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Oh dear oh dear. Are female witches really making WITCH unisex? Are they neutering males to make them Eunuchs in the Witchdom?

Are "WITCHES" one-size-fits-all and WARLOCKS a thing of the past? Alas alas alas. Why do women witches want to do that to the males of their species? Neuter. Neutralize. Minimize. What do WARLOCKS think of that and if witches can witchify warlocks can warlocks warlocize witches? If a Warlock can be called a witch too it seems to me the switch should be okay and witch should be referred to as Warlock.  Nothing is ever easy is it? Everything is always complicated! AARRGGHH! :(

Posted - August 7, 2018
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  • 523
    A witch is a witch, no matter what gender they are. That's been true for eons, this is nothing new. Warlock is an old Irish word for traitor, no self respecting witch would refer to himself that way. Anyone who actually knows anything about Wicca knows this.
      August 7, 2018 11:31 AM MDT
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  • 7939
    I used to be Wiccan. I was a witch. My husband was also a witch, as were all the people (men and women) in my coven. As long as I have been around, male witches have always been witches.

    Glenho’s response is also correct.
      August 7, 2018 11:36 AM MDT
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  • 113301
     What is the purpose of the word "WARLOCK"? Why are witches ALWAYS FEMALE in movies? The dictionary implies that a witch is a dame"

    WITCH
    A person, now esp. a WOMAN, who professes or is supposed to practice magic, esp. black magic or the black art; SORCERESS, Cf WARLOCK. An ugly or mean old WOMAN, hag"

    Sorcerer/Warlock male. Sorceress/Witch female. But as a former witch you would know how y'all refer to one another. I see no need for useless words. Sorcerer and Warlock seem to be useless. I never saw any movie where the witch being burned at the stake was male. Nor in Salem were male "witches" burned at the stake. Only women. An odd divergence between the practioners of the art and how they are described and perceived. Thank you for your reply JA. I certainly wouldn't dare contradict you. I've never been a Wiccan or been to meeting of witches. You can't beat getting info "from the horse's mouth" so to speak. Another oddity in life of which there very many. Happy Wednesday.
      August 8, 2018 3:14 AM MDT
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  • 7939
    "Witches" in Salem weren't burned at the stake, so if you're watching films centered on America, there's the first historical error. They were typically hanged here, with some being stoned or simply dying while awaiting trial. In Europe, they were sometimes burned, but it was often after hanging. 

    Google "Giles Corey." He was crushed to death after being accused of witchcraft in Salem in the 1600s. When they demanded a confession from him, he reportedly called out "more weight." They complied and he endured three days of torture before he died. John Proctor was another. He was in the clear until his wife was accused. When he defended her and said the witch trials were wrong and the accusers liars, they hung him as a witch too. George Burroughs, a minister, was also hanged after being accused of witchcraft. 

    People get caught up in the mythology of witchcraft rather than the facts. None of the people killed in Salem were witches. It was a whole lot of personal vendettas and people grabbing at land/ wealth. Witches only being female is another popular fairy tale myth. It's what we grew up with- the Wizard of Oz, for example. The man was the "wizard" while the women were witches. We have fables like Snow White and Hansel and Gretel. The witches are women. You get into the Sorcerer's Apprentice... the man is a sorcerer or wizard. The myth has become part of our culture. We were raised with these stereotypes. Of course, that kind of "magic" is also a fable. 

    There's very little in pop culture that accurately portrays what wicca really is, so it's largely expected that those without firsthand knowledge won't know. Moreover, many people are attracted to it based on the pop culture concepts, and they sometimes bring erroneous beliefs in with them. That's one of the odd things about wicca... I don't think I'd be inaccurate to say most are solitary practitioners. I was for most of my time as a wiccan and I only know of two big covens in my area. When you practice alone, it becomes more about what it means to you, not necessarily about what you read in a book or what a High Priest/ess tells you. Ergo, it becomes very hard to say what steadfast rules of practice are. I wouldn't say a wiccan is wrong for using any term he or she wishes to describe him or herself, but anything beyond "witch" is a rarity for either gender.

      August 8, 2018 1:55 PM MDT
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