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The Life and Times of a Witch in the 21st Century
Posted on Friday, October 21, 2005 (CDT) by Thoth
 I had been following my path for many years. I remember the day of my spiritual awakening. The moment exactly. I drove down the road and I had my "aaaahhh" moment of clarity. Instantly I understood so much of what I know and believe today.
I found myself craving information and going all over to find it. I went to metaphysical book stores, reiki master/teachers, other spiritual people, and even tarot card readers....trying to figure out the rest of the puzzle.
I use the word puzzle to describe what spirituality was to me because that's how I felt most of my life - puzzled. I couldn't wrap my head around a personified God who sat in Heaven and decided my fate and I didn't even know that there were other belief systems out there. That is, until my moment of 'aaaahhh'. At that moment, a new world opened up to me.
One that felt so right for the first time in my life. I felt like I had come home.
I walked a very eclectic
path for many years. Taking what I felt resonated with me and
discarding the rest. I didn't know anyone who had the same type of
beliefs as I did. I had met other Wiccans, but none of them walked the
path of light. They thought nothing of harming others, if they felt
that their harm was justified. I was very cautious around them, as a
group. It got to the point where, if someone told me they were Wiccan,
I walked the other direction - quickly.
Then one day a woman walked
into my coffee shop. She was peddling her wares and wanted to know if I
would be willing to display them for her. When I discovered she was
Wiccan I was immediately not interested. That was perfectly fine with
this crone. She sat to enjoy a cup of coffee, regardless. As we were
talking I realized that there was something very different about her,
something I had never seen in anyone. She had an air of right about
her. Not righteousness, just right. She was not afraid to hear the word
no and held no malice around it. (Most of the people I knew only wanted
to hear yes. Hearing no created a confrontation of some degree.) By the
end of our visit, hours later, I was very willing to display her wares
and to get to know her better. The things she said and the way she said
them resonated with me so strongly that I was no longer afraid of her
because of her spiritual path.
That was the moment the
true Wiccan belief system was introduced to me. That was the day when
my life changed, again, for a 'lighter' path.
"An it harm none, do as ye
will" is the Wiccan rede. It's like our 1st (and only) commandment. It
means that I may harm no-one, including myself, in whatever I do and if
I'm not harming anyone, then I can do as I will. At first glance this
may seem rather silly or simplistic, self-centered or set in ego. So
let's take another look at this rede.
"Harm none" This first part
of the rede instructs you to never do anything that will intentionally
harm another. So if I want a shirt that's on sale and there's another
one that is even cheaper, I can't change the tags because this will
harm someone (the owner of the store, other customers through raised
prices etc.) If I am angry at someone I cannot send them 'ill-will' as
this is harming. If I wish to assist someone at the expense of my own
feelings, this is also harming. Everyone must be considered when
viewing this part of the rede. No-one is exempt.
"Do as ye will" This second
part says that I may do whatever I choose to do, as long as it doesn't
break the first part of the rede. So, if I want to build a huge
pentacle and strap it onto my house, I can; since it's not causing
harm. Sharing my spirituality with other people's children and
attempting to 'convert' them is breaking this rede as it is causing
harm to the family structure of the child I am attempting to convert. I
hope these examples assist you in better understanding what Wicca is.
So, why did I decide to
walk the path of Wicca? I was shown by an amazing crone just how
in-sync this belief system is with Mother Earth and all of her
inhabitants and I realized that I had already been walking this path -
only my path had no name.
So one beautiful night, I
ventured into the woods with my best friend and we dedicated ourselves
to the Goddess, asking Her to assist us in our lives and on our paths.
I have never regretted that self-initiation for a moment. I have found
that my life has become rich beyond my dreams. My positive karma bank
account is overflowing and my negative karma bank account is dropping.
I love my life. Every moment of it.
How many people do you know
who can say that? In truth and honesty, I know few. Unfortunately many
people are void of spiritual beliefs and their lives show that void. It
doesn't make me right and them wrong, just different.
We all need to find our path in life. I am thrilled to have found mine.
In light,
Aleesha Stephenson
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Re: The Life and Times of a Witch in the 21st Century
by silverwintersea on Friday, October 21, 2005 (CDT)
(User Info | Send a Message | Journal) http://360.yahoo.com/darkastrologer | | As a 5th generation Wiccan, my children 6th , I am glad Aleesha found her calling, but it isn't all peaches and cream in our society. I have more bad stories and events from distant family, certain x friends, and strangers against my belief than good. |
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