#paganrant

[alecpendragon]

Solitary Witch

Sometime seeing a solitary witch can be very taxing. I remember when I lived with my parents, by the age of 13, I was practicing with a huge numbered circle/coven. It made everything more interesting. I was the youngest one, so it felt like I had a huge family who was teaching me new things I did not know. They taught me how to look at the world in a new light and at problems in a new way to be solved. When I turned 19 I started my own circle since the last one had began falling part, people moved away and my dear friend who was like my brother passsed away. I started my own circle but many of the people who wanted to be in the circle did not want the traditional witchcraft, not the way we know it, they wanted the Hollywood smoke and mirrors witchcraft. But I will say this, sometimes, being solitary can be very tiring and lonely. Sometimes I wish I could go back the days when celebrating one of the eight Sabbaths was a celebration. Food, dancing, spellwork, celebrating and honoring. Not just ritual and that's it. Hopefully one day I can find another group of people that can be as committed to the craft but is also interested in forming more than just a working circle. Covens and circles are not just for spell working but for helping one another, being there for each other, teaching each either. Where have all the covens disappeared to? 

[the-torch-bearer]

My Witch/Wiccan/Pagan Rant

I am going to number my opinions on what erks me about popular pagan beliefs/thoughts.

1. The Wiccan Rede, I understand that it's great to be good, but Wiccan is a nature based religion, a nature worship religion, nature is neither good, nor bad, it's w.e it chooses to be, it's chaotic so why do Wiccans and Witches hold themselves to being this beings of only good, I've also noticed how they take the Wiccan Rede to be like a tenet or a rule, it's a Rede, it's advice/guidance not a rule.

2. Wiccan's claim to be Wiccan yet I often see a COMPLETE disinterest and focus on The Horned One, The Horned God is a representation of the wilder side of nature, the aggressive masculine side, everyone want's to focus on the beautiful blossoming side of nature with flowers and trees but there's no focus on the aggressive masculine aspect nature that is just as important.

3. Fluff Bunnies - to be a Wiccan is to be a Priest of the respective religion; yet I see a great mass that don't know the basic rituals/ceremonies, the origins of Wicca itself, it's pioneers or the meanings behind their practices.

4. Witchier-then-thou attitudes, there's no need for it, this also sorta follows onto how some young pagans have a nasty habit of bashing christians.