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Kabbaway
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@Kabbaway@aus.social  路  activity timestamp 2 years ago

This article is an excellent example of how European fairytales and folklore have been used to co-opt Indigenous cultures and spiritualities. Us witches, pagans and magickal practitioners need to be mindful and critical when following our spiritual beliefs on colonised land 馃挌

馃敆https://theconversation.com/how-early-australian-fairy-tales-displaced-aboriginal-people-with-mythical-creatures-and-fantasies-of-empty-land-185592

#Indigenous #Aboriginal #FirstNations #witch #witches #witchcraft #pagan #pagans #paganism #magic #magick #religion #spirituality #culture #Australia #DecoloniseYourMagic

The Conversation

How early Australian fairy tales displaced Aboriginal people with mythical creatures and fantasies of empty land

From mythical Moth people, who kidnapped children, to threatening desert fairies in loincloths, early Australian fairy tales helped sanitise white settlement, expressing colonial fears.
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