GENERAL
Do you have a magical/Pagan name? No, not especially. I do have an affinity for the name "Ma'iingan"
What does it mean?
How/When did you find Witchcraft? I found Witchcraft when I found Wicca. I first discovered Wicca after reading a silly teen-y magazine featuring a Wiccan family. After that (after graduating from high school and playing on the computer at work (tsk tsk)) I re-discovered it while looking up "Magic" on the internet. I enrolled in WitchSchool.com and it was all down hill from there, until I started to question the significance of many of Wicca's tenents...once I felt they no longer held a place for me, I removed much of it's practices from my life, and integrated more Witchcraft, hence my now being a "Non-Wiccan Witch".
How long have you been practicing? Including my years as a Wiccan, just over 10 years
Solitary or group practitioner? I am a solitary practitioner, it used to be by necessity, now more of a choice...I do love closer to more Pagans, but I've been solitary so long, I'd prefer just to stay this way. At least this way I can do what I want.
What is your path? Hmm...I'm a Non-Religio-Specific, Pagan, Eclectic Solitary Witch. What the heck does that mean??? It means I have no specific religion that I participate in, yet I do follow a Goddess (Hecate). I honor her in my own personalized way. I'm Pagan because of the more modern interpretation of the word...I do not follow any of the abrahamic beliefs nor participate in any of their rituals or customs. I practice Pagan practices. I'm "Eclectic" because I do borrow elements from other systems (mostly Wicca and Native systems as I am of Native ancestry) and incorporate them into my workings. I'm solitary because I work alone, and I'm a Witch because I participate in Witchcraft. Simple enough, no?? lol
Are you out of the broom closet? I'd say I'm more standing in the door way. I'm not about to go blabbering about my path to everyone and anyone I meet on the street, however if someone were to ask me directly if I were a Pagan, I might not deny it.
N A T U R E //
Do you regularly commune with nature? No, but I was hoping I could (that is, if they hadn't cut down a bunch of trees in the park I had planned on going to after the winter snow had gone). My yard is just not accommodating enough.
Ever walked barefoot in the woods? No. I don't like the possibility of being stabbed in the foot by a sharp stick
Taken a camping trip just to talk to nature? Not for that purpose, but I do go talk with nature when camping trips present themselves
Describe the moment you felt closest to Mother Earth? When I was smaller..had to have been in grade 5 or 6. I lived in a house out literally in the middle of nowhere that was surrounded by trees and forest. I used to spend all my free time outside in the woods. There was a small path leading into the woods to the end of our property. I used to walk it every day, looking at trees, curious about the plants that grew around...poking the bubbles in the balsam trees (lol, what can I say, I was a kid lol). I've never felt closer to nature since. I sincerely hope in the future, I can find that kind of peace and closeness again.
Do you have a familiar? No.
Have you ever called upon the powers of an animal in ritual? No. Never felt the need to.
Or a plant? No
Do you hug trees? I have a couple of times...after making sure there weren't any carpenter ants on it lol.
Give them gifts? Only if I take a branch.
What is your favourite flower to work with? Lavender
What is your favourite tree to work with? Willow
D I V I N A T I O N //
Do you use Tarot? Sometimes, though I feel I need a LOT of practice with it
Do you use runes? Not yet, though I am curious about them
Do you use a pendulum? I used to but not anymore. I can never tell if a spirit is answering me or I'm just moving my hand
Do you use dowsing rods? No
Do you use astrology? I read horoscopes now and then for fun, but I don't necessarily believe them to be true 100% of the time
Any other form of divination? No
S P E L L S //
What was the first spell you did? Unofficial? A freezing spell on my math teacher. She was a bitch. Official? A candle spell...I can't remember what it was for though.
What was the latest? A protective spell bottle (I've advanced from that freezing spell in high school lol)
Ever done a love spell? Nope. I see no need for them.
A job spell? No
A healing spell? Yes
What was the most powerful spell you’ve ever performed? A banishing ritual to get rid of toxic person in the life of someone close to me.
C R Y P T O Z O O
L O G Y //
Do you believe in Vampires? No
Werewolves? No
Shapeshifters? No
Elves? No
Faeries? No
Dragons? Not in a literal sense
Nymphs? No
Sprites? No
Mermaids? No
Satyrs? No
Ever “seen” any of the above? No
Ever talked to any of the above? I've talked to Dragons
Ever used any of the above in magic? I use Dragons in quarter calls
Do you have one of them as a personal guardian? No
W H E E L . O F .
T H E . Y E A R //
What is your favourite holiday? Samhain
What is your least favourite holiday? I don't have one
Have you ever held a ritual on a holiday? Yes, I hold Samhain rituals either on or as close to Samhain as I can.
Ever taken a day off work to celebrate a Pagan holiday? I don't work, I'm a stay at home mom (for now)
Have you ever felt the veil thin? Once
R A N D O M //
Do you see a rabbit, a man or a woman in the moon? Uh....no.
Own a cat? My husband's allergic to cats, and I just don't like them (but oddly enough, cats LOVE me)
When you meditate, what does your happy place look like? A beautiful, bright clearing amid the woods
Do you work with Chakras? No
Do you believe in past lives? I don't know. I tend to think that I was a Witch in a past life, and I'm rediscovering my practice
If so, describe a few briefly: I can't think of any past lives other than thinking I was a Witch at one point or another
Do you believe in soul mates? I used to.
Do you have a spirit guide? No
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