Catalog of the Weird Parallels

AlexanderHowl · 07-15-2018, 10:06 PM

Well, the Caribbean traditions are a synthesis of European, African, and Native American beliefs, meaning that they do not evolve if the Native American Nations kick the Europeans out during the 16th century (Pennsylvania Dutch traditions are also a synthesis of European, African, and Native American magical practices). European shamanism was a closely guarded secret by the 16th century, the Burning Times of the 14th through 16th century had made sure that no European would admit to having any magical knowledge, as they would not want to end up burned at the stake (or otherwise executed), and only reemerged in the folk traditions of the New World. European ceremonial magic was in its infancy, and it was focused on angels and demons anyway, not ghosts and natural spirits. In short, the Europeans had destroyed their indigenous magical traditions through their own religious intolerance, the same religious intolerance that would rip apart the continent in the 16th and 17th centuries.

07-15-2018, 10:06 PM	#11
AlexanderHowl Join Date: Feb 2016	Re: Catalog of the Weird Parallels Well, the Caribbean traditions are a synthesis of European, African, and Native American beliefs, meaning that they do not evolve if the Native American Nations kick the Europeans out during the 16th century (Pennsylvania Dutch traditions are also a synthesis of European, African, and Native American magical practices). European shamanism was a closely guarded secret by the 16th century, the Burning Times of the 14th through 16th century had made sure that no European would admit to having any magical knowledge, as they would not want to end up burned at the stake (or otherwise executed), and only reemerged in the folk traditions of the New World. European ceremonial magic was in its infancy, and it was focused on angels and demons anyway, not ghosts and natural spirits. In short, the Europeans had destroyed their indigenous magical traditions through their own religious intolerance, the same religious intolerance that would rip apart the continent in the 16th and 17th centuries.