Leadership... oy!

[Redshire]

Allrighty... so I've formed a Coven with two of my best friends after 5 years of solitary, personal practice. Basically I'm teaching them the tradition I've been forming over the years, which is a blend of Alexandrian Wicca and Kemetic practices.

My current concern stems from a question one of the coveners asked me last night after the Equinox ritual. I asked them if they were ready to grow, and I guess he interpeted that as if I were about to reveal some arcane knowledge to them? Which was frustrating to me, being completely untrained by anyone with lineage, I have no real way to judge what progress I've made in these 6 years. (well, I can see that I have progressed as a person, but anyway...)

So my issue becomes this; what do you do when people/students have high expectations? Meaning, they are expecting some sudden enlightenment, or revelation?


I mean, I told him that I've got no big secrets that I'm keeping from him/them, that I really don't know... well, I don't know what sort of knowledge is contained in the established oathbound traditions. What I wanted to say, and what I should have said, is that he's got to be patient, and stop looking to me for all of the knowledge he seeks. PATIENCE IS KEY. I know I learned that one...


um... yeah.... any advice from the Clergy? :)


em hotep!

[cheddarsox]

A teacher shows one the way, not the answers. A teacher models learning, opens minds, helps students overcome their own blocks, a teacher does not pour secrets into the students minds.

This is true of all teachers, not just spiritual ones.

A student is one who is willing to learn, to be active. Student is not a passive role, not one of waiting for someone smarter to give you some of their smartness.

I am a teacher, and the best thing I ever learned was that it wasn't my job to stuff their heads with answers, but rather to invite them to the party of learning. You invite people to the party, but it is up to them to mingle and have fun.

That is what I would tell them. If they scoff...it is because they are seeking answers, not wisdom...let them go.

cheddar