An Insider View of British Traditional Wica
So you want to know what it's like to be an initiate of Traditional Wica? An initiate speaks. ~ Morgaine
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Let's say you want to write a book about a well-known, socially-relevant family (the Kennedys, Borgias,
Arquettes, etc.). Where would you start? You'd read everything you could about them, of course, and then
probably move on to interviews with friends, peers and rivals. By doing so, you'd learn about the public scandals
and speculations, but not too terribly much about what the family is really like. At some point, if you really want your book to
have significance, you're going to have to talk to the family members themselves. And because they are a family, there are
going to be things that are not meant for the general public to know about them: they're not going to tell you about the time
Cousin Nadine got drunk and buried all those bodies in the basement, or about the millions of
dollars Grandpa Odie anonymously donated to UNICEF. Now, if you show up on their doorstep spouting "facts" about them
that you've gleaned from outside sources and demanding that they defend themselves against your allegations, the only thing in
print with your name on it will be a restraining order. If you really want to get to know them, then you have to start by listening
to whatever stories they're willing to share with you, and by approaching them with as open a mind as possible.
So now, let's say that after a year or so of interviews and afternoon teas with Cousin Nadine, you realize that you've fallen in
love with her. As it turns out, she's pretty fond of you, too. You get married (it's a lovely ceremony, by the way: I cry buckets)
and live happily ever after... and suddenly, that tell-all novel that was totally going to win you the Pulitzer doesn't seem so
important anymore. Because you're part of the family now, and their "big secrets" are everyday, intrinsic parts of your life.
And even though it's nothing like what you were prepared for it to be, you can look back and laugh at what you thought all the
fuss was about.
= Quoted with permission from the author Evn, taken from the Amber & Jet yahoo group
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Let's say you want to write a book about a well-known, socially-relevant family (the Kennedys, Borgias,
Arquettes, etc.). Where would you start? You'd read everything you could about them, of course, and then
probably move on to interviews with friends, peers and rivals. By doing so, you'd learn about the public scandals
and speculations, but not too terribly much about what the family is really like. At some point, if you really want your book to
have significance, you're going to have to talk to the family members themselves. And because they are a family, there are
going to be things that are not meant for the general public to know about them: they're not going to tell you about the time
Cousin Nadine got drunk and buried all those bodies in the basement, or about the millions of
dollars Grandpa Odie anonymously donated to UNICEF. Now, if you show up on their doorstep spouting "facts" about them
that you've gleaned from outside sources and demanding that they defend themselves against your allegations, the only thing in
print with your name on it will be a restraining order. If you really want to get to know them, then you have to start by listening
to whatever stories they're willing to share with you, and by approaching them with as open a mind as possible.
So now, let's say that after a year or so of interviews and afternoon teas with Cousin Nadine, you realize that you've fallen in
love with her. As it turns out, she's pretty fond of you, too. You get married (it's a lovely ceremony, by the way: I cry buckets)
and live happily ever after... and suddenly, that tell-all novel that was totally going to win you the Pulitzer doesn't seem so
important anymore. Because you're part of the family now, and their "big secrets" are everyday, intrinsic parts of your life.
And even though it's nothing like what you were prepared for it to be, you can look back and laugh at what you thought all the
fuss was about.
= Quoted with permission from the author Evn, taken from the Amber & Jet yahoo group
