My Faith

If we are sharing what our faiths are as witches, I might as well set an example.

Let me preface this by saying that I am still learning what all is important with my belief system.  That being said, let's begin.

I started on my magickal journey in high school.  I may have been a junior or senior.  All I know is that when someone I was sitting with me at lunch told me she was Wiccan, it piqued my curiosity.  To that end, I started studying... and studying... and studying.  I went through different phases of magick.  I was Wiccan, until I realized that Wiccans studied for a long time and had to be initiated formally.  I have never been one to follow formalities.  I have always been proud to be informal, untraditional (yes, I know that is not a real word) and unconventional.  Then I started studying about Shamanism.  Granted, I still follow some of their teachings. The totem animals and/or spirit animals are a big factor in my life.  That, and anytime I have found a feather, I would reflect on where I am on my life path.  After a while, I focused on Paganism and not really labeling what my faith was until I knew what I was doing.  That was, until recently, when I started realizing that I had always like Egyptian culture and their mythology. 2 and 2 were really put together when all the facts added up.  I loved cats (I have always had an affinity for them, even as a little kid), always liked the strange and unusual and my dreams have, a lot of times, foretold the future (experiencing deja vu has always been a trip).  Now, at 31 years of age, I can finally say that I know what I am.  I'm a Kemetic Reconstructionist.

It wasn't always like this though.  For a number of years, I had to disassociate myself from magick.  It wasn't entirely my choice.  The men I was with did not like that I was different.  My ex-husband couldn't accept that I was a witch when he and the rest of his family were Catholic (worst type of people to have for in-laws if you're a witch, let me tell you).  Plus he was a wishy-washy grandmama's boy.  Yes, I said it.  Worse than dating or marrying a mama's boy.  Hopefully, y'all won't have that problem.  Anyway, the other man that wasn't entirely comfortable with me being a witch, he fathered my 2 children.  He was a Christian, which usually isn't a problem for me, except that he was controlling, manipulative, arrogant, ABUSIVE and insecure.  I had to keep my opinions about my faith to myself just to keep the peace.  Needless to say, I have scars from all that I have experienced from those relationships.

So now you know my background. It is because of what I experienced that led me to create this online guide.  We all need a little guidance in our lives sometimes. So on that note, it is my wish that you all have better luck in your magickal journeys.

-- Quinn

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