Is MAGICK FAKE and the Study of New Religions Useless?

Is magic real? Is Magick real? Why do I study something "not real" like Magical practices and "made-up" religions, such as Wicca and Paganism? In this video, I will address the common misconceptions regarding the realness of magic and why the study of new religious movements is valuable. CONNECT & SUPPORT💖 - WEBSITE & NEWSLETTER 💌 https://drangelapuca.com/#newsletter - BECOME MY PATRON! 🎩 https://www.patreon.com/angelapuca - ONE-OFF DONATIONS 💰 https://paypal.me/angelasymposium - JOIN MEMBERSHIPS 👥 https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPSbip_LX2AxbGeAQfLp-Ig/join - MY YOUTUBE CHANNEL https://www.youtube.com/@drangelapuca/featured - MY STORE 🛍 https://drangelapuca.com/store - MY MERCH 👕 https://drangelapuca.creator-spring.com/ - Video Trascripts https://www.innersymposium.study/ 💬 FOLLOW ME👣 - YouTube (@drangelapuca)🌟 - Instagram (drangelapuca) 📸 - TikTok (Angela's Symposium) 🎵 - Twitter (@angelapuca11) 🐦 - Facebook (Dr Angela Puca) 👥 REFERENCES Puca, A. (2018). Scientism and Post-Truth. Two contradictory paradigms underlying contemporary shamanism? Journal of the British Association for the Study of Religion (JBASR). 20, pp.83–99. 00:00 Introduction: The usefulness in the study of religions 01:21 Are informants trustworthy? 02:37 Positivism & Ontology 05:10 Differing theoretical frameworks 06:26 The role of Anthropology of Religion 07:59 The importance of new religions 09:04 Support Angela’s Symposium Music by Erose MusicBand. Check them out! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qgpJHjc6mw8