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Sarah Lyons: Anti-Capitalist Magic, The Witch Trials, and Spiritual Activism
This is an interview with Sarah Lyons, the author of Revolutionary Witchcraft, a book about how to use magic as a tool for practical activism. We start by talking about the history of witchcraft and the witch trials. "Witch" is a political term, and throughout history, it was imposed upon people, and it carried deadly consequences to be labeled a witch. In modern-day, the word "witch" is being reclaimed as an empowering label you put on yourself.
We talk about how we can rethink the witch trials as being a result of capitalism, so we can place the witchcraft movement in direct opposition with the oppressive forces of capitalism and imperialism. Before the rise of capitalism and the witch trials, the land wasn't something that can be owned, and life was dependent on seasons and the unseen world. When the capitalist mindset turned the earth into a resource that could be owned, those who had a deep connection to the earth and lived on the outside of society (witches, healers, other magical people) were systematically wiped out to make room for the new capitalist society.
As anti-capitalist and anti-oppression witchcraft and magic is, capitalism has a way of defanging the tools of our liberation and selling them back to us. Witchy products and other magical things are for sale everywhere, and companies are more than happy to commodify the spiritual movement of our time, just as it has done with countless other revolutionary movements before us.
We discuss how your magic (whether its witchcraft, astrology, divination, healing, etc...) can be a tool in the revolution. If this conversation inspires you to join a cause you are passionate about and lend your magical skills, I highly recommend that you check out the book Revolutionary Witchcraft and Sarah's other work.
Whether you are interested in witchcraft, know nothing about witchcraft, or if you just care about social justice, I think you will find this episode very inspirational and empowering!
Connect with Sarah Lyons
https://www.sarahlyons.org/
Instagram @citymystic
Twitter @Sarah_Lyons
If you enjoyed this episode, you can subscribe on your favorite podcast platform and connect with me at https://www.francescamamlin.com/
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This is an interview with Sarah Lyons, the author of Revolutionary Witchcraft, a book about how to use magic as a tool for practical activism. We start by talking about the history of witchcraft and the witch trials. "Witch" is a political term, and throughout history, it was imposed upon people, and it carried deadly consequences to be labeled a witch. In modern-day, the word "witch" is being reclaimed as an empowering label you put on yourself.
We talk about how we can rethink the witch trials as being a result of capitalism, so we can place the witchcraft movement in direct opposition with the oppressive forces of capitalism and imperialism. Before the rise of capitalism and the witch trials, the land wasn't something that can be owned, and life was dependent on seasons and the unseen world. When the capitalist mindset turned the earth into a resource that could be owned, those who had a deep connection to the earth and lived on the outside of society (witches, healers, other magical people) were systematically wiped out to make room for the new capitalist society.
As anti-capitalist and anti-oppression witchcraft and magic is, capitalism has a way of defanging the tools of our liberation and selling them back to us. Witchy products and other magical things are for sale everywhere, and companies are more than happy to commodify the spiritual movement of our time, just as it has done with countless other revolutionary movements before us.
We discuss how your magic (whether its witchcraft, astrology, divination, healing, etc...) can be a tool in the revolution. If this conversation inspires you to join a cause you are passionate about and lend your magical skills, I highly recommend that you check out the book Revolutionary Witchcraft and Sarah's other work.
Whether you are interested in witchcraft, know nothing about witchcraft, or if you just care about social justice, I think you will find this episode very inspirational and empowering!
Connect with Sarah Lyons
https://www.sarahlyons.org/
Instagram @citymystic
Twitter @Sarah_Lyons
If you enjoyed this episode, you can subscribe on your favorite podcast platform and connect with me at https://www.francescamamlin.com/