- Most of us are not devil worshippers - especially Druids and Wiccans! However, most of us do believe in many gods and goddesses. That is something *some* Christians and other God oriented people get upset about, and then it makes them tell lies.
A good example might be George Bush Jr. our President today
, who in June of 2000 claimed to ABC's, Good Morning America, that Witchcraft is not a religion. It's not?? Then why did the Supreme Court rule otherwise and why does the Army still have it in their chaplain's manual? Furthermore - why don't witch churches have to pay taxes? Maybe that's what George Bush Jr. should sit down and think about. Maybe he'll discover the answer on his own - maybe not.
Anyone who scoffs at pagans..... read this web page before you decide to kill us! Then, if you decide to wage your wars be prepared - for we are everywhere! And as you might have noticed we demand our freedom of religion, and you cannot beat us, torture us or burn us enough to overcome us and convert us. Give it up, because these stories are real, and just because you cannot accept our beliefs, and see what we see, does not give you the right to tell us our path is wrong, and then cause harm to us, our families or the lives that we wish to live! Judge not for ye will be judged!
Shaun's Story - There I Was There I was, all of twelve years old. Not much had been stable in my life. My father was poor and my family was abusive, and was never really a part of my life. I had no real friends and was constantly depressed. I felt as if I had missed out on so much, and the one thing that particularly bothered me was the absence of religion in my life.
So, I began my quest, I read every day about all the, " main stream, " religions. Somehow, though, I knew deep inside that these religions didn't " fit " me. I became deeply frustrated and desperate to find something that suited me. One day, I was walking through the public library, when I felt, " drawn, " to a certain shelf of books. Suddenly, my eyes fell upon a book titled, " Power of the Witch, " by Laurie Cabot. I sat down, started skimming through the book, and found myself becoming quickly interested in the book. The strange thing was, even though at first I thought the book was just, " hocus pocus, " I sub-conciously knew that what this book contained was factual information.
So, that's how it all began. That's how I learned about the beautiful religion of Wicca. As you can guess, I read many more books and I am still learning about Wicca. I really feel as if discovering Wicca is one of the best things to happen to me. I also feel it's changed my life and has kept me going through all the bad and good times. I'd like to personally thank everyone involved with Pan's Grove and Pan-Wicca, for helping to create such a great newsletter.
NellaFeel free to e-mail me with any comments or questions.
Nella's Story
At the age of 12, I was living in Montana. I fell deeply in love with a boy - I was obsessed with him. My mother could not find a job, and welfare would mess up on the checks. One day my mother came home and told me to pack ... we were moving back to Ohio ( the hell hole. ) I was crushed! I went to the river to pray to God in a blizzard ... I felt if I went to the river and was in deep physical pain he would hear me even more. For two hours I sat by the river in the blizzard and begged him to help us within that week. He never listened, but the Goddess who I call Hecate, was listening.
We moved to Ohio, and I fell into severe depression. My love for the boy cut deep - too deep. I was ready to kill myself ... but I wanted answers! So, I got a Ouija board. People say not to use it alone; stupid superstition. Spirits/souls that serve a force that contols the Ouija board are like humans on earth - gray. for more explination, go here
A soul did visit me through the Ouija board; she was a female because she chose to be, and her energies were of the female nature. She was my best friend for a long time, and eventually she taught me magick and astral projection. She taught me to use my energy to remember any of my spiritual past. She also taught me arcane uses of magick - what forces were in the netherworld and how to call them, and how to use upperworld forces. She saved my life because she lead me to many gods, including Zeus ( who is like the Christian God, ) for answers to my questions. They all told me that they never lead me to love the boy atall. After I had met a spirit of the underworld ( which is nothing like hell, infact it's a pretty cool place, ) he lead me to my goddess Hecate who told me that yes, she had me fall in love with the boy because she wanted me to pursue magick, and the destiny that awaited me -
Pan's Grove without the darker love I would have never tried to reach the other side, or magick.
Some really good books on paganism :
Drawing Down the Moon by Margot Adler
Spiral Dance by Starhawk
Ancient Ways by Campanelli Books by Sirona Knight and Patricia Telesco ( see links page )! Back to the Pan's Grove Educational Home Page
Nah ... take me to the Commercial Pan's Grove Website!