And You Thought It Was Just To Freak Mundanes
Someone on dot_pagan_snark commented that she had never found a reason to wear a dinner-plate-sized pentacle. Being the helpful sort that she is, the Witch came up with a list of possible reasons. And because the Witch enjoys her own sense of humour, here they are. It would be great to get up to a list of 13. Feel free to make suggestions.
Reasons For Wearing a Really Big Pentacle:
1. Somebody has to reach out to all the legally blind Pagans out there. If nobody wears a symbol they can see, they'll keep believing there aren't any other Pagans in their area, and get all lonely.
2. You live in a rough neighbourhood. Two words: bullet deflection.
3. You're on a tight budget. Why pay for a separate piece of jewelry when you can just attach a chain to your altar paten and have it serve double duty?
4. Your parole officer gave you two choices: the bulky ankle bracelet, or this. And everybody already knows about the ankle bracelets.
5. You use weight training to help you heal from a neck injury, and wearing a barbell around your neck would make people stare.
6. Because you just never know when you're going to get invited to join in a game of Wiccan Frisbee.
7. "Okay now, we know that these Wiccan types often get naked during ritual, so we can't conceal the wire in your clothes. We'll hide it in a piece of Wiccan jewelry, so that way you can still wear it whatever happens. We don't have budget for the really high-tech nano-receivers, though. Don't worry, our sources indicate that they really do wear 'em this size!"
Reasons For Wearing a Really Big Pentacle:
1. Somebody has to reach out to all the legally blind Pagans out there. If nobody wears a symbol they can see, they'll keep believing there aren't any other Pagans in their area, and get all lonely.
2. You live in a rough neighbourhood. Two words: bullet deflection.
3. You're on a tight budget. Why pay for a separate piece of jewelry when you can just attach a chain to your altar paten and have it serve double duty?
4. Your parole officer gave you two choices: the bulky ankle bracelet, or this. And everybody already knows about the ankle bracelets.
5. You use weight training to help you heal from a neck injury, and wearing a barbell around your neck would make people stare.
6. Because you just never know when you're going to get invited to join in a game of Wiccan Frisbee.
7. "Okay now, we know that these Wiccan types often get naked during ritual, so we can't conceal the wire in your clothes. We'll hide it in a piece of Wiccan jewelry, so that way you can still wear it whatever happens. We don't have budget for the really high-tech nano-receivers, though. Don't worry, our sources indicate that they really do wear 'em this size!"