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Wicca and satanic beliefs are often mistakenly lumped together due to their association with alternative spirituality and occult practices. However, these two belief systems are fundamentally different and represent contrasting ideologies. **Wicca:** Wicca is a modern-day pagan religion that emerged in the mid-20th century, primarily popularized by Gerald Gardner. Wiccans worship a goddess and a god, often represented by the Moon Goddess and the Horned God. They believe in the interconnectedness of all things and celebrate the cycles of nature, aligning their rituals and Sabbats with the seasons and lunar phases. The foundation of Wiccan practice is centered around respecting nature, promoting harmony and balance, and performing magic for personal growth and spiritual development.

The foundation of Wiccan practice is centered around respecting nature, promoting harmony and balance, and performing magic for personal growth and spiritual development. Many Wiccans adhere to the Wiccan Rede, which states "An it harm none, do what ye will," promoting a philosophy of responsible, ethical behavior and non-harm towards others. Wiccans do not worship or believe in the Christian concept of Satan or the devil.

"Sufficiently Advanced Magic" review

This is a combined review of the first two novels in the Arcane Ascension series, Sufficiently Advanced Magic and On the Shoulders of Titans. I DNF’d the series at that point, after reading Goodreads reviews of the third novel, The Torch that Ignites the Stars.

That should give you a pretty good idea of my thoughts on these books.

After I read and loved Cradle so much, I decided to give another self-published progression fantasy that I’d seen praised on /r/fantasy a try…but honestly these series have almost nothing in common, and I struggle to understand the praise for SAM.

• Jin is pretty cool
• The actual plot and world, with the towers and Voices and etc is really interesting
• It’s a pretty good description of an asexual main character, though it loses almost all of the points it gains from this by having the most cringe introduction to / explanation of a nonbinary character later on in book 2

Bad things (there’s some spoilers here. Nothing SUPER major imo, but you may want to avoid if you’re still planning on reading these novels. But, you shouldn’t. They kind of suck.):

• The plot that I said is pretty cool almost never happens. Maybe 10% of the book is plot.
• The fight scenes are immeasurably boring, feel inanely low-stakes, and take up a huge percentage of the book
• The puzzle-solving scenes are even worse than the fight scenes
• The being-an-enchanter identity crisis makes literally no sense with the entire rest of the main character’s personality - he seems to have zero affinity for fighting, tons of affinity for tricking his way out of situations and inventing things, and yet doesn’t even have inner conflict about his attunement, only disappointment. It’s like the author wrote the character’s reactions to events prior to defining the character’s personality, and didn’t adjust the former when the two didn’t align.
• More of an issue in the second book, but the random side quests are zero-stakes and drag on forever
• Seriously, the monster fighting, which is somehow the entire point of the book, is just so utterly pointless.
• The school-as-a-plot-device-for-world-building really just does not work. Half the narrator’s classes feel like in-universe kindergarten, but he’s supposed to be in in-universe college or something. They try to explain part of this by saying that he’s catching up from missing three years of schooling, and there’s commoners who had no schooling, but like…it could be made to make so much more sene by sticking him in some sort of “remedial” class and giving him a great excuse to feel awkward about his father from this situation, and letting us get the worldbuilding that way. Instead we’re supposed to believe that all of these kids have no idea of the most basic tenets about advancement in the magical arts that they’ve spent their entire lives preparing for.
• Speaking of which, I just could not take the magic system seriously. Citrine? Carnelian? Maybe this is a me-problem, and if the rest of the book had been great I could have forgiven it, but these words are too elaborate for me to believe them. Linguistically, core concepts of a culture tend to be simple words because people say them all the damn time, and no one wants to say bullshit long words like this, so they’ll shorten them. Cradle’s Copper/Iron/Jade is believable, those words are short and easy for literally anyone to remember. I had to search in the ebook text to remember “Carnelian.”
• Also, I read 1300 pages of a progression fantasy series, and the dude like…doesn’t advance? What is this? Despite the fact that the lore of the universe is thrown in our face constantly, it seems completely irrelevant to any part of the plot that matters.

Anyway, if you want to read a progression fantasy, read Cradle. Cradle is AMAZING. If you’ve already read Cradle and you’re looking for more progression fantasy, currently I don’t have a recommendation. Cradle is something special.

You can ask questions related to Edge of the Woods, but please use spoiler tags if you do so, since a lot of people haven’t read the book yet.

The notion of Satan does not exist in Wiccan theology, as they do not perceive a struggle between good and evil. Instead, they view the world as a complex tapestry of light and dark, and focus on embracing the positive aspects of life. **Satanism:** Satanism, on the other hand, encompasses various beliefs and practices that revolve around the figure of Satan, or the devil. Satanism can be broadly categorized into two main branches: theistic Satanism and LaVeyan Satanism. Theistic Satanism, also known as traditional Satanism, involves the worship or veneration of Satan as a deity. This strand of Satanism views Satan as a real entity and often incorporates elements of occultism and magic into its practices. Theistic Satanists endorse individual freedom, embracing personal desires and indulgence as key tenets of their belief system. LaVeyan Satanism, founded by Anton LaVey in the 1960s, is a non-theistic branch of Satanism that does not worship Satan as a literal being but rather adopts Satan as a symbolic representation of rebellion and individualism. LaVeyan Satanists prioritize personal autonomy, rationality, and self-fulfillment, rejecting religious dogma and societal norms. In both manifestations of Satanism, there is an emphasis on embracing the self and individualism, often viewed as opposing mainstream religious and societal values. However, it is important to note that Satanism does not seek to engage in harmful or evil acts but instead promotes the pursuit of personal desires and the rejection of oppressive systems. **Conclusion:** While both Wicca and satanic beliefs fall within the scope of alternative spirituality, they are distinct and separate ideologies. Wicca centers around nature worship, emphasizing balance, harmony, and responsible behavior, whereas Satanism revolves around the figure of Satan as a symbol of rebellion and individualism, endorsing personal autonomy and self-fulfillment. It is crucial not to conflate these two belief systems, as doing so perpetuates misunderstandings and stereotypes..

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