Hacker News is not really the venue for this.

I'll just say this based on what I think is your thesis here:

"Those old societies all revolved around the idea of having druids, shamans, witches or other cosmic bridge roles in their tribal structures."

- Shamans originated out among the Mongolian and Manchu people, and not the universal role that anthropologists like to make it out to be. While their role does include being a cosmic bridge, they do have practices working with wrathful spirits that they send to kill their enemies.

- "Aradia, or the Gospel of Witches" may or may not be a reliable source, but it does present an idea of witchraft and its purpose that makes the most sense to me: a remnant of a role that then evolved as a way to fight against patriarchial tyranny and oppression.

"Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent"

I don't think it is that simple.

I couldn't find your contact info on your profile, and there's a lot more to engage. Feel free to email me sometime.