A lot of cultures are closed because they want to maintain the truths which have worked for them, for generations, without allowing the equivalent of newage woo-woo to creep in and start watering stuff down.
Arguably the “Norse” concept of Ragnarok is just Christians seeding mortality for our gods, in order to emphasise the immortality, and therefore supremacy, of their own beliefs (2 posts I made about that, with sources, here). And the belief that the root chakra is at the feet is a rather common newage misconception based on Hindu metaphysics, something which was quite widely taught when I was first studying energy work.
Back here, I introduced the Demonic Duke Cohzier in 2016, and he’s already seeing his name changed (this does not, repeat, does not bother me, but it is an example of how rapidly things change when they are taken up widely):
The Duke asked me to share his details here knowing that it would spread his name, as well, but I wouldn’t expect people to be so chill about their ancestral heritage being idly thrown around and misused…
So to a large extent I understand and support it (for all ethnic groups), where their practices are based on folklore, shared experiences and heritage, and operated as a religion and central pillar of their culture and life.
But I also reserve the right to work with any spirit that wants to work with me as a magician, so there’s that.
If people want to keep their stuff, their ancestral and initiatory rites and so on, to themselves, why is that any less a right than the private ownership of property? No spirit is taken away from you, just because you’re not allowed into some inner or hereditary circle.
Just my thoughts. 