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Question

I have been studying Wicca for 7 years and I have been having a hard time maintaining my focus. I thing mostly because 1. I don't believe in magic (that isn't what interests me about Wicca) and 2. I don't know any other Wiccans or Pagans. I have reached out upon occasion (on line mostly) but that has gone no where (I did make contact with a local coven but because I don't drive I never heard from them again) and I am finding myself starved for contact with others. Is anyone else in the same situation, or have you been and what did you do?

Answer 1

I know what you mean. I am a solitary as well and have very few friends in person who are pagans. I was blessed to have guidance from my mother on the topic cause she had been practicing Wicca for 20 years or something before I decided it was the right path for me. It is hard to be a solitary. One thing though if you dont mind me advising. Magic, in my opinion, is not something that should be believed in. In that Magic is the pulling of rabbits from hats, or even the hollywood poof bang something happened. Magick with a k (sometimes I have seen it spelled Majick also) is more about the religious side of it. its the casting of the circle, meditation, praying or speaking with the God/Goddess, etc. So while you do not believe in Magic (which I dont either so dont worry), you can still believe in the Magick with which you commune with your God and Goddess. =)

Answer 2

Teejay,
There's a lot of great answers here and it seems almost silly to add, but the witchvox is an excellent suggestion, as are the yahoo groups. Before the rise of these networking vehicles, pagans discovered each other in alt-book stores and holistic healing shops and local nature-enthusiast clubs. There may even be some pagan interest groups at a local college or university if you don't mind rolling with students. The concerns about cliques, posers and opportunistic shop keepers are real, but you know the drill. If you smell smoke, etc... Also, you may make friends through this avenue and end up having a falling out with the group you met them. The public group around here is like that, you don't tow the line of the admin and they harass you out. You can keep your friends you made despite that. I wouldn't push it with a coven that doesn't contact you back, you could spend your time more productively. Hope this wasn't too redundant.
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Answer 3

I am solitary... and prefer it that way. All of the local groups I have been to fall into the 2 categories Twilight has listed (though I have found other solitaries in my area, but they feel the same way I do) We do get together on occasion for major holidays... We debate and share books, etc... We each have our own paths... I am more Celtic (leaning towards another, similar, path) while most of the others are Eclectic Wiccans.

Because of where I live and the types of Pagans/Wiccans in this area, I've become very self-reliant. I have online networking I use... one is a Yahoo group I recently was invited to, of which I'm very thankful. It's hard to find like-minded people and it seems with this group, I got just that. Another Yahoo group I recently joined is more for my own Education and has turned out to be so totally different than the Wicca and Modern Celtic groups I have worked with before - which is Great! You may have to simply rely on the online groups and personal email.

Pagan

Answer 4

I know this will sound weird but is there any Unitarian Universalist churches near you? They are very accepting of all beliefs and the two I have been to in the town I live in have both Pagan and Wicca members. Look them up and give them a call I bet they will even help you with transportation!

Even if they don't have any Wicca or Pagan members in the one near you it would be nice for you to interact with people who are so accepting of other peoples beliefs!

Blessings!

Answer 5

Hmmm...

My suggestion would be to try witchvox, which has a pagan finder-thingy. There are a couple of other sites with similar things too. Finding other Wiccans to connect to that don't believe in magic might be more difficult, but you could always try the atheist Wiccans. They are a lot less common then Wiccans that believe in the Divine, but they often don't believe in magic either.

Good luck!

http://www.witchvox.com/
http://www.modernwiccan.com/

Answer 6

You might want to check out www.witchvox.com but Im guessing you have already.

Hate to be cynical here, but most Pagan groups seem to fall into 2 categories:

1) The cult of personality, where one or 2 people lead a clique, manipulate the whole group and spend their time self obsessing.. and
2) The shopkeepers who think that spiritual practice is actually really a type of shopping exercise where the person with the most celtic/judaic/insert as appropriate paraphenalia is the coolest.

If you aren't all about ritual, but want to form connections with like minders, you could do a lot worse than check out some of the yahoo newsgroups, don't be afraid to join, look at the postings, contribute or ignore if they aren't doing it for you. In the end it is about individual friendships, unless you want to hook onto somebody elses personality cult.

Answer 7

You could try finding other local Wiccans through the Witches of the World section at Witchvox:

http://www.witchvox.com/xvn.html

Just use the pull-down menus on the left to find individuals, groups, shops, and events in your area.

I've been very fortunate in that my home city has a pretty vibrant Pagan community with a number of "open" public groups for people to attend.

If you want to correspond with someone by email, please feel free to get in touch with me through my profile.

Answer 8

Don't bother with magic if you don't believe in it. That's not the point, anyway. The point is to commune with what you do believe in.

I'm not Wiccan, I'm a pagan Taoist, and I insist on acting alone because my spirituality is extremely personal. It's not something I can even really describe what it means to other people. It's just what I feel. It actually seems weaker when I try.

Answer 9

being solitary can be very hard. there are many pagan meetup groups through yahoo that might be close to you. once you make some pagan friends, they'd be able to give you a ride somewhere sometime.

i had a hard time finding pagans in my area of ontario and ended up going all the way to denver for a weekend just to hang out with pagans i had met online!!!!!

so you're not alone

good luck

blessed be

Answer 10

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