Im sorry but i have to critique a bit. Your spelling is way off. If you download and use the firefox browser it comes with a spell check that is always turned on. I truthfully do not mean to offend you but people will take you more seriously if you use correct spelling.
Also...i get your point completely..i dont like the effect hollywood is having on magick...its bringing all the role players and kids with wild fantasies here to congregate but i would like to point out that not every practitioner of magick calls themselves a witch. My self for instance. The word witch is commonly used in wicca which is something i do not get involved with. In my opinion wicca is a religion for hippies who use magick. Its all about nature....and thats fine..just not for me. I consider myself pagan.
Odd most witches I know do not practice wicca, and most wiccans that I know do not call themselves witches.
Again I personally loved the first 2 paragraphs that wever posted because when I read them they reminded me of many that I have meet on the net and some places within my own life.
As far as spelling being "way off" thanks for your thoughts but the spell check program here did not alert me to that. Now I did post this when I was tired so its possible and I am sure there are a couple spelling issues but honestly that would not equal way off.
In life I know many wiccans, witches, healers, empaths. Now on the net I have meet many who claim to use wizard, warlock (oath breaker) and other rpg game titles. I will point out that I am very aware that not everyone here uses the name witch. The point of the topic does however still hold.
What I do not understand is why you are so upset by people who call them self a witch when you do not believe them to be one. In my experience I have met mages, wizards, witches, warlocks, and rogue practitioners that call themselves all by different names. What makes one a role play title and not the other? Who made you the judge of anther's faith or beliefs?
I have body piercings, tattoos, medieval looking clothes, "different" jewelry, I enjoy a healthy sex life, I love to go skyclad in my own backyard, I enjoy sacrificial drinking and the smoking of peace pipes, and my parents thought I was rebelling at the age of 15, however I am still a pagan witch today after 17 years of practice.
This is why I do not care for the teachings of DJ Conway. I find that instead of promoting peace within the pagan and witchcraft community she would rather point fingers at people. Don't get me wrong though she has gotten some stuff right just like the countless other authors on the subject. I just wish that instead of insulting others she would help those who have come to the path learn. We all start somewhere and if some of us start and then realize it is not for us so be it. Everyone has the right to decided for themselves what is right for them.
It is never fair to deprive others of wisdom. I live it to you to answer this question. Read what was written by DJ Conway and understand the point she was making.
Just a FYI I have 20ish tattoos myself, but none of them make me a witch. I also enjoy dressing in black from time to time and I love my crysials hanging on my silver but alas none of that makes me a witch either.
I consider myself to be a pagan not because I wanted to become one, but rather I realized there was an actual term to describe what I had been feeling for so long(kind of funny how that works out).
I also call myself a wizard. This has been a longer work in progress for me(due to college and such). But as of Sept 19, 2009, with the help of "Grimiore for the Apprentice Wizard", I did a self dedication and started fully my path as a wizard.
To me it's a lifestyle, a way for me to better myself and the ways I can help other people. I think what caught my interest the most about considering myself a wizard is the fact that I already seemed to posses a lot of the traits of one, espeically when it came to knowledge.
I will admit though, I am one to always play a wizard, warlock, mage, or other magickal sort character on video games. But this is more because I find it is the best way to not only express myself in such games, but also I like to learn how others perceive them and how they best work with others.
Other wise, all thats left to say is I'm glad I've always had a drawing towards magick ever since I was a kid, and its good to finally feel like it all make sense to me these past few yrs.
Well, everyone's unique and everyone's a witch in their own way. I do my craft in my own way and i consider myself a witch, because i have enstablished a connection to the universe and have opened my mind to the knowledge that comes with being a witch. I don't care how others do it, i will do this my way because this is me...not you...i live my own life not yours so i will make decisions for myself. If other people CLEARLY do it the wrong way, (i'm talking basics and laws of magick) then lead them on the right path...if they refuse your help, well, to bad move on don't go jumping in their bowl...they'll never get to know real magick and will be stuck roll playing...their loss =/
This post has gone into a direction of the title that we assume to label ourselves. Some call themselves witch, some pagans etc...etc.
This is extremely important on an individual level, I shall explain briefly...
Person X is known through his life to many people...to his wife he is hunny or ****,lol
To his friends he may have a nickname that describes him in some way or the other..
The point here is that with these different names there are psychological effects on person X. Think about this for a minute!!!
So, if the person is true in what they believe and practice the "title" that they give themselves, who r we to question,
I for one refer to myself alot of the times as an Adeptus!!!
This goes along with the point I was trying to make. It does not matter what you look like or what you believe a "witch" to be. What another person calls them self should have no impact what so ever on your spiritual thoughts.
Anyone who says, "Hey I want to be a witch," is free to call themselves one. It is in the moment you decide to become one that you are one. There is no end to the path, we are all "students". Some of us are just further along the path than others, some of us are chilling along the path, and others are somewhere in the woods ;).
