What Am I?
Feb. 26th, 2007 10:04 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
So, I've been sorting through my magical library, figuring out what is truly for me and what I need to shed and release. Sorted out over 20 books so far. And about 2/3 of the way through I really started thinking, what am I?
I can't consider myself Wiccan anymore. My pentacles have shed from me. I wear a Sheila-na-gig now for sexual healing. I'm monotheistic, I don't worship the Earth though I do honor it greatly and all that lives on and through it. I can't consider myself a witch because too often that is associated directly with Wicca anymore and I rarely cast spells anyway.
Here are some definitions I found.
Main Entry: 1witch 
Pronunciation: 'wich
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English wicche, from Old English wicca, masculine, wizard & wicce, feminine, witch; akin to Middle High German wicken to bewitch, Old English wigle divination, and perhaps to Old High German wIh holy -- more at VICTIM
1 : one that is credited with usually malignant supernatural powers; especially : a woman practicing usually black witchcraft often with the aid of a devil or familiar : SORCERESS -- compare WARLOCK
2 : an ugly old woman : HAG
3 : a charming or alluring girl or woman
4 : a practitioner of Wicca
5 : WITCH OF AGNESI
- witch·like  /'wich-"lIk/ adjective
- witchy  /'wi-chE/ adjective
Main Entry: Wic·ca 
Pronunciation: 'wi-k&
Function: noun
Etymology: probably from Old English wicca wizard -- more at WITCH
: a religion influenced by pre-Christian beliefs and practices of western Europe that affirms the existence of supernatural power (as magic) and of both male and female deities who inhere in nature and that emphasizes ritual observance of seasonal and life cycles
- Wic·can  /'wi-k&n/ adjective or noun
Main Entry: ma·gi·cian 
Pronunciation: m&-'ji-sh&n
Function: noun
1 : one skilled in magic; especially : SORCERER
2 : one who performs tricks of illusion and sleight of hand
Main Entry: 1mag·ic 
Pronunciation: 'ma-jik
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English magique, from Middle French, from Latin magice, from Greek magikE, feminine of magikos Magian, magical, from magos magus, sorcerer, of Iranian origin; akin to Old Persian magus sorcerer
1 a : the use of means (as charms or spells) believed to have supernatural power over natural forces b : magic rites or incantations
2 a : an extraordinary power or influence seemingly from a supernatural source b : something that seems to cast a spell : ENCHANTMENT
3 : the art of producing illusions by sleight of hand
Main Entry: sha·man 
Pronunciation: 'shä-m&n, 'shA- also sh&-'män
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural shamans
Etymology: ultimately from Evenki (Tungusic language of Siberia) samAn
1 : a priest or priestess who uses magic for the purpose of curing the sick, divining the hidden, and controlling events
2 : one who resembles a shaman; especially : HIGH PRIEST 3
- sha·man·ic  /sh&-'ma-nik, -'mä-/ adjective
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Out of all of what I have read and seen, I ally most closely to shaman. What I truly feel though is I am a seeker. I seek the truth in all that exists, all religions, all paths. When I look at the elaborateness of many pagan and Wiccan rituals, I have a hard time resonating with it all. Do you know what I resonate with? Animals. Trees. Birds. Fish. Water. Air. Fire. Earth. Faeries. To me, all Gods are one God and all Goddesses are One Goddess and The God and The Goddess are One. Even if you are speaking to Christ, you are still accessing the Universal Energy that is All. Even if you are worshipping Allah, or Krishna, Isis, or Cerridwen, they are still all part of the same Universal Energy. I know many people don't believe this, but this is Truth for me.
So, I am not Pagan. I am not Wiccan. I am not a Witch. I am not a Sorceror. I am not Christian.
I am a seeker, and I happen to practice shamanism in tune with Nature and priestess when I am asked.
I still look forward to discovering more of what's out there. There is still so much more to explore.
Blessings,
Me
p.s. mamagaea may leave too. you never know. I'll keep you posted.
I can't consider myself Wiccan anymore. My pentacles have shed from me. I wear a Sheila-na-gig now for sexual healing. I'm monotheistic, I don't worship the Earth though I do honor it greatly and all that lives on and through it. I can't consider myself a witch because too often that is associated directly with Wicca anymore and I rarely cast spells anyway.
Here are some definitions I found.
Main Entry: 1witch 
Pronunciation: 'wich
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English wicche, from Old English wicca, masculine, wizard & wicce, feminine, witch; akin to Middle High German wicken to bewitch, Old English wigle divination, and perhaps to Old High German wIh holy -- more at VICTIM
1 : one that is credited with usually malignant supernatural powers; especially : a woman practicing usually black witchcraft often with the aid of a devil or familiar : SORCERESS -- compare WARLOCK
2 : an ugly old woman : HAG
3 : a charming or alluring girl or woman
4 : a practitioner of Wicca
5 : WITCH OF AGNESI
- witch·like  /'wich-"lIk/ adjective
- witchy  /'wi-chE/ adjective
Main Entry: Wic·ca 
Pronunciation: 'wi-k&
Function: noun
Etymology: probably from Old English wicca wizard -- more at WITCH
: a religion influenced by pre-Christian beliefs and practices of western Europe that affirms the existence of supernatural power (as magic) and of both male and female deities who inhere in nature and that emphasizes ritual observance of seasonal and life cycles
- Wic·can  /'wi-k&n/ adjective or noun
Main Entry: ma·gi·cian 
Pronunciation: m&-'ji-sh&n
Function: noun
1 : one skilled in magic; especially : SORCERER
2 : one who performs tricks of illusion and sleight of hand
Main Entry: 1mag·ic 
Pronunciation: 'ma-jik
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English magique, from Middle French, from Latin magice, from Greek magikE, feminine of magikos Magian, magical, from magos magus, sorcerer, of Iranian origin; akin to Old Persian magus sorcerer
1 a : the use of means (as charms or spells) believed to have supernatural power over natural forces b : magic rites or incantations
2 a : an extraordinary power or influence seemingly from a supernatural source b : something that seems to cast a spell : ENCHANTMENT
3 : the art of producing illusions by sleight of hand
Main Entry: sha·man 
Pronunciation: 'shä-m&n, 'shA- also sh&-'män
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural shamans
Etymology: ultimately from Evenki (Tungusic language of Siberia) samAn
1 : a priest or priestess who uses magic for the purpose of curing the sick, divining the hidden, and controlling events
2 : one who resembles a shaman; especially : HIGH PRIEST 3
- sha·man·ic  /sh&-'ma-nik, -'mä-/ adjective
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Out of all of what I have read and seen, I ally most closely to shaman. What I truly feel though is I am a seeker. I seek the truth in all that exists, all religions, all paths. When I look at the elaborateness of many pagan and Wiccan rituals, I have a hard time resonating with it all. Do you know what I resonate with? Animals. Trees. Birds. Fish. Water. Air. Fire. Earth. Faeries. To me, all Gods are one God and all Goddesses are One Goddess and The God and The Goddess are One. Even if you are speaking to Christ, you are still accessing the Universal Energy that is All. Even if you are worshipping Allah, or Krishna, Isis, or Cerridwen, they are still all part of the same Universal Energy. I know many people don't believe this, but this is Truth for me.
So, I am not Pagan. I am not Wiccan. I am not a Witch. I am not a Sorceror. I am not Christian.
I am a seeker, and I happen to practice shamanism in tune with Nature and priestess when I am asked.
I still look forward to discovering more of what's out there. There is still so much more to explore.
Blessings,
Me
p.s. mamagaea may leave too. you never know. I'll keep you posted.