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I Am Pagan

Such A Blessing

By: earthdragon
Written on May 30th, 2011
I was fortunate enough to find Wicca when I was 19. My parents were extremely cool with it, heck, my Mom even became kind of Pagan herself. My brother and his wife, on the other hand, thought it was just a phase. They wanted to "save".

So here I am, now 32, and still very much a Happy Pagan/Wiccan, and proving my brother very wrong! This is not just a phase or something I did to rebel. It was something I spent a great deal of time researching; I thought about it, wrote things down, made lists, prayed. And what I found is that I'm Pagan thru and thru. I may not necessarily believe in any particular, set Gods/Godesses, but I strongly believe there is a Spirit or life force which connects us all. I believe we need to stay true to that Spirit, to protect it and nurture it. All life is sacred and created equal, and should be treated with respect and love.
By: earthdragon
Age: 31-35 , Female
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    earthdragon

    Well, I've never done shrooms or anything like that, so I can't say what that would be like. But I've pretty much had the feeling, also from birth, that I was deeply connected to Earth. The Earth has power, a great deal of it. But as you said, as we move thru life and become socialized, as we take on the ideals and fears of the larger and more mainstream society around us, we forget about the connectedness we all share. We forget about the spiritual, about the Earth's power.



    I've always thought simplicity was the best way to go, but in today's world, sometimes we don't have a whole lot of choice about it. Maybe you could try a few small things to help you slow down and simplify your life. For me, I've found that just sitting and communing with my plants and animals helps a great deal.



    Good luck!

    May 31, 2011
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    This might sound silly, or not depending on your take on natural hallucinating drugs. But ever since I tried shrooms which was about 3 months ago, I completely began to believe the power of mother earth above all else. I just can't completely explain it with words but it is something that I definitely felt. It was as if another sense in me opened up, a more animal and less complicated feeling that has always been in me ever since birth but that at some point in time it was closed when I got old enough to socialize with people... Have you ever experienced anything like this?... I don't normaly tell people about my experience because I know it sounds crazy but there were a few other things that my friend and I experienced that day that I will never forget.

    May 31, 2011
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