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Be A Better Wiccan?
To anyone, but especially to other Wiccans:
Hey,
I'm a Wiccan, and I think it's a beautiful religion and I really love it, but lately I'm finding I just don't have the time. I've read so many things that just say 'MAKE the time!' but that is so impractical when you are fifteen and in the middle of 21 GCSEs and an A Level (I kid you not...if you are English you will appreciate how hard that is lol)! I really desperately want to be a better Wiccan, to learn more about my religion, to be closer to the God and Goddess and nature, but I have no idea how. I walk to school and so I often try and think about and appreciate the nature...but I'm usually half asleep! Does anyone have any ideas?
I know that spellcraft isn't the only element of Wicca, and it is by no means the most important, so please don't suggest that I just 'do some spells'...for one I don't have the time and for another, my faith in this religion isn't quite so superficial that I can make myself believe I am being a better Wiccan by waving an athame through some incense smoke a few times a week. As Scott Cunningham once wrote in an excellent article, the ritual doesn't mean a thing if you don't mean it mentally. True Wiccanism relies on belief, not ritual.
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You don't really have to DO anything. Just let yourself be one with the Goddess and don't stress so much. Harm none, and do as ye will, my sista! ^_^
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It would appear that you have a very busy schedule, and yes, I am also Wiccan, and faced nearly the same problem. The trick is not to take time out of either, but just intergrate the two together. If you are doing school projects such as creative writing, speeches, and poetry, just try to research and integrate some of your religion into your schedule. It works really well, as it helps you to learn about Wicca, and also to teach the rest of your peers a little something as well.
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i am a fellow Wiccan, and basicly in the same boat as you, exept my time is eaten up by school and a job. but what i have done to increase my "time" with god, goddess, and diety is just commune with nature. Sorry i have combined buddhist and wiccanism, but thats beside the point, if you walk to school in the morning meditate before your walk. just go outside, sit down clear your mind of all thought let your mind fill with the sounds of nature and welcome god,goddess, and diety in. anyway thats how i feel most at home with them. oh and even if you dont think your putting enough time twards them, even when you think about them they are their. they are always there no matter what.
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Dear A Better Wiccan,
You said it all in your last line, "True Wiccanism relies on belief", just keep believing. You're fifteen and the Wiccan society is not going anywhere. Take care of things and when you have time, then learn more about the religion. Above all, GET MORE SLEEP. You cannot learn more about anything or enjoy life around you if you are too tired to keep your eye open. GOOD LUCK
Sincerely,
Honestymatters
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I am not a Wicca, but how I view life can certainly apply here. Sleep is actually tapping you into another realm. What you seem to be doing is fighting the between worlds your experiencing on your way to school. Instead of fighting it, tune into it. Notice the different sounds you will hear. Notice how the animals around you are communicating to each other. The trees are reaching out to you and want your acknowledgement. The wind is brushing past your check to welcome you into the day. As you practice this tuning into other perspectives of life you will notice the animals will be communicating with you. They will stop and not be afraid of you, though I never advise anyone to play with a wild animal. Start speaking to them as you see them. They will stop and listen. Do not approach them if they pause. Just look at them with love in your heart and after a while simply walks on. You will notice they are not so scary. I made friends with a mother bear and her cubs this summer. She would come to my mother's home and just hang out. I'd go out to take pictures and she'd just sit there while her cubs played around. I never approached her or her babies but we got a good look at each other. I do not want you to do this. I can only do this because I have no fear. Animals sense the fear and malice in us and this is what makes them attack us first. It’s self-preservation. I have spiders that are my friends. They protect my home (on the outside) from bugs I don’t want in my home. I can think of one spider in particular and she will make her web at my front door within a day. I had a pregnant cat who, when I was out of town, came to me in a dream that she was ready to go. I rushed home and as soon as I got into the house she ran into the closet where I fixed a place for her and she had her babies. I wasn’t watching her (I like to give animals their privacy) and all of a sudden she jumped up on me with her behind in my face. One of the kittens was breach. I pulled it out for her. She could have died had she not done this. I have experience with these things and know my limits. I know them because I have practiced tuning in. I guess what I'm trying to say is that a true Wicca practice is in every moment of the day. Everything is a spell. The incense is the aroma of the world around you. Pay homage to these things and you will be casting your own spells with better results. The ancients lived Wicca, they didn't do it the way we do today. Yes, they did have special ceremonies, but mostly it was with every moment of every day. They became one with nature in spirit and appreciated everything around them. They saw the wisdom that was in the spiritual world that surrounded them. They acknowledged that all life is spiritual. So, you don't have to make time. Also, look at Native American religions; they have close similarities to Wicca.
Good Luck!
LULABELLE
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I don't think religion or spirituality has much to do with how much "effort" or "time" you put into it. If you believe just as strongly, what difference does it make? You have nothing to prove to anybody.
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great, thats really cool.... uh, what? better yet, what was the point? if you want to keep on good terms with this goddess fellow, i wouldn't start chopping down trees, hunting and such.
you've probably figured out by now that i only read the title. so... are you a girl? if so, whats your phone number?
-hitler
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