One of my best friends called and let me know today that she's pregnant. It's one of those practically-hit-over-the-head-with-a-frying-pan, what-do-you-mean-you-honestly-had-no-clue-you-were-this-pregnant?! types of things. I'm a fiber crafter, so I'm going to be crocheting an blanket for the baby. I only have 3 months to get it done, but I've ( Read more... )

So today I explained to my mother I am Wiccan. I don't live with her any longer, and so I am now free to practice. Unfortunately she found out by lurking my Facebook profile - I didn't tell her directly. So we've been messaging back and forth...

What I said:          
"There are many different religions in the world. I don't believe that there is ( Read more... )

A few nights ago at dinner, with country music blaring in the background, my dad started prattling on about an old song he'd heard about a soldier who had a deck of playing cards he thought of as a bible. Casually and without really thinking, I commented, "Like Tarot cards ( Read more... )

Ok, so I consider myself Wiccan. I follow the basic tenants and am starting to learn how to apply it completely to my everyday life.

The problem that I'm having is that true Wiccans are rare in my community, and even rarer in my family. As in, "though shalt not suffer a witch to live" kind of rare. I have no way of coming out to my family without ( Read more... )

Ever since I've started seriously reading and learing about Wicca and paganism, I've found myself looking at little things a lot differently ( Read more... )

Greetings to all.  My name is Rachel and while not new to the craft, I am normally very cautious on whom i speak to about it.  I am 22 and currently going into the military.  I grew up in a very very christian family and say i've been shunned since coming out of the "closet" is a nice way of putting it.  I have been practicing for about 6 years now ( Read more... )