First of all now all Practitioners are not Wiccans, so your little "Law of Threefold" is non-existent to us. And we Curse and or Hex because we can. We are allowed to.
Some of them have been hurt by those people. Some think that it's not a big deal. I hope that people resolve their conflicts peacefully. Unfortunately, some people just can't.
Re: bad way to use magick... By: Personified / Knowledgeable
Post # 5 Oct 23, 2012
As Iis was saying, not everyone feels the same way about curses and hexes. A lot of other practices use them quite frequently. Not all practice have the same concepts of karma, or that your bad deeds will return upon you, etc.
Re: bad way to use magick... By: WhiteRav3n / Knowledgeable
Post # 7 Oct 24, 2012
As was said, we are not all Wiccans. Goodness, no! I despise being called Wiccan. Although some Wiccans like Lark are awesome and give Wicca a good name, there are many many more ignorant ones that make magick practioners seem ridiculous.
First of all the "Wiccan Rede" was a poem that can't be traced before 1975! Wicca however has been around for about 50 years. So for 20ish years there was no "rede". Many Wiccans do not uphold the rede due to it's origin as a poem published in Green Eggs magazine and then adopted by the religion and altered a few years later to be what you see today. Other Wiccans interpret it as they desire. And still more perceive it as advice, not "rules". Some go so far as to bring a twisted version of karma into it (law of three)...sort of like the Christian hell scare.
Unlike the claims, Wicca is not an "old religion". In fact, it is extremely new and most of the "facts" it was based off of concerning the true old ways have been proven false.
I have nothing against the religion itself. I feel Wicca has helped shed light and create more acceptance for magick practioners. But I disagree with many of its followers and I despise that everyone thinks if you're a pagan, you're automatically "Wiccan". Urgh...
You can read more about the rede history here
http://www.sibyllineorder.org/editorials/ed_rede.htm
To be honest, I don't curse or hex, but sometimes I go into violence without magick when I hate somepony. But 75% of the time I end it peacefully. Example of violence: Stare. Never cursed or put a hex on anypony. Example of peace: "Blah blah blah, blah blah blah let's just end it, and nothing goes wrong, okay, Bonbon?" Bonbon: "Okay." A speech always works.And we all lived happily ever after, the end. Now, curses and hexes are used for revenge. Not necessarily bad, but just a little violent...Okay, a bit more violent. My Point: Those who do curses and hexes are just rollin' the way they roll, in a way...I can't explain any longer.
I could care less if someone curses or hexes people. I just prefer to do things in a peaceful manner. It seems like the better way, but that's just me. Magick is diverse and no two people think or do the same things. Which kinda makes us like snowflakes. :)
