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I've seen that the warlock is frowned upon by most in the magical community. Why is that? I see nothing wrong with the term. If one wants to call him/her self a warlock why be looked down upon by "witches"?
In general no one should be looking down on anyone else, regardless of how they refer to themselves. That said, Wikipedia gives the following under "warlock":The commonly accepted etymology derives warlock from the
A lot of people use the term to mean male witch. As if witch is a female only term or something.
As SanD pointed out Warlock isn't really a great term to tout about. I learned it also means Oathbreaker.
Whether you go with Oathbreaker or Deciever....those really aren't awesome terms to try and endear someone towards you with. The term has nothing to do with practicing magic ( unless the "Oathbreaker" practices magic....then the word still means what it means, just the person is toting it as a title).
Someone ( in my experiences mind you) who uses the term are either:
Ignorant ( think it means male witch)
Haughty ( "Well I like the way it sounds so deal with it")
or is proud of the title in what it actually represents.
I don't mind ignorant people ( we all are in one degree or another).
I'd rather not spend my time with haughty or deceitful though.
Someone can call themselves a grapefruit for all I care really. It's their right to do so. However if you tell me your Title is Grapefruit such n such I will have to assume it has something to do with a Citrus Cult ( not to be confused with The Church of Citrus). If someone calls themselves a Witch then I assume they work with energy ( of course I usually ask if they practice Wicca as some Wiccans will introduce themselves as Witches because many use the two terms interchangeably which can be confusing as Witches don't have to be Wiccans, however Wiccans are considered Witches ). If someone says they are a Warlock I can only ask if they understand what that means and then base my opinion on their answer ( ignorant, princessitis or oathbreaker).
It's every individual's right to call themselves what they wish.
My point? One should know what one is touting about as a title before using it, and if they do know it, then they should also be aware of how that can impact other's ways of percieving them.
If I want to be goofy and play like a lil kid, I will.
I am weird, a goof ball, and I don't care what you think. Call me weird, bring it on!!! I am WEIRD/odd/my own person, HEAR ME ROAR...
If I want to be a loner, just leave me alone. It is me time, go away.
I am a gamer, not of all games. I got hooked into the great WORLD of Warcraft or Crack, depends who you talk too. (I did both.) It's time to raid, leave me alone....
I don't regret this, I found many many new friends, to which many of us stay close. etc etc. To which, I may have never know or met Mr. Jabby BEar aka Cloudrunner / CR.
, love ya Jabby....
which means I would have never found this site...which has helped me as of late find more support/energy...to help me survive what life is throwing me these past 4-5 months. AND now it's the holidays, I am just tired.
I am tried...hear me rooar (whispering)
SO, I SAY EVERYONE CAN BE WHATEVER THEY WANNA BE, AND NOT HAVE TO BE JUDGE, FOR BEING THEMSELVES...
iF you want to be a warlock aka male witch, all the more power to you. I am curious about that shitz. I want to know about a lot of things. I have some many questions, that I have wanted to have asked for some many years. But in the ultra conservative, RED state if you will, HARD CORE BIBLE THUMPERS, (I could go on); like I am, you have to be EXTREMELY CAUTIOUS, as to what you say and who you say it near...because people are afraid, VERY AFRAID, of the weird. Dare I say, open minded. People that have "other abilities" and/or believe in anything other than the Christian faith. ( I will spare you. I could go on forever.)
Well CS makes me almost afraid to post after her. She's so amazing incarnate. LOL But i'll post my $.02 anyway.
I was taught that Warlock meant oathbreaker as well, and that men were witches just like woman. This seemed a little silly to me so I asked some friends, male, what they wanted to be called. They said they liked Wizard better then witch. So that's what I called them. I do have a friend that plays to much WoW and he liked Warlock. I can't really say any of the names are "wrong" because I don't use Witch in reference to myself for any reason. So its all really up to the indivual as far as i'm concerned. I know many pagans don't use Warlock because of the reasons already given but if you want to use it you sure can as far as i'm concerned. Just be sure that you know that people may or may not regard you with suspicion at first.
Honestly, even though I know that title of "Warlock" is associated with oathbreaker, or something similiarly dark, I think it is a perfectly good word for people who want to use it to term themselves as "Male Witch". (Just watch out for the people who will immediately think ill of you due to this maligned title.)
And then, there is Thor's Hammer, which a lot of folks would very much like to use publically, but its been maligned by the Nazis (who used the symbol reversed and sideways).
The term "Wizard" sounds straight out of a fantasy book, but its probably an acceptable substitute. Though you might get some strange looks from the Muggles.
(I don't read Harry Potter books, I swear I don't!)
I prefer the term "Seshperankh" myself!
(Translation = "scribe of the House of Life" = priest or magician)
And then, there is Thor's Hammer, which a lot of folks would very much like to use publically, but its been maligned by the Nazis (who used the symbol reversed and sideways).
Yes the Nazis had a nasty habit of maligning religious symbols:
Warlock? 
Old_English
). If someone says they are a Warlock I can only ask if they understand what that means and then base my opinion on their answer ( ignorant, princessitis or oathbreaker).
, love ya Jabby....
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