Fuck the blame game. Take some fucking responsibility for your own fucking actions.
That's what I want to say to some of these pieces of shit who call themselves Witches. They're stuck in a downward spiral of blame, giving all of us a bad name. It disgusts me.
I don't know how much research into witchypoo politics you may have done, but in my experience, there are two camps: those who take responsibility for their actions, and those who don't.
It's obvious that most people in the States who are pagan now began their lives in a Christian setting (as Christianity is the majority religion of choice). I did. And not to go on a Christian-bashing stint, but a fundamental premise of Christian theology is that one's sins are taken by Jesus Christ (as in, he pays the tab for you). The idea that I can fuck up and get off scot-free is an appealing idea to many, and as such when they leave the Christian faith, they take what they like with them. Many like the idea that you don't have to suffer the consequences for your baneful actions. These people don't feel they have to take responsibility for their deeds.
But it doesn't work that way, says Waxingmoon Standardwiccan. You have karma (e.g. the rule of three) to keep track of! Waxingmoon here takes personal responsibility for her actions, sure. In spades. The law of the conservation of energy aside, the ethical points upon which this rule stands are just wrong. See, there's taking responsibility, and then there's being forced to take responsibility. There is no good nor evil in this, because it's simply going through the motions. You put your hand on a hot stove, and it gets burned (or, in the case of the Threefold Rule, burned, torched and incinerated).
What I think ought to be done is that one should willfully accept responsibility for one's actions. As in, if I hit someone, I deserve to be hit back. If I collide my car into theirs, I voluntarily pay restitution before the cops even show up. If I help someone find their lost dog, I accept the reward. If I make a social faux pas (French for "fuck-up"?...it even looks similar! LOL), I apologise and correct my behaviour so it doesn't happen again. If I pull a magazine off the rack, I buy it.
I don't do these things because some karmatic boomerang is going to bite me in the ass (one or three times). I do these things because it's right. It's right to take responsibility for one's actions. I don't need a saviour to pay my tab because I don't make big enough fuckups to need one. Conversely, I don't face my responsibilities because I have no choice. No: I face my responsibilities because I feel it's right to do so.
Some people don't, ya know. Some people willfully stay on welfare the rest of their lives because they don't like the idea of working for the same amount of money one'd receive in food stamps. I work for my money because when I open my paycheck up, I feel like I earned it, and that feels right to me. Some commit sick crimes and blame it on mental illness. I wouldn't commit the crime in the first place, because I'm not that stupid, but if I did I would choose to suffer the consequences of my actions. I will banish someone who is harassing me: fuck the right to free will if they're treading on my own. I don't do this because I like to have power over others; no, I do this because it's right to me. If that person turns out to have been a good influence and I am at a loss for it, I suffer the regret of having cast away a friend, and I make sure never to make the same mistake twice.
See, it's really not so hard to take responsibility for your actions. Don't be afraid to take the fall for your own iniquities, and don't be afraid to take the gold if you do something good. It's not a matter of pride, but a matter of responsibility. Be yourself, think for yourself, do what you will, but remember that there are consequences to every action you make (bad or good). I hope you'll be willing to accept them when they come. it's not so hard. Really, it's not.
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