Witches vs Patriarchy

Though women-centric, we welcome all beings interested in using their esoteric powers to destroy the Patriarchy and all its constraints on women, men, and everybody in between and beyond.

Taking a more historic approach to the concept of witches, this sub is meant to channel the spirit of the women who were persecuted in witch trials worldwide as part of a thinly veiled systemic oppression of female power.

Witchy Memes are highly encouraged, as well as pop culture references, life advice, and general discussions from a mystical and/or spiritual perspective. Open minds and a sense of humor are required.

If a gender is to be assumed, that gender must be female. If you would not like to be assumed female, please use a different gender-specific or androgynous "☉" flair.

This subreddit is a Safe Space for Women, BIPOC, and anyone in the LGTBQ+ community. We are Sisters, not Cisters. If you do not consider yourself an ally, then this subreddit is not for you.

WitchesVsPatriarchy is curated to maintain a warm, hopeful, healing, supportive, and uplifting environment.

• Witchy content is most encouraged! It doesn't have to be feminist, but witchy+feminist+humorous will score you extra points.

• WVP is curated to maintain a warm, hopeful, supportive, and uplifting environment. Content that is better suited to other subs may be removed. Posts that provoke outrage, or focus on negative or anti-feminist behavior will be removed.

• Trauma-heavy posts may be directed to other subs or will be removed if they reach a certain karma limit. Titles must be neutral in regard to upsetting content.

• We allow self-promotion (including selfies) as long as it is witchy/feminist and not spammy.

• Links to (and screenshots of) other subs are not allowed, nor are calls-to-arms about other users or subs.

• Adverts for chat groups, surveys, and data gathering are not allowed.

• Pics of familiars are encouraged but posts may not mention death, injury, or illness.

• WVP is a gender inclusive women-centric subreddit. Posts that center the points of view of men may be removed.

Can I be a Witch if I don't actually believe in anything?

Your questions about sage and smudging answered here

Are guys welcome here? Are you against men?

Glossary of Commonly Appropriated Terms in the Witchcraft Community

• Basic Definition of Patriarchy

• Caliban and the Witch is a history of the transition to capitalism. In it, Silvia Federici argues that the witch hunts of the sixteenth- and seventeenth-centuries served to create and enforce a newly established role in society for women, who were consigned to unpaid reproductive labour to satisfy the needs of an ascendant capitalist order.

• Witchcraft, Gender, & Marxism is a video essay by Philosophy Tube inspired by Silvia Federici's writings.

• In her TED talk, The Urgency of Intersectionality Kimberlé Crenshaw explains how and why she coined the term and reminds us to #SayHerName.

• This subreddit supports the Black Lives Matter movement.

• Angela Davis explains how our notions of Revolution need to be far more capacious.

• The Satanic Temple - Why WvP does not stand with it and why you shouldn't donate (and more)

• Your FAQs about white sage and smudging are answered here

• r/MensLib is a great resource for Male-specific issues with Patriarchy.

• r/TrollXChromosomes is another great female subreddit with a sense of humor.

• Other suggested subreddits include r/FemmeThoughts, r/Tarot, r/SASSwitches, and r/HellsomeMemes.