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The way of a witch. by Ly De Angeles
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The works written for you, here, are the training requirements that I have been through, And
each initiate that I have trained has been through, in their own way and
in their own time. I
don't want you to misunderstand. This is not a recipe for an ascetic,
because that's not Witchcraft! Austerity
is not the way of the Craft, ever. The
trainings are there to help you become clear, to allow your brightness
and purpose to be absolutely awakened along with any and all latent
psychic talents; but it takes art to keep the balance. I
tend to move from wild, passionate moods to deep introspection, from
frivolity to icy coldness toward others, From
the desire to be exact and exacting in the implementation of my rituals
( both with and without the coven ) to wanton abandonment. I've
learned that to be really alive is to be like the weather, like the ways
of the Earth. I
am prone to making lists, to perpetuating habits and routines, so I
break them when I feel so inclined to remember to be spontaneous. I
am sensual, calculating, theatrical, and social, tired, overworked,
restless, and lazy but clear! I
know why I do what I do, even when driven by passions that can't always
be interpreted as rational. I
am capable of handling the consequences of living on the edge loving men
I can't have and men I can, Not
wanting anyone to ever tell me what I should or I am experimental (my
word), cautious, unwilling to accept limitations. Witchcraft
is all about living to the heights and depths of life as a way of
worship. So
do the work, but keep alive the wonder or you'll end up being bored;
you'll end up being old when a witch, like the Earth, can be both
immeasurably ancient and ever young! Don't be bothered by a roll in the dirt once in a while, or a tendency to fall in love that's the Way of the Goddess!
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