Children of Artemis

[pt_tangles]

For those who haven't heard of them, the Children of Artemis print the UK magazine Witchcraft and Wicca. Their website is http://www.witchcraft.org

To be honest, I do like their magazine ... it was a little fluffy, and hollow earlier on, but it has had much more interesting and thought provoking content lately. When I ordered my last issue (the current one), they send me an application to become a member. Now, I am sure that it is likely because they would get a yearly donation from me if I joined, and as such, I just tossed the application aside when I first got the magazine.

A thorough cleaning of my living room (which it desperately needed) brought the application back to me. I read it over again, and am having mixed feelings. I have been feeling a definite draw towards Wicca again, but do I want to be a part of this group? They are based in England, so a lot of the stuff that they will send me as part of my membership package, won't do me a lot of good. Still, I am intrigued.

Maybe I need to look up that local woman who runs the Georgian coven and make a coffee date. I don't really know how I feel about giving up my non-Wiccan Witchness. It kind of feels like fully turning the circle (which was what I was feeling when I was thinking of turning to Druidry) ... the last couple of months have sort of pulled me more towards Grecian deities ... specifically Artemis (which may be why the Druid thing hasn't really developed).

I am confused again, and feeling a little lost.

--Phae

Comments

[elf]

There's a reason most long-time, experienced "nontrad eclectics" run pretty high on the twit-and-righteous meter: most of us, at some point, realize we'd really rather have some guidance instead of reinventing the damn wheel at every stage of our spiritual development.

Looking into Wicca won't hurt you any. A serious group will have methods for you to practice with them without joining, and just learning & practicing in a group with a *structure* is a tremendous help, even if it's not the structure & cosmology that suits you. (I studied Gard Wicca for about six months. It solidified my desire to be attached to a trad and a coven... even as I was repelled by the whole God/Goddess polarity setup.)

[pt_tangles]

Thanks, Elf ... I appriciate your insight on this.

--Phae

[willowfae.livejournal.com]

I wouldn't join them. Very full of themselves and rather fluffy. But that's just my personal opinion

[pt_tangles]

Yeah, I've gotten that vibe too. Thanks :o)

--Phae