Inspiration and Courage

I will readily admit that I'm a yellow-bellied coward. If something looks too dangerous, I will hold back and worry like Chuckie Finster (I may be a red-head but I'm not a ginger, damnit) until someone else takes the Tommy Pickles stance and goes forth to show that it's OK.

But once someone has brought the candle into the darkness, I'm right behind them w/ my own light, picking out my own path. I'm not sure if it's needing someone to show me the way, or if I'm just out of matches.

My practice would not have taken off like it did if not for other people. People like Ms. Graveyard Dirt, Sarah Lawless, Dver at A Forest Door, and others. If I hadn't read their blogs and experiences and seen that "Hey, it's OK to be the non-fluffy Witch that you've always wanted to be, but never knew if it was such a good idea! You can't learn everything from books, so here's some ideas on what you can do with your knowledge! Get inspired and blaze your own path like they did!"

And so I realized it was OK to have unconventional methods, that using my action figures and various stuffed dolls as spirit vessels didn't make me utterly nuts, that entheogens DO have a place in magic, and learning to use them is a way to progress my work.

I listened, I learned, and then I took that knowledge and applied it to my own brand of Witchcraft. And things have taken off like crazy! I had the confidence to follow my gut and feel validated b/c other people were following theirs, writing about it, and they seemed to be having an amazing time of it. I have them to thank for re-lighting the Candle of Inspiration in my life!

Thank you, all of you wonderful Mages, Witches, Seer's, Spiritworkers, whatever you call yourselves, for all that you have done and continue to do! (Seeing Ms. Dirty's Dress made me realize that I had similar materials and patterns at home, and if she can make her own dress, so can I!)