Of course here I am speaking to real Pagans/Wiccans not the ones who come to play dress up or the ones who are still going to their Christian churches. I would love to live the perfect Wiccan life but have yet to find any coven/group/organization that actually practices this. Anyone else find it? What do you think?
2006-10-20 17:38:10 · 16 answers · asked by Greanwitch 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
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2006-10-20 17:43:45 · update #1
It sounds cliche but, when you find the right people, Perfect Love and Perfect Trust will be there. And yes, there's nothing wrong with being Solitary as well :)
There are a lot of groups out there that get all 'political' - their way or the highway types that end up causing too much stress, and sadly that's what most of us get exposed to more often than not. But when you do find that right mix, its all worth it :)
2006-10-22 20:04:27 · answer #1 · answered by fuguee.rm 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I am a bit curious as to what you think a "perfect Wiccan life" is. None of us are exempt from being human.
I am a member of a well established, long standing group. Yes, we practice perfect love for the God/dess and perfect trust in them as well.
Most groups that run smoothly are either closed and/or long standing. We only open every 3 years and take no more than 5 students. This may seem snobbish to some but it works well for our core group. Perfect love and trust of each other takes time, honesty, and yes, even tears.
Open groups seem to have many different people wandering in and out, in fighting and such. When you become a member of a small closed group this is pretty uncommon as the trouble makers are obvious.
2006-10-20 17:58:41 · answer #2 · answered by Epona Willow 7 · 5⤊ 0⤋
I don't know of any pagan who constantly lives their life in perfect love and perfect trust. It is a goal for many but I don't think it is possible to live that way constantly. The eclectic witches in my area require that one enter the circle in perfect love and perfect trust, but that is only within their circles. I don't know about our local Wiccans since I have never been initiated into a Wiccan coven.
I don't know of anyone (of any religion) who feels they are living a perfect life. Perhaps how perfect our lives seem to us depends upon how much gratitude we have for the people, things, and opportunities we have been blessed with.
2006-10-21 23:01:43 · answer #3 · answered by Witchy 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
We all try to live the "perfect" life dear, but we are human and make mistakes, the best we can do is to learn from them. If you do not feel right with the groups around you be solitary until you find the right one. There are a few close friends and family that I trust completely, but in this day you have to be cautious of some people. I try to give everyone the benifit of the doubt, and they must prove to be untrustworthy. I have found that when you trust someone with things right away, they are more likely to be trustworthy, but I still use caution with those who make me uneasy.
)O( blessed be~~~~~~~~
2006-10-20 17:52:41 · answer #4 · answered by paganrosemama 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Perfect life doesn't exist.
But I think you have to go as close to traditional as possible if you're going to get a serious group. I'm not sure if Perfect Love and Perfect Trust is a Gardnerian concept or what. Want to check that out, I suppose. I'm Neo-Hellenic, personally. Try to find Neo-Hellenic Phratrios in Michigan. Heh.
2006-10-24 03:53:55 · answer #5 · answered by kaplah 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would have to disagree with a statement having nothing to do with your question. Though I have not attended church in a great while, I believe it is entirely possible to be a Christian and practice Witchcraft at the same time.
To answer your question though, I have never found a coven, or church for that matter, that embodied the ideal concepts of the pertaining faith. Anytime man/woman is involved, the structure will always be imperfect. The goal, in any faith, is to come together, encourage one another and LOVINGLY point out each other's shortcomings in order to build one another up.
Blessed Be
2006-10-20 17:46:23 · answer #6 · answered by Celestian Vega 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Achieving Perfect love and Perfect trust are for the Gods alone, if we humans could achieve it that would be a custom, not an ideal. As humans all we can do is the best we can, we would all love to live the perfect life, but we are limited by our own imperfections. I believe perfect love and perfect trust is something you touch, briefly, and hopefully regularly, with the right person. With them, you truly know oneness with the Goddess and God. What more can we ask? Blessed be.
2006-10-20 18:12:03 · answer #7 · answered by rich k 6 · 4⤊ 1⤋
Our rede is no different from several other religions key philosophies.It all comes down to "Don't be a weenie to your fellow human".That being said, just do the best you can to abide by it.I find that those who want to completely remove themselves from the secular world in favor of a strictly spiritual path to be searching for something that can only be found by introspection.I don't feel the need to search for that which I've allready found, and prefer being a solitary vs joining a coven.It may work for some, but it's not my thing.B.B.
2006-10-20 18:12:29 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Perfect love and perfect trust refers to your relationship with the Gods, not trying to be a perfect person or have a perfect life. We do not try ot force people to be something they are not or look down on them for making mistakes. Its about trusting and loving the Gods.
2006-10-22 07:46:42 · answer #9 · answered by Juniper C 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Probably doesn't exist. Part of the reason I no longer call myself Wiccan.
Perhaps in small circles you can have that but in the real world it just does not happen. If you practice perfect love and perfect trust to everyone you are setting yourself up. There are a lot of flawed people out there. Two things by departed boyfriend did to better my life before he got killed was to get me a custom silver pentagram belt buckle and then he taught me to shoot - mainly handguns for self defense. Maybe a bit extreme for most but it is a cold cruel world out there.
However I found Wicca to be a good learning experience, but flawed, before continuing my path and now am just a plain witch. Closest to the Rede I get is I try and be nice, and if you are nice to me I will return it, if you aren't then watch out.
2006-10-20 17:55:40 · answer #10 · answered by Sage Bluestorm 6 · 2⤊ 3⤋