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AlicornsPrayer · 05-10-2008, 11:24 PM

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Originally Posted by OhDear

I did not know that the label WITCH even carried a negative connotation nowadays. I mean, unless you do not ascribe to the beliefs of one, but then those who do not ascribe to the beliefs of Christian say the word "fundy" alot and though many Christians wear that label cheerfully, I guess it is not said in good cheer.

But here is a link to a truly acclaimed witch. And she has a lovely voice, and is for religious freedom and tolerance, and is pagan.

Here: WITCHCRAFT

and again here:http://cdbaby.com/cd/celiafarran3

Ali, do you remember telling me that you were in a coven and then you changed to another one? Are coven members not witches?

I think if I was a witch, I would just wear the label proudly and let others either like it or lump it. The way I wear fundy or Christian, I don't care what others think about it.

(((Ali)))

(((Grace)))

OhDear

I wasn't saying 'witch' carried a negative meaning...I said that being a 'witch' is a specific path...One I do not follow the traditions of.

Also, I've never told you I belonged to a coven then switched to another one...I told you that I had belonged to a coven, left for several years to pursue as a solitary, then rejoined the same coven the year before last.

Being in a coven doesn't mean being a witch. Some covens are, some are not. I don't belong to a coven that practices witchcraft or it's members witches.

IF I was a witch, followed the path of witchcraft, then I'd have no problem being called one...But I am not a witch nor follow those particular teachings. So to call me one, or insist that that's the path I follow is as incorrect as telling a Christian they are Muslim or Jewish...

Some Wiccans/Pagans do practice witchcraft and consider themselves as witches...But not all. I'm one of those that ISN'T a witch, nor practices witchcraft nor belongs to a coven that practices witchcraft...

Some Witches are Wiccans/Pagans...But not all Witches are Wiccan/Pagan but follow another path instead.

It's like your being Christian...Catholics are Christians but not all Christians are Catholic. Two very similiar teachings, but totally different traditions and practices.