors position negatively impacts everyone else that wants it. Your business succeeding might negatively impact your competitor.

Modifiers: “So long as no one is harmed by this spell, let me be picked for director.” First, who are you asking to make sure no one is hurt by your actions? Second, you are basically sabotaging yourself because there are always unintended consequences to everything.

The Gods: “I bring it before the Gods, and if He/Her/They deem it’s ok, then its out of my hands… “. If I go to “Johnny Sausage” Barbato , pass him a bag of money, and tell him about a guy that somebody really ought to whack, then say “just because I want something to happen to this guy, doesn’t mean anything. Whatever happens is up to you…” Will that defense hold up when I am changed with hiring a hit man? Nope. You knew what you wanted when you did the spell, or made the ask.

Magic should be empowering you to handle MORE responsibility, not giving you a new way to pass the buck.

BOTTOM LINE

Magic is real, and like every other real thing there are dangers, unintended consequences, and bad actors. There are also blessings, spectacular successes, and beings both material and incorporeal that you will be glad that you risked knowing.