jaygriff
July 17th, 2005, 08:43 AM
I have already posted a little here and there, but I wanted to post in here a breif hello and a little about myself.
I was raised a mixture of LDS and 4 square christian, but the standard 1 day a week christian didn't sit well with me. I also didn't get the "sin now, repent later" attitude that seemed so prevelant. I went agnostic, refusing to attend church with any of my family except for Easter service or Christmas if I was with family at the time. I figured that my relationship with God was between me and him and none of anyone else's business (my family included). Amazingly they accepted this (I think it was relief that I hadn't gone athiest on them).
Later when I moved out on my own and joined the US Army, I took the training time as an opportunity to revist my christian and LDS roots and re-evaluated them. I found myself at odds with much of what they believe and began searching for my own path. I didn't know it at the time but this was my first step toward wicca and paganism. I tried to live my life by the one teaching that really reasonated with me "do to others what you would have them do to you." I later found that this is one of the central tennets of many wiccan paths. When I met my husband in Germany, he answered my questions about wicca.
I am still not sure where my specific wiccan path is, I am still looking with the help of my husband. But I am certain that I will find it eventually. I am learning a lot and have a rather large stack of books on the subject. I am looking for more instruction and practical application of wicca as I already have information on the basics.
When we move back to the US we will be looking for a group to share with.
Thank you all for your support and past contributions to this forum. It was truely an answer to prayer in that I have been seeking a group like this for months.
Blessed Be
I was raised a mixture of LDS and 4 square christian, but the standard 1 day a week christian didn't sit well with me. I also didn't get the "sin now, repent later" attitude that seemed so prevelant. I went agnostic, refusing to attend church with any of my family except for Easter service or Christmas if I was with family at the time. I figured that my relationship with God was between me and him and none of anyone else's business (my family included). Amazingly they accepted this (I think it was relief that I hadn't gone athiest on them).
Later when I moved out on my own and joined the US Army, I took the training time as an opportunity to revist my christian and LDS roots and re-evaluated them. I found myself at odds with much of what they believe and began searching for my own path. I didn't know it at the time but this was my first step toward wicca and paganism. I tried to live my life by the one teaching that really reasonated with me "do to others what you would have them do to you." I later found that this is one of the central tennets of many wiccan paths. When I met my husband in Germany, he answered my questions about wicca.
I am still not sure where my specific wiccan path is, I am still looking with the help of my husband. But I am certain that I will find it eventually. I am learning a lot and have a rather large stack of books on the subject. I am looking for more instruction and practical application of wicca as I already have information on the basics.
When we move back to the US we will be looking for a group to share with.
Thank you all for your support and past contributions to this forum. It was truely an answer to prayer in that I have been seeking a group like this for months.
Blessed Be