Cultural Appropriation & Magick
Posted: Thu Sep 12, 2019 12:51 pm
I think this is an interesting discussion, and it's something that needs to be discussed from a place of magick, not a place of politics.
If you are a close-minded person who is completely without the ability to have an open discussion & be respectful, don't bother posting. We're not trying to convert people, or shame people, or change their minds. We're here to have a respectful, open discussion so we can all learn.
Since the term "cultural appropriation" became a buzzword in the last decade, it's infiltrated many political spheres and has been used as a tool to drive further division between people, but when it comes to magick, what are your thoughts?
Feel free to pick any or all of the thoughts below:
- Cultures in magick, since we are all cultures of immigrants & immigration, where is ownership decided?
- How do you reconcile people whose past lives in cultures (which may not be the culture they are currently in), wanting to return to past life roots
- With creatures & beings of cultural namesake being a species unto themselves outside of the dominion of a culture, is there any claim to be acknowledged?
- What if you come from multiple cultures in your bloodline, where is your allegiance? Or are you blocked from all because you are mixed?
Bear in mind that from a CH standpoint, we come from a place of worldwide respect and acceptance, and genuinely Universal respect, because we advocate for the much bigger picture of the whole of time, and not snapshots of humanity on Earth. We advocate from a place that the Earth is a teeny speck of dust in the Universe, and therefore we are all citizens of the Universe.
To put our perspective into better perspective for you... this is Milky Way, which is ONLY OUR galaxy, and then we have the blip of a dot within the Milky Way that is where we are.
And the Milky Way is just millions of galaxies in the Universe.
When we post our thoughts on magick, spirits, entities, etc it comes from a place of knowing that the Universe is vast, and the ownership of magick is not to humanity alone.
In such a small place, with beings who have traversed its soil in search of themselves, of survival, of spirituality, of meaning to life as a whole... it is clear that when we all share wisdom & teachings with each other it advances all of us. No one person, no one culture, no one country is going to unlock the vast mysteries and secrets of the Realms and of the Universe, and if each of us holds a clue (no matter if we live now or we lived 10,000 year ago), then putting those pieces together could unlock a connection with the higher consciousness and mystic ability within us all. When we decide to be divisive and segregate ourselves based on race, gender, religion, etc is when we stifle any hope of evolution for us all in a spiritual/mystical way.
There is no governing religion, belief system, or culture on CH, and we welcome everyone to participate and share their thoughts & ideas, as long as they come from a place of respect for all, and not to shame or admonish people here, or the supernatural in general.
Our mission, from the first day we started online, was to break down the negative stigma around magick & spirits, as well as to make the supernatural accessible to EVERYONE and not make it restricted based on gender, race, religion, etc. It doesn't mean you can jump into master-level ceremonies on your first day, but that we believe you have the right to learn any path of magick you feel is most becoming of your natural talents & connections through ancestry, past life, or current incarnation, and you should not be restricted based on gender, color, race, religion, geographic birthplace, etc.
If you feel like magick or practices should be restricted based on these identifiers, and you want to post regarding this, please do so with respect. We welcome all thoughts & ideas, just please come from a place of kindness and respect for all viewpoints
If you are a close-minded person who is completely without the ability to have an open discussion & be respectful, don't bother posting. We're not trying to convert people, or shame people, or change their minds. We're here to have a respectful, open discussion so we can all learn.
Since the term "cultural appropriation" became a buzzword in the last decade, it's infiltrated many political spheres and has been used as a tool to drive further division between people, but when it comes to magick, what are your thoughts?
Feel free to pick any or all of the thoughts below:
- Cultures in magick, since we are all cultures of immigrants & immigration, where is ownership decided?
- How do you reconcile people whose past lives in cultures (which may not be the culture they are currently in), wanting to return to past life roots
- With creatures & beings of cultural namesake being a species unto themselves outside of the dominion of a culture, is there any claim to be acknowledged?
- What if you come from multiple cultures in your bloodline, where is your allegiance? Or are you blocked from all because you are mixed?
Bear in mind that from a CH standpoint, we come from a place of worldwide respect and acceptance, and genuinely Universal respect, because we advocate for the much bigger picture of the whole of time, and not snapshots of humanity on Earth. We advocate from a place that the Earth is a teeny speck of dust in the Universe, and therefore we are all citizens of the Universe.
To put our perspective into better perspective for you... this is Milky Way, which is ONLY OUR galaxy, and then we have the blip of a dot within the Milky Way that is where we are.
And the Milky Way is just millions of galaxies in the Universe.
When we post our thoughts on magick, spirits, entities, etc it comes from a place of knowing that the Universe is vast, and the ownership of magick is not to humanity alone.
In such a small place, with beings who have traversed its soil in search of themselves, of survival, of spirituality, of meaning to life as a whole... it is clear that when we all share wisdom & teachings with each other it advances all of us. No one person, no one culture, no one country is going to unlock the vast mysteries and secrets of the Realms and of the Universe, and if each of us holds a clue (no matter if we live now or we lived 10,000 year ago), then putting those pieces together could unlock a connection with the higher consciousness and mystic ability within us all. When we decide to be divisive and segregate ourselves based on race, gender, religion, etc is when we stifle any hope of evolution for us all in a spiritual/mystical way.
There is no governing religion, belief system, or culture on CH, and we welcome everyone to participate and share their thoughts & ideas, as long as they come from a place of respect for all, and not to shame or admonish people here, or the supernatural in general.
Our mission, from the first day we started online, was to break down the negative stigma around magick & spirits, as well as to make the supernatural accessible to EVERYONE and not make it restricted based on gender, race, religion, etc. It doesn't mean you can jump into master-level ceremonies on your first day, but that we believe you have the right to learn any path of magick you feel is most becoming of your natural talents & connections through ancestry, past life, or current incarnation, and you should not be restricted based on gender, color, race, religion, geographic birthplace, etc.
If you feel like magick or practices should be restricted based on these identifiers, and you want to post regarding this, please do so with respect. We welcome all thoughts & ideas, just please come from a place of kindness and respect for all viewpoints