Witches, Wiccan, Pagan, Shaman or other..

[Saephyr]

:arrow i know we're all out here in the DGN space I just wonder who wants to acknowlege it and maybe make a friend to share it with.

Some find that thier expressions are for God and no one elses ears and I respect that as well as ALL choices of faith :innocent

I'm a 4th Generation WITCH, my great-grandpop was a Shaman adn I have had 4 total ministers in my bloodline.

" I do believe in spooks I do I do I do I do I do !"

I'd just like to think that we all have someplace to go when we need to talk about things that no one on DGN can really help you contend with. If not...i can do a spell for you if you'd feel better =)

[Wounds Within]

I have pagan / wiccan faith and I am pleased to know that I am in good company.

- Bloodied

[Mikielikesit]

I Believe............................ in many of things, but I do not practice any type of religion or follow any path I know there is more out there then what tradtional religious beliefs

[unchaste]

i'm a bleeding atheist. sorry, no faith here

[bean]

My great grandmothers on both sides of my family were known as "kitchen witches" in that they did healings with herbs and that sort of thing and they were pagan. My grandmother (on my mom's side) was Catholic and said we were all going to hell. My mother is a Wiccan and I remember doing rituals and things with her when I was a kid. My sperm donor was a Wiccan/Buddhist, and his parents were some sort of pagans as well. I practice on and off, though I have been on for the past year or so and plan to stay on.

[Homicidalheathen]

Eclectic here and studying shamanism with freinds.

[DarkVampire]

If I was to choose a trligion it would be Wicca. I find interesting from what I have read about it over the years.

[n0Mad]

If I had to sum up my faith in one word, it would be "amalgam". I have studied various theologies, mythologies, religions, philosophies, etc. ("Religion is what I believe, mythology is what you believe." -SD) and have found things in every belief (well almost every belief, there are a few that I think are total bunk) that I like, and also found plenty of crap in every belief. I have a mix of Christianity, Judaism, Buddhism, Wiccan, Druidism, Shintoism, and plenty more and I'm always studying, learning, and revising. Even if I don't believe something personally, I can respect people who do.

[saechalyn]

4th generation? I'm impressed.

I lost my (hardcore catholic) faith at around 20 and I've been in a spiritual wasteland ever since. Tried to get back to some sort of spirituality a few times but nothing works or feels right. It sucks.

[Saephyr]

I was so glad to hear from so many DGn folk here.

I agree that all of us are pretty mixed bag of faiths but isn't just fantastic that we all have fun talking together. If we were all in politics can you imagine what kind of HELL we would all be fighting over?

i think that any/all religeons should see the parallels. It's harmless and I don't see how we could insult any diety of any kind by seeing how mucy alike we are

In regard to "NOT FEELING RIGHT" if your spirit isn't expressed by the proper outlet then why even practice it? Whacked. I know a lot of people who can't find thier way but it will find you most likely.

Just be open to it when it comes round

[Nienna]

I left the Catholic church when I was a teen and joined up with an Eclectic Wiccan coven. I actually eventually took vows and became high priestess of said coven, but eventually, like Christianity, it lost it's "sparkle". I left that faith too a few years ago. I still do go to church sometimes, and there are a few Sabbats I observe. I know I have faith in... something? I'm no longer sure what. Not God in any sense.. something bigger.

[Saephyr]

I always liked being in a church for the quiet and the feeling of safety it conveys to your heart. I never thought I was under the rule of any male personna that would send me to a firey demise if I didn't act pathetic and ashamed all the time.

My Da has a rock I did a spell on when I was 8. I wrote the spell on it and buried it in the yard. He dug it up and read it when he planted some apple trees one year. He secretly kept it. I found it in his desk one day last year.

It scares my christian family members but I usually speak up on holidays and say 'grace' so they have to relax. I don't ignore the male side of spirituality I just KNOW there is a femine part working with it. Nothing can be without both sexes..it's like life.

Good & Bad, light & dark and the rest.

Just how I feel kittens...

*smooch*

[DisturbedMania]

Ah, my beliefs are complicated. Like a blind man with ESP. I go entirely, almost, by my empathic connection. What's great is when I get more direct directions. The phrase, moved by spirits, actually applies to me. It is how I have found my path thus far and must continue to follow. But, I feel like I'm actually getting closer to true Deep answers.

[Steven]

I like this thread, and I like the open expression between you all.

Me, I'm a practicing Christian, but not a traditional one (I do not speak Christineze. I do go to church (just found a new one in Canton that my wife and I dig) and I do pray and I do study the Bible, but it is for my pleasure and enlightenment - not because I'm scared of damnation.

I'm basically - constantly fascinated with the man who called himself the Christ. I do beleive he was who he said he was - and I know that I've gown and learned so much from studying his examples and allowing it to challenge me. I understand how and why many people feel like their faith lost its sparkle - and have been there myself. Yet at the same time its my faith that defines me and gives me my strength.

I enjoy listening to you guys as you describe yoru beleifs, and would actually like to learn more about them and what makes you tick. Perhaps someday Saephyr you and I can talk about these things over a glass of absynthe.....

Steven

[Msterbeau]

4th generation?  I'm impressed. 

I lost my (hardcore catholic) faith at around 20 and I've been in a spiritual wasteland ever since.  Tried to get back to some sort of spirituality a few times but nothing works or feels right.  It sucks.

I always suggest people in your position give Universalist Unitarianism a look see. It's a practice where a broad spectrum of beliefs are at worst tolerated and at best embraced. ... most people are on an evolving, lifelong journey. Our practice rarely stagnates for long. Take a lookee: http://www.uua.org/. You can come with me (or without ) to my congregation some time, if you wish. All this assumes that you're actually looking for some sort of spiritual practice/community to be part of.

[Rayne]

I am Wiccan. Have been since 1994.

My father is Presbyterian, my mother is hardcore southern Baptist.

My older sister is Catholic.

.....and my little brother and I are Pagan. :laughing

[Saephyr]

I like this thread, and I like the open expression between you all.

Me, I'm a practicing Christian, but not a traditional one (I do not speak Christineze.  I do go to church (just found a new one in Canton that my wife and I dig) and I do pray and I do study the Bible, but it is for my pleasure and enlightenment  - not because I'm scared of damnation.

I'm basically - constantly fascinated with the man who called himself the Christ.  I do beleive he was who he said he was - and I know that I've gown and learned so much from studying his examples and allowing it to challenge me.  I understand how and why many people feel like their faith lost its sparkle - and have been there myself.  Yet at the same time its my faith that defines me and gives me my strength.

I enjoy listening to you guys as you describe yoru beleifs, and would actually like to learn more about them and what makes you tick.  Perhaps someday Saephyr you and I can talk about these things over a glass of absynthe.....

Steven

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That sir would be a real thrill. Thank you.

FYI

My most recent relationship keeps beign torn at by the damned Lutheran church in this man's eyes. WHY? I have no quams with Jesus, God not the Bible itself. I just don't use it for my shield against potential relationships so I can cave in like some damned whimp.

Ok rant over...

You have a wonderufl brain Steven

[Saephyr]

I am Wiccan. Have been since 1994.

My father is Presbyterian, my mother is hardcore southern Baptist.

My older sister is Catholic.

.....and my little brother and I are Pagan. :laughing

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Figured you were one of us trouble makers :laughing

[Rayne]

Figured you were one of us trouble makers  :laughing

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Trouble is my middle name....:whistling

[Homicidalheathen]

Might I suggest something? This is the deepest free upper chakra meditation in the area.

Thursdays. 8-9 pm with SRF worldwide. 29610 Southfield Rd behind the bank. It is S or Big Boy. Suite 204 upstairs take off shoes.

They got me pretty far.

I always liked being in a church for the quiet and the feeling of safety it conveys to your heart. I never thought I was under the rule of any male personna that would send me to a firey demise if I didn't act pathetic and ashamed all the time.

  My Da has a rock I did a spell on when I was 8. I wrote the spell on it and buried it in the yard. He dug it up and read it when he planted some apple trees one year. He secretly kept it. I found it in his desk one day last year.

  It scares my christian family members but I usually speak up on holidays and say 'grace' so they have to relax. I don't ignore the male side of spirituality I just KNOW there is a femine part working with it. Nothing can be without both sexes..it's like life.

  Good & Bad, light & dark and the rest.

Just how I feel kittens...

*smooch*

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[pharoh]

Well I am Lakota, I follow and practice Lakota beliefs and I am also a pipe carrier. I believe that almost anything exhists in the world and have seen and done things that would be considered taboo by most moderen societies.

[the eternal]

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[Saephyr]

:laughing :grin :doh :confused :whistling

You got my attention..BLOODY HELL!

I have always had tremendous respect for the Jews.

Talk about persecution adn damn near genecide due to that short fruity bastard in Germany eh? Fucker makes me ill to this day.

I have celebrated Hanaukah with an old friend one year. I found it as spiritual as any other means of expressions of faith and devotion...actually a lot more cool! WHY? You have it longer than just 1 bleeding awful stressed-out day! How smart is that? :woot:

PS

Pardon the spelling errors kittens ...english is just too damned hard

[pharoh]

Thank god the cartman character is gone, or else we would have to hear the jewish jokes now

Preach on brotha man.....word

[the eternal]

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