Witch Warning

maddiviner:

I don’t like making posts like this. They’re not fun to write, but this is important. 

A friend of mine already made a post on her social media and in several groups about this, and I thought I would mention it here in case this has spread to Tumblr. I’ll also be talking about some related (often offline) problems I’ve seen ongoing over the years.

Apparently, some people on social media (Facebook, Twitter, etc.) are receiving messages from folks claiming to be “psychic” and saying they can “read their mind.” 

These messages usually end with “I can tell you’ve been cursed; pay me money to remove it!” or get even creepier, depending on what the goal of the creep sending them actually is. 

If you receive a message like this, don’t fall for it. My friend suggested that if someone claims to be able to “read your mind” online), try asking them your PIN number. If they don’t immediately respond with that (and trust me, they won’t), they obviously can’t directly read your mind. 

They may know all kinds of facts about you that you didn’t tell them – but unless they can answer a simple question like that, you don’t need to worry about them being in your head. 

If they do know facts about you (like where you live, your school, etc), it’s probably because they haunt your social media. 

This in and of itself is worrying, but there are steps you can take to remove that information from their reach. Be careful who you add as a friend on social media, and who you give access to information like that. 

Even if the person pulling this isn’t on your friend’s list or whatever, they may have an alternate account that is, and be learning from that. If they claim they’re so psychic they know things like your favorite band or favorite pairing or whatever, you can pretty much assume they’ve just been reading your posts. 

It’s important to realize that, especially if you use the same username or email address everywhere, people can find and connect your accounts, easily. Unless you’re prepared for that, take steps to prevent it.

If someone messages you unsolicited claiming they’ve cursed you, or that they can “sense” you’re cursed or have a “darkness” about you, block them. Chances are, they’re just after your money. 

It’s true that some witches take money in exchange for workings, but in my view, no legitimate practitioner would go out of their way to bully someone into hiring them like that. Besides, the “you’re cursed and I need a million dollars to remove it” thing is a well-known scam.

This brings up a larger issue in the occult community: unsolicited “readings.” Please, I really hope you all don’t do this. It’s extremely rude to read, or attempt to read, someone without their permission. 

If someone pulls it on you, I honestly recommend just ignoring them and reevaluating your relationship with the person. In most cases, consider the context.

Example: If someone who’s obviously (or even just may) have unrequited romantic or sexual interest in you starts telling you they were “your lover in the past life,” and they know this from “reading you,” you can ignore it. They have an ulterior motive, and even if they (think they are) sensing something to that effect, it doesn’t have to matter to you unless you decide it does.

Another example: If someone you’re having a row with locally starts telling everyone (even you) that you’re a “dark soul,” or a “psychic vampire,” ask yourself if you’ve any reason to believe that. In most cases, this sort of thing comes from a place of spite and can be safely ignored. I’ve written about this in the past, and it’s a problem in the community at times.

And, always, just because someone says their empathic and can sense your emotions doesn’t mean it’s really true. Besides, even very adept empaths get confused at times. As well, some people will pretend to be empaths when they’re nothing of the sort. 

If someone’s telling you that they can sense you’re feeling XYZ, and you decidedly aren’t, don’t feel compelled to “play along” to make them feel better or keep the friendship/relationship going. 

If someone says their “healing you” and you don’t feel healed, again, you shouldn’t play along. I’m not saying people making these claims are necessarily scam artists, but even if they aren’t, your feedback is important, and you shouldn’t pretend something is happening when it isn’t.

To return to the original situation – If some person you’ve never met on social media is saying that they themselves have cursed you, disengage immediately. Block them. 

If they keep coming back under alternate names or accounts, keep blocking and reporting them. 

And realize that if this isn’t someone you’ve interacted with extensively in the past, someone you know in real life or a very close internet friend, the chances they’ve managed any kind of curse are very slim. 

Even if they are such a person, you can counter a curse yourself. I’ve written up my own method for doing this, but it won’t suit everyone, and there are plenty of other methods available that you can find easily online. 

I know what it can be like when worries about this kind of thing get out of hand. It can happen to the best of us, so don’t be ashamed if someone makes you feel worried in this fashion. 

The best way to stop that from happening is to act quickly and to also let trusted friends and loved ones know what’s happening. 

Other witches are important in this situation, witches you know well and trust, because they can help avoid paranoia. If you don’t have any other witch-friends, consider talking to someone else you trust. 

Please note that I’m not curse-shaming here, but there’s a big difference between cursing someone who’s abused you and then just letting it happen, and threatening someone randomly (who they don’t even know) on social media to make themselves seem more powerful or score a quick buck. 

In most cases, though, the people who make these threats and claims don’t actually do any cursing. I’ve run into people claiming it over and over to friends, and nothing bad ever happens to them.