NJM 2 in NoJoMo 2019
- Nov. 2, 2019, 8:55 a.m.
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What’s your favorite true story to tell? by Dark As Day, Bright As Night
Oh jeez. I have a lot of stories that I like to tell. I don’t think I can pick just one. Hmm
Let’s pick how I got into Witchcraft/paganism.
Ok. I was brought up Catholic. I went to CCD (Sunday School) and church every Sunday.
I hated it. I couldn’t wrap my 8 year old head that I should feel guilty about things all the time. That I was born with sin. I felt it was so very wrong to make anyone think and feel that way.
So, I started skipping CCD and church. I would take the collection money and go across the street from the church to the ice cream parlor and get an ice cream.
My parents eventually caught on to this when I kept saying “I did my homework while I was waiting for mass to start” Yeah. Lol there wasn’t enough time in between class and church for me to get it done lol
My mum called my uncle (great-uncle, actually) who was a Catholic priest and told him about the “problem”.
He got on the phone with me, and I told him why I didn’t agree with what I was being taught. He asked, “well, what do you believe in?” I answered “the trees!” He laughed and said “well you have always talked to trees, so of course that makes sense”
He got in touch with my grandma Alice and asked her to introduce me to Laurie Cabot, who was a regular at the restaurant she worked at.
I don’t remember much about meeting her, actually. I do remember her staring at me. I mean really staring at me, and giving me a deck of beginner tarot cards (they had the general meaning of the card printed right on them).
And that’s how I began learning about who I am, what I truly believe in. I’m very thankful that my family was so open minded to it. A lot of people would have freaked out, y’know?
WildflowerHeart ⋅ November 02, 2019
That is a very cool story. That is something that I don't understand about "Christians" is how they go on about all this hellfire and brimstone bullshit... to live in fear of God. That's not the kind of God that I know. Which is why I don't really identify with that type of Christian person. While I believe in God, I don't think one should be a good person because they're afraid of going to hell for all eternity, they should be a good person because that's the way to live, instead of being a spiteful judgmental cuntweasel,
Gilraent WildflowerHeart ⋅ November 03, 2019
I am so lucky to have had the family that I did. Everyone was so open-minded, especially for their generations! Everyone loved my uncle Joe (on my mum's side. had one on my dad's, too) . He even predicted his own death in a way. He asked my parents, aunts and uncles, (I was pretty young. 12? 10?) "If I died at Christmas time, would you still come to my funeral?" (he lived in Louisiana) and of course everyone said yes. He asked "What about the kids? You can't ruin the holiday for them". They all said they'd find a way.
He died on December 21st. I forget what year. I stayed with my oldest sister, Lynn, who had her sons, Jason and Scott. Kevin was born yet. Jay is closer to my age than my own sister is... anyhoo, everyone figured it out, the main family went for his funeral.
We all thought my grandma was the only "psychic" adult around. Looks like her brother was, too.
WildflowerHeart Gilraent ⋅ November 03, 2019
Wow, that is amazing.
Foofah ⋅ November 05, 2019
Wow! I am glad your family was so supportive! Thanks for sharing!
Gilraent Foofah ⋅ November 05, 2019
Lucky. I was just so lucky <3