Witchcraft is not mindless hogwash but a study of ancient cultures
Magic has a strange aura. The mind finds it difficult to either wholeheartedly trust or absolutely discard something that it cannot quite comprehend. So magic remains as an afterthought in an urban existence defined by reason. It may suddenly rear its head on an innocent Sunday morning. From the interiors of a posh flat in South Calcutta may emerge a witch, not riding a broom but approaching the sofa with a hospitable smile.
But Ipsita Roy-Chakraverti, the “beloved witch”, seemed grounded more in reality than in magic. She is the first and the most well-known exponent of Wicca or witchcraft in India. Contrary to popular perception, Wicca is not mindless mumbo-jumbo but a spiritual order and a branch of study rooted in the esoteric cultures of ancient civilizations. Ipsita calls it “a study of comparative belief systems”. It includes various pagan beliefs existent before institutionalized religions took over. Ipsita says it is a way of life rather than a religion. “Wicca” means “the craft of the wise”. Ipsita’s achievement lies in bringing Wicca to the Indian diaspora and connecting it to ancient beliefs of India such as Tantra and Dakini Vidya.
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