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Pheonixfire
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Re: Out of the Broomcloset or In ?
Well, I don't feel I can consider myself wiccan yet because I've really just been studying it on and off for a while. I've been practicing witchcraft for some time. My friends and my parents know... I'm not sure the rest of my family does.
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Re: Out of the Broomcloset or In ?
All of my friends know and all of my family knows that I am Wiccan and the only person who does not accept it fully is my grandmother. She has come along way and is more accepting of it but she try’s to push me to be Christian and says that its just a faze and its not. Oh well she will just have to deal with my path.lol I love my grandma.
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Shadow Chyld
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Re: Out of the Broomcloset or In ?
All my friends know, and my sister knows. But I come from a very devout Catholic environment, which means I'm still closeted around my family. Also, due to the fact that I'm gay, I have another secret to keep quiet. I haven't planned on coming out completely yet, but if I do I plan on doing it after I've established my own independence, living in an apartement and (preferably) after college. So yeah, that's my $.02.
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My Parents dont know. However they did see that I was visiting Wicca Sites so I just said "Uh, I am just 'Researching' it."
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7/21/2006, 5:08 pm
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Rayne Silvermoon
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Im still pretty much in the broomcloset. I have only told one person...my fiancee, and i have given him a week to think about it and on this saturday i will get to know if he is okay with it or not. with the way that he reacted though im not sure i'll be telling anyone else for quite some time. Could i have some advice on how to tell my friends and parents...please
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7/27/2006, 11:05 pm
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RedRaven
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Re: Out of the Broomcloset or In ?
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Rayne Silvermoon wrote:
Im still pretty much in the broomcloset. I have only told one person...my fiancee, and i have given him a week to think about it and on this saturday i will get to know if he is okay with it or not. with the way that he reacted though im not sure i'll be telling anyone else for quite some time. Could i have some advice on how to tell my friends and parents...please
Blessed Be
yeah, my advice is to keep your mouth shut  why is it that when someone comes to a new religion, especially wicca, people feel they need to tell the whole world? seriously, i asked this before in this thread, i dont get why people feel they have to "come out of the broom closet" (like i said before, broom closet is a pretty lame term lol) how about you practice and believe what you want and keep it to yourself? that way you believe what you want and you dont have to worry about what anyone else thinks. i dont say this as in you should be hiding your beliefs, im saying this as in meaning you, and everyone else here, should be secure enough in your beliefs where you dont need to tell anyone and get justification from them. keep to yourself and leave it at that.
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I don't think it's always as simple as that for people, Red. Keeping something as important as religious belief to one's self can be draining on a person depending upon their situation. It's like sexual orientation...you may do what you do and not purposely try to hide it, but you may find yourself doing it anyway to avoid awkward situations, etc. I think a happy medium might be the most healthy, though, as I think you were getting at. If you're in a secure position in life, no threat of losing home and the like, I would suggest just being yourself, but not volunteering the information. If someone asks, you can be honest, but you don't necessarily have to hide. You are who you are.
The biggest question to ask yourself if you're going to tell someone straight-up--what is your motivation in telling them? And be honest with yourself. If your intention has any trace of not being completely pure, then don't do it--and it doesn't make you a bad person if a part of does want to do it for a not-pure reason, it just means it's something you need to reconcile with yourself, first.
Telling your fiance, I completely understand needing to do that. You're going to build a life together. Ask yourself if anyone else NEEDS to know, and why.
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I sort of understand where RedRaven is coming from. I am of the opinion that what your spiritual belief is no one's business but your own unless you choose otherwise, but everyone should ALWAYS respect another person's choice.
Unfortunately, it seems most don't agree with that and explains why most of my new neighbors first introductions is what church do i go to. Talk about akward for my husband and I. I just stated that we don't go to any churches as we don't agree with alot of the "church politics" or agendas which surprisingly most agree with us on. My husband actually said he was proud of how I handled it as it was very non-confrontational and not a "your wrong and i am right stance". I just don't go into details of EVERYTHING that i don't agree with on churches as i don't want people to take offense or taking it as a personal attack.
I haven't "came out" to them as personally i don't think it is any of their business what my religion/spiritual beliefs are and why i don't ask unless someone chooses to tell me and/or establish that dialogue. I am not ashamed, but at the same time, i am a private sort for the most part. However, I do believe that talking about your spiritual belief with a future spouse is wise. That is something that will have an effect on your marriage if say for example he is extremely against or worse violently opposed to anything wiccan.
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you know, after I replied to this earlier in the morning I thought more that just keeping to yourself and not telling people is basically the same thing as being in the broom closet, though they are different (hard to explain i guess lol). anyways, i read the replies after my last post and there was talk of hiding and people losing work or homes or people getting the wrong idea. you know guys, you gave me an idea. im sure its possible that so many people get the wrong idea about wicca/occult/paganism because they maybe havent, to the best of their knowledge, talked to someone who practices something "alternative". hmmm, ok, i get why people feel like sharing their beliefs now! not because they need justification like i thought before but pride in themselves and their Gods... just like someone from another religion wearing their symbols and talking about going to their place of worship. you guys are my muse of the day lol so after getting this, just maybe it would be helpful for the wiccan/occult/pagan communities if people were more open so that they could answer questions for curious people? i can see how some people wouldnt be open when they could hurt friends or family or if they live in an area where they could face discrimination (that "p" word is off limits here! lol read the next issue of the ezine to find out why lol) and possibly get kicked out of a house or lose work. ok, yes, i can see the point of view from those people who i was telling to keep quiet to
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I just realized I hadn't posted on this thread!
I'm preety much in. My parents know, but that's about it. My friends, cousins, and other family memebers know that I'm "into wierd stuff" but don't know that I practice Witchcraft as a spiritul path. I go to a Christian school, so I don't plan on leaving the "broom closet" any time soon.
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