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Walt Zingmatilder

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Do Hexes work?
« on: October 22, 2018, 11:10:38 AM »
Is there a real power in a witches curse or is it just faith?
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Re: Do Hexes work?
« Reply #1 on: October 22, 2018, 11:14:47 AM »
What do you think?
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Walt Zingmatilder

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Re: Do Hexes work?
« Reply #2 on: October 22, 2018, 11:19:56 AM »
Quote from: BeRational on October 22, 2018, 11:14:47 AM
What do you think?

Almost certainly not. Although they may have power as a form of mind game.


How about you?
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Re: Do Hexes work?
« Reply #3 on: October 22, 2018, 11:21:57 AM »
Quote from: The poster formerly known as.... on October 22, 2018, 11:19:56 AM
Almost certainly not. Although they may have power as a form of mind game.


How about you?

Depends what you mean by work. If they could upset someone who thought they were real, then yes.

But, work in the sense that they can do magic, then no.
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Walt Zingmatilder

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Re: Do Hexes work?
« Reply #4 on: October 22, 2018, 11:24:05 AM »
Quote from: BeRational on October 22, 2018, 11:21:57 AM
Depends what you mean by work. If they could upset someone who thought they were real, then yes.

But, work in the sense that they can do magic, then no.
Fair enough.
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Re: Do Hexes work?
« Reply #5 on: October 22, 2018, 12:03:39 PM »
Quote from: The poster formerly known as.... on October 22, 2018, 11:10:38 AM
Is there a real power in a witches curse or is it just faith?

Like religion belief in such things is the actual power, even though it is all hocus pocus, imo.
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Re: Do Hexes work?
« Reply #6 on: October 22, 2018, 12:19:17 PM »
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Re: Do Hexes work?
« Reply #7 on: October 22, 2018, 05:29:28 PM »
They do work, how they work is debatable. I don't discount the psychological effect and the horror of anyone even thinking of doing something evil.
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Re: Do Hexes work?
« Reply #8 on: October 22, 2018, 05:40:41 PM »
What does 'work' mean here? What tests would be required to show that they work?
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Re: Do Hexes work?
« Reply #9 on: October 22, 2018, 05:41:20 PM »
Quote from: Robbie on October 22, 2018, 05:29:28 PM
They do work, how they work is debatable. I don't discount the psychological effect and the horror of anyone even thinking of doing something evil.

How do you know they work?
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Re: Do Hexes work?
« Reply #10 on: October 22, 2018, 06:02:07 PM »
Quote from: Robbie on October 22, 2018, 05:29:28 PM
They do work, how they work is debatable. I don't discount the psychological effect and the horror of anyone even thinking of doing something evil.

Why assume a hex is evil?
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Re: Do Hexes work?
« Reply #11 on: October 22, 2018, 06:02:43 PM »
Quote from: The poster formerly known as.... on October 22, 2018, 11:19:56 AM
Almost certainly not. Although they may have power as a form of mind game.



So what's the power behind Christian prayer? Is that a mind game too?
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Re: Do Hexes work?
« Reply #12 on: October 22, 2018, 07:27:43 PM »
Quote from: Rhiannon on October 22, 2018, 06:02:07 PM
Why assume a hex is evil?

No-one has ever given me one Rhiannon but my impression is that it is not given with a kindly intent.  I googled and found it is a curse or evil intent.
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Walt Zingmatilder

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Re: Do Hexes work?
« Reply #13 on: October 22, 2018, 07:40:21 PM »
Quote from: Rhiannon on October 22, 2018, 06:02:43 PM
So what's the power behind Christian prayer? Is that a mind game too?
We can discuss that on the Christian board, I shall open a thread.


Meanwhile Back on the Pagan thread...do you think hexes work? Do they have real power?
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Walt Zingmatilder

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Re: Do Hexes work?
« Reply #14 on: October 22, 2018, 07:57:27 PM »
Quote from: Rhiannon on October 22, 2018, 06:02:07 PM
Why assume a hex is evil?

Because that is the popular conception. Is it wrong? Please explain why it is wrong?
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Re: Do Hexes work?
« Reply #15 on: October 22, 2018, 08:44:27 PM »
Quote from: The poster formerly known as.... on October 22, 2018, 07:57:27 PM
Because that is the popular conception. Is it wrong? Please explain why it is wrong?

Because a witch will hex a paedophile, or rapist, or war criminal. I'm not saying that it is right, but trying to prevent harm to others by isn't evil.
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Re: Do Hexes work?
« Reply #16 on: October 22, 2018, 08:47:24 PM »
Quote from: Robbie on October 22, 2018, 07:27:43 PM
No-one has ever given me one Rhiannon but my impression is that it is not given with a kindly intent.  I googled and found it is a curse or evil intent.

As I explained to Vlad, most witches only hex to prevent evil. They take very seriously the idea that if they hex or otherwise hurt someone unfairly then what they have caused to happen will be visited back on them threefold, or worse. I'm not a witch so this isn't something I do, but I'm aware that the vast majority of witches try to be a force for good in the world.
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Re: Do Hexes work?
« Reply #17 on: October 22, 2018, 08:48:34 PM »
Quote from: The poster formerly known as.... on October 22, 2018, 07:40:21 PM
We can discuss that on the Christian board, I shall open a thread.


Meanwhile Back on the Pagan thread...do you think hexes work? Do they have real power?

I'm not a witch. I understand the ethics of witchcraft, but as to the rest, Sir Owl will have to fill you in.
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Re: Do Hexes work?
« Reply #18 on: October 22, 2018, 09:02:13 PM »
Quote from: Rhiannon on October 22, 2018, 08:48:34 PM
I'm not a witch. I understand the ethics of witchcraft, but as to the rest, Sir Owl will have to fill you in.
Of course, thank you for your response.
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Re: Do Hexes work?
« Reply #19 on: October 22, 2018, 10:05:33 PM »
I tried a malicious hex on this forum at 9am on the 18th of this month.
It only took 5 minutes and 4 seconds for it to work!
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Walt Zingmatilder

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Re: Do Hexes work?
« Reply #20 on: October 22, 2018, 10:27:16 PM »
Quote from: Sebastian Toe on October 22, 2018, 10:05:33 PM
I tried a malicious hex on this forum at 9am on the 18th of this month.
It only took 5 minutes and 4 seconds for it to work!
That's about the same length of time an atheist comedian feels funny.
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Re: Do Hexes work?
« Reply #21 on: October 22, 2018, 10:35:24 PM »
What a load of half-witted, superstitious gonads.
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Re: Do Hexes work?
« Reply #22 on: October 22, 2018, 11:16:00 PM »
Quote from: Steve H on October 22, 2018, 10:35:24 PM
What a load of half-witted, superstitious gonads.

It’s really no different from, say, the Eucharist in that sense. And I say that with respect, as someone who has been on your side of the fence as it were. An atheist may call out witchcraft, but Christianity has no more substance to it.
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Re: Do Hexes work?
« Reply #23 on: October 22, 2018, 11:31:05 PM »
Depends on your flavour of Christianity. I take nearly all of it as metaphorical.
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Re: Do Hexes work?
« Reply #24 on: October 22, 2018, 11:38:58 PM »
Quote from: Steve H on October 22, 2018, 11:31:05 PM
Depends on your flavour of Christianity. I take nearly all of it as metaphorical.

It’s still a sacrament though. Or would you say that anyone can consecrate the Eucharist?
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