! I AM A WITCH!

I do NOT worship satan: I am NOT intrested in satan. Satan was invented by the Christians. Satanism is a form of Christianity. I am NOT a Christian.

I don't go to church on sunday. Jesus is NOT my savior.

He was simply a holy man who lived 2000 years ago. I am NOT afraid of going to hell because I don't belive in hell any more than I believe in sataan. I believe in reincarnation; that I will come back to this world or another and live out another life.

I am NOT evil. Telling people I am a GOOD WITCH or asking me if I'm a good witch implies that there are evil witches. There are evil people in the world and there are people who choose to work with the forces of nature in a way that harms other's. These people are NOT witches. The central law of being a witch is:"IF IT HARMS NONE,DO AS YOU WILL".

Please don't ask me about sacrificing cats or descrating churches. I love my cats, and I don't go into churches or synagogues unless a friend from that religion invites me to some special occasion. And if I DO enter a church, I am NOT struck by lightning. And if a Christian or a jew or a buddhist came to a pagan ritual, our gods would NOT strike them dead either.

ISN'T THAT SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT?".

Wearing a pentacle is no different than wearing a cross, crucifix, or star of david. If you want me to take off the symbol of MY religion, because it's offensive, you need to make everyone of every religion do that. The five points of the star signify the four elements of earth, air, fire, water, and the fifth point is spirit encircled by the world. How that can offend anyone boggles my little pagan mind. An image of a tortured, dying man is more offensive, yet thousands of people openly wear crucifixes everyday.

Also, don't ask me if I'm in a COVEN in that half-horrified, half-fasinated tone of voice. If I am I will bring it up. If I am a solitary practitioner, I have no coven to discuss.

In any case our rituals have candles, food, drink, poetry, dancing... Yes, there is a knife, but it only cuts the air, NOT anyones flesh!! I don't drink blood. I'm NOT some kind of vampire. I wear black because it keeps negativity away, and because it looks better on me than orange and purple polka dots.

If you want to ask me something related to my religion, ask me when the next full moon is or the next blue moon, or what a blue moon is. Ask me about herbs, crystals, or healing. Don't ask me to make you prettier, thinner, more desirable. And I won't cast a spell on your quarry to make him/her love you. Trust me, you don't want that. You don't want the karma that involves, and neither do I! That's a form of manipulation, taking away someone's power, infringing on their free will.

Not nice at all. And I also won't cast a binding spell to make someone STOP doing something to you. Spell work is about co-creation. A witch works with universal enegy, with the gods, to tilt the engine of probibility somewhat. Need money? Don't try to ensorcel your boss to give you a raise. Simply ask the universe to increase the flow of abundence in your direction. That infinges on NO ONE'S free will.

One last thing: Giving me a book about "THE BURNING TIMES" is like giving a book on the holocaust to a jewish person. It's not funny and is rude. Yes, I do go to salem, but not because of those poor executed peopel were witches ( I stil think the jury is still out on some of them), but because there's cool pagan shops there. If there were cool pagan shops in a town called EAST COWFLOP I'd go there too.

Please don't try to make me ashamed of who whorship and what I am. Please don't try to convert or SAVE me. Don't throw holy water on me. Don't leave little pamphelts on my desk or windsheild. I don't need to be saved.

Witches are proud of the fact that we don't recruit people to become witches. We simply ARE, and those around use see how we think, how we act, and our inner peace, and only when someone says "HOW DO I BECOME A WITCH". Do we take them into the fold with us. I will NEVER leave a religious tract with anyone. I am NOT asking you to convert. I am only asking you to understand. If you don't want to understand, just leave me alone.

!!BLESSED BE!!



A witch's affirmation
AUTHOR: Gevera Bert Piedmont
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