| meep commented... | 8/28/2008 - 22:46 |
| Judging by the bountiful supply of 'how to cast a love spell' books in the bookstore this actually does not surprise me at all. I assume, perhaps incorrectly, that most people find this to be about as much of a steaming pile as I do. Sadly people do far more shocking things, and far more gullible and boneheaded things, fully within the scope of actual religious practice.
The only thing that makes these sites work is the woeful lack of understanding in the general public of wicca and paganism at large, and spooky factor of a mystical tradition. And the only thing that differentiates between the claims of this site and the claims of a host of religions, pseudo-religions, pseudosciences, and just plain superstitions is that unlike many of the above Wicca, real Wicca, doesn't actually claim to be able to do any of it. At least not in the way it is portrayed. Love spells? Sure. I can do all sorts of thing magickal and mundane that'll bring more love my way, not the least of which is not being a lying, thieving charlatan. But make someone fall in love with me? Heck, even The Craft wasn't so bold and so dumb as to suggest that was a good idea. Meep |