Fear??

[DarkRain]

hase any one had some one be actualy AFRAID of you because of your beleifs??...

i have...the majority of the "gangstaz" in my school are afraid of me...hehe...normaly they always mess with the "punk", "goth" kids...(i am neither but at times i dress fairly goth)...and after i started to wear my pent they all are afraid of me...i spose thay think it is "the sign of the devil (i.e. a baphomat(sp?))...i helps cuz i was kinda gettin anoied with their constant wisecracks like "dude halloweens over"...lol...now all i get is hushed wispering between them...then i confronted one of them and explained what it ment and what i was...and now they are even more afraid than b4....lol...ahwell...nothin i can do about it...not that i want to...its gunna be a nice quiet senior year...

[Wicca Chick]

Nope, nobody has actually been 'afraid' of my beliefs yet. That is because i keep my beliefs on a really low profile - meaning that i dont let alot of people know and if they dont know, theyre not 'afraid'. (although i really dont see reason for them to be afraid...if only they were a little less ignorant)

Although almost nobody knows, i am considering telling a few who i trust will be open-minded and understand....we'll see how that goes.... hmmm, still hafta decide, wait and see if they're ready yet. I guess im not really trusting, i dont want to take any risks lol.

[Faery]

Na no one is scared of me... I'm a real passive quiet person and tend to keep to myself... I've already had my delima of christians preaching on me. I didn't partically enjoy it.

[Liam]

I've had people actually be scared i would place curses on them and other things. i was sitting in class one day reading a book about Wicca, and one guy was asking questions b/c he was truly interested in what my thoughts and beliefs were. some of the so called "gangstas" overheard our convorsation and came by and ripped the book from my hands. being ignorant they started bad mouthing the Lady, which really got me going. i tried to be patient with them, saying "I dont knock your religion, so dont knock on mine" but that didn't work. they asked me to explain some of the things Wiccans believed, not that they had any real intrest in what i had to say any way. I explained that yes indeed i am a Witch and that yes indeed i do use magick. hearing this they got quiet really quickly. i also explained to them the Three fold Law. They straight up asked me if i was going to perform Black magick on them, i said, "No i wont, but you never might know when that Three Fold Law just might work". i smiled for a second, then they set the book down and left me be..

[rose]

My father's parents are afraid that I'm leaning towards witchcraft ( they don't know yet). but no ones been afraid of me bc i'm a Witch. people ask me for help and advice....my newly found best friend however ( He's a Christian how had heard that i was a witch) had the courage to call me and ask if i was a witch and what my beliefs were. He's accepted me for who i am and I'll love him forever because of it.

Rose

[TribalSpirit]

Hmm... nope I can't think of anyone who's actually been afriad of me, my lil sis was at first but I explained it all to her, then she thought it was fake, but now we've both gotten into Astral Projection and she's more open-minded and accepts my beliefs.

[Syri Whiteflame]

no no fear on my end *shrug* people here don't even question the pent or anything. but this valley is pretty hippi alternative so that's probably why.
my family was a little hesitant, and my wife was kinda worried about it at first but other than that.
lol actually, though i hate to say this, it's almost good to have a little fear on their behalf. i mean atleast then they'll leave you be. but at the same time i really wouldn't want to encourage that, i mean fear leads to hate and all that. no need to fuel the prejudice, ne?

[Liam]

yeah, now i have me mom afraid i'll cast curses and plagues on her -sigh-

[KaiAidan]

well yes I have. It gets me kind of angry when it happens but then i let it shrug away. I knew when i chose this relgion that there where going to be hard ships because of all the miscusptions so i knew that this could become a problem. FOr those who run away and go to the other side of the street when youo are walking down the street just ignore. But for those who have family members who are afraid, please talk to your family and tell them its not true that you will never harm them JUst ignore thoughs who would put you down for your relgious beliefs and constrat on what you believe is right

[TribalSpirit]

I pray that your family discovers understanding and acceptance of your beliefs, Liam. Yes, this religion does come with quite a few hardships but it only makes us stronger and more appreciative of our spirituality. So that's how i find the light in that darkness! ... always a balance! lol.

[SilverWolf]

ahh, but for some people, like me, talking to your parents is not that easy. i mean, right now, they dont know, no one in my family knows. a few people do..like my girlfriend(aka tribalspirit) and my " little sis" Celeste. i just recently decided to walk the path of the Wiccan, about 2 weeks ago. until then, i was christian, like the rest of my family. ever since me and tribalspirit began dating and they found out she was wiccan, they always warn against her "converting me" and brainwashing me to stay with her and other nonsense. i made the decision knowing what other ppl might think of me and thats fine, everyone is entitled to an opinion. but thats just friends and strangers, not your family. honestly, idk how they would react. but from how they always are, they would freak out, try to change me back, ground me to infinity to i do, and force me to break away from tribalspirit...none of which i want to happen. that is my fear...my family

[Wicca Chick]

Merry Meet SilverWolf...and welcome to the board!

We've heard a little bit about you from Lunar/TribalSpirit there ...And she converted you as well surprise surprise! I think I already saw that coming!

Sorry to hear that your family is not as understanding as they could be. But good to know that that is not stopping you from finding your true path and pursuing it. And you never know...they might be more understnading than youd imagine And if theyre not, youre outta there soon anyways - I mean, everyone grows up!

Well good luck with your path...and I hope that it is the one for you.

Hope to see you around.
Blessings.

[TribalSpirit]

WICCA CHICK!!!!! GOSH I did NOT convert him... I feel so "blah" when you say that!! hehe even though I know you are joking!! What do you mean you saw this coming..I barely mentioned him...oh geez I have to go knit something now... (?) !!! hahaha sorry I'm being a nerd and just killed the mood of the thread. Oops.

SilverWolf, well we've pretty much already gone over this conversation a few times so... not going to ramble on here. But I'm proud of you for doing what you know to be true.

and for the record I never oncementioned he should become a Wiccan or anything like that...jsut so nobody thinks wicca chick is serious in saying i am a converter!!!! man, am i freaking out about this or what? okay leaving now.

[SilverWolf]

no, she didnt convert me. if fact she had no idea i was even really considering it. she asked me if i would be interested in learning some more about her religion and borrow some books of hers. i said yes, and started to read them. through these books and the knowledge that i gained from them, i saw in wicca the things that i could not in christianity. so i thought about it for a while and finally decided one night. she was quite surprised when i told her. but she was happy nonetheless. so, right now she's like my mentor in getting started. any questions i had she was able to answer. hehe....had questions about Imbolc and the ritual. that was an experience never felt before in my life...it was just...amazing to say the least. but anyway, no conversion was taking place...those words are abused enough in my household....