| AmythistAlopex |
| Merry Meet! My name is AmythistAlopex. I am a married 23 year old Green Witch, and this is my story. The start of my path... Originally born in Des Moines, Iowa, I was raised here in Henderson until I was of age to move out on my own. My parents did what they thought best and raised me with Born-Again Christian values and morals. Though there may be a few variations from Born-Again, I don't recall one relative who isn't considered 'Christian'. I'm guessing I was around 12 when I first started getting curious about other beleifs. My best friend was Mormon, and I think our friendship is what initially made that spark. You see both of us were told that ours was the one 'true' religion, and that all others were against God. Well, how can that be? There can't be two 'one true' religions. So, from there it started to grow, and through the next few years I began to study more about popular beleifs, and much later, the not so popular. With my study however, came doubt. How can Christianity be the one 'true' religion if there are at least 10 other religions that claim the same thing? So, my search continued. After a while of studying different maintstream religions, I came to a profound realization. And that is, at every core of every religion I studied, they all had the same goals. ~ A good afterlife ~ A sense of communication with the Divine ~ A clear conscience After this realization, I tried hard to keep the Christian faith. I talked to my Sunday School teachers, and pastors, etc. None could give me the answer I was searching for. And then I met a redhead... At the ripe age of 15, I was really discouraged and had almost given up hope on all popular faiths, when I vented my frustration to one of my new aquantences. I met her through a mutual friend, and had heard stories of her reading Tarot cards, and giving people nightmares. So, I asked her about it. Most of the stories were gibberish, and a couple of them were twisted to make the story more interesting. But one thing was for sure, she was a witch. Curiosity got the better of me and I had her explain the values, how everything worked. You know, all the questions you ask when your excited about something you know nothing about. And all of a sudden it just clicked! It really all made sense. Everything I had experienced metaphysically or otherwise finally had an explanation. And I also found out, I could do something about it. I dare say, that was probably one of the biggest turning points in my life. It was also the hardest. I had very conflicting feelings, even night terrors about Jesus falling into a pit of fire. They were vivid and frightning, and all the more made me consider my decision seriously. But the best thing I learned on my path is not that you shouldn't question your faith. It's that you can never question too much. On the other side of questions, there are always answers. I found my link with the Divine through paganism, and ever since then, I have been a practicing witch. I have met and practiced with the most wonderfull women. If not for them, I probably wouldn't be among the living. I've danced on hills and sang to the wind. I see the world through different eyes, now. And I've travelled a very hard road. But, I've never felt so alive. Blessed Be, AmythistAlopex (Moonstone Moderator) |
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