Oops. With the lack of pc time I forgot to do this week's Witches Weekly. So I'll go ahead and get it up now before the next set of questions is posted.
What do you find most annoying about the Pagan Community?
Oh boy, several things. Fluff bunnies and Wicca-boppers for one. Those 15 year olds who are all "I was born a High Priestess and am very powerful!" idiots; the people who try to get overly touchy-feely with you; the people who don't know squat about the history of various Pagan traditions or origins and yet talk about how "cool" it is, etc. I also hate people who find the most annoying, false things to loudly proclaim - "never again the burning times!" - as if there were really women with pointy hats burning on stakes. *sighs* I'm all for religious tolerence, just try not to sound so...silly would you? Also, it's frustrating when people make assumptions or worse, judgments! on your tradition, path, or blend of faith. Those who think only certain groups are the "real" thing or that if you don't belong to a coven, you're just a poser. For being a group that asks for, speaks of and generally embraces difference of opinion, some can be a damned closed-minded lot.
Are there any specific symbols that are sacred to you or that you hold close to you?
The Triple Goddess waxing/full/waning tree-moon phase symbol is very special to me. I appreciate the cycle of it; the ever-changing and yet patterned nature it represents. It is the charm that I most often wear. I also find moon symbolism in general to be very special to me.
my pendant
What's one thing that you think the Pagan Community needs?
Hrm. This is a hard question. What I think I need as a Pagan is probably completely different then what others might feel they need. I need less fluff. I need less posturing. I need more down-to-earth and common sense discussion. I need less drama. I need less children involved in the way they are (not to say kids can't be involved, just that they can't act like adults who know it all and come off as being better then those who have more life experience). I need people I can talk to like people and NOT filled with "blessed be's" and "perfect love and perfect trust!" every other sentence. More open-mindedness, more sharing of personal beliefs. A HELL of a lot less of morons like "silverwolf ravenmoon" or whatever the fuck her name is. Stuff like that is why people don't take it seriously and it's an embarassment that people pay her money to scam them and lie to them. Maybe we just need more leaders or true elders, I don't know. Maybe we need some more cohesion and ways of communicating with each other better. I just know there's so many out there curious and wanting to make connections with people who run into the garbage first - which often taints them to the entire concept. Those who are speaking the loudest are those with the least quality of things to say. And perhaps that just needs to change.
~ flowers bloom near Memory and Dream
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