Walking the Hedge

So there is a chance you live in an area where there are not a lot of experienced pagans or witches. If you do, it is mostly likely that any Elders in your area are also busy doing their own thing. They probably do not have the time, energy, money etc to teach a class once a week or take on students or host open Circles as much as you wish they would.

So where does that leave us? Are we to sit on our hands and do nothing because we lack some bigwig to teach us? A lot of people seem to think so.  A lot of people panic and feel they will never get beyond “Wicca 101 from some book” because they lack an Elder to teach them. A lot of people get very upset if anyone other than a clear-cut Elder (whatever the heck that is) starts teaching, leading organizing … anything.

We have become complacent in our wonderful western society. We have come to rely very heavily on the “qualified” to the point that even when our instincts are screaming “WRONG!” we do what some doctor, priest, contractor (etc) says is “right” without question. And sometimes… Continue reading →