Opinion: To Hex Or Not To Hex

“Whether in public, or in secret, we need to oppose this regime with everything we’ve got,” writes Storm Faerywolf as today’s No Kings protests gather around the world. “And since this is a publication for Pagans and Witches, this means magic.”

Ásatrú Theology and Public Protest

In direct contrast to the supposedly universal “golden rule” and the “turn the other cheek” message of Christ, Odin teaches that we have no responsibility to be love our enemies. That particular Heathen teaching is a large part of what leads someone like me to be uncomfortable with some of Martin Luther King’s principles, but it does not mean that the embrace of violence is the answer.”