Seeing masculine faces slapped onto the work I've done is such a slap in the face. These younger men using my work for branding instead of Doing the Work, while not crediting me or my partner...it chafes.
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Appreciated! I think I have a concept that can make this community justice, too! And I do bridge between the astral and the animistic, might as well make it stick in a way that improves things for more than me!
So within a few minutes of me ranting the profile isn’t findable for me, but will DM if I spot it. I am going to structure some magick so if someone takes from me without credit, it looks for everyone that person has taken that wasn’t theirs. Then every bit of gain is sent to who it truly belongs.
That’s incredibly frustrating. You and your partner put in the real work, and seeing others take credit without acknowledgment is beyond disrespectful. I hope more people recognize where the real effort comes from.
Last year I saw a "sacred protection " conference wherein 2/3rds of the workshops had cribbed from my years previous Witchcon workshops. Why had I taught those workshops? Because no one was covering the material. Also: it's stuff you have to live for a few years to master.
I know that feeling all too well. When you put in years of lived experience to build something real, only to see it repackaged by those who haven’t done the work, it stings. You and your partner deserve full credit
The conference also had people plagiarizing Synty.
@bornavag.bsky.social is more amused than angry. Why? Because animism approached the wrong way is a self-correcting problem.
Right now I am seeing someone post to great response "intent isn't everything" and framing it not quite word for word how I did in the Strategic Justice Magick video. But all of it is of course littered with emotional framing I don't use because that's manipulative.
I can *see* where the work really came from because I can see my own energy underneath. I can see you abusing the gift my Patreon members helped me give to the world - for what? Social media followers? To keep spreading bad information about tourmaline?
You don't even have the decency to cite or signal boost, because you're rating attention to yourself over community need. Notably, it is once again a man helping himself to a woman's ideas and giving her zero credit. You did not earn that from me. I may put it to spirit that you owe and I can.
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@bornavag.bsky.social is more amused than angry. Why? Because animism approached the wrong way is a self-correcting problem.