QC (in Berlin 7/29-???) on Twitter: "@GlitchesRoux i thought there were going to be a bunch of words for women also (that aren’t just “-ess” versions of the words for men) but “witch” is all i got so i guess i could’ve written this thread gender-agnostically from the start 🤔 like the etymology of “wizard” isn’t gendered!" / Twitter

Mar 13, 2021

Thread on various names for "non-specifically-woman magic user" and their implications for different perspectives of magic

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QC (in Berlin 7/29-???)

@QiaochuYuan

· Mar 13, 2021

the etymologies suggest different conceptions of magic in a way that really tickles me. magic is: wisdom, power, betraying god, divination, holy song, consorting with demons, storytelling, knowing the trees, working miracles

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