As a real life Wiccan, I have a particular pet peeve and that is about the character of Holly. I was not at all impressed with her portrayal of a Wiccan ceremony last night while she cast a spell for Arlene to have a miscarriage. First of all, she drew her circle widdershins (meaning right to left or counter-clockwise). This is a huge "no no". The only time we ever move widdershins might be in banishing a circle, not in creating a circle. Second of all she used her athame to pierce Arlene's skin and draw blood. This is another serious error. The athame is never used to draw blood or to physically cut anything. In fact athames are usually blunt edged just so they cannot be used to cut anything. The only rare exception to this might be during a Handfasting if a couple wishes to cut their wedding cake. Otherwise, the athame is only ever used to direct metaphysical energy.
So for the first time in this show I had some serious concerns that I will not like it -- because of the way Wiccans and their ceremonies may be portrayed. I thought that Charlaine Harris did a fine job in her books drawing the line between bad witches and good witches as well as the fact that there is a difference between Wiccans, and Witches. Wicca is a religion with a set of morals and ethics to "Harm None" that involves magick. Meanwhile, people can be Witches (good or bad) who use magick without the religion.
One thing that is central to the show is the role of vampire blood and how it affects everyone in the show. Vampire blood is extremely powerful and magickal. Like anything powerful, it can be used for good or evil. It can heal, lend strength, act as supernatural Viagra, grant immortality, and give you access to spiritual realms and insights. It can also drive you crazy, give you an eggplant sized and shaped penis (Priapism in the extreme - poor Jason), make you into a Junkie, subvert your morals so that you will do anything to get it, and make you an even more dangerous and monstrous supernatural (if you are a werewolf or something similar). If you are a vampire, you become very powerful, but you have the choice of how to use your power. Power can corrupt, but you can also struggle against the corruption.
So, I am quite concerned about Lafayette and his yummy new boyfriend Jesus experimenting with "V". The moment when Jesus seemed to be wearing a malevolent "devils" mask and came at Lafayette was genuinely frightening. Then there are all the dancing, talking voodoo dolls. It seems that the two's use of "V" may have opened up some dangerous metaphysical doors that Lafayette may have some serious trouble closing. Jesus may not be as "good" as Lafayette may have thought in the beginning. Be careful "La La"!
Finally, I have to admit that there is just something about Eric which seems to have soaked into my subconscious girly parts against all my better judgement. I've always been a Team Bill girl before now, but just on the edge of falling asleep last night I had quite a sensuous and erotic encounter with Eric. I wonder if he's been slipping some of his "V" into my evening tea? I sure hope he doesn't die with Russell Edgington out in the sun. Too bad I have to wait two whole weeks just to find out. They should both be pretty crispy by then.
I have to admit, when I saw the part where Holly is casting the circle and working her magick, I had to laugh. "Blessed Be! The Goddess is here." Man! That's what I call speedy! :)
ReplyDeleteI think the best part, though, was the fact that Holly is so spacey - not too unlike a few Pagans I've met at festival gatherings. :P
Blue: too very good points which I completely agree with.
ReplyDeleteHolly's invocation of the Goddess was so fast and casual I was thinking "Where's her Blackberry, this is Invocation by Twitter!"
And a nod to all the spacey Pagans out there. There sure are a lot of them. Ground people. Ground!
Oh crap. I meant "two", not "too". Swatting at the Typofae!
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