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What are some associations for the Norse godded Eir? like colors, symbols, animals

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Hi, so I recently did a binding spell that was ment to be gentle. I wrote someones name down rolled up the paper and tied twine around it then sealed it in a hony jar while chanting that they can not hurt me but when I saw then again they treated me awfully. my spells usually work can you please give me some advice on what you think happened and what I should do?

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I read posts from witches who say that Lilith is part of the Jewish tradition and people not of the Jewish faith should not include her in their practice. That doing so is like working with Voudon if you do not have that ancestry. This accusation of appropriation seems ridiculous to me. One difference being that I believe that Lilith existed before being appropriated by the Abrahamic religions. And also that she was cast out and abused by those religions, unlike other closed religions who respect and worship their deities. This shaming is analogous to a Christian telling me not to worship Lucifer because he belongs to them. Lilith will always have a place on my altar. Are you of the same opinion?

Yes of course. It's crazy when people think they own the deities. At the very best, they may have discovered them first, like discovering a new land, but they didn't create them - so they have no rights over them, and it's immensely disrespectful to try to do so. In the particular case of Lilith, she even appears in Mesopotamian scripts, so the argument doesn't stand.

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You can't gatekeep a Goddess -_-

And no before you go on the "Lilith is closed to Judaism" rant like gatekeepers always do - that makes absolutely no sense.

Judaism is a monotheistic religion, their god literally tells their followers that he is the one and only being they're allowed to worship. No amount of mental loops can make worshiping anyone but him "okay" in Judaism, especially not someone that rebelled against him.

And don't even get me started on the fact magic and witchcraft are a sin in Judaism... The absolute lack of understanding of religions gatekeepers need to have to somehow end up thinking that only Jews are allowed to worship Lilith...

Let me spell it out for you and all of the gatekeepers out there.

If a Jew worships Lilith, they're no longer Jewish. Worshiping and working with anyone other than the Abrahamic god makes you not a part of Judaism, a monotheistic Abrahamic religion, by default.

"But some Jews on the internet claim that they're allowed to worship her!" The fact new age Jews decided to bend the religion so much that it somehow makes sense in their eyes does not mean that all Jews are like that. If they choose to have a different outlook on the religion they're free to do so, but they don't speak for the entirety of the religion and in fact aren't considered Jews by the majority of the religion's sects.

Judaism does not condone even believing in the existence of any deities and gods other than Elohim. Lilith isn't even a thing in Judaism. The fact translations and mistranslations of the Tanach ended up adding her does not mean she exists in the original text nor in the religion itself.

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So I'm going to tell this to you and to all the other gatekeepers stop shoving Lilith into a religion that doesn't even acknowledge her. It is clear that you've never read the actual non mistranslated writings and interpretations, you're not doing anyone any favor here by spreading misinformation.

Saying only Jews are allowed to work with Lilith, is identical to saying that only Christians are allowed to work with Satan. Hell it's worse, Satan at least exists in Christianity... Lilith does not exist in Judaism.

This is nonsensical, paradoxical, and ignorant.

You put a lot of work into this and I can tell you're pationate about it, so I'm going to try and exercise patience here and explain stuff in a non-emotional way. For context, I'm Jewish, I know a thing or two about Judaism, so you don't have to "spell anything out for me." I've heard every single argument you've laid out here before. Let me explain why they're not good ones.

To start, Lilith isn't a goddess and never was. That's a New Age projection trying to wedge her into the Wiccan Goddess archetype. The idea she was a Sumerian/Mesopotamian goddess has been thoroughly debunked multiple times. It is true that her name probably comes from the same origins as the lilit/lilitu, but they are a class of spirits that don't share too terribly much in common with her. Certainly not a singular entity. Lilith is classified as a demon spirit. Perhaps a very powerful/high-ranking one, but not a deity.

You might be excited to learn Jewitches are very much a thing. Judaism has an extremely rich history of mysticism and folk magic. In the modern day many devout Jews also practice some form of magic work. Here's an article about it, on a website all about it.

I'm not sure where your disdain for Jewish witches here is coming from. Besides the info laid out above, it's strange to me that you'd have such strongly-held opinions about the "proper" way to engage with a culture and religion you are not a part of. Not every Jew is an Orthodox Jew, and we are not "bending our religion to fit" anything so much as expressing our Judaism in a way you just might not be used to. It's also not possible for someone to un-Jew themselves like that. That's not how Judaism works.

Even beyond just Jewitches, I've never seen any "regular" Jews be okay with gentiles worshipping Lilith either. The most positive opinions I've seen are "If they want to be idiots and get themselves wrecked so be it, it's what they get" or "I don't like it, but it's too far gone for me to die on that hill anymore."

The Tanakh doesn't actually say that about other deities. It says HaShem is the only god for us, at least, but many Jews are more henotheistic than monotheistic. Even my own Rabbi agrees there's a decent argument for it. As for reading things "untranslated," assuming you're not fluent in both Aramaic/Biblical Hebrew, I still doubt you've done the same amount of research/textual analysis as centuries of ordained Rabbis. It's also very convenient to insinuate anything you don't agree with is simply a mistranslation.

Also, everything you know about Lilith almost definitely comes from the Talmud and various midrashim. There isn't anything written about her before that because again, Lilith as a singular figure predating Judaism is ahistorical bunk.

Jewish practice has recognized Lilith for at least 1400 years if not more. Jewish incantation bowls warding her off date back to the Sasanian Empire. There are tons of folk traditions related to Lilith which survive to this day. (Lilith amulets are still made in many places if you know where to look. In some communities everyone will wear their wedding dresses to a wedding to "confuse" Lilith and stop her from harming the bride.)

As for it being like "Christians only worshipping Satan," that doesn't hold up because 1) Satan is present in other religions besides Christianity, and 2) Christianity actively (or even aggressively) seeks to spread their stuff while Judaism does not. Judaism's practices are very insular, and adopting them without undergoing an intense formal conversion process is near-univerally considered offensive and inappropriate.

Look, it really just about listening to Jewish people when they tell you about Judaism, instead of assuming you know more about Judaism than actual Jews. We've studied our texts. A lot. We've engaged with our culture and our folklore. We've experienced antisemitism and know what is and isn't offensive. Your post ere shows some fundamental misunderstandings about what Judaism is and how it works. Maybe sit and listen for a while.

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(not my art idk who made this but the eyes are entrancing) I have been absent from this account for a very long time but I do want to post regularly on here. I want to see how many of Loki’s followers are left so interact here to show me his community still exists.

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Tell me about the Samhain rituals that you guys preform?

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reblog if your blog is safe for trans witches, non binary witches, bisexual witches, gay witches, pansexual witches, closet witches, mental ill witches and all type of witches 🔮🌿

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What do ya’ll think of pagans who worship deities from multiple pantheons?

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omfg god when you tell a MF «Im a witch» or «I practice witchcraft» they be like «AHAHAHA magicks not real thats for little kids you must be mental» but when you tell a MF «I believe in manefestation» they look at you with wonder and they go «wow you are so spiritual ✨👁👄👁✨🤯✨” LIKE MF ITS THE SAME DAMN THING

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Reblog if you’re norse / pagan and are anti fascist / anti nazi

Trying to prove a point to all you nazi scums out there that use our religion to hide in.

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Do you think that the (Norse) gods can take human form and walk amongst us?

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What colors are associated with Loki? 👁👄👁

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I find myself wanting to work with Loki. The other day I prayed to him to show me some sort sign. A few minutes later I started day dreaming and all of the sudden I got a vision of me and him in a dimly litted room with a roaring fireplace and a fur carpet. We were sitting in wooden chairs oposite to each other. I did not see his face only his legs. He was wearing green pants. There was mead. I was laughing hard and loudly. So hard that I was leaning forward and I was getting drunk. I was having the best time. He smirked mischievously. Though I couldn’t see his face I just knew. I sort of felt it. Then it was over. What does this mean? Someone please help me understand this more.

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This is my new book of shadows. I is perfect because it has no lines on the pages. They are completely blank, I really love the pentacle and the lock that came with the key. It is versatile you can write about you witchy journey or you can use it for art spells for those art witches out there. You will find it by QualityArt on Amazon