milknsnickers
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A silent witch beneath the silver moon works, A howling in the distance heard...
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Post by milknsnickers on Jul 27, 2003 14:16:16 GMT -5
Hi everyone, there are threads at sever other place where I am a member like this and I was wondering, how many of you are out of the closet???
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Post by xxx Amanda xxx on Jul 27, 2003 14:25:22 GMT -5
im not. i wish i was and didnt have to hide it  but my friends are not the most open minded of people. My mom and sister know (i dont really have a relationship with my dad) but thats it. BB |
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Post by Saille on Jul 27, 2003 17:37:40 GMT -5
I live my grandmother...she knows. Well, my whole family knows, and I all of my friends know. So I guess I am, it's not like I really talk about it though. I see it as something that is mine. I wish I knew more people who were interested in Wicca. I used to, but we are no longer friends. So everyone knows...it's just not a big deal. My grandmother got over it, and everyone else was just okay with it.
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milknsnickers
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A silent witch beneath the silver moon works, A howling in the distance heard...
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Post by milknsnickers on Jul 27, 2003 18:47:37 GMT -5
Well, I guess I probly should answer my own post. I've got one foot in the door and one out lol. Meaning, my friends know, but nobody in my family does. Most people in my family are reallybig christians so it's hard. I'm glad that you are tho Saille, I agree with Amanda, I wish it didn't have to be this way.
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Post by jadedsage on Jul 27, 2003 20:07:46 GMT -5
Out of the closet...very out for myself. Though perhaps it is easier for adults to deal with other adults when it comes to acceptance. As for those who can't deal, I just ignore them and go on with my life. For the most part it gets easier as you get older and are responsible for your own life and decisions.
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Post by Saille on Jul 30, 2003 1:46:35 GMT -5
Trust me, I understand how you guys feel. I actually lived with a friend of mine for awhile, and when his family found out I was Wiccan...they threw me out of their house. In fact, I am not allowed to see my friend ever again. It still hurts sometimes. He and I were very close; I know he was a soulmate. He was practically a brother. My father and mother were also very Christian (even though they were hypocritical). Once they divorced, and I moved in with my grandmother...I guess things didn't matter so much anymore. My grandmother found out...she flipped, which was sort of surprising. I just spent a lot of time talking to her about it and said she couldn't take my beliefs away from me...even if she didn't want me to practice. She still doesn't understand, but I guess she figured I wasn't harming anyone and there really was nothing she could do to make me change my mind. Now she doesn't talk about it. My mother is sort of messed up so she didn't really care or know what to say. My father gave up trying to convert me. He probably thinks I am on the road to hell or something. Either way, I don't even think he really knows what he believes. You see, people who are confident in their spirituality don't need to preach to other people. They know that what they believe is true for them so it doesn't matter what others believe. Anyway, sometimes it's better to just keep it to yourself. I don't regret people knowing though...even though it did cause me pain. It helps me stay true to who I am if I don't hide myself. I am not in people's faces about it though, and I think people appreciate that. It's just, if I am asked...I don't deny. Or if they ask questions about it...I answer as best I know how. Good luck to each of you in your coming out journey. ::smiles::
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Post by sistergoldenhair on Aug 31, 2003 1:01:37 GMT -5
You see, people who are confident in their spirituality don't need to preach to other people. Well said. SGH |
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Post by Nightwindchaser on Sept 17, 2003 16:32:29 GMT -5
MM All
I am not out of the closet yet. My two sisters know and accept it and my neighbors that are my friends. I'm not ready to come out because it will effect my job and my husband's. I don't want us to lose our jobs! So it's HUSH-HUSH for now.
Bright Blessings All! nightwindchaser
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Post by Nightwindchaser on Oct 13, 2003 21:26:36 GMT -5
MM
I have the door open with one foot out and stepping on a banana peel.
Love, nightwindchaser
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Post by Sidhe Ravenwitch on Jan 17, 2004 15:58:02 GMT -5
IM pretty much out of the closet. My hubby doesnt really take it seriuosly but at the same time he doesnt like it. My mom and grandma know and my kids and closest friends. I havent really had any problems and if i am asked outside of home i tell the truth. I wear a pentagram necklace all the time and a ring so I pretty dont worry about who knows. Ive actually meet alot of other witches that way. I agree that as long as you are strong in your beliefs then who cares what others think and why brag so to speak. I am what I am and i figure as long as that make s me happy its no ones business. But it isnt always easy for one to be open. You have to consider your situation and decide based on that. If you might be putting yourself in danger or bwe making your life hard by admitting it openly then dont. jBeing open about it isnt as important as being true to yourself inside. JAs long as you live your life in a good way both spiritually and otherwise then thats all that matters. Too many people are unaccepting of what they dont understand. Just remember to be safe about what you tell or dont tell. We dont care if you are out of the closet , we love you regardless. And wer are here for you no matter what.
BB Sidhe
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MoonShadow
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I will never know where I am going, but I do know where my wanderings have gone.
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Post by MoonShadow on Apr 2, 2004 14:17:07 GMT -5
Merry Meet! I guess Ive got on foot in and one foot out (and you shake it all about!) sorry  anyways most of my friends know and one of my good friends is along the same path i am. we prative together and do rituals and other things but some of my other friends don't really care to tlak about it. At first they were really interested in what i did and then they started to no believe me as if what i as all about was something fake like in the movies. I live with my grandparents who are very Christain and i was raside as one also but i didn't fulfill me and once i found Wicca i felt a new completeness in me, my grandma kinda jokes about like its a stage im going throuhg and that i'll be back on the track with God, by ive found my path and im happy to be on it! *Blessed Be* MoonShadow )0( |
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Post by jadedsage on Apr 2, 2004 17:09:07 GMT -5
I can associate with finding your path after Xtianism. I also found early in life that it just didn't fill that missing gap between faith and belief. Though I drifted for a very long time somewhere in the middle, once I made the concious decision to step to the left of the beaten path, my world became much more full of life and color.
Glad you found us here. Welcome!
Sage
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Post by sistergoldenhair on Apr 19, 2004 1:52:48 GMT -5
i totally get that full of color bit... it's like everything is more in focus, crisper, clearer... and what's important is more defined.
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Post by jadedsage on Apr 19, 2004 11:33:39 GMT -5
I don't find it really as being so much more defined, as the xtian world is really heavily defined. I find it more vibrant and pulsing than my prior "life with blinders' effect.
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Post by sistergoldenhair on May 4, 2004 7:24:21 GMT -5
by more defined i meant crisper, more in focus... not defined as everything is set down as to how it's supposed to be.
perhaps that was a bad choice of word. my bad.
bb,
sgh
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but my friends are not the most open minded of people. My mom and sister know (i dont really have a relationship with my dad) but thats it. 
anyways most of my friends know and one of my good friends is along the same path i am. we prative together and do rituals and other things but some of my other friends don't really care to tlak about it. At first they were really interested in what i did and then they started to no believe me as if what i as all about was something fake like in the movies.