The Cauldron: A Pagan Forum

Winter solstice is mine. MINE I TELL YOU.

Please to forward all of your seasonal gifts to me from now on. And your baked goods.

I wonder if it's a regional thing? (Then again, I am completely unfamiliar with fundamentalism in Canada, although I am sure it is A Thing; but I have no idea what kind of Bibles they use.)

I can't speak for Canadian experience - but in the UK, no, not at all.

Well, there goes my romantic vision of the UK being a wonderful liberal retreat in case things don't work out for me here.  Still SO EXCITED about making my first visit this summer, though!

Other the presence of all those Bishops in the House of Lords and the stranglehold they have over our shopping habits....

Hi.

As you guys know, I am new to the site. And I have something I'd like to discuss.

Christo-paganism, Christian Witchery. Most would say that the two cannot be blended together, but I am curious to learn why some Christian Witches would say otherwise. the bible condemns practice of magic countless times, so I feel like you'd be contradicting yourself being a Christian Witch. Now I am not trying to downtalk this path, I am just expressing my confusion about it. Personally, even though I can't conform to mainstream Christianity, I still love Jesus, I've experienced Him in my life a lot and He has done a lot of healing in me and others I know. I've had answered prayers and gained insights from the Bible.

Not too long ago I met a woman who is a Witch, but she told me she has a personal relationship with Jesus. If I could understand how this is possible, that would be great. What would a Christian Witch say to the Bible verses that condemn magic and witchcraft? How would it work being a Christian and a Pagan/Witch?

I can't get myself to deny Christ. I could write a separate post on why that is so, but it's too much to explain here. My problem is, I love Jesus and the message of it, but there are so many things I can't agree with in the Christian religion. For one, I am bisexual and I can't get myself to compress my attraction to women as well as men. It's who I am and I am proud of it. But Christianity says homosexuality is an abomination and it's unnatural and it has no place for a Christians. There are also some things I've read that were very brutal..like the mass murders done by God and the countless laws He layed unto the Israelites that I didn't understand, like circumcision or no tattoos or i could go on. (not trying to downtalk Christianity either, i'm just being real right now, and these are my opinions/thoughts)

I also feel very connected to Paganism/Wicca/earth based spiritualities. I like working with elements, crystals, etc, and I am also drawn to a Goddess..not just a God. I feel like the two Divine beings, male and female, make up the All..if that makes sense. I don't feel like doing rituals is evil. But I feel like I'm the rope in tug a war, being pulled to Christ one way, and being pulled to Paganism/Wicca/earth based spirituality another way.

I must add that I have learned a bit on how Christianity has Pagan roots. Some aspects of Christianity are in fact, Pagan. Ancient gods were turned into saints. That's just one example.

Anyways, a part of me feels like being a Christian Witch is possible, but I need to understand their responses to Biblical scriptures and how they go about practicing magic and loving Jesus at the same time. Deep down I have this feeling that this path might be calling to me. But I don't want to get into anything with a blindfold, I want to understand this uncommon but rather intriguing path.

thanks