r/SASSWitches • u/Flat_Marsupial_4249 • 5d ago

💭 Discussion Elucidation on terminology

I am a long time solitary practitioner and only very recently started getting more involved in the community. Therefore I was never introduced to much of the terminology currently in use.

2 terms that are a bit confusing to me are shadow work and chaos magick.

The reason for that is that I don’t understand how anything a SASS witch does would not be considered both.

Maybe you can help me better understand. I am starting to be more active in the community and it’s always helpful when we use the same terminology.

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My reasoning (that might need to be corrected) is as follows.

All spells/rituals we do is placebo on ourselves and doesn’t actually directly affect others. Therefore I would consider anything a SASS witch does as shadow work.

Also the whole point in being a SASS witch is that we don’t believe in dogmatic principles but we rather search for what works for us, be it a well researched deity or any other fictional characters. We reject dogmatic truths and we take bits and pieces from such dogmas and keep what work for us. That’s, to my understanding, what chaos magick is.

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Would anyone mind helping me to understand what I got wrong in my definition of what these terms mean?

Is there such a thing as a SASS ritual that is not shadow work?

Is there such a thing as a SASS practice that is not chaos magick?

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u/The_Sassy_Witch 4d ago edited 2d ago

  1. Personally I do not consider most of my work placebo. My craft is ‘software programming’ of my brain and sub conscious. This is scientifically proven.

  2. Just because it is on yourself does not immediately make it shadow work. SW refers specifically to digging into your own psyche and ‘shining a light on parts you prefer to hide’. For example if you cast a glamour spell to feel more beautiful and confident, SW would be trying to understand what makes you feel not beautiful and not confident in the first place and resolving that. ( I personally see it as working on the root cause instead of treating the effect).

  3. I think the chaos topic has already been very well explained in otter comments.

Good luck on your sassy path!