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Feminism and Astrology (hexbear.net)
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I don't understand why there are so many people who consider themselves "Marxist feminists", but at the same time are distracted by astrology.

The origin of feminism is working class, and as a working class movement, it is materialist. I don't know if they at least know what dialectical materialism is, since they don't see such an abysmal contradiction between astrology (pseudoscience) and feminism (materialism).

They remind me of the liberal “feminist” Gloria Steinem.

And the same with some anarchists.

What do you think about it?

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[–] Thallo@hexbear.net 19 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I think Philosophy Tube has a video about witchcraft and Marxism which explains the connection.

Should be similar to tarot.

One reason women, in particular, flock to it is because it's already a woman centered space. Witchcraft is anti-patriarchy and anti-hegemony, so Marxists would find that aspect appealing.

[–] SpookyGenderCommunist@hexbear.net 9 points 1 month ago

Also, as an aside, there's an old book on Wicca from the 70s called A Witch's Bible by Janet and Stewart Farrar, which at one point encourages readers to study Marxism and Dialectical Materialism, because the underlying spiritual philosophy of witchcraft is very dialectical. And I think that's pretty cool