Thursday ,August 10,2000
Hail and Merry Meet,
My name is Ses and I am an 18 yr old from South Jersey. I was visiting your site and I wanted to let people know that being an open witch is not always bad.
I was brought up in an open religious household (divorced to I might add) My dad was an atheist and my Mom was a very liberal Christian. I went to Sunday school at a Methodist church basically by my choice to learn. I also attended a Jewish camp for 4 years. I knew what I believed in and had strong convictions but no religion. So in junior high I was reading books on other religions and stumbled across Wicca. So from that point on I had a religion to call mine. My town is half Jewish and half Christian mostly so religion isn't really discussed much without argument so people leave it be. I was always open about it and tried to explain it to people but they never really got it. My Mom knows and thinks its neat and is glad I have something to believe. My dad doesn't really care either way as long as I dot worship the devil he says. My moms family is the standard reaction however which makes get togethers interesting. In high school I began searching and reading more and I discovered Druidism which although similar to wicca on the outside is very different. So now I have found my hearts faith. My friends all know and half are educated in it and don't care and other half were fine with it once I said we don't believe in the devil. I always wore a druid knot which is s primary symbol and recently a triple spiral. I fasted on sabbaths and also often wore all brown on those days as well. I never received "crap" about it just miseducation and questions. Now that I am going to college at yet a Christian college I get to do it all over again :). But education my friends the key to tolerance. So I hope all this rambling helps somebody.
May the gods bless you all
blessed be ***,
Ses
