Mastery
There is no such thing as an expert Witch.
There is no mastery of the Craft.
The more you learn, the more you see that one mortal Witch can know nothing compared to all there is in this many layered and multi levelled universe.
There is no need to achieve perfection. In fact if there be any sin in Witchcraft it would be just that. For it is impossible.
One should always be learning, experimenting, adjusting and making the appropriate corrections.
We should always be striving to do better, reach higher and go further. However: You never stop.
There will never be a time where you say; “I can learn no more, I can do no better. I have achieved all there is to achieve. I have reached the highest height.”
There is no such thing as an expert Witch.
There is no mastery of the Craft.
One should never claim to be such, never assume that another is such. Nor should one ever accuse another of being such in any manner, but certainly not as an act of spite or nastiness.
In fact such words as expert, guru, master and so forth should not be in our vocabulary at… Continue reading
Now You Do It! *poke*
The Witchy/Pagan meme that newbies probably wouldn’t be able to do! *evil laugh here*
Please describe briefly your Path:
Hedgewitch. Shamanic, Nature and animal oriented, some Hearth Craft as well. My practice has a weird flow to it, a push and pull; I focus more on different things at different times. Celtic, some interest in Anglo-Saxon as well.
Please describe briefly how you practice it:
Lots of little things, such as simple around-the-house-magick, a fair amount of spirit work. Ancestors worship, working with the Land, devotional work with my god. Seasonal rites (now often with my ritual group). Working with animals in one form or another. Meditation, trance and shamanic work, mostly for my own self though as I don’t feel quite advanced enough to offer my services to others. Divination. Observation. Making incense and such. Always learning.
When did you first commit to your Path?
In my mid teens and again in my early twenties.
How is your practice different now than it was then?
So many ways! I started as a silly young solitary Wiccan. My practice is much more slow and careful in some cases and much more bold and brazen in others. I know enough to… Continue reading
Jumping on the Bandwagon
Feeling lazy, so I figured I’d do the meme as well.
B A S I C S
Do you have a magical/Pagan name?
Yep. Juniper is part of (but not all of) it.
How did you find Paganism?
I didn’t, it was always an option. There were friends of the family and the family of friends who were Pagan from the time I was little. We attended a few small gatherings with said friends but my folks did not practice. I didn’t find Paganism; I just decided to join up one day.
I was also informed by my father as a young child that “there are many different people, so there are many different gods and religions”. I used to picture the various deities all sitting at a conference table in the clouds ala the Care Bears. For a time Santa, Mrs. Claus, the Tooth Fairy and the Easter Bunny also attended these meetings. Until I learned they weren’t real.
How long have you been practising?
Officially, since about the age of 14 or so, some years more than others. I’m 30 now.
Solitary or group practitioner?
Both. Group practice (other than the odd public ritual) is still somewhat new… Continue reading
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