- My Story Part 1 of 2.

In the instance that there might be anyone out there interested as to why I have taken up Wicca, I have documented this two part article based on my own experience. Should this fall into a category of assistance or adding comfort to anyone out there considering Wicca, I will consider this contribution a success.

I was born, raised and educated within the Catholic faith. By my late teens, I felt no real relation to the church, the clergy or the way the faith was expressed. This resulted in me just plainly not participating any more, when the question arose in discussions with friends or acquaintances as to what was my faith, I would say Catholic, or Christian, or non practising Catholic, and even once said “what difference does it make?”

You see, I got sick of the guilt, shame and fear of living that accompanies the God painted by the Catholic Church, in the Old Testament there is a vengeful, unmerciful God that never resonated with me. These attributes do nothing in my mind than drive away those who seek to live, we are not all meant for the road of an ascetic life. (more…)