After I moved out of my parent's
I was very drawn to the Episcopal church
One principle that I learned there is...you
I do believe in sin, and ultimate right and wrong.
The point I'm getting at here is...there may be fundie
Ok...now I'm going to stop promoting my church and
In addition, during the time while I was church
One of which is a line of all natural botanical bath
I had always been secretly drawn to the magickal, but of
Anyway, I did a web search to find out about the
Of course I didn't expect to find christian witches!
Of course, the first site that popped up was "The
Then I found a lot of groups on yahoo composed
But one thing which encouraged me to keep pressing on
On impulse, I pulled the card out and read it:
"Sometimes it seems easier just to stay where we
Special thanks to "Butterflies are Free" for the
house, I started visiting different
churches. Amazingly none of these churches
were "way out" or "doctrinally unsound." Many
of them, the Episcopal church in particular
(sorry, it's my church, I'm biased!) was incredibly
loving. They didn't just "teach"
grace, they lived it.
because of the beauty of the ceremony and the
communion service (which they have every service.)
But one of the most important things
to me was how loving and non-judgemental they
are. They don't tell you what to believe
on any specific issues. They are a thinking
church, you don't have to leave your mind at
the door there.
can have differing opinions and while you may
be pro-choice and they may be pro-life (or vice
versa...I'm not giving out my personal
opinion on this topic at this time...lol...) you can
both go up to the altar rail and
receive communion together without judging each other.
However, I also believe that there
are so many gray areas...and no matter how right we
may think we are...we are only seeing
one side of things. It's very common to substitute
God's wisdom for our own and act as if
there is no difference. I'm often guilty of this myself.
christians who don't like this site. There may be
other christian witches who don't agree with some of my
thoughts,there may be people of other religious
backgrounds who see the site and don't agree with
some of my beliefs...however, regardless...I want to
carry this principle with me of truly respecting
the other person. I can't concede what I believe in
favor of something more "politically correct." But I
can respect the freedom of religion that each person has
and agree to disagree.
get off my little soapbox to continue this article! =)
shopping, I found something that changed
the course of my life spiritually speaking. I'm a
bit of an entrepreneur wannabe and am
often testing out new ideas. I'm not sure exactly
what kind of small business I would like to run,
but I've been playing around with a few different ideas.
and body products and candles. I
was reading a book on small businesses and was inspired
by a woman who sold botanical products and used herbs
according to their magickal uses. I thought it was brilliant
and was curious about the magickal uses myself.
course was discouraged from learning about it. (even magick
trick books, as my mother seemed to think that it would
lead me into learning about "real" magick which of course was
"of the devil.") Don't get me wrong, I love my mother, we
just don't agree on many things.
magickal uses of herbs. As I was searching the
sites available, my fundie indoctrination started to
kick in and I started to feel guilty about it.
So I did something really goofy: I typed the words: "Christian
Magic" and then "Christian Witch" in the search subject box.
I didn't think there was a such thing. (And many
still argue that there isn't.) I guess I was just
hoping that someone had "Christianized" the concept of
magickal herbs, so I wouldn't feel guilty and "evil" about it.
Christian Witchery" page (on my links page.) I don't
even remember what exactly I thought when I read those
words together, but I must have thought it was some
kind of joke. But I read the site anyway (paranoid
the first time of course...lol.) Then I read other sites.
(I'm still amazed at how many there are.)
entirely of Christian witches. (also on my links page.)
I still struggle with this issue sometimes, and have
gone through various feelings and beliefs about it
all. (fundie detox...lol.)
and not be afraid of what I was finding was this:
About a week after discovering "Christian witches" I was
in the local craft store. A card was sitting in it's
holder kindof crooked.
are, than to open a door and make a change. But
in our hearts we hold the keys. Don't be afraid to
unlock the door. There are no endings, only
new beginnings."
Blessings,
Zoë Grace =)
beautiful border on this page!
