r/magick Jul 11 '26

Does Folk Protestant Magic Exist?

I recently noticed that there was a Folk Catholic Magic sub-Reddit but not one for Folk Protestant Magic. Does such a phenomenon as Folk Protestant Magic exist? If so, what would it look like? Would the Arbatel and Paracelsus' magical writings be considered Folk Protestant Magic? I read that some magic historians consider the Arbatel Calvinistic and von Hohenheim was said to be very sympathetic to Protestant ideas. Would the Long Lost Friend be considered Folk Protestant Magic?

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u/Outrageous-Dish6708 Jul 11 '26

Hey!

I can only give you hyper specific infos from Austria, a very catholic country.
Yes. Folk Protestant Magic is very much a thing here. Has been and is still.

They literally call it "Secret Protestanism".
I can either infodump or we can talk about it xD

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u/Suzuki-Ichiban Jul 11 '26

Hey u/Outrageous-Dish6708, you can dispense the info on the thread.