i've been looking into paganism for awhile now, and I think I'm definitely interested in converting. I've been doing my research and all that and it just really appeals to me from what I've heard and read. A path that especially interests me is kemeticism. Are there any pagans on here? I'd love to talk and make friends, and maybe get some tips from some experienced people? Thanks. :)
i've been looking into paganism for awhile now, and I think I'm definitely interested in converting. I've been doing my research and all that and it just really appeals to me from what I've heard and read. A path that especially interests me is kemeticism. Are there any pagans on here? I'd love to talk and make friends, and maybe get some tips from some experienced people? Thanks. :)
I'm a general witch. I'm not Wiccan, I'm not anything and I don't follow any specific Tradition, and there is like.... no one like me that I can find, haha. So I fall under the general pagan range too. I've been studying for 9 years. .D After a friend who was pagan showed me some stuff when I was 13, and I realized some things I believed in actually had terms and whatnot. I had no idea at the time, so it just fit right in, exactly like just finding myself.
I'm a general witch. I'm not Wiccan, I'm not anything and I don't follow any specific Tradition, and there is like.... no one like me that I can find, haha. So I fall under the general pagan range too. I've been studying for 9 years. .D After a friend who was pagan showed me some stuff when I was 13, and I realized some things I believed in actually had terms and whatnot. I had no idea at the time, so it just fit right in, exactly like just finding myself.
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icepail I'm a generic pagan. my wife and I have both been practicing for about 10 years. I started looking into it during college when I had a series of experiences that led me towards it. I'm always happy to talk to someone about it!
I work with a smattering of different deities so it's why I say generic pagan.
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icepail I'm a generic pagan. my wife and I have both been practicing for about 10 years. I started looking into it during college when I had a series of experiences that led me towards it. I'm always happy to talk to someone about it!
I work with a smattering of different deities so it's why I say generic pagan.
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Squeezi
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Selnyam
Are there any tips you'd give to someone who's just starting out in terms of like...actually starting the practice?
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Are there any tips you'd give to someone who's just starting out in terms of like...actually starting the practice?
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icepail meditation and learning to clear your mind are very important things. Some of my rituals involve nothing more than sitting in a room with candles and incense and meditating to communicate.
Don't let yourself be locked into things. if when doing research you find something that you don't like, don't do it. Do what feels right to you and shape rituals and spells to suit you.
Intent is the BIGGEST part of everything you will do. Remember that if you DO go after someone/something with a negative intent, that will come back to you.
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icepail meditation and learning to clear your mind are very important things. Some of my rituals involve nothing more than sitting in a room with candles and incense and meditating to communicate.
Don't let yourself be locked into things. if when doing research you find something that you don't like, don't do it. Do what feels right to you and shape rituals and spells to suit you.
Intent is the BIGGEST part of everything you will do. Remember that if you DO go after someone/something with a negative intent, that will come back to you.
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Selnyam Right, I'm a firm believer in karma. I'll definitely work on my meditation! I've been doing that lately but not as much as I used to. Thank you :D
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Selnyam Right, I'm a firm believer in karma. I'll definitely work on my meditation! I've been doing that lately but not as much as I used to. Thank you :D
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icepail happy to help! you can always PM me if you have any other questions!
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icepail happy to help! you can always PM me if you have any other questions!
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On another side, I DON'T believe in karma, I believe in a balance. There's good and evil in life, neither of which outweighs the other, and I don't believe in the Wiccan 3-fold law or anything of the sort. BUT. That DOESN'T mean I believe in being a complete WAD to people. I simply believe those who do curses or the like are no different than me, because without evil life is stagnant and without good, life is chaos. The world needs both. (Most of my beliefs stem and revolve around that, especially philosophy. NOT many people have my views, and I can't really give advice because it took me years of mediating and thinking to generally come to that.) Basically your path will guide you yourself.
But I rarely practice spells, so what I normally do is respect nature, and do little charms for good luck and the like. I can't really give too much advice there because I just don't feel the need to do it. DX I meditate a lot, and thats probably why I have a lot of philosophies and the like, but it's mostly just thinking, not really a spell.
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icepail
On another side, I DON'T believe in karma, I believe in a balance. There's good and evil in life, neither of which outweighs the other, and I don't believe in the Wiccan 3-fold law or anything of the sort. BUT. That DOESN'T mean I believe in being a complete WAD to people. I simply believe those who do curses or the like are no different than me, because without evil life is stagnant and without good, life is chaos. The world needs both. (Most of my beliefs stem and revolve around that, especially philosophy. NOT many people have my views, and I can't really give advice because it took me years of mediating and thinking to generally come to that.) Basically your path will guide you yourself.
But I rarely practice spells, so what I normally do is respect nature, and do little charms for good luck and the like. I can't really give too much advice there because I just don't feel the need to do it. DX I meditate a lot, and thats probably why I have a lot of philosophies and the like, but it's mostly just thinking, not really a spell.
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Squeezi I don't agree with some of that, but I think it's a really interesting way to look at things. I got into Wicca for a little while but it's not really for me. It Kemeticism there's the principle of Ma'at, which is basically like how you live your life. Every article you'll read about it though makes it super complicated. But it really just comes down to:
1)Be honorable and nice to other people.
2) Give stuff to the gods.
3) Respect nature.
And if you live in Ma'at, you have a pretty good chance in the afterlife, haha.
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Squeezi I don't agree with some of that, but I think it's a really interesting way to look at things. I got into Wicca for a little while but it's not really for me. It Kemeticism there's the principle of Ma'at, which is basically like how you live your life. Every article you'll read about it though makes it super complicated. But it really just comes down to:
1)Be honorable and nice to other people.
2) Give stuff to the gods.
3) Respect nature.
And if you live in Ma'at, you have a pretty good chance in the afterlife, haha.
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icepail
I am kinda a general witch. I do sometimes use the word wiccan, but honestly I'm not part of a coven so I really just do my own thing. A good suggestion is research! Make it almost like a school subject for awhile and really learn what there is to learn. Practice a lot, it doesn't have to be complicated. You can go sit out in your backyard for a small space of time and just be!
If you ever want to chat about stuff my inbox is always open!
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icepail
I am kinda a general witch. I do sometimes use the word wiccan, but honestly I'm not part of a coven so I really just do my own thing. A good suggestion is research! Make it almost like a school subject for awhile and really learn what there is to learn. Practice a lot, it doesn't have to be complicated. You can go sit out in your backyard for a small space of time and just be!
If you ever want to chat about stuff my inbox is always open!
