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Abstract
Healing holds a central place in the tradition of Reclaiming Witchcraft, a branch of contemporary Paganism that unites magic and political activism. Rituals are opportunities to bring about healing and are commonly structured around a three-fold model: healing the self, healing each other and the community, and healing the earth. Through this model, practitioners engage with self-empowerment, community-building and political activism, but conflicts arise over the projection of personal healing techniques onto the larger scale of earth healing. Drawing on empirical research and personal involvement, this paper explores the interconnected web of healing, magic, and activism in the Reclaiming tradition.
Résumé
La guérison occupe une place centrale au sein de la tradition du Reclaiming Witchcraft, une branche du paganisme contemporain qui unit la magie et l’activisme politique. Selon cette dernière, les rituels sont des opportunités d’amener la guérison et sont souvent structurés autour d’un modèle à trois étapes : l’auto-guérison, la guérison des autres et de la communauté, ainsi que la guérison de la terre. À travers ce modèle, les pratiquants s’engagent dans le renforcement de soi, la construction de la communauté et l’activisme politique, mais les conflits surviennent lorsqu’il est question de la projection des techniques de l’auto-guérison à l’intérieur du plan de la guérison de la terre. En s’appuyant sur une recherche empirique et sur l’implication personnelle de l’auteure, ce texte explore les connexions entre la guérison, la magie et l’activisme dans la tradition Reclaiming.
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