-Caveat Lector-
All your sophistry in these series of emails can be summed up very quickly:
I am clearly (to you at least) ignorant on these subjects because I haven't read the 2
books you have pointed out. You have neatly tried to discredit all my questions by
simply accusing me of being ignorant. You fail to answer my questions however, such as:
If modern Wicca is the direct incarnation of an old or ancient religion (as it's
adherent's claim), where is the evidence for this? Are there any primary written
sources to prove this? Your answer is no. Are there any historical artifacts which
prove this? Your answer is no. Is there any evidence of the existence of items so
beloved of modern Witches such as the Book of Shadows or the Athame knife, which all
witches are supposed to possess, being around before the 1950s? The answer is no.
Previous religions are irrelevant if they do not provide a clear link to the current
Wiccan religion. You may have forgotten but the original contention was that Wiccans
are trying to pass off their modern religion as an ancient religion with a long
tradition. These claims are bunk. The 'golden age' when women ruled the Earth and
matriachy was predominant is also, by the way, bunk. It is part of the mythology of
Wiccans, which I find every but as silly as Christians who at least can document where
their beliefs came from.
I will check out the books you have mentioned, however I am not expecting any great
scholarship. We can hypothesise about various religions and their possible link to
modern witchcraft (Animism, Druidism, Greek and Roman Gods, Traditional religions,
Pre-historic religions etc.). But it is all hypothesis. If there is some clear link
please spell it out. Don't ask me to go and get a degree in the subject, don't become
derogatory (which is a good sign that you have no argument) but enlighten us on the
pre-mid 1950s origins of Witchcraft.
Regards and watch out for those death squads,
Joe.
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