Witchy Memes

Theory - mass media creates the narrative that witches in the US are Devil worshippers, often with a pretty manly depiction of the Devil, thereby trying to enforce that they “derive their power from their relationship to a man”.

I remember this happening when I was a teen, and there are still many women I know into it.

My mother was a self proclaimed witch since the 80's/90's, and told me as a child fairies were real, and constantly told me I "had psychic powers." She read my cards and all that. It fucked me up wholly, and pushed me to science and fact. It's not for me, and I don't understand the fascination. But, if it makes other women happy, it's really harmless.

because being in a coven with amazing women is preferable than being near high school boys.

Is this just girls?

Am boy, had a witchy phase

I'll say it: adult witches are hot

Isn't it assumed that witches get their power from the devil?

I'd understand if I get skewered for this but people who don't leave the witchcraft stuff behind when they grow up are on par with disney adults and hardcore weebs. I used to think I could gather chi to perform powerful attacks but if I still thought that, people would rightfully make fun of me.

This opinion is gender neutral but I'm always afraid to express it because it might come across as misogyny.

The undead are safer to be around than a man.

Meanwhile wizards: "BEHOLD MY STAFF OF POWER", "I'm pondering the SPHERES", "KNEEL BEFORE MY MIGHTY ROD".

Jokes aside, that is a culture thing - if my rather tattered memory serves, historically, a lot of magic was pact magic (asking someone else for power in exchange). Necromancy was a little different (before its conflation with "nigromancy" by the church in medieval times) and in its earlier incarnation generally involved a "descent" into the underworld via a gate (of which there were many) and so was almost "adventure magic". These ancient holy sites were venerated rather than shunned and, again memory is patchy here, generally held an oracle (i.e. a witch).

So, fun fact of the day, if you go caving in the right place you're technically a necromancer.

Or, maybe because it's just cool. Might be a super controversial thing to say, but it's pretty much proven that boys and girls tend to gravitate towards certain elements.

So boys go through a phase where they are crazy about dinosaurs. Girls it's witchcraft.

This isn't a universal constant, however, as neither of my sisters have been into witchcraft, and I know one woman who's really into dinosaurs.

Fantasy is fun?

Even into adulthood, they love bullshit like horoscopes and blood types (the latter more prominent in Japan).

Unfortunately false if I remember my mythology correctly. Aren't witches granted their power as a result of their deal with Satan?

There's also something to be said about gaining power from the moon because it aligns with our bodies' natural rhythms as well.

When I was a kid girls went through a horse obsession phase. Boys had one with cars or dinosaurs.