Hi epona, you somewhere mentioned that there are very few witches left with a magical bloodline. This may hold true for magic practitioners from USA and Europe. With all those horrible witch hunts and crusades, I can well imagine that most people either gave up the craft or got killed. Barring the handful that practised in hiding. However, there are people who practise magic in other cultures. In fact, magic itself is their culture. So the bloodline of witches outside of the united states and europe is very alive. And there are several people who belong to it.
Who's stronger? The one with a bloodline or the one without? I'm too small a person to judge something like this :-)
so if your ancestors practiced the craft some think this would mean your magic abilities are stronger? Should I be an excellent mechanic because my father and grandfather were mechanics? The craft is a skill to learn and develop with hard work and practice, like any other skill. If one were born into a family that practiced the craft they would likely be instructed in the craft from a young age, so would have the opportunity to develop their skills from a young age, but as far as the blood goes...magic isnt ike a disease or a genetic trait that is carried in our DNA.
Eponaswolf33, I've seen you mention what "real witch's" do and don't do, know and don't know a few times. It seems to be very Ravenwolf-esque and highly prejudicial.
To Eliryana..Let me give you a brief understanding of history and royalty.
Legitimate children being born to royal bloodlines is a huge deal. Especially to Mary Tudor in those days because the only people able to succeed her were Elizabeth and the Queen of Scotland. She wasn't exactly over excited about either of them, nor was her husband (though we all know that she did indeed pass the throne on to Elizabeth anyways).
Children born to royalty females who were "concealed" were only treated as such if they were "defected" meaning mentally disabled to the point of being noticed or the royal female was not yet married (see rumors of Elizabeth's child).
She had no children. And even if we stretch it to say she did and they were just hidden, they would have been mentally handicapped and unable to take the throne and typically they did not live long lives let alone get knocked up as they would have lived a cushy life out in the country with plenty of people to watch over them.
Furthermore, Mary Tudor (as already mentioned) was a devot Catholic. So I'm not sure how having a bloodline starting off with a devote Catholic makes you better at magick.
Magick is not in the blood. Personally, I think people who believe it is hereditary and will have a better...power (for lack of a better term) than anyone else because their great grandmother happened to be really awesome with herbs is just an excuse to have a false sense of superiority.
RashnuX. OK what you said is just laughable for one i do not even read ravenwolf, and two you call me prejudice and judgmental but yet you dare to sit here and say no one can possibly be born a blood witch or born from royal bloodlines. and you do not call that prejudicial? I do not like hyper active practitioners, that is my own feelings. I am not here to judge anyone each person is allowed their own opinion I do not attack you for yours do not attack me for mine.
listen let me make myself clear these are my personal feelings on this subject. I have no problem with how other people feel, i thought this was a discussion board, i did not not think that responding here would get me attacked. I was not trying to offend anyone, I accept everyone no matter blood or not, I was just saying that it is possible,to be born into a bloodline descended from,witches. and I do not feel that anyone has the right to say you are not descended from a bloodline, just because your not descended from one.
magiwoman01 I am from Canada, and our magick bloodlines here run very strong as well. but I just seem to see more Hollywood magick these days then real magick.
I did not say no one could be born from a bloodline of royalty. Obviously, we can see in modern Monarchy, people ARE born from that bloodline. What I did say was the Mary Tudor had no children, so the claim to be a direct descendent doesn't even begin to be plausible Unless she wants to claim that the child bore, who she would be a direct descendent of, was seriously mentally disabled and children produced by her were done so without consent. .
People could very well have a family tradition passed down through the generations that includes magick, making it a "bloodline". However, people seem to cling to it like it's some sort of badge of honor and makes the better than other people. I do not agree with that mentality. Don't like it? I don't really care.
This is a public forum. You are free to express your opinions, just like everyone else here. So don't get upset about people expressing their opinions in response to yours. You can't sit here and say "I can say what I want, but don't question me on it because then I'll cry". It doesn't work that way here, nor anywhere else in this world.
Your opinions of "real witch's" is very much comparable to Silver. Whether or not you have read her is irrelevant. The mentality of "Real witch's *only* do this, real witch's *know* that" is ridiculous, and shows that you're ideas of magick, witch's and magick practitioners is wrapped up into a tiny little box. That's my opinion. One which I assure you is shared by more here.
