Month: February 2024

Occultea 4: community and hustle

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Joanna Wiedźma (polish.folk.witch on Instagram) has shared some prompts to get people thinking about online witchcraft community. To participate, use the hashtag #occultea and tag her on Instagram or Threads.

Topic 4: Capitalising Off Community

• Do I consider online communities as equally valid to in-person communities?

• How have online occult/witchcraft communities impacted me as a person & practitioner?

• What are some of the dangers of the current phenomenon of capitalising off the witchcraft community?

• Have I been personally affected by this, or have I witnessed someone else be affected?

• Should there be paywalled communities and online courses?

• How does one ensure the authenticity of courses/workshops/memberships/etc. as a financial investment?

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Occultea 3: Imposter Syndrome and FOMO

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Joanna Wiedźma (polish.folk.witch on Instagram) has shared some prompts to get people thinking about online witchcraft community.

Topic 3: Imposter Syndrome and FOMO

• When I follow other creators in the community space, does it make me feel genuinely inspired and empowered or does it create feelings of FOMO and being less than?

• If I experience FOMO, has it ever left me feeling vulnerable to be taken advantage of financially, or otherwise?

• An example would be: the “need” to purchase the latest popular product or book to “fit in”?

• When practising my craft, do I find myself comparing what I do to what I’ve been seeing people do online?

• In what ways do I combat imposter syndrome?

• What would my practice look like without the social media influence of other creators?

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Occultea 2: Influencer Authenticity

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Joanna Wiedźma (polish.folk.witch on Instagram) has shared some prompts to get people thinking about online witchcraft community. To participate, use the hashtag #occultea and tag her on Instagram or Threads.

Topic 2: Influencer Authenticity

• Out of what I share on social media, how much of it is staged vs. reality?

• Do I think there is an element of censorship in online spaces?

• How do I decipher what is “appropriate” to share online vs. what to keep privately? Is this based on “social media etiquette” or a personal preference?

• Have I ever encountered or heard of grifters in our community?

• Do I recognize them? What are significant signs of grifters in the community?

• What tools are helpful to decipher misinformation, and how can we as a community prevent widespread misinformation?

• How does a large following impact the perception of the creator?

• Does this immediately make them an “expert”? Or are there other assumptions as to why they may have a large following?

• How does one maintain the balance of authenticity and content creation?

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Occultea 1: impact on community

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Joanna Wiedźma (polish.folk.witch on Instagram) has shared some prompts to get people thinking about online witchcraft community. To participate, use the hashtag #occultea and tag her on Instagram or Threads.

Topic 1: Impact on Community

• What is my personal reasoning/inspiration behind sharing my practice online?

• What am I looking to achieve by participating? Do I seek to educate, learn or connect?

• How do I believe social media, as a whole, has impacted the community?

• How do I think social platforms such as TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube have each impacted education/sharing information?

• Is consuming witchcraft content becoming a substitute for practice?

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