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Post by TribalSpirit on Jul 23, 2004 14:08:40 GMT -5
yea, that reminds me of one day in school. I was completly stressed out as it was and then a few complications on topof that just blew me over. So One of my trusted teachers sent me to a guidance counseler but I didn't find her to helpful. Once I started going on about Paganism she interupts like "oh those satanists?" and it just really didn't make me feel any better lol. I tried to explain to her who we really were but I was all teary so I don't know how well I did lol. But geez.
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Post by KaiAidan on Jul 23, 2004 14:49:25 GMT -5
i know you would think counslers who keep and open mind. Guezz talk like that would diffintly not help a person out and its that their job.
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Post by TribalSpirit on Jul 23, 2004 16:36:24 GMT -5
lol yea I know... it's incredible.. but I'm very very thankful for sum teachers and friends that ARE open minded  |
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Post by KaiAidan on Jul 23, 2004 16:48:43 GMT -5
i would have been getting in trouble i would have told her to go look it up and come back to me to talk when she knew what she was talking about, got up and went home, yep i would have been in trouble
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Post by TribalSpirit on Jul 25, 2004 16:26:20 GMT -5
yes you would've been! lol.. but no not lil ole' me I'm a goody good lol.
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Post by Wicca Chick on Jul 25, 2004 20:43:15 GMT -5
lol i agree with KA, i wouldve done the same thing - like get your facts right!
That was really good of you Lunar - being patient and explaning stuff to her, when she was obviously quite unknowing.
I usualy dont find guidance counsellors helpful either. I guess its just me- i dont open up to strangers. Im very careful and cautious lol.
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Post by TribalSpirit on Jul 25, 2004 21:13:44 GMT -5
same here! I just can't open up to strangers... but the teacher had to send me somewhere because she had class and had locked all her students out of the room!!! lol.
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Post by Wicca Chick on Jul 25, 2004 21:18:53 GMT -5
wow lol tough teacher!!! what luck eh. well even though you say you cant open up to strangers, it seems like you did a good job with the counsellor in educating her!  haha im very discrete (or secretive) about my practices. i dont tell people...esp not the guidance counsellor! Ive had a few too many bad experiences and thats prety much scared me off lol. so no telling for me! But you know what - even though she thought you were a satanist at first, its nice taht she took the time to accept what you were telling her - at least she listened! She did right? Without contradiction or disbelief? |
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Post by TribalSpirit on Jul 25, 2004 21:22:33 GMT -5
well when I was done explaining she didn't comment on anything and then my friend Carlos burst in with a bunch of tissues! lol, he's sweet. Then my other friends kept bursting in hahaha so from there it was great lol. But I'm hoping she listened lol.
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Post by KaiAidan on Aug 3, 2004 3:04:18 GMT -5
well hpeful she will be more opened minded to the next wiccan that crosses her path
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Post by TribalSpirit on Aug 3, 2004 13:04:44 GMT -5
lol yea.. the next one might not take it as well hehe.
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Post by Wicca Chick on Aug 3, 2004 21:25:35 GMT -5
Well I cant say she was completely "close minded". I mean if she had any disbeliefs or ridicules - she never expressed it! some people will...and that gets me mad. theyre so stubborn and they think that thye HAVE to be right and that theres no other way to go about...relaly pisses me off!
Most people would still think they were right and be like "your joining a cult?!?!?" (have had somone say that to me!) or "oh ya all that dark stuff - you still into it?" (someone said that to me too)
I guess I know some really 'conformist' people - if thats the right word to use.
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Post by KaiAidan on Aug 8, 2004 21:58:40 GMT -5
Do you "come out of the broom closet"? Do you "out" another? Do you tell the tradition-specific rites and information to anyone? This article tells what one HPS sees as the correct way. I agree with her on many points, though there are a few that I find a bit different from my viewpoint. It is a very good article, though. Read it and see what you think. www.draknet.com/proteus/nofink.htm |
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Post by TribalSpirit on Aug 9, 2004 21:31:15 GMT -5
sorry, but i didn't read the whole article... way too long considering all the threads i need to read. but I liked the phrase "if we don't define ourselves, others will" or something like that. That's what i feel. PPl need to know what the religion is.. the practices rules, beliefs, exc. but they do not need to know what goes on between you and divinity personally in the circle or out in the wilderness. because those experiences are meant for YOU and not YOU and THEM.
but if you wouldn't mind maybe summing up the whole long article that would be helpful.
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