why? it's more like a 'why not' for me. I guess it started when my parents were divorcing and dad's (ex)girlfriend's younger sister stayed with them over the summer. she was a begining wiccan also and we kinda got serious about this over that summer...
let me back up. I'm from a 'psychic' family on both sides. my mom sees ghosts and they help her find people, as well as my grandmothers on both sides. I have 'it' a little, but not enough to have anything 'tangible' to talk about for proof... I guess I felt a little left out sometimes because of it.
the ironic thing about it, my mom's a complete gung-ho church-goer and thus I couldn't really do anything to assert my own individuality. in fact, I didn't even know it was possible for me to be anything aside from a christian until I went to a synagog with my cousins when I was about eight or so. the jewish faith is interesting, but it's all the same for me.
I know that pleanty of christians (including my best friend) will disagree with me on this, but I think christianity is purely 'man-power.' I'm not against men, but there's just something not right where women are openly shunned in the bible, and when they're not shunned, they're sinners. when my mom found out that I was interested in being a 'witch,' she immediately sat me down with a bible and had me read practially an entire chapter!
it's sad that I don't practice openly any more, but I do notice subtle things that make me belive in things that are different than what I was taught to be 'right.' no one in my family is entirely sure that I'm doing 'wiccan' things, but I think I practice enough to be considered at least a beginner.
let me back up. I'm from a 'psychic' family on both sides. my mom sees ghosts and they help her find people, as well as my grandmothers on both sides. I have 'it' a little, but not enough to have anything 'tangible' to talk about for proof... I guess I felt a little left out sometimes because of it.
the ironic thing about it, my mom's a complete gung-ho church-goer and thus I couldn't really do anything to assert my own individuality. in fact, I didn't even know it was possible for me to be anything aside from a christian until I went to a synagog with my cousins when I was about eight or so. the jewish faith is interesting, but it's all the same for me.
I know that pleanty of christians (including my best friend) will disagree with me on this, but I think christianity is purely 'man-power.' I'm not against men, but there's just something not right where women are openly shunned in the bible, and when they're not shunned, they're sinners. when my mom found out that I was interested in being a 'witch,' she immediately sat me down with a bible and had me read practially an entire chapter!
it's sad that I don't practice openly any more, but I do notice subtle things that make me belive in things that are different than what I was taught to be 'right.' no one in my family is entirely sure that I'm doing 'wiccan' things, but I think I practice enough to be considered at least a beginner.
