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 Posted: Wed Apr 07, 2010 3:01 pm
Hello.
My boyfriend has been asking me a lot of questions about Paganism.
When I ask what he wants to know, he simply says, "Everything!" and gives me a big grin.
I don't know where to start!
Any suggestions? Should I buy him a book? Let him borrow some of mine? Participate in or watch a ritual?
Thanks!
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Posted: Wed Apr 07, 2010 3:06 pm
Maybe you should try and have him read up on it with a beginners guide. Either that or let him read some of yours. I don't think there is a wrong way to go about it.
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Posted: Wed Apr 07, 2010 3:14 pm
Find some time to sit down together and tell him to ask you anything he wants. It's a lot more helpful for both of you if he's willing to ask specific questions. I mean, it's pretty hard to say absolutely everything in one sitting, but if he can start asking questions, then you can expand.
If he doesn't want to do the Q&A, try giving him an easy to understand book. Scott Cunningham's books are the ones I always recommend for any beginner interested in a pagan path, and I think it's easy enough for someone who's not interested in paganism themselves to still understand.
I wouldn't recommend having him sit in on a ritual until he knows a little more about it. You don't want to freak him out or make him uncomfortable because he doesn't understand what's going on. It's kind of like throwing him into the deep end. But after you explain, or he reads about it a little and he wants to see what its all about, then I say go for it!
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Posted: Wed Apr 07, 2010 3:16 pm
If he's interested in being a Pagan you could loan him one of your books or buy him one that's good for beginners. A book by Cunningham is a good one.
If he's just interested in learning about what you're into then there's a book: When Someone you Love is Wiccan
http://www.amazon.com/When-Someone-You-Love-Wiccan/dp/1564146227/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top
This explains Eclectic Neopaganism in a nutshell from an outsider's point of view but is very balanced.
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Posted: Sun Apr 11, 2010 1:54 am
It's great that he's taking an interest in what you care about. That seems like a good sign. As far as explaining it to him, the first basic things you learned might be a good point to start on, and then answer his questions from there.
I think lending him a book for beginners is a good idea too. A few days ago I left out a book I bought about witchcraft recently, and was surprised to see my boyfriend flipping through it. He's not usually interested in religion or spirituality, so I wouldn't have expected him to read it. It made me happy that he was curious about what I was reading, though.
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Posted: Mon May 24, 2010 9:26 pm
if i were in that situation i would sit down and explain my beliefs to him. if he wanted, i would also let him watch or participate in a ritual. then he would have a better understanding of it.
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Posted: Sat Jul 24, 2010 8:39 pm
I actually have the reverse situation, my boyfriend is wiccan and i want to become wiccan now but i can't seem to just come out and ask him about it. I could probably learn a lot from him. He caught me buying a Tarot deck the other day and told me he could find me a more useful one. But for some reason I have trouble trying to bring it up in conversation. I suppose i'm always afraid of people judging me.
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