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| Interview with a Witch |
| 03.24.05 (11:09 am) [edit] |
At one of the discussion boards that I belong to, this question was posed and this is my answer:Imagine that you've just done something really cool, (perhaps you've written a book or article that is changing the way people view religion/faith/spirituali ty/) whatever the case right now is your fifteen minutes of fame. The interviewer asks you to about your religious beliefs. How would you answer? How would I answer an interviewer? When I first started thinking about this question, I figured I’d answer, “I’m a witch.” Here, on the message boards, and at my blog that’s what I say. There is a level of anonymity here and that allows me to be brave and confident. If this were an interview on TV that anonymity would be gone and because of that, my answer, I think, would be different. I expect I would hedge around the topic. Say, “I have my own system of beliefs”, but if pressed for details I would say something like this: FM: My faith is Earth Based Divinity, which means I respect all people and things on the planet as divine. I believe that each person caries the Divine within themselves and are capable of knowing and understanding the Divine as they see fit. INTERVIEWER: That doesn’t sound a thing like witchcraft at all. Where’s all the spells and hocus pocus? FM: Spells aren’t the issue. The issue is my relationship to Spirit and my faith in knowing that there is a Supreme Being. I don’t choose to give it a Male or Female Persona (most of the time) although when I do, I see it in terms of Feminine and Masculine Energy, or Divinity. Equal and balanced. INTERVIEWER: So you believe in a Goddess? FM: Only as a human created construct to help me relate to a universal power I otherwise couldn’t comprehend. I believe that humans have anthropomorphised the energy of the universe in to Gods and Goddesses as a way of finding connection to it. We can’t comprehend anything so great and powerful, just as we can’t count all the grains of sand on a beach. Yet, but giving it a form we can understand and communicate, with our faith is strengthened and we have hope. INTERVIEWER: You don’t believe in a Higher Power then? FM: I do. I just don’t believe that we can truly perceive it in an understandable way, hence the creation of Gods and Goddess. They are fragments of that Higher Power. If all the fragments where pieced together, we still wouldn’t see everything. INTERVIEWER: How is that Witchcraft then? FM: Many people who are Wiccan or Witches believe this. They believe that everything is divine deserving respect. Most believe that there are two Divine beings a God and Goddess, or male and female divine, although not all believe that. Witchcraft is a system of beliefs that allows that freedom. Specifically, as I said before Witchcraft is Earth Based Divinity. It is inspired by pre-Christian western European beliefs, where central deity is often mother goddess, or mother earth. We often see the Earth as our Goddess. And, we treat her with the same respect we would ourselves and God. Yes, Witchcraft involves benign magic, herbalism and spells, but those are side issues. (see my other post Spells and the Modern Witch http://www.tblog.com/template...) |
posted by: zuki50 (reply)
post date: 03.24.05 (11:44 am)
I am afraid that people would still look down on you for it, which is bad. I am quite a minority for my beliefs in the area I live....no matter how many times I tell people, "We don't worship Mary," people still have trouble understanding and look down on me as a person for my beliefs.
posted by: Fairmoon (reply)
post date: 03.24.05 (12:00 pm)
Reply to: zuki50
what are your beliefs? have we had this chat before?
posted by: zuki50 (reply)
post date: 03.24.05 (12:09 pm)
Reply to: Fairmoon
I am Catholic....not anything unusual, but I live in what was described to me last night as, "the belt buckle of the bible belt." In this particular area, Catholic beliefs that differ from evangelical protestant Christian beliefs are pretty unpopular, since the evangelicals are the vast majority. I only catch a little of it, but I can imagine that you would be picked on by a lot of people for your beliefs.
posted by: Fairmoon (reply)
post date: 03.24.05 (12:15 pm)
Reply to: zuki50
i see. yeah evangelicas take it out on everyone. Yup i get picked on a lot. But to be honest, I'm 'in the broomcloset' for the most part. here on the internet, no one really knows me, expect tbloggers and other witches.
out in the really world i don't talk about it much. My family and friends know, but I don't chat about it sitting around with the mums at playgroup or anything like that.
Upper middle class spiritually lazy neighbourhood is where i live. I'd say most people are christian, cuz they were born that way, but most of my neighbours sleep in on sundays and only go to church at xmas.
posted by: Fairmoon (reply)
post date: 03.24.05 (12:20 pm)
Reply to: zuki50
added note:
it's interesting that you are catholic and kinda just say yeah okay she's different, and yet there are others who are pretty much determined to see me go to hell. why is that?
Granted i don't know what you're thinking privately. you could be thinking the same thing.
That question was somewhat retorical.
FM
posted by: zuki50 (reply)
post date: 03.24.05 (12:41 pm)
Reply to: Fairmoon
You would be surprised....I was just wondering if those people who would condemn us would at least let us speak once we got there. I think you are very interesting.
posted by: zuki50 (reply)
post date: 03.24.05 (12:53 pm)
Reply to: zuki50
ohhh...and I don't think privately that much besides, "Which libation do I want to ingest tonight," and "What's for supper?" lol
posted by: Fairmoon (reply)
post date: 03.24.05 (12:54 pm)
Reply to: zuki50
as a case study? LOL sometimes when people say they think i am interesting I'm wondering what sort of studies they'd like to perform on me.
i doubt the condemmers would aloow us to open our mouths. Probably whip out the duct tape.
I read a story about that once, should find it and post it. hhhmmmm...
I think you're interesting too and I like talking to real person about what they believe, you get a more truthful look at faith etc...
gotta go baby's playing in the toilet...again :P
FM
posted by: shayno (reply)
post date: 03.24.05 (1:11 pm)
why wouldn't you come out and say you are a witch? i think i know, because you have been blasted and put off as a kook by others right? i can totally understand if that is the case.
i have read most of your posts and i find you to be very informative and your writing style is plesant to read. i would imagine that this transforms into real life conversations as well, so i would encourage you to be bold about what you believe. voice to the mums at play group if it comes up and see how it goes.
you know that i differ in my religious though from you, yet what back and forth conversation we have has always, i think, been pleasant and good spirited. i truly believe that those who are true seekers find truth. you grasp me as a true seeker. this view may make me a little unpopular with other christians, but whatever.
so again i say voice your opinion i think you might be surprised what might happen, in my opinion if a belief is worth having it is worth sharing. all may not be positive in their feedback, but i bet some will and you might make life long friends as well.
posted by: Fairmoon (reply)
post date: 03.28.05 (1:30 pm)
Reply to: shayno
thanks for the great comment and i really enjoyed reading your post at your blog.
I've been bashed around enough to feel it's better to keep my mouth shut in certian situations and i also worry about my son. I don't want him tormented because of me. i want to protect him.
I've enojyed our conversations and i hope that we continue them.
FM
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