McLaughlin, Heatherda Silva, Taline Alonso2024-11-272024-11-272024-07https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14446/345703This study examines the process of religious individualization among evangelical/conservative Christian women through Witchcraft and Tarot practices. This thesis draws on 31 semi-structured, in-depth interviews with Christian Witches who self-identify or self-identified previously as evangelical or conservative. The findings indicate that Witchcraft and Tarot are used as spiritual bridges by women to find God and consequently themselves, share learnings and further intellectualism on Christian Witchcraft online, and reach spiritual autonomy by differentiating religion and spirituality into their belief systems. This thesis furthers discussion on femininity expectations within conservative religious realms, and the interplay of women’s agency, spirituality, and religion.
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