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Name: Physical: Joanna Hendrdicks, Magickal: Phaedra Metsa (background on this further down.)

Path: Wicca (for all of eight months)

Likes: Reading, swimming, rain, outdoors, proper spelling and grammer even though I suck at it, all water, small spaces, some hights as long as I'm not standing on a crumbling cliff, mentors as long as they aren't too bossy, sitting in the trees or by a brooke when a bird comes to sit on me (this has actually happend and it was SO cool! biggrin ), moonlight streaming through a window or onto my face, freah air, 90 degree weather, writing, Fantasy reading, archery, (more to come as I think of it.)

Dislikes: My bad spelling, people that think they can diss a good writer just because he/she isn't there to defend themselves, the fact that most people hate me for no good reason (not an exageration.), emnotional pain, biggtary, (more to come as I tihnk of it).

Details: I'm 14 and just started learning Wicca about eight months ago. I would like to learn as much as I can but I have to keep everything secret from my parents who are strong christians. I would love to have a mentor in Colorado (where I live) who I could actually meet with, I learn things better that way. Oh, and my other account got banned for something I didn't do, Arya Elda was the name, and I'm trying to fix it.

About my magick name: I bought a book of names that would be good for that purpose and I really liked Phaedra and Metsa so I decided to use Phaedra as a kind of first name and Metsa as a kind of last name. Phaedra is greek, she was a goddess, I don't like her background much, but I didn't decide that. (She did it with her son and then told her husband that her son molested her, her son got hung or excuted. In some versions she kills herself and in others she lives.) and Metsa is Finnish and means forest, I've always liked the woods and trees so I thought it would be approite. It took me almost three weeks to decide on it.

I think that's all. I know it's a lot to read but that's not even the half of it. If you want to chat or be my mentor please pm me as I won't be checking this or anything else very often because of my parents. Or you could e-mail me at arya.elda@yahoo.com

Good Evening to you all!

I request to be called Lys (which IS actually a part of my real name) here. I noticed some of you have what elements you are listed, so I will say what I think I recall mine to be, based on my knowledge (however minor it may be) of my zodiacs. I am a Taurus, which is earth, yet born in the year of the Horse, which is fire. I am turning 17 on the 10th of May. I have never before really looked much into wicca, although I do have a couple friends who have or plan to study it, which is where my curiosity came about.

I often have a hard time putting my actual ideas into sensible words, but nevertheless, I shall try when I feel I should. Sometimes I can get carried away by stupid ideas, or just start rambling on without much reason. In case I might annoy or upset anyone, I apologize ahead of time. Making people mad at me is not something I would intend to do (unless I'm in a random chat site on yahoo or something and feel like being stupid).

I would say that I am a nice person, for the most part, but sometimes can be a little on the mean or rude side, but that would moreso include just being stupid with friends. I have a tendancy to try to hold my tongue, but I probably wont if I feel a comment was somewhat of an insult.

I try to stay cheerful, although sometimes, I admit, I can become quite depressed, so please bear with me. I tend to look down on myself, but am trying to see things in a more positive light, although I mostly have a negative outlook on pretty much everything still.

I hope to meet new friends here, and I will try to come and post whenever I can. 4laugh

Hi there, the name I would like to go by is Ryan. (Real Name)
I am a Taurus, but my element is Air.
I know nothing about Wicca, but am very interested and would like to learn everything the people here can teach me.
Ummm.....I can't think of anything else to say whee
Edit: Oh yea, I am 17, but my birthday is on the 26 of April, Woot! Almost 18 *does the happy dance*

Merry Meet
I am Phoenyx, born under the sign of Aquarius (Capricorn cusp).
I am a fire/water elementalist, year of the dragon.
I am a solitary following an eclectic path, lending toward shamanism.
If anyone would like to talk to me, feel free to PM me.
Thank you.

I'm Fu.

I did have a typical craft name, but that was while I was 'Wiccan' years ago, and has been forgotten until now. Fu fits me as a generic oriental-sounding name with many meanings. Though the 'Cat' part in my old name gives a scarily good hint of my manner and personality.

I'm a ridiculously eclectic pagan, with hints of general trad craft, Wicca, Shinto, Chaos, Satanism... I just call myself a witch. I've been working with crystals for years - blamed fully on a love of all things shiny. I'm a quite the anti-empath - you'd have to be really gifted or a very good friend (or both?) to figure out what's going on in my head. My element is ice - I'm still trying to figure out how exactly that relates to the traditional elements, and why I get to sound like a bloody RPG character.

I hope that rejecting Wicca as a whole isn't too much of an issue, but this seemed a really friendly place. I'll probably play the devil's advocate in discussions to provide an alternate view.

Don't worry Fu, I'm not Wiccan either. xD
Also, playing Devil's advocate is the funnest thing ever.

Aw, thanks for the quick welcoming.

Oh god, I could ramble for ages on crystals - so beautiful, so seemingly subtle yet that powerful. I'll go nose at the library in a sec.

I won't be doing any flaming, I haven't yet found a belief system that isn't worthy of learning from. I'm particularly fond of Mormon theology.


Hey, I don't do it for the amusement value, it's for teaching and expanding viewpoints and... okay, maybe for laughs too. Sometimes. razz