• Cracks_InTheWalls@sh.itjust.works
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    7 months ago

    It’d probably be best for OP to flesh out what they mean, but when I responded I took it to mean occult ideas - magick, correspondences, projecting personal intent via ritual activities, etc.

    An example I’ve seen in the Tiktok world is manifesting, where you do some sort of ritual or whatever activity with the goal of trying to obtain some boon (money, romantic interest, whatever).

    Quite a few people dismiss this stuff out of hand, which I get - I personally don’t think a manifestation ritual, for instance, will get you much by itself- but I think these things can be useful for some people in a limited sense. My opinion is activities like this can put you in a state of readiness to notice real things you might otherwise pass over, or provide you with some sense of solace or control over your personal circumstances.

    This isn’t getting into things like high magick and other activities, which again I feel have a place so long as you keep yourself grounded.

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      7 months ago

      my problem with a lot of this stuff is how exploitable it is by unscrupulous people, and how it can train people to stop critically examining things.

      rituals and spirituality can be great for mental health, but it makes me so incredibly sad to see people who follow some shitty scam artist and believe what they’re doing will magically fix things for them.