February 2000
February 23,2000
This is the day I created this site. I'm very excited about it! I have great expectations for it. I also told my good freind about my momentus decision. She is the only one I have told besides the entire world. lol. I've decided to hold back on telling my family and friends because I am not ready to deal with everyone else's opinion yet. My husband will not like this, he knows that I view christianity and the bible with a great deal of skeptisism (sp?) and he also knows that I "dabbled" in spells, divination, and other things but he won't be very happy about me becoming a witch. That is my goal. I have studied the subject and various aspects of paganism for years and years but have never commited myself to it before now. This day marks my year and a day journey. I love all aspects of paganism, it's such a beautiful thing. I feel that the pagan religions are full of such love, beauty, and light. There can't be anything wrong with something so lovely now can there? (Sigh) But as with all things, it's misunderstood and that which people do not understand they fear and persecute.
Listen to me I am rambling here. I guess the turning point has been the last two years for me. I have read the Bible, and alot of other books on various religions. There are soooo many things that I don't agree with or upset me in those books! I really have tried to be a Christian, I was raised a Christian. Although I come from a family full of witches. LOL. They just don't realize that is what they are. My family is full of eccentrics! I was raised on Tarot cards, talking of past lives, speaking with ghosts, and having psychic abilities. But I think that Christianity is a hard thing to leave behind when one is bombarded with it from all angles. For a religion that is supposed to be all about love and goodness, it can certainly be very harsh to those of us who don't agree with all aspects of it, can't it?
I beleive I have found my path in being a witch. I read To Ride a Silver Broomstick not long ago and every thing that Silver Ravenwolf says in that book just makes sense to me. It was like reading my own thoughts, even though I didn't know I'd had them, put in a book. I thank Fate that she wrote that book! It's right on the money with what many of us think or feel. Well this is all I have to write for now, there will be more soon.
~Blessed Be
Emeraldmoon
February 24, 2000
Today and yesterday have been the most interesting of days. Since I decided to do this I have been bombarded with instant messages from people wanting to know all about Wicca, Witchcraft, and Paganism. It's been a wonderful experience, with all these people asking questions it has made me more firm on my path. I've been blessed with being able to quell misconceptions in at least a dozen people! I think The All and the Lord and Lady have had a hand in this. The funny thing is none of these people have seen this web site, they just happened to find me. I spent most of today working on my Book Of Shadows (yes I'm putting it on the computer for now, it's easier to change things this way, but I will be putting it in the written word when I'm done) and surfing the web looking for interesting spells to add. There are sooo many wonderful websites out there! I probably won't be putting my online Book Of Shadows together for a couple of months so I'm sorry to those of you who tried to view it. It takes quite a bit of time to do you know. This is all for now, hope I have some exciting things to add later.
~Blessed Be
Emeraldmoon