Poll: Would you or wouldn't you?

Take somebody out with a hex...

A fun poll…

With hexes the skeptic would say it was just coincidence if the target found themselves pushing up daises. But if there were too many coincidences, it gets a little awkward for the skeptical-minded.

The truth is, even the skeptical have been known to not take chances on the principle of “you can’t be too careful.”

In England, hardcore, hereditary witchcraft (old craft) has always been around and recognized. A male or female witch could literally give one look - the evil eye - and the local butcher or greengrocer would sicken… but once they gave the witch all the produce they wanted for free, they’d miraculously get better.

In some villages, even small towns, the locals were terrified of the resident cunning man or woman. They’d often be seen with a walking cane - this was their “blasting rod”… woe betide anybody that crossed them.

It’s on record that there were black witches… and the “black” was more to do with their temperament rather than the “color” of the magick. They were easy to anger, and the target of that anger would soon find themselves in hot, if not boiling water. White witches had a less volatile temperament and would serve the community with healing services, both herbal and spell-based. Though if truly riled, they’d unleash curses too.

That was England, and all over Britain, but it’s true the world over. In America, it was much more underground as the country is very religious in terms of Christianity (whereas Britain is predominantly irreligious). But old craft practitioners from Britain did settle in America… and of course, you had witches and sorcerers from Africa, though they didn’t “emigrate” by choice. A lot of them picked up old craft practices from those that came from Britain.

All in all, the US proved to be a melting pot of witchcraft methods - but stayed underground, as even presidential candidates have to go on about “God”, whereas in Britain few politicians mention God as it is far from a selling point here. The advice to candidates in the UK is always, “Don’t mention God.” That is if the candidate happens to be religious (rare).

The point being, witchcraft can be underground or openly practiced (like in Britain); both ways around it is alive and well, and hexing, whether admitted to or not, is a big part of it.

The question is: would you do it, and how far would you take it? Take the above poll and let us know!