To Answer a Question
I was recently asked why my recent Witchvox article did not discuss any of the currently living Leaders and Elders? Actually, I’ve been asked this a few times. So before I head out to the pasture to check on the new fillies (pics coming soon) I thought I’d toss an answer out there.
There are a couple of reasons why (in no particular order)
1) I was playing devils advocate and responding to the attitude and growing complaint (especially amongst younger newbies) that there are NO “good” elders out there. And thus, I was responding as if there really are no good elders anymore. EDITED TO ADD: I was also responding to the attitude that there is no hope for the younger generations, that we are all Charmed and Buffy junkies.
2) I didn’t want to enter into a debate or discussion about who are our current “good” or “bad” elders and who was worthy of that title or not etc etc etc
3) Not all pagans live in the city. There are many of us who live in Bumhole Nebraska, or Middle-o-Nowhere Alberta. Plenty of us have to drive 2 or 6 or 16 hours to get to the… Continue reading
Another Article on Witchvox
An article I wrote a while back about how people need to stop complaining there are not enough Elders and start working on becoming Elders themselves was put up on witchvox this week. I was out of town and didn’t know until I got home!
Thank you everyone who has emailed me, and I promise to get back to everyone. Might take me a week but I will.
I have gotten the strongest response from HPs and community leaders, half a dozen emails from Head-so-and-so of such-and-such group. Yikes! *hides* Actually, they’ve all had good things to say *shines*
Something I would like to mention to everyone is that I am not making the assumption that there are no more Crowleys and Gardners myself, but addressing that very attitude in the community at large. So please stop emailing me that there are good Elders out there, I know that. Though I may think there’s less out there than you do, I like to set the bar pretty high.
Thanks for reading it and;
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