We’re not sure if it’s as easy as wrinkling your nose (aka Bewitched from the 1960s) but a throng of real-life witches are doing their part for the Democrat Party and Nov. 6 elections. They’re hosting a spell-casting ritual against Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh and Republican candidates in New York.
The event is set for Oct. 20th in Brooklyn, NY – and it’s already sold out. According to their Facebook page, “50% of the event proceeds will be donated to charity: 25% to the Ali Forney (LGBT) Center and 25% to Planned Parenthood. Please note that no one will be turned away for lack of funds.”
“Please join us for a public hex on Brett Kavanaugh, upon all rapists and the patriarchy at large which emboldens, rewards and protects them. We are embracing witchcraft’s true roots as the magik of the poor, the downtrodden and disenfranchised and it’s history as often the only weapon, the only means of exacting justice available to those of us who have been wronged by men just like him,” the Facebook event pagereads.
Since 2016, wiccans have organized spells against Trump, Christians and Republican voters.
The wiccans may have forgotten their history. While they’ve condemned Kavanaugh with no evidence, didn’t the Salem Witch Trials do the same thing? Hmmm.
More than 10,000 people have “liked” the “Ritual to Hex Brett Kavanaugh” page, while some 900 others say they plan on attending.
Kavanaugh will be the “focal point, but by no means the only target,” the page says.
“There will also be a second ritual afterward – ‘The Rites of the Scorned One’ which seeks to validate, affirm, uphold and support those of us who have been wronged and who refuse to be silent any longer,” it continues.
Many people have turned to witchcraft to fight for progressive values in the run up to the midterm elections.
The #Witchthevote campaign on social media is instructing people on how to use occult powers sway the vote in their favor. Previous events have cast spells on those that support border enforcement and other Trump administration policies.
“We can’t do this alone: We need witches and progressive communities from all over the US to get involved. Send us your favorite progressive candidates and let’s raise awareness for ballot questions that can change people’s lives,” reads a post on the Witch the Vote Instagram page.
One of the witches even taught #Witchthevote Instagram followers how to cast a “Gratitude Spell” for Dr. Christine Blasey Ford, thanking her for accusing Justice Kavanaugh of sexually assaulting her more than 36 years ago. At the end of the spell’s instructions, they encourage followers to go out and vote.
Witches have been increasing their political involvement since Trump was elected, casting spells to “Bind Trump” – last year, 13,000 member Facebook group was casting regular spells on Donald Trump.
Witchcraft has been steadily on the rise since the 1990s.
Trinity College in Connecticut tracked witchcraft’s prevalence for some 18 years. Researchers found that in 1990, there were an estimated 8,000 Wiccans in the US That number grew to 340,000 in 2008.
The Pew Research Center later discovered in 2014 that 0.4% of Americans, or about 1 to 1.5 million people, identify as Wicca or Pagan.
–Metro Voice and wire services.
