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nightshadeandroses:

🔮Witch Tip🔮

Be wary of people who claim to be an authority on witchcraft. Though the witchcraft community may appear open and accepting on the surface, predators also exist within the community who prey on less experienced members. If someone acts like they know more than everyone else, attempts to discredit other magical paths, or purposefully tries to sow discord, it is best to avoid them. If that’s how they act towards strangers, imagine how they must be in a ritual setting. Learn to think for yourself before following anyone who appears to be an expert

THIS THIS this this this all of this!! Important post is important!!! Especially bc recently I’ve been seeing rumors about this happening in the witchblr community. Always be careful when it comes to “mentors” and such. You would not believe the amount of practitioners both young and old and varying in experience getting burned by “spiritual mentors” who either don’t know what they’re actually doing or are using witchcraft and paganism to target victims. People regularly either get scammed or emotional abused by these people. Some will even try to harm you spiritually especially if you have a falling out or question them. I literally witnessed this in a witchcraft FB group where an older “mentor” (a 30 smth Hawaiian woman with no actual ties to Vodou) abuse a younger group member (about 19 and was trying to learn more about hoodoo and vodou) emotionally for months and even tried putting a love/domination spell on them. They were absolutely obsessed with forcing the “mentee” to fall in love with them and obey them.

Don’t think it can’t happen to you. It’s not a joke. There are really sick people out there who will try to use you and abuse you when they cant. Just bc it’s online doesn’t mean they can’t do damage.

Question everything and everyone, it does not matter if they seem more experienced or like they’re stronger or smarter than you. Be careful.