well, let's face it: no matter what we do or what/what amount of ethics we try to live by - we are only human. being human means we are prone to lash out when uncomfortable or when we see something negative that we don't like.
every witch i know has dealt with her share of trolls - people who are not involved in the Craft are often ignorant in both senses of the word: unlearned, and (therefore) stupid about it/against it. we kind of live with fierce attitudes, probably because most of us are tired of dealing with people who don't understand, abuse the Craft, etc.
if i'm not making sense, consider this: the wiccan rede is only a guideline, and many people realize that while it says to harm none, harming is a part of nature... and Wiccans are supposed to embrace both the dark and light sides of nature and everything in it. bigger animals eat smaller ones to survive, without pain there is no pleasure... so on. so sometimes, it is necessary and just to do harm to another - ESPECIALLY if they mean harm to you.
oh, and personally... when someone harms me, i either get over it with lightening speed because that's the type of person i am (resilient) and sometimes prefer to let the Universe do its work... or i will act out in defense. that could either mean: using my own words to tell them about themselves which usually does enough damage to get them to at least leave me alone, or, perform some type of defensive magick, or cast a spell to be rid of them and the feelings i have over them harming me, or i will use a mirror and a picture of them to send the feelings i am feeling back to them so that they feel remorseful which is usually enough to drive someone mad (at least for a little bit). but that's just me...
I don't believe that at all. I don't believe in light and dark in a sense and I don't believe in lashing out at people just because they lash out at you. In bigger being attacked aspects in life (like in order to survive) I can understand fighting back. But when people are just trying to cause chaos why would I give them exactly what they wanted? Where is the room to grow and learn from each other if we're all throwing rocks at each other?
Harm none to me means harm none when it is logical to do so. The point I was making was why would you send the negativity back when you know it will only harm yourself in the end?
to me, being Wiccan is being able to, for lack of a better word, assume power that would normally be given to an all-powerful deity - such as how Christians think only God has the power of God. by assuming it, you can make what you want to happen... happen
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and as far as the reflective magick bit, it is not for selfish reasons. it is to make them aware of how they made me feel... so they can KNOW the damage that has been done... and learn that they shouldn't make people feel that way. it's not "you hurt me so i'm hurting you back" it's "you've hurt me, which means i must've felt something genuine for you... and now you have to learn to treat people better than that". "learn from each other" like you said.
every witch i know has dealt with her share of trolls - people who are not involved in the Craft are often ignorant in both senses of the word: unlearned, and (therefore) stupid about it/against it. we kind of live with fierce attitudes, probably because most of us are tired of dealing with people who don't understand, abuse the Craft, etc.
if i'm not making sense, consider this: the wiccan rede is only a guideline, and many people realize that while it says to harm none, harming is a part of nature... and Wiccans are supposed to embrace both the dark and light sides of nature and everything in it. bigger animals eat smaller ones to survive, without pain there is no pleasure... so on. so sometimes, it is necessary and just to do harm to another - ESPECIALLY if they mean harm to you.
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Harm none to me means harm none when it is logical to do so. The point I was making was why would you send the negativity back when you know it will only harm yourself in the end?
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