"The figure of the witch has always been tied to the gift of seeing the future: the three witches from Macbeth, the powerful volvas (Viking witches), Galadriel the elf in Lord of the Rings, all endowed with a special intuition which in a society that is turning to esotericism on social media to deal with great uncertainty, as evidenced by accounts like @charcastrology and @horoscoponegro it is possible to start thinking you may have these powers as well."
"A case of anticipatory anxiety is much more likely. Meaning in the words of Silvia Vidal, a psychologist who specializes in anxiety and trauma and who is the author of the Spanish-language book Abraza tus miedos (in English, Embrace your fears) excessive worry and malaise felt in the anticipation of a potential future event that can be perceived as threatening."
Witch figures have long been associated with foresight, from Macbeth's three witches to Viking volvas and Galadriel. Contemporary social media esotericism encourages people to attribute intuitive feelings to psychic abilities. People often claim 'I knew it' after bad news, but this commonly reflects anticipatory anxiety rather than genuine prediction. Anticipatory anxiety involves excessive worry and malaise about potential future threats and functions to prepare individuals for possible dangers. When imagination magnifies low-probability harms, anticipation becomes limiting and painful. Socioeconomic and cultural instability makes uncertainty pervasive. Human beings are poorly adapted to the unknown, and the body can interpret uncertainty as danger.
Read at english.elpais.com
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