Here's an Essay on the use of "Witch"&"satan," can you please read carefully & then answer with your thoughts?

Question

The word "witch" has always been with us. When a person in ruling power or a religionist came into power over a small village or a whole country and their popularity or power was a bit shakey they would want to make sure none stood above them in the eyes of those they ruled religiously or in every day life.
A healer or herbalist or midwife would be a challenge as the people would come to find while the ruler or the religionist took taxes and tithes and some times daughters and wives, the healer, herbalist, or midwife, ask for little. They brought health and new life to the community.
In time the healer, herbalist, or midwife began to be revered in the community. Judgements were asked of them rather than the person in ruling power or a religionist. Then the population would begin comparing the healer, herbalist, or midwife to the person in ruling power and the religionist.

That is why those who were persons in ruling power, and, the religionists, took advantage of the fact that the majority of people could not read their own language much less the language of holy books. They changed the meanings in the book by changing words--as they still do today. They then declared the healers, herbalists, and midwifes to be "witches" and "minions of Satan"--as they still do today. Then they would imprision, excile, or murder those they declared "witches"and "minions of Satan." As they still do in some places on this earth today.
It is a simple way for those who take advantage of the majority of humankind to use a scale that begins at humiliation and ends in death against those that serve humanity through the study of natural and scientific usages without the need to rule or take any advantage of humankind.

At later dates and today, the words "witch" and "minion of satan," to attack people, are used by those who believe they must be better than others, but have nothing to show for their egoism, not even the attention of others. The believe by denigrating others they make themselves better and more visible.

Very simply... The "witch panic" began with the first bully that ruled by fear and pain, as well as the first bully who ruled by the threat of Hell and damnation. This continues today and is evidenced on Y answers, especially in religion and spirituality and in Folklore and Mythology. The words are different in many languages, but their usage and goals are the same

Answer 1

From a witch: Thank you.

Answer 2

Hi there,
when you said,
"They then declared the healers, herbalists, and midwifes to be "witches" and "minions of Satan"--as they still do today. "
The term "Witch" today is much more understood & accepted - if you have reason to think that healers, herbalists & midwives are still declared as Witches nowadays, this needs to be backed up by evidence. I personally don't believe it to be the case.

Also, when you said,
"The "witch panic" began with the first bully that ruled by fear and pain, as well as the first bully who ruled by the threat of Hell and damnation. This continues today and is evidenced on Y answers, especially in religion and spirituality and in Folklore and Mythology.
Witches (nowadays anyway)generally don't believe in hell or damnation. Most Witches I know do not believe in Satan. The concept of satan, hell & damnation, come from Christianity, and so unelss you get a Christian Witch (rather rare) then most Witches wont even believe in such things.
You say it is evidenced on YA, but I have never seen anything like you are describing.
It seems to me that your understanding of Witches who live & practice among us nowadays, is greatly misunderstood.
Witches are earth loving, caring people, who don't think that people will go to hell for every little thing they do wrong!

Answer 3

he he, I have been called many things, including witch. But also healer, oracle, even a blessing!
I have experienced being a tool for miraculous healing. There have been times where my client cognized and saw exactly what I saw -some call it psychic surgery....
I don't talk about it usually- people tend to freak out. Or they get sarcastic, angry.... it's not worth it. I have studied for over 20 years as a shaman, and trained with amazing masters..... my hands have been consecrated, blessed, to move some serious energy- all for love, for healing, for peace. And yet, very few can accept that, so I am an artist instead. I'm sure you can see the correlation. Ah- such is the human experience.

So I would have to say that this has been and continues to be with us. In addition to it being a tool used by the power elite to invalidate, people can be pretty darn skittish. Maybe they are just afraid to hope...

Answer 4

I agree that these words have been used because they're emotionally-charged words convenient for scapegoating. Other ideologies have used other terms. Communists use "capitalist" as the catch-all insult word and vice versa, regardless of what the original definition means.

The original meaning of "Satan" is "adversary", so I see a little more consistency in calling whatever the status quo doesn't like "Satan".

I just don't like it when some Wiccans use the long existence of the word "witch" as proof that Wicca is an ancient religion when in fact it isn't.

Answer 5

It relies upon on the question. some situations the question is comprehensible and that i comprehend the respond, then I in basic terms click. some situations if the question is poorly written or atrocious in grammar,spelling and readability I study the different solutions to extra comprehend the question. And yet different situations for right now answer questions like math or actual questions I study the different solutions to verify if i would be a reproduction or no longer. If the actual has been spoke back then i do no longer answer it. a great form of the time I study all the different questions after wards.

Answer 6

In ancient Jewish tradition Satan is simply an angel doing the work that God assigned to Satan to do.

The word Satan means challenger. With the idea of Satan challenging us, or tempting if you will. This description sees Satan as the angel who is the embodiment of man's challenges. This idea of Satan works closely with God as an integral part of Gods plan for us. His job is to make choosing good over evil enough of a challenge so that it becomes clear to us that there can be only one meaningful or logical choice.

Contrast this to Christianity, which sees Satan as God's opponent. In Jewish thought, the idea that there exists anything capable of setting itself up as God's opponent would be considered polytheistic or setting up the devil to be an equally powerful polarity to god or a demigod.

Oddly, proof for The Christian satan/devil mythology is supposedly found in the ancient Jewish texts that were borrowed to create the bible. One can’t help but wonder how Christians came up with such a fantastically different interpretation of Gods assistant Satan in their theology.

Other hints about Satan’s role in human relations can be seen if you look at the name Lucifer. It’s meaning in the original tongue translates as Light bearer or light bringer. Essentially the bringer of enlightenment. The temptations of the Satan idea bring all of us eventually into Gods light. Hardly the Evil entity of Christian mythology.

Love and blessings
don

Answer 7

Case in point: the Hebrew word in the biblical phrase 'thou shalt not suffer a witch to live' originally referred to a woman who used spoken spells to harm another. Today, it is used to condemn multitudes of people in innocent religions like Wicca. FYI: Wicca did not exist in Biblical times, therefore the bible cannot condemn or refer to it. It can only refer to components of the religion, not the religion itself.

Answer 8

It's all true. There's a book called "The Burning Times" (forget the author) that details the whole mess.

Answer 9

that is very well put
and although I am not a witch , I am a medium
and can easily replace the word and relate to this article
thank you xx

Answer 10

You said it all. There really isn't anything I can add to the insight here. Thank you. BLessed Be.