mysticben:

nightshadeandroses:

Decolonize Witchcraft and Spirituality!

That means:

• Respect closed practices! Either go through the proper channels to be initiated or leave them alone!
• Respect indigenous and diasporic cultural traditions! Many of these cultures were nearly wiped out by colonization. Respect the boundaries of what you can and can’t practice as an outsider.
• Purchase crystals from reputable sources! Some crystals are mined unethically and through minimally-paid or slave labor.
• Stop supporting shops and authors who appropriate from closed cultures! It should be obvious, but don’t buy dreamcatchers from a non-Native person and avoid metaphysical authors who perpetuate racist stereotypes about marginalized religions and magical traditions.
• Listen to and prioritize witches of color/practitioners of color in dialogues about racism, cultural appropriation, and exotification in the magical communities.
• Examine your own craft and see if you are unintentionally appropriating any cultures
• Educate yourself on practices outside of your own so you don’t unintentionally invalidate or appropriation marginalized religions and spiritual practices.

+ stop universalizing the notion of the witch. some of us have other spiritual traditions and calling us witches is silly