Thursday, June 13, 2013

Occult Store Scoring Guide



In response to my own posts about a local occult store, I am keep an on-going list of occult stores online and local. Similar to how the Human Rights Campaign has a buyer's guide with LGBTQ+ issues, I will keep an ongoing list of scores for occult stores (online, local, or both) based on criteria people look for when shopping.

The stores will be given a percent rating by taking the points earned and dividing that number by the points available. This is because certain occult stores will not be able to be evaluated on all the criteria given and should not be penalized for that (eg: an online store that is strictly items and not services.)

Example: If a store has all possibilities to earn points, the total will be: #/13. If they don't offer any services, then the total would be: #/10.

Here is the form for each store. I will post completed forms on a master lister on a separate page.
Store's Name:
URL: (if available)
Location: (if available)
Evaluated by: (name or online alias)
___ Staff:
     (+1) Friendly
     (+1) Knowledgeable
     (+1) Professional
___ Items:
     (+1) Religious variety
     (+1) Authenticity (eg: no cultural appropriative items.)
     (+1) Supports individual artisans and/or witches (eg: items are handmade opposed to factory made)
     (+1) Includes health warnings for herbs, spices, oils.
___ Services:
     (+1) Variety (eg: not just Wiccan.)
     (+1) Has community outreach and/or classes
     (+1) Promotes an educational atmosphere
___ General:
     (+1) Overall appealing atmosphere (or online readability)
     (+1) LGBTQ and gender identity positive
     (+1) Anti-racism
___% = Score (Points Accumulated/Total Possible Score)

Additional Comments:
If you want to evaluate an occult store you have shopped at, please either comment with this forum completed or email me at omahapaganphilosophy (at) gmail (dot) com. My only requirements to filling out this form is that you are not an employee or owner of the store (ie: if you own your own occult store, do not submit your own evaluation.)

If I missed anything in this evaluation form, let me know ASAP and I will amend it. If there are already forms submitted, they will also be edited to reflect changes in the form.

So, reader, do you have a store you wish to evaluate?

2 comments:

  1. Store's Name: The Hidden Path
    URL: http://www.thehiddenpath.org
    http://www.thehiddenpath.com
    http://www.youtube.com/user/thehiddenpath
    http://spiritualnetworks.com/thehiddenpath/
    https://www.facebook.com/THPath
    Location: 71 Terrace Street, Suite 101 & 102
    Struthers, Ohio 44471
    Evaluated by: Imshelle/callyberry
    __3_ Staff:
    (+1) Friendly
    (+1) Knowledgeable
    (+1) Professional
    __3_ Items:
    (+1) Religious variety
    (+1) Authenticity (eg: no cultural appropriative items.)
    (+1) Supports individual artisans and/or witches (eg: items are handmade opposed to factory made)
    (+1) Includes health warnings for herbs, spices, oils.
    __3_ Services:
    (+1) Variety (eg: not just Wiccan.)
    (+1) Has community outreach and/or classes
    (+1) Promotes an educational atmosphere
    _3__ General:
    (+1) Overall appealing atmosphere (or online readability)
    (+1) LGBTQ and gender identity positive
    (+1) Anti-racism
    ___% = Score (Points Accumulated/Total Possible Score)
    12/13 unless they put warnings on the products since the last time I was there, though April or Linda usually do tell you if something could be dangerous there are other people working there as well.

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