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Mosher 1

Daylyn Mosher

Andrew Burgess

ENC 1101

23 July 2014

Do You Believe In Magi!

"oday# when $eo$le hear a%ou& 'agi and wi&hes# &hey

usually &hin( a%ou& Harry Potter or )arry )oudini and o&her

'ore 'odern 'agiians* +hen $eo$le &hin( o, wi&hes# &heir

'inds usually &urn &owards &he -ale' +i&h "rials or The

Crucible* "hen &here is +ia# a religion 'os& $eo$le do no&

(now a%ou&# &hin( &hey (now# or have 'isone$&ions* +ia is a religion %ased around (ar'a

and wi&hra,& &ha& Chris&ians see' &o have &he 'os& s(ewed views a%ou& even &hough &here are

si'ilari&ies %e&ween &he &wo religions*

"he overall one$& o, &he +ia is .An i& har' none# do wha& ye will/ Maaluso* "his

'eans &ha& you an do wha&ever you wan& as long as you do no& hur& any%ody* +ians %elieve

i, you do any&hing &ha& does har' so'eone or as& a urse# &hen i& will o'e %a( wi&h &ri$le &he

s&reng&h +inner* I& is si'ilar &o &he one$& o, (ar'a where &he a&ions you $er,or'#

de$ending on i, &hey a,,e& in a $osi&ive or nega&ive way# will o'e %a( &o you in an even %e&&er

or worse way de$ending on your a&ions* "his one$& is &he +ian rede* "his shows &ha&

+ians anno& do any evil wi&hou& ,aing 'aor onseuenes*



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All +ians $ra&ie &he ar& o, wi&hra,&# also us& alled &he ra,&* )owever# i& does no&

'ean all wi&hes are +ian* +ia also ,alls under &he a&egory o, aganis'# %u& no& all

agans are +ian* aganis' is an anien& $oly&heis&i religion &ha& ,ouses on 'o&her ear&h and

na&ure# while +ia is a 'ore 'odern ,or' o, &he religion s&ar&ed in 1545# %u& s&ill has &he sa'e

%asi one$&s and %elie,s Maaluso* "he origins o, aganis' lie wi&hin anien& 6ree(

'y&hology %eause o, &he worshi$ o, &he di,,eren& dei&ies li(e 7eus# A&hena# and A$hrodi&e

Mosher* eo$le s&ill $ra&ie aganis' &oday8 +ia is us& one o, &he religions &ha& %ranhed

o,, ,ro' i&*

Many 'isunders&andings ,or' a%ou& &he +ian religion %eause &he $ra&ie o,

wi&hra,& is di,,eren& ,ro' o&her religions so $eo$le 'isin&er$re& &he one$& o, &he a&ual

religion* "he word +ia o'es ,ro' &he word wi&h# %u& rela&es &o &he word wi(er %eause o,

&he a%ili&y &o %end and sha$e na&ural ,ores &hrough 'agi +il(inson* "here are &wo di,,eren&

&y$es o, 'agi used wi&hin &he +ian religion* "here is 'agi used &o i'$rove your everyday

li,e li(e shool# wor(# or your soial ne&wor(* "his 'agi &y$e is low 'agi# %eause i& has an

i'$a& on s'all &hings* +i&hes an $er,or' low 'agi a& any &i'e %eause i& needs &o %e sui&ed

,or everyday needs* "hen &here is high 'agi# whih wi&hes use &o &rans,or' &heir individual

$ersonali&y +inner* )igh 'agi is 'ore hallenging &o $er,or' %eause o, &i'ing and

'a&erials sine i& is a ere'onial &y$e o, 'agi*

+hy is &his religion reeiving so 'uh 'alie ,ro' Chris&iani&y! +ians anno&

$er,or' urses or hur& anyone8 i& goes agains& &he en&ire religion* A 'aor reason &ha& goes %a(

&o 1952 during &he -ale' +i&h "rials is ,ear* +hile 'os& $eo$le were innoen& o, wi&hra,&#

&hese grou$s (illed &heir own $eo$le ou& o, ,ear ,or &heir own sa,e&y and &he s$read o, so'e&hing

&hey did no& ,ully unders&and* +o'en would heal so'eone wi&h her%s and au&o'a&ially %e



Mosher 3

alled a wi&h %eause &hey did no& go &o &he hurh and 6od ,or hel$* Na&ural re'edies were no

re$lae'en& ,or &he wor( 6od ould do &o heal* "hey would ra&her have so'eone die &hin(ing

6od will %e &heir salva&ion &han le& na&ural re'edies ure &he $erson*

Ano&her reason ,or all &he dea&hs during &his &i'e was &he Bible si'$ly says all wi&hra,&

is evil* In E:odus ha$&er 22 verse 1;# i& says# ."hou shal& no& su,,er a wi&h &o live/ "he )oly

Bi%le 292* No 'a&&er whe&her a $erson was innoen& or did no& $er,or' 'alevolen& 'agi# %u&

only good 'agi# &hey were no& wor&hy o, living* In <evi&ius ha$&er 20 verse 2=# i& s&a&es# .A

'an also# or wo'an &ha& ha&h a ,a'iliar s$iri&# or &ha& is a wi>ard shall surely %e $u& &o dea&h?

&hey shall s&one &he' wi&h s&ones &heir %lood shall %e u$on &he'/ "he )oly Bi%le 393* eo$le

would %e no& only s&oned i, so'eone aused &he' o, wi&hra,&# %u& also hanged# %urned# and

even drowned*

"he $reudie o, +ians and wi&hra,& is s&ill going on &oday* In -e$&e'%er o, 200@#

-ergean& a&ri( -&ewar& was (illed over A,ghanis&an* )is wi,e had his 'e'orial &o loo(

,orward &o and was glad &o see her hus%and honored# %u& sho(ed &o ,ind ou& &he religious sy'%ol

o, +ia was no& on his $laue* "he De$ar&'en& o, e&eran A,,airs re,used &o $u& a $en&ale on

&he $laue# while o&her soldiers who died were allowed &o $u& &heir religious sy'%ols on &heir

s&ones* -&ewar&s ase was no& &he ,irs& &o go u$ agains& &he e&eran A,,airs* "here were &hree

o&her ases ,iled in 155=# 2004# 200@# and 2009* "he sui& ,iled in 2009 was ,ro' &wo +ian

grou$s and &hree o&her individual ases# whih inluded -&ewar&s hus%and Bos&on*

"his ase no& only go& &he a&&en&ion o, &he e&eran A,,airs# %u& also &he Jus&ie

De$ar&'en&* "he issue se&&led and 'ade &he Bush Ad'inis&ra&ion a(nowledge# ."ha& &here are

no seondlass religions in A'eria/ Bos&on* Even &he $residen& had 'alevolen& no&ions

&owards &he +ian religion* "he urren& $residen& a& &he &i'e# 6eorge Bush# held hos&ili&y sine



Mosher 4

his he was governor o, "e:as when &here was on,li& o, ni&ed -&a&es

e$resen&a&ive Bo% Barr &rying &o %lo( ,u&ure +ia even& and even

&he $ra&ie o, &he en&ire religion in &he 'ili&ary* +hen as(ed &o

o''en& on &hese even&s# 6eorge Bush said# .I don& &hin(

wi&hra,& is a religion/ Bos&on* Beause o, his views on

&he religion# i& in,luened 'ore $reudie wi&hin &he

'ili&ary and wi&hin &he e&eran A,,airs &o no&

a(nowledging +ia as an o,,iial religion ,or a&ri(

-&ewar&s 'e'orial Bos&on*

A 'ore 'odern e:a'$le o, &his $reudie o'es ,ro' an ar&ile %y -&uar& 6old'an* )e

%elieves +ians %elieve in &hings li(e ,airies and &ha& &he di,,erene %e&ween whi&e and %la(

'agi is an illusion 6old'an* eo$le ge& $reoneived no&ions +ians %elieve in 'y&hial

rea&ures due &o her% na'es used in ri&uals and $rayer* E$i'ediu' is an her% (nown as ,airy

wing and &here is ano&her her% alled dragon %lood* "hese her%s are

no& rela&ed &o 'y&hial rea&ures %u& are na'ed a,&er &he a$$earane o,

&he her%s* "he e$i'ediu' is a ,lower &ha& loo(s li(e ,airy wings while

dragon %lood o'es ,ro' a &ree and is a red resin Maaluso*

6old'an also lai's &ha&# .FGH sooner or la&er# &hey %egin &o

da%%le in %la( wi&hra,&/ +ND* I, you $ra&ie any&hing %u& whi&e

'agi# you are no& a +ian* "he +ian religion $er,or's whi&e

'agi only and does no& $er'i& +ians &o $er,or' any&hing ausing har'# 'en&ally or

$hysially# or any&hing 'ani$ula&ive &o anyone* Ano&her lai' he s&a&es is# .FGH %la(

wi&hra,& is &he wor( o, &he devil* In ,a&# all wi&hra,& is &he wor( o, &he devil/ 6old'an*

A picture of Stewart’s graveafter the pentacle is conrmedby the Veteran Aairs

!he top picture is a photograph othe "pimedium #ower ($uraws%i!he bottom picture is of a &ragoBlood tree ($oett)



Mosher @

"his is ano&her ,alse lai'* +ians do no& even %elieve in &he devil# i& does no& e:is& in &he

religion Burns* I& one again %rings in &he ,a&or &ha& %la( 'agi is no& $ra&ied %eause i&

goes agains& &he +ian religion* A ,igure +ians do no& %elieve in anno& $ollu&e &heir views#

es$eially when &he religion is agains& doing &hings ausing har' &o o&hers*

+i&hes are s&ill %eing $erseu&ed in o&her oun&ries &oday* I& is es&i'a&ed &here are over a

&housand dea&hs o, aused wi&hes eah year and %ea&ings o, $eo$le in &he 'illions* A young

'o&her in a$ua New 6uinea %urned alive %y a 'o% las& year %eause she was sus$e&ed o,

sorery )orowi&>* +i&hhun&s are s&ill going on &oday in o&her oun&ries* +o'en# hildren#

and 'en ,ae severe $unish'en&s ,or ausa&ions &ha& 'ay or 'ay no& even %e &rue* "hey ,ae

%ru&al $unish'en&s# suh as %eing %urned alive# %ea&en &o dea&h# s&oned# or even %eheaded* In

Cen&ral A,ria# Nigeria# and India# wi&hra,& is viewed as an evil and de'oni $ra&ie*

Children in &hese soie&ies are vi&i's* In Nigeria# a $reaher %elieves i, a hild is younger &han

&wo srea's or %eo'es ,everish a& nigh& &hey are serving -a&an so $eo$le $ereive &ha& &hese

innoen& hildren are $ossessed* "he hildren are &hen as& ou& on&o &he s&ree& ,or wi&hra,& and

de'oni $ossession )orowi&>*

-o'e $eo$les ,ears o, wi&hes are so s&rong &hey do grueso'e &hings &o &he'* A 'an in

ueens# New Yor( was arres&ed ,or %ea&ing his girl,riend and her daugh&er &o dea&h wi&h a

ha''er* )e &old &he $olie &hey were $ra&iing voodoo# %u& &here was no evidene &ha& &he

girl,riend and daugh&er had any &ies &o &he $ra&ie )orowi&>* I& is ano&her ,alse ausa&ion due

&o ,ear and 'isunders&anding*

Chris&iani&ys religion# holidays# and us&o's s&e' ,ro' anien& aganis' ada$&ed %y

+ia* "he Yule holiday is &he agan version o, Chris&'as and &y$ially ele%ra&ed around &he

21 or 22 o, Dee'%er* Many &radi&ions &a(en ,ro' &he +ian holiday are in &he Chris&ian



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version suh as wrea&hs# evergreen &rees# ga&hering wi&h ,a'ily and ,riends ,or a ,eas& or dinner#

andles# and even gi,& giving Maaluso* )olly# ivy# and even (issing under &he 'is&le&oe is

,ro' &he +ian holiday and is a $ar& o, &he Chris&'as &radi&ion Mosher*

-a'hain# ano&her 'aor holiday# is &he +ian version o, )alloween* I& ,alls on &o%er

31 and is &he ele%ra&ion o, &he ,inal harves& o, &he year* Kor &he anien& Cel&s# i& was a ,eas& ,or

&he dead* "he ,eas& re,le&ed in )alloween is going &o $eo$les houses# ga&hering andy# and

dressing u$ as &he dead* A'eria 'oderni>ed &he holiday and now i& is a%ou& ausing 'ishie,

and andy*

I'%ol# s&ara# Bel&ane# and <i&ha also have onne&ions wi&h Chris&ian religious

holidays* I'%ol# ele%ra&ed on Ke%ruary ,irs& or seond# is a holiday o, ho$e and renewal* I&

orres$onds Chris&ian holiday in Ireland# &he ,eas& o, -ain& Bridge&* "his sain& is a Chris&ian

disguise ,or &he agan 6oddess Brighid Maaluso*

s&ara ,alls on &he s$ring euino: and is &he Chris&ian euivalen& o, Eas&er Maaluso* I&

,alls around Marh 22 and %o&h involve eggs and ra%%i&s Mosher* "he Chris&ian word Eas&er is

derived ,ro' &he word s&ara Maaluso*

Bel&ane ,alls on May ,irs& and is &he &i'e o, ,er&ili&y and love* "he 6er'ani holiday#

+al$urgis Nigh&# was a ,ire ,es&ival* I& was ele%ra&ed ,ro' A$ril 30 un&il May ,irs& when

wi&hes would hold a ri&ual* "o 'a(e &he religion 'ore Chris&ian# &he na'e was hanged &o -ain&

+al$urga or 'ore o''only (nown as May Day Maaluso*

<i&ha is ele%ra&ed %e&ween June 21 and 2@* "he ele%ra&ion de$ends on &he Ear&hs

ro&a&ion and honors &he sun god* Chris&ians na'ed June 24 -ain& Johns Day due &o &he ,ires &ha&

%urned around &his &i'e in res$e& &o &he -ain& John &he Ba$&is&*



Mosher =

rayer is an i'$or&an& $ar& o, +ia and Chris&iani&y* Bo&h religions $ray ,or heal&h#

lu(# ,riendshi$# ,inding &he'selves# and 'any o&her &hings* "he only di,,erene is how &hey

$ray* +ians as& s$ells or say inan&a&ions &o &he 6ods and 6oddesses ,or s$ei,i reasons* I,

&hey $ray a& Yule# i& is &o &he +in&er 6oddess and $raying &o &he sun i& is &o &he -un 6od# a*

+ians have 'any 6ods and 6oddesses %eause i& is a $oly&heis&i religion* Chris&ians $ray &he

sa'e way# us& ins&ead &o a single 6od# %eause i& is a 'ono&heis&i religion*

i&ual $lays a role in %o&h religions* In +ia and Chris&iani&y# %o&h religions use an al&ar

Maaluso* I&e's $laed on &he al&ar are used &o worshi$ &he dei&y during $rayer* -i'ilar

o%e&s %e&ween &hese &wo religions &ha& are on &he al&ars are andles# a halie# wine# and

s&a&uary Maaluso* In Chris&iani&y# &he halie and wine re$resen&s &he %lood o, Jesus# while in

+ia i& re$resen&s &he 6oddesss wo'%* "he s&a&uary in Chris&iani&y is usually Jesus or Mary

holding a %a%y Jesus* In +ia# &he s&a&uary an %e any 6od or 6oddess hosen &o worshi$*

Candles in Chris&iani&y re$resen& &he )oly -$iri& and in +ia your in&ernal energy* "here are

'any si'ilari&ies in &he $ra&ie and %elie,s o, &hese &wo religions*

Kro' &he %asi one$&s o, +ia and &he s(ewed views o, Chris&iani&y# &here are s&ill

'any onne&ions %e&ween &he &wo religions* No& us& Chris&ians# %u& o&her religions and

oun&ries need &o %e 'ore o$en &o unders&anding &he +ian religion %e,ore &hey 'a(e

$resu'$&ions# s&a&e'en&s# and a&ions on ,alsehoods* +ians are hu'ans and li(e everyone

else# have lives# ,a'ilies# and ,u&ures us& wi&h di,,eren& %elie,s and $ra&ies* A 'an said# ."he

las& &i'e we 'i:ed religion and $oli&is# $eo$le were %urned a& &he s&a(e/ Bos&on*



Mosher ;

+or(s Ci&ed

Bos&on# o%* .en&ale ues& -uessL/ Church & State* June 200=* +e%* 22 July 2014*

Burns# Ji'* .My Kriends Bring Me Down*/ Ignite Your Faith* -e$&* 2009* +e%* 22 July 2014*

6old'an# -&uar&* ."he Curse o, &he +ians*/ WND Commentary* 22 June 2014* +e%* 22

July 2014*

"he )oly Bi%le* Ed* -u$er oyal &avo -&ereo&y$e* Cininna&i? A$$lega&e Co*# 1;90*

rin&*

)orowi&># Mi&h* ."he erseu&ion o, +i&hes# 21s&

Cen&ury -&yle*/ The New York Time*

Ar&hur hs -ul>%erger# Jr*# 4 July 2014* +e%* 30 July 2014*

Maaluso# i'* ersonal in&erview* 23 July 2014*

Mosher# Denise* ersonal in&erview* 23 July 2014*

Mu,,e&&# Mar( +* Dragon! Bloo" Tree# Socotra* ho&ogra$hy ho&o o, &he Day# -oo&ra*

National $eogra%hic* ho&ogra$h* 1 Augus& 2014*

Muraws(i# Darlyne A* '(')** Crea&ive# +inhes&er* National $eogra%hic Creati+e*

ho&ogra$h* 1 Augus& 2014*



Mosher 5

Single Pentagram Cro, Shining -oon, ho&ogra$h* 1 Augus& 2014*

+il(inson# <oren* ."he Bewi&hing Char's o, Neo$aganis'*/ Chritianity To"ay# 1@ Nov*

1555* +e%* 22 July 2014*

+inner# <auren K* .6ood News ,or +i&hes*/ Chritianity To"ay# 23 &* 2000* +e%* 22 July

2014*



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e,le&ive Me'o

I onsider &he &hesis o, 'y $a$er &o %e# .+ia is a religion %ased around (ar'a and

wi&hra,& &ha& Chris&ians see' &o have &he 'os& s(ewed views a%ou& even &hough &here are

si'ilari&ies %e&ween &he &wo religions*/ "he $oin& o, &he $a$er is &o show &ha& +ia is no& an

evil religion and &o $rove &ha& %y onne&ing i& &o &he religious grou$ &ha& usually lai's &ha& i& is

evil* My issue in 'y $a$er disusses &he 'al&rea&'en& o, $eo$le who $ra&ie &he +ian

religion and show how &hey are a%used ,or %elieving in so'e&hing o&her grou$s do no&

unders&and* My argu'en& adds &o i& %eause $eo$le usually do no& &hin( o, wi&hra,& and

Chris&iani&y o, having any si'ilari&ies# so %y $u&&ing a new view$oin& on &he su%e& 'ay hel$

$eo$le unders&and &he religion %e&&er*

I ,ound &ha& &he onversa&ion already ha$$ening a%ou& 'y &o$i was wi&hra,& and +ia

was evil and no&hing good a'e ,ro' $ra&iing ei&her o, &hese &o$is* I ho$e &ha& 'y $a$er will

show &his is no& &rue# hel$ $eo$le %e&&er unders&and +ia and &he one$& o, aganis'# &he

$ra&ie o, wi&hra,&# and &ha& i& is no& &ha& di,,eren& ,ro' o&her religions li(e Chris&iani&y* I ,eel

&he onversa&ion will no& hange 'uh %eause &his is a on&roversial &o$i %eause religion is a

&ouhy su%e& sine i& has &o do wi&h $eo$les %elie,s %u& I &hin( &ha& i& will o,,er di,,eren& views

on &his su%e& &ha& &hey have no& &hough& a%ou& %e,ore*



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I originally was going &o use a survey# %u& a,&er ge&&ing &he resul&s# I was no& sure how &o

use &he'* I &hen wen& and s&ar&ed loo(ing a& ar&iles ,ro' &he da&a%ases &o ge& argu'en&s &ha&

were %o&h ,or and agains& 'y &o$i %eause I needed &o show %o&h sides and $rove &he nega&ive

side wrong* I also used $ersonal in&erviews wi&h $eo$le who $ra&ied &he +ian religion# and

&hey were &he 'os& hel$,ul* "hey gave 'e %a(ground in,or'a&ion on &he religion# si'ilari&ies

%e&ween o&her religions# and were an endless soure ,or 'e &o go &o so I (e$& ge&&ing a lo& o,

good in,or'a&ion* +i&h &he ar&iles &ha& &al(ed nega&ively a%ou& +ia# I used 'y own %elie,s

and 'y in&erviews &o $rove &he naysayers wrong and su$$or& 'y argu'en& a%ou& +ia no&

%eing an evil religion* "he +ian religion is 'y %elie, sys&e' so ge&&ing &o learn 'ore a%ou&

&he religion# ,ully unders&and i& sine I did no& (now 'uh a%ou& i&# and %e a%le &o s&and u$ ,or i&

in 'y $a$er %y &hrowing 'y own ideas in was ,ul,illing*

"his $a$er was one o, 'y ,avori&es %eause i& hel$ed 'e reah an e$i$hany# as 'y dad

said when I was &elling hi' I was wri&ing &his* I was going &hrough so'e videos and ,ound ou&

&ha& in +ia# you are &he 6oddess and &he 6oddess is you* I ,ound 'ysel, ,inding 'ore in &une

wi&h 'ysel,# +ia# and &he ear&h in a di,,eren& way &han %e,ore I s&ar&ed wri&ing &his $a$er* I&

gave 'e a s$iri&ual reali>a&ion and I have never had so'e&hing li(e &ha& ha$$en &o 'e %e,ore*

I &hin( I ould have argued 'y $oin&s %e&&er* I& is hard wi&h religion &hough %eause I did

no& &ry &o wri&e &his $a$er &o onver& Chris&ians or any o&her religion &o +ia# %u& &o o$en $eo$le

u$ &o see wha& &he +ian religion is* +hen you argue wi&h o&her $eo$les religions# i& usually

s&ar&s a gian& on,li& &ha& resul&s in &he' ausing you o, &rying &o &hrow your religion on &he'*

I &ried &o avoid &his in 'y $a$er %u& I &hin( I avoided i& &oo 'uh*

"his $a$er was &he %es& researh $a$er I $ersonally &hin( I have ever wri&&en* I& was grea&

ge&&ing &o voie 'y views on a &o$i 'eaning a lo& &o 'e* Many o, 'y ,riends and $aren&s



Mosher 12

,riends on Kae%oo( anno& wai& &o read i& and I a' so $roud o, wha& I ao'$lished in &his

$a$er*

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