Ask A Witch: Conflicted Religiously With Family in Omaha, NE
Dear Alexandra,
I am having some trouble telling my family about me becoming a Wiccan, how do I tell them? I mean, I have had this belief since I was seven years old, and it has been eating at me for years not being able to express myself to my family for fear of rejection and isolation. I am also trying to get started, I am having difficulty with it. I don't know how to get started, but it is something that I have believed in since I was a little girl. How do I get started? I am just afraid of my family finding out from someone else and hating me for it, can you please help me? I am seriously conflicted on being true to myself without hurting my familyand having them hate me.
Conflicted Religiously With Family in Omaha, NE
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Dear CRWF,
Before telling your family, I suggest that you prepare definitions and perhaps a suggested book for your family members and then set aside a time to talk with them. Announce that you have something very important and special about yourself that you need to share with them. Tell them about your decision and stress that you are not doing this to hurt them, but rather because it is something you have decided is best for your own personal growth. Be ready with those definitions if they ask, but don't bombard them with information all at once. Allow them to ask questions, and try to not get defensive if they have incorrect information.
As for getting started, I am not qualified to teach you Wicca, and could not do so on-line even if I were. However, if you choose to tell me more about the path of Wicca you've chosen and why you are drawn to it, I may be able to direct you to further resources.
Light!
Alexandra
18 Mar 2003
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