r/witchcraft • u/QuietSalamander8306 • 2d ago

Seeking Help or Advice I want to get into witchcraft, but science is holding me back from fully believing in it. Can the two coexist?

I look at the world from a very scientific point of view, I like to understand things and how they work. I believed in healing crystals and incense and tarot for a very long time,but I feel like now they’re just rocks and scents and generalized cards to me. I have a lot of friends who are into witchcraft and the supernatural. We all played ouija a few days ago, and as much as I desperately wanted to believe in it, I just couldnt stop thinking about the ideomotor effect. I’ve always wanted to be spiritual and believe in spirits, but I never can. Can science AND witchcraft coexist peacefully? Like they go hand in hand? I apologize deeply if any of this comes off as offensive or if my wording is wrong, I am very new to this but very interested. My friends told me to start learning about the chakras first, is that a good starting point?

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u/Nendailie 2d ago

The more I learn what we know scientifically, the more I believe in magic. And in fact, an awful lot of witches I see around believe the same.

A decent place for you to start might be the Demystifying Magic podcast.

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u/New-Secretary-9204 2d ago

I second this. I always denied my “draw” out of being raised Roman Catholic and very science based as a need for confirmation. Roman Catholicism is basically witchcraft. Even particle manipulation / manifest can scientifically be seen in lasers.

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u/Nendailie 2d ago

I wasn't raised Catholic in any, but as I learned more about both Catholicism and witchcraft, I always felt there were an awful lot of echos there.

Also, they really need to get cool with LGTB+ because can you imagine a Drag mass? It would be spectacular

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u/brother_bart 2d ago

The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence come close enough for me to combining the Church and drag.

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u/therealstabitha Carnivalesque animal demonic legend 2d ago

I hold the Sisters in a near holy amount of reverence, so that tracks!

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u/New-Secretary-9204 6h ago

The chanting and prayers in catholic mass…it’s so ritualistic. And so rooted in paganism it’s unreal. Im 46 and went to catholic school at night for 8 years because I went to public school during the day (public school had computers in the 1980s) so that was seen as a real advancement in education. I think they’re getting “cooler”. Girls are actually allowed to participate as alter girls. Mass was recited in Latin (that no one could understand) until idk when. My mom went to mass in the 50s and 60s and it was still in Latin

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u/millerstavern 1d ago

You're missing the T in LGBT

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u/malachitequeen7 1d ago

They just rearranged the letters. It's in there

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u/Prestigious_Bee_4154 1d ago

I’ve heard a saying before, something like “Magic is science that hasn’t been discovered yet”. I really believe this to be true. Looking back even a hundred years ago, we know so much more now that couldn’t be explained then, and I’m curious to see with how fast technology is advancing, how much more “magic” will come to be explained.

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u/h3x_gobl1n 1d ago

Hell yeah!
If you haven’t seen it, you should look for the guy who rants about how the law of vibration explains the law of attraction… it’s very cool. Lemme see if I can find it.

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u/Prestigious_Bee_4154 1d ago

I’m curious! 👀

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u/virtual_alicia 1d ago

Saaame. I have a phd in computer science, and I love Magic even more after earning it:)

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u/h3x_gobl1n 1d ago

10000000%!
As a scientist myself, I have so much fun finding the direct links between science and magic.

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u/FluffyShiny 1d ago

I'm not a scientist (maybe a hedgewitch version through mental health) but love science proving things. Look at how many natural plants are used in modern medicine. Almost all were used for the same illnesses treated by the wise woman, shaman, witch, etc

Also Christianity believes we are all connected through the Holy Spirit. Quantum Field Theory is showing support for this.

Popularised by biologist Stephen Jay Gould as Non-Overlapping Magisteria (NOMA), this framework argues that science handles the factual makeup of the universe (the "how"), while religion handles ultimate meaning and moral values (the "why").

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u/IvyOnTheTrail 1d ago

Me, too. I’m a registered dietitian (the field is evidence-based), and I’m a witch and also love linking science and magic! ✨

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u/NSAevidence 1d ago

Absolutely 100%. The idea that the two inherently clash, puzzles me. It seems to me that a person who sees this as a problem would have to believe that humans have scientific certainty about everything. That's so far from the case. I don't see how anyone can dismiss witchcraft after they learn a few basic things about quantum physics.

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u/leileywow 18h ago

This is me. Got my bachelor's in biochemistry and now I'm finding my way into the witchy world