This week on #WiccanChat, we shared our knowledge on how Wiccans balance their magickal life with their mundane lives! Our Sisters and Brothers of The Craft answered questions about how their lives have been shaped and continue to be shaped by magick on Twitter as part of Plentiful Earth’s Wiccan Chat! This was our second Twitter chat, and we look forward to seeing our Pagan Twitter community grow!
Read our magickal recap below, and feel like you were part of the magick! Follow us on Twitter, and be sure to join us every Wednesday at 11am Central time! We cover a new Wiccan topic every week!
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Q1: How long have you been practicing Wicca + How did you discover it?
Answers from the Wiccan Community:
- “I have always been drawn to witchcraft. Childhood fantasy. Raised very southern Baptist so anything different is of the devil. Found the courage to get my first book teen witch by silver ravenwolf at age 18. Wicca was a gateway to my spirituality as it is today. I have been on my journey for 12 years now.” @UmbreonKitsune
- “21 years! I told my mom I wished witches were real and she said “Well, they kind of are?” and took me to the library to do some research.” @FatFeministWitch
- “Practicing for 10 yrs I couldn’t connect w/ Christianity for many reasons and so my mom got me a book on Wicca.zPracticing for 10 yrs I couldn’t connect w/ Christianity for many reasons and so my mom got me a book on Wicca.” @autisticwitchy
- “I’ve been practicing Wicca for 17 years! I was happy to have been introduced to fairies and gnomes at a young age, but I first read about it as a belief in DJ Conway’s Celtic Magic!” @kiza_design
- “Not so much entirely Wicca, but I’ve been practicing my blend of styles for 6 years now. And I got dropped into the vortex.” @BreakdownGraphx
- “Disc in college, started practicing casually about 20 yrs ago, can’t say I practice it now. Led me to ancestor veneration.” @madrabanrion
Q2: How well do you feel you balance Wicca + life?
Answers from the Wiccan Community:
- “I stink at balance. I go weeks when I don’t surface from my practice, then weeks when I can’t seem to get back to it I have daily rituals though. They’ve become habit. I hang onto those when I can do nothing else. Winter is my active season.” @madrabanrion
- “I get two bursts of wild witchy energy every year, January and then DEFINITELY FALL. ??? I also get witch-lazy in the summer “ @FatFeministWitch
- “Pretty well, now! It used to be a weekend celeb. Now I’d say I tend to find the magick in everything! Every action, being” @kiza_design
- “I strive to find the magick in everything. I experience and learn more through every day practice rather than long formal rituals.” @UmbreonKitsune
Q3: Why is it so difficult to balance Wicca + Life?
Answers from the Wiccan Community:
- “I struggle with being able to share witchcraft and magick with others. I either have witch friends or non-witch friends.” @FatFeministWitch
- “I am easily distracted by needy friends, husband, news/politics. Tend to give myself away before taking care of myself.” @madrabanrion
- “The hardest thing for me is loving in the heart of the bible belt. While I do not necessarily care about others view of me, I do not want their views to harm my son’s chances at friends and life For that reason alone I try to remain closeted But ppl know I am different.” @UmbreonKitsune
Q4: What’s one way you make mundane life more magickal?
Answers from the Wiccan Community:
- “Plants.. so many plants” @bunelfe
- “So many ways. Tending my gardens, cooking, and I am always burning candles and oils Always with mindfulness and intention.” @UmbreonKitsune
- “I dress with magickal intention! I pick colours, styles, and symbols (jewelery) that resonate with the energy of the day. I also try and set magickal goals and intentions and light incense that is used for that purpose in magick.” @FatFeministWitch
- “I use oils for a var of purposes not just “magickal” ones. Also create little portable altars that I carry in my purse.” @madrabanrion
Q5: What is one thing that’s very mundane for you? How can you add more magick to it?
Answers from the Wiccan Community:
- “Cleaning is a task I loathe. Not sure ANYTHING can make it more magickal for me.” @madrabanrion
- “Cooking and cleaning all sorts of weaving involved for me in such simple yet energetically full tasks.” @Elisasspot
Q6: How do you add more Wiccan friends and connections in your life?
Answers from the Wiccan Community:
- “This is where the internet is REVOLUTIONIZING witchcraft and wicca! You can find witches just like you with a single hashtag. I started a podcast and blog to help me be heard and find other witches and it made a huge difference! “ @FatFeministWitch
- “I am connecting entirely through Twitter. Can’t even like certain pages on Fb without revealing more than I want to.” @madrabanrion
- “Internet and the friends I made during college. It’s hard to find trustworthy ppl here especially when you have to stay closeted.” @UmbreonKitsune
Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge with us! If you missed it, we look forward to seeing you next Wednesday!
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