A coworker and I were discussing whether or not to dress up for Halloween this year. There won’t be any little kids coming through trick-or-treating so we aren’t stuck with the “non-scary” restriction. I said I want to be a witch. MsHell said I should totally do that because I would make an awesome witch. I looked at her over my glasses and said “That’s because I am a witch.”
She fell for it.
I assured her that I am not a witch but I do know some. She just about flipped. Telling her that I knew wiccans and pagans and yes there are some here in the heart of Mississippi, the buckle of the Bible belt and telling her about what little I knew about the Wiccan and pagan beliefs caused her to act like a school girl being told a ghost story. No, witches do not do magic. Nobody is going to turn you ex into a frog. (If only!)
Why is it so hard to believe in the Goddess? We have a mother and a father. Why not a God and a Goddess? When you are hurt or sick, who do you turn to? Your mother. When you are scared? When you are lonely? When you are giddy with happiness? When you find a new love? When you lose your love? It is your mother. And it is the Goddess.
Our unity, our connections, these things come from the Goddess. Studies have shown that men and women are hardwired differently. Men think in terms of “fight or flight”, if I don’t kill it, it will kill me. Women are more likely to think in terms of hide or protect, it can’t kill me if it can’t see me.
The Judeo-Christian God is a vengeful god. Either you do things his way or you will forever burn in Hell. The Wiccan or Pagan Goddess is kinder, gentler, more forgiving. There is no Hell. There is only Summerland and a return to the Wheel (or some variation of birth and rebirth).
Perhaps most telling of all; for many, believing in the Goddess includes believing in a God and for some, even a belief in Christ. Yes, there are Christian witches. Unfortunately, the Judeo-Christian God is not so lenient. Maybe it is the denial of the female side that leads to the misogyny that runs rampant thru the Judeo-Christian religions.
This is just the beginning of my exploration of my spirituality. I don’t know where it will lead.
A quick reference: http://www.religioustolerance.org/wic_beli.htm (your mileage may vary)
Another one: http://www.fortunecity.com/marina/fishermans/2035/id74.htm (read at your own risk)
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They say that Rome dropped the sword and took up the Bible in order to conquer the world. They changed our goddesses to Saints, our gods to devils and our peace loving connection with nature to one of sin and debauchery.
Love where this is going, please keep writing.
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