The Ramblings and Wanderings

1. Comparing our selves to others. Your spiritual path is not a race against other people, nor can we truly use other people’s paths as a proper measuring stick. We waste far too much time looking over other people’s shoulders and worrying about whether or not we are as advanced or enlightened as others. We are all individuals, our souls all have different ages, and we are all walking our own path.
2. Telling other people they are wrong. It’s none of your business. How someone else practices in the privacy of his or her own home does not affect you. Get over it. Concentrate on yourself, your path, and your spirituality. What do you gain from telling other people they are wrong? You get a reputation for being an asshole and you get to hurt the feelings of others. Anyone who enjoys this must be some kind of sadist or bully and needs to get their head examined by a professional.
3. Bragging and showing off. Put your money where your mouth is. Don’t talk the talk unless you walk the walk. Don’t act like you’re the coolest person in the world because you’re in a coven, or have 10 years under your belt. And do understand that people generally only pretend to be impressed because that is the polite thing to do.
4. Worrying they need and Elder and/or Teacher in order to progress. In our culture, we like to have our hands held. This is witchcraft folks, not kindergarten.
5. Arguing and worrying about proper terminology. Yes, it’s helpful when we can speak the same language and therefore understand each other better. But when you are spending large amounts of time and energy in debating the exact meaning and proper use of a word, you are wasting resources that should go into the practice and study of your path.
6. Fighting amongst our selves. There are better places to put that time, energy and such into. You know it, and I know it. We do our community no service by fighting over petty bullshit. We should be building bridges, not starting witch wars.
7. Being afraid to try stuff. Oh, just do it already. What’s the worst that can happen? You accidentally turn your husband into a frog? Satan steals your soul? Everybody has to start somewhere, that includes you, its time to take the plunge.
8. Faking it. Just plain stupid, and trust me everyone can see right through you.
9. Trying to catch people faking it. Oh, grow up already. Get your own damned life.
10. Arm chair pagans. Okay, so you’ve read a million books. That’s great. But you’ve never cast a Circle? Get off your ass. Until you’ve actually done something, and I mean more than a couple of half hearted tries, you don’t know shit.

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