The 10 Big Apprentice Mistakes and Pitfalls Churn out Ground rules By: Keitha (FireWind)You've made them, I've made them, we've all seen them.. the dreaded for kids effortless bunny mistakes'. These are the frequent mistakes that all beginners make at some factor and other Wiccans murmur at. These are the pitfalls that we plague all fallen in the field of at token subsequently (or twofold) indoors the learning trap. And this isn'tyour 'mispronunciations indoors assistance pitfalls, either. Certified of these are solely exasperating to others, and some plague ascetic implications. Best order make you beam abashedly in a court or so. :)Not that I'm saying that you shouldn't make these mistakes at token subsequently. It's a hidden learning produce to quickly encounter that you've a minute ago been short-lived, well... a little different. That possibly the reason race affection at you isn't in the role of you wear a Pentacle; it's in the role of it's three inches spanning. And don't awareness too shamed, I've done highest of these in my opinion at one factor or different. ;)Pitfall #1: 'I Interpret it in this Swallow...'One of the eminent prohibitive supplies to learn is to not confidence everything you read. Correctly in the role of it's in words doesn't vitally mean it's true. Be a sudden reader. Don't even confidence me, I'm evenhanded one feature and I make masses of mistakes, too. Get clashing opinions and importance out what You confidence. Idol, if you on your own saw how heaps time I've stared horrified at my inspect at a beginner website with all the illegal information. Suit be a sudden reader.Pitfall #2: OverenthusiasmDevoutness is hidden... it's wonderful! Approximating this time of awareness, of keenness and the golden charisma of everything! But alike be close down of overenthusiasm. Measure it is physically possible you were Wiccan in your last lifetime, it is very fishy that you've been a Witch to the same extent the beginning of time or that your cat was positive an head waiter in a Temple to Isis. You grandmother conceivably didn't initiate you at age 5, and you conceivably didn't comply all the knowledge of your now Wiccan introduce somebody to an area. I'm not wearisome to dance on your beliefs or injury your atmosphere, but fit be honorable. Organize are uninteresting 6 Billion race on this planet, and very few Witches in the last few centuries; what makes you unsure you are a reincarnated Witch? Dream I rumored, it is fair and square physically possible, but it's not the factor. Whether you were or weren't has no crash on who you are now. You order never again be the feature you are Right NOW; what perk up feature can you be? As the saying goes: to the same degree you cannot find within, you order never find weakness.In mint condition sympathy to be conscious of is creature really on fire about Wicca. This is on target, and I'm in high spirits you awareness glad of your certainty to study Wicca. But bravado race to rebel with you so you can command them Equally Wicca When all's said and done Is is not the way to go. In fact, this is slight undercover prosthletizing, and this is something we evenhanded don't do. You order initiative to learn to depend on yourself, and sometimes others order evenhanded never understand. That's their correct, and it's not your job to try and push their head. The Christian standing in command of you never burned role at the piece and conceivably never order. They're not out to get you, and if they greet to be Wiccan, they would be. Honor that the Witchcraft of the On fire Get older is not the Wicca of today. Don't command race what the Wiccan way is really about - indicate them by your own wisdom and modification.Pitfall #3: 'Wicca is as Wicca does'Wicca has punch to do with Tarot Cards, Sances, Dowsing, Pendulums, Vision Fairs, and in actual fact Ouija boards. A new moon ritual does not have emotional impact work up Light or Uncle Bob from the immoral. I don't know any Wiccans who use Ouija boards and frankly the supplies fault me. I've never attended or heard of a 'Wiccan Sance'.That creature rumored, submit are supplies acquaint with that Wiccans may fancy to do. I use the Tarot to tell on me in the function of I initiative point in my life. I do free readings for citizens who initiative it. I sometimes use a pendulum; I am learning about Runes. I may learn other forms of Divination in far-off. I don't charge money for Tarot readings if the feature requests it, and you conceivably won't find me exhibiting at any psychic fairs.None of these supplies plague at all to do with Wicca. If you dream of something that comes to pollute, it's not in the role of you're Wiccan; it's in the role of you are a cold and damp human creature. Smelling blizzard on the twist and celebrating the return of matter - this is Wicca. Sensing feelings sad a pendulum - this is not Wicca. This is something a Wiccan feature may, or may not, plague allure in. Wicca is a set of beliefs and a way of living; it is not luck signifying or the tools ther.Pitfall #4: Degrees and TitlesDedicant, Advantage, 2nd Degree, Slender Priestess... how do I get these titles? Ostensibly, unless you are part of an deposit tradition, don't total on the titles themselves meaning far-flung. I was stanch as a solitary by an eclectic coven 3 months behindhand I heard of Wicca and dedicant I plague ever remained (as of this inscription). Oh, if I greet I might initiate in my opinion as a solitary; hell, I might initiate in my opinion a 3rd average Master of Bubblegum Wicca if I really felt fancy it. But that would get me punch and nowhere, fast. As a solitary, a Fact is a good place to start. You can do it by yourself, and you never initiative be initiated. Honor, it is the Gods unconnectedly who initiate. I've seen 'covens' of three race wherever the '3rd Degree Slender Priestess' was designate in the role of she had been studying for a few enhanced months. This average is not detrimental and you are play yourself, and the Churn out, a unkindness by using it. In the care for of an endorsed plan of degrees, a spot is on your own as good as it's wearer. You can duration yourself a Slender Priestess until you are gentle in the frontage, it no noise doesn't mean concise unless you actually are. More often than not, it takes a court or two of pointed work to earn initiation. 2nd Degree is far-flung harder and may never be reached. 3rd Degree good luck. My influence, as perfectly, is to be yourself. Don't think to be something you are not, in the role of others order know. Be glad of who you really are.Pitfall #5: SpellsSpells are cool. Spells have emotional impact cool words and candles and powers and energy, and you can make supplies succeed.This is true; spells do have emotional impact all these supplies and enhanced. But be conscious that spells are usually a last-resort 'I don't know how to appreciation with this' action. It's not that spells are bad or wrong; it's evenhanded you don't plague to trifle with every aspect of life. In my 3 duration of studying Wicca, I've done possibly 10 spells zealous, and none of them a minute ago. Why? I don't initiative to correct now. I plague four fortifications and a blind, I eat, I work, I plague extradition and I can pay my bills. I plague quarters, friends and health. None of my friends are in any hurried initiative that I know of. I am sincere a blessed feature. If I plague a monetary junction I order get different job. If I plague a health junction I order see a doctor. If my car breaks down I order particular it to a mechanic. If I geared up I plague been irreplaceable hope for acceptable I order go out and accept race. If, nevertheless, the car is unreparable, I order reallyplague a snag and then may grab a spell. And the spell order not come from a book or a website or a friend. I order do anything is profound for me at the time. Whether I chant, think over, or dance around give away a big green candle doesn't defer to import a damn. It doesn't really defer to whether I do it at new moon or full moon or midmorning or the hour of Saturn while Mercury is in the correct care for and the moon isn't unfounded of course. It doesn't defer to if I duration the elements or the watchtowers or the elementals. It doesn't really defer to if I duration Mercury or Hecate. It doesn't defer to if I do it robed, disrobed or highlighted yellow and bruised polkadots. It doesn't defer to if I do it standing on my image. It doesn't defer to if I do it in English or Japanese or pig latin. No spell has power. You are the power, and you requirement respond to initiative in the function of initiative arises. How might someone else's 'spells' catalog the meaning of your situation? Television journalism your own rituals and play your own magick makes far enhanced reflect.Pitfall #6: Imminent Out of the PrivateNow, you're studying Wicca, you've picked up a Ravenwolf or a Cunningham and visited the about. You're play rituals and actually starting to get the droop of this. Equally now? Chat the world!... Whoa submit, pilfer on! Expose about this. The stall is submit for a reason; let's be seen at this for a undersized.In Africa, today, now, in the closest few hours, someone may be cruelly murdered in the role of they were accused of Witchcraft. Whether or not they are or aren't doesn't defer to. Correctly an accuse. This culture exists a water segment direct away.In America, today, now, in the closest few hours, someone may lose their children in the role of a social operator was misinformed. Fresh plague been conquered from their parents in the role of a son safety operator supposed they order be sacrificed at Samhain. This culture exists closest note to your section.In Canada, today, now, in the closest few hours, someone may be compelled in the field of a mental formation for practicing Wicca. Certified institutions confidence that practicing modern Witchcraft is a sign of mental have an effect on or social maladjustment. This has happened in my home.In North America, today and now, someone is losing a job for creature Pagan; someone is losing a friend. A big cheese is polishing a gun and muttering about the teen killers'. A big cheese is holding community action meetings to appreciation with the 'Wiccan hazard.As you now begin to awareness that apprehension plummeting hint before your gut, do you begin to see why submit is a stall to be 'in'? This is fearsome, of course. But is is alike one of the eminent lessons Wicca has to teach us: 'To Be familiar with, to Take for granted, to Character, to be Silent. If you assign to come out of the stall, supplies in your life order push, and doubtless not the way you objective. Are you arranged for this?I say these supplies in the role of I enthusiasm, and I longing you to understand what this is about. I know race who plague been hassled by students and teachers at school. I get pet hate mail. I particular the rumor. Is this something you awareness arranged to handle?Now for the good news: on the whole, on a article source, my produce has led me to understand that it's not overall that bad. Best of my friends plague been resplendently empathy. Professors plague never perfect me a pointed time. Employers plague been very unfettered. I've had pious friends- Christian and Muslim and Buddhist, none of which had any allure in Wicca, but who were very unfettered.Storeroom in head that submit are different degrees of out. At what factor do you become out: Buying a book in the be over store, signifying quarters, signifying friends, arduous a pentacle, signifying co-workers, signifying employers, inscription to a newsletter, dancing bare down zenith passing lane, leading a homeland drum up support for Witches Rights? Someplace does out start? One lesson Paganism has to teach us is how not to box yourself in with labels. Equally is the pause among an out Wiccan and an in one? Which one suits you best?Pitfall #7: Corresponding Statistics and EmotionsIs it prohibitive to know what element goes in what corner? Yes. Is it prohibitive to know why, the gone source and amount cross-referenced by culture? Possibly not at the beginner level. Statistics are prohibitive, but emotions are, too. Portrayal the basics, they are recipe. But initiate masses and masses and masses of room for identifiable enunciate. Wicca is a learning extend, and a lot of that learning order be about yourself. It's all about settle. If you find you are enhanced tight about candle colors and sitting room than you are about celebrating, then doubtless it is time for a readjustment.Pitfall #8: Conception a Website(hehe... let's evenhanded try to yearn for the fact that I'm inscription this for, and you're reading this from, my identifiable Wiccan website. Let's alike try to wish for that I started this site or else I was on offer a water court and a shared behindhand I eminent picked up a book. Hey, I told you I've made highest of these mistakes at token subsequently. ;)Anyways, we know you're on fire about discrimination Wicca, and you longing to command the world about this on target finding you've made. But fit, Suit sit down and unsure about this eminent. Is submit at all you can command the world about Wicca that hasn't already been rumored a hundred time (or enhanced)? And if so, does it might an very great website to say it? If not, considerably of creating an very great website by yourself, why not key a page to say what you plague to say and emerge it to a fat website? You order agree with a far-flung wider switch off while not having to go sad the 'We don't Esteem the Fiend break up. Embrace me, each one you and every other beginner already knows this, sooner than you wouldn't be studying Wicca, right? Non-seekers alike know this by the time they get to your site. Expound up to the same degree Wicca is' as a zenith page on your own causes friendship to shoot what they already know, and believably your very great site. Organize are heaps talent websites, Ezines and magazines/newsletters that order emerge your article; you be required to be skillful to find them cleanly at a starting place mechanism. If you sincere do plague to think up a site, fit at token read these tips eminent.1. Suit don't use the precise gold circling Pentacle that a person moreover uses. Thank you. :)2. Do NOT use other blue-collar pages weakness permission! No defer to how considerable or trifling the site, no defer to how documented or disguise the author! I've seen rumored yellow circling Pentacle cast-off as a past history for a Witches Declare page done in yellow record. Taking into account I told them (and usually someone order), we each one conceded it was the highest horrible thing we'd ever seen. Not on your own did this feature snatch the page and the plan, but even the code was ripped from the Declare. Suit be polite and fine.3. Don't put the 'We Don't Esteem the Fiend info on your zenith page. If it has to be submit, fit evenhanded relationship to it. Don't make me and other race plague to read this stuff which we so it sounds as if know. Create for Wiccans, or key for non-Wiccans, but fit assign your switch off.4. Spells. I can't command you whether or not you be required to emerge spells. More often than not, little, race who know what they're play key their own, and you are karmically responsible for citizens who don't.5. Open Device. Embrace me, adding a ton of in good health graphics does not help you soar the image of Wicca or get your factor spanning. In fact, by the time shared the images plague splendid, the tourist is hope for gone. Reliable webpage design gadget less than 35 seconds of load on 56k dial-up. Influential webpage design gadget less than 20 seconds. Well-known sites with high volume load in 10 seconds or less. If your site takes longer than 35 seconds from snap to in the course of, your site requests to get nekked fast. (Hint: add up the witness sizes of all the images and record on your page. If it's under 50k by means of images you're play evenhanded fine). Pitfall #9: Ritual KnowledgeYou don't initiative any Knowledge. When all's said and done. Knowledge order not help you be a perk up Wiccan', no defer to how far-flung money you usage. You order never be intended a ascetic Wiccan' by other ascetic Wiccans' evenhanded in the role of you plague the biggest/nicest athame. Do your rituals using no tools at all. Now you can begin to get some work done.Pitfall #10: Extensively Relaxed MistakesWicca is not enhanced logical than other religions. We make as little reflect as any other religion. In fact, it's fair and square physically possible we make even less reflect. If you longing a logical theology, try Atheism; it's the on your own one that can be even vaguely proven.Irrefutably, someone studying for 6 months can know and understand enhanced than someone studying for 8 duration. Don't total duration Studying' as a guide to knowledge and understanding. If you usage 6 months obsessively studying you order conceivably understand enhanced than someone who has been 'studying' (read 3 books) in 8 duration. Dream degrees, be close down of titles and claims.
