Paganism is a religion built upon consumerism?

[CrystalJackal]

Re: Paganism is a religion built upon consumerism?

One can have religious medals(crosses,pents,pagan seals,christian saints medals,eyc) I do not understand why if their is no statement it will do "Magic",and yeh some christian sometimes do that(Some TV evangelist will SELL prayer cloths they say will cure things or send wealth your way) So,if it is more jewelry,with no claim of "Magic" ability...then why ban it.

That's what I'm saying.

[thalassa]

Re: Paganism is a religion built upon consumerism?

There was so much of this, 'buy this enchanted thingy', so I welcomed the change in policy that banned these claims. It's a shame if etsy have taken this too far, but people shouldn't be ripping people off with fraudulent claims and giving honest witches a bad name.

I've seen people selling spell kits--the appropriate herbs, candle (usually and dressed and blessed), stones, etc and a ritual outline for which to use them. Honestly, I don't have any problem with that...I think its more honest than the seller being the person doing the spell for you. While the price seems a bit high in this case (usually, when I've seen this, the price has been more like $10-20), I doubt *that* many people are actually making a living off of that, but if they are...shame on the people buying it too.

[Jembru]

Re: Paganism is a religion built upon consumerism?

I've seen people selling spell kits--the appropriate herbs, candle (usually and dressed and blessed), stones, etc and a ritual outline for which to use them. Honestly, I don't have any problem with that...I think its more honest than the seller being the person doing the spell for you. While the price seems a bit high in this case (usually, when I've seen this, the price has been more like $10-20), I doubt *that* many people are actually making a living off of that, but if they are...shame on the people buying it too.

She was claiming to do the spell for you. You just had to 'release' her spell by lighting the candle. I was most surprised by the comments though. Everyone seemed to be happy with the spells, talking about how they won money, or got their ex partner back and so on. It was all very suspicous.