More Evolved??

Are we more evolved than those who aren't of the same mindset with the same types of knowledge we have?

What does it mean to be "More Evolved"? To some, they may think that "hmm...so-and-so is so ignorant, it's not their fault, I'm just more evolved than them". In other words they think themselves higher than others because of what they think they know. That doesn't make a person more evolved than someone else; that makes them an ego-tripper, getting high off their own ego.

We Witches, Wiccans, general Pagans...are no more evolved than the ignorant old lady down the street, and anyone who thinks this should be humbled, knowing that reading a few books and knowing how to cast a few spells or to chant doesn't make a person more evolved.

No one is more or less better than someone else who happens to be a part of a different belief system that may or may not accept ours. The humbled Pagan understands that it's not about being "more evolved" or better than someone else just because of our knowledge and education. We realize that just because some people are ignorant, doesn't mean that they're "dumbed-down" and less "evolved" than us simply because we know something different.

What does it really mean to be "More Evolved"? To be truly "evolved" means that one can spot someone who may not know as much as you, and try to help that person understand what they don't understand more clearly, in a patient, non-condescending manner. A person who thinks they're "more evolved" than someone (as opposed to actually BEING more evolved) could tend to want to criticize, "prove-a-point", and deny any negative stance anything Pagan is related to (even if it's true). These types generally go by the more derogatory term of "Fluffy-Bunny".

What's a "fluffy bunny"? Someone who would rather prove that their stance on their beliefs is more valid than someone elses; fights tooth and nail that they're right, even when they're wrong; who insists that certain systems existed before Christianity (even when evidence clearly states to the contrary); who clings to the first book they bought that happens to tell them that if anyone questions their beliefs, denies anything in the book or tells them otherwise is "persecuting" them and "just won't understand, so why bother explaining". These are NOT traits of a person who is "more evolved", in fact someone who perpetuates this kind of nonsense brings down the whole Pagan system in one foul swoop; not just them, but you and me too, and is that really fair to us?? Especially us who have worked so hard to bring the Pagan community up to a more acceptable standard for society.

To be more evolved also means to be humble. To realize that we DON'T know everything, and what we DO know doesn't mean we're better than someone else. To be more evolved means to realize that there is far more to learn, and that we've barley scratched the surface...even if we've been studying and practicing for 20, 30, 40+ years.





Ma’iingan