Sigh.

I don’t know why people are so tetchy. I understand this faith is part of the occult. Occult means secret/hidden, and I also understand there will always be someone afraid of our practises. Actually pagans are afraid of some things, for one reason or another. We all know this.

We are not always happy, agreeing people. No. We fight, argue between different paths (and there are many) there can be as few or many things the same as each other in our paths. I’ll probably always be quicker to say I’m pagan then I’m wiccan. You know why?

I’m not traditional. I’m not trained. My Wicca is based on what I can learn from people I meet along the road, and sadly they are few and far between. I’m Eclectic, and yes, I happen to be the type that Traditionals don’t like because I believe everyone has a choice and a right to make their faith fit their belief system. So shoot me.

Traditional Wicca requires that one is trained for a year and a day before being initiated into a Coven, it’s a little hard to do that in a community that there are no pagans, or at least uncloseted ones, let alone no Wiccans. There is no way for me to be one of them, and thats okay.

We all think differently, though we may find like minded people.

I am a witch!

I’ve always believed, that to an extent we all have our powers, that all this stuff, the occult, witches, mages and all this were not evil as I was taught. Rather I was always drawn to these people, wise people. Odd, perhaps but it was something I could feel, power, love, strength.

It’s something I often loved when I was little, though most witches I saw in books where green old hags with a wart on the nose, though for the most part that was all the more endearing to me.

There was a time when ‘witch’ meant ‘healer, wise one, sacred man/woman’ and many other things. What happened to that? What happened to revering nature and its creatures (including ourselves!), the moon and sun? Why is it seen as a ‘heathen’ act to know how to cure someone without aid of a doctor? Why did being called witch become an insult?!

I’m not insulted if called ‘witch,’ actually I’ll probably take it as a compliment.

I don’t care how ‘good intentioned’ your bible thumping is, it will neither work nor make me think you are of higher intelligence nor spiritual enlightenment. Actually, it will probably cause me to glue a pentagram on your nose.

While we’re at it, that bible thumping. It just makes me more assured of my faith, thanks for the little nudge towards it.

No we don’t hex/curse/murder *insert thing here* the Goddess doesn’t ask for sacrifice, and we don’t (or no one i know of, certainly) sacrifice things. We don’t worship satan. Then again we arn’t the ones obsessing over him, he’s your deity not ours. Go think about that for a while, yeah?

You know why we don’t do these things?

Well first of all we’re more self preserving then that, we believe in karma and the three fold law. Self preservation is much more lasting then kicking your sorry arse. And as for Satan… well you seem to be having fun obsessing about him, I would hate to interrupt you from it.

Yes, we get annoyed when you call us ‘evil, wicked, satan worshipers’ or anything of the above or beyond. I’m sure you would get annoyed.

Just leave us be, have a little faith in us. We arn’t here to hurt you, we’ve just re found something taken away from us due to the fear of the Christians and Catholics.

Have some tolerance, we may just know how to save your life one of these says, have some good advice, a shoulder to cry on, an ear to listen.

I will always be a witch, and I assure you this you cannot change for it is as natural as the sea to me and many others. I have found my faith, I have found my peace.

Fight the fear.

All we need.

Anyone who knows me would know I’m of the opinion that everyone, every religion, every race etc can get along but just won’t. We all make mistakes, we all do stupid things, we all act like complete arses. Plain and simple.

I was looking at PaganNews.Com a moment ago and found this article by Laura. Now not to christian bash, because I believe this applies to all religions but people who do one thing and say another are far to common for my liking. It’s not right, it’s not fair. It’s one, big, fat lie.

Why don’t people get along? Well for starters ALL of us are too proud/stubborn/etc and ridicule a person at least once in life merely because of what they are or what they do or believe in. We may not do it all the time, but isn’t once bad enough?

I may not agree with a lot of people, but I’m not going to (usually) harrass them for the simple fact that I disagree. If I do or have, I am sorry.

I look at this world in the hope to see compassionate, loving, caring human beings but I don’t always look upon it and find such things. The world has turned into a company, proffessional, uncaring and out for personal gain.

Do you want to live like that?

The uses of this blog

I have come to a decision about what this blog can be usefully used for. As thus I have decided to make it a place for my learnings in religion.

Simply put I am a witch. Wiccan, not a devil worshipper by any standard. I neither believe or acknowlege him, he’s a christian/jewish/insert religion here problem and they can deal with him. ’nuff said.

And in the words of Margot Alder:

“We are not evil. We don’t harm or seduce people. We are not dangerous. We are ordinary people like you. We have families, jobs, hopes, and dreams. We are not a cult. This religion is not a joke. We are not what you think we are from looking at T.V. We are real. We laugh, we cry. We are serious. We have a sense of humor. You don’t have to be afraid of us. We don’t want to convert you. And please don’t try to convert us. Just give us the same right we give you–to live in peace. We are much more similar to you than you think.”

Please keep an open mind when exploring the pages and posts of this blog. I am not here to convert you, do me the same favor. I’m simply not interested and you would be wasting your time.

‘Silver Naidra’ is my craft or magical name it is a name that jumped out at me when I first came across it. Silver is a colour of the Goddess and Naidra is a word associated with water, which is the element that calls to me. If this does sound strange you may want to take a look around as a lot of what I’m explaining on here (though I make this site this as I learn) could at least answer the basics. However as I am a solitary witch, not associated with any coven I have no ‘lineage’ as it’s called. That would involve being trained and thus initiated into a coven. I am also not all knowing by any stardard nor am I incapable of mistakes. Wicca, as I see it is a path (as should be all spiritual faiths) which no one can decide by you. If it doesnt feel right, don’t do it. Pure and simple. Everything on this site is to do with my belief system and will not nessicarily work for you. Just find your own way. You’ll find your home eventually. I did, and the first time I called myself a witch it felt like the most beautiful thing in the world. I was home.

Oh and if anything seems back to front it’s because I’m from Australia. (Hence the blog’s name, “The Wiccan Witch of the South”)
Blessed be!