Bergere
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Dysfunctional Behaviour and the Pagan Scene
It's a Mystery (Part I): Dysfunctional Behaviour and the Pagan Scene.
Author: Sia@FullCircle [a WitchVox Sponsor]
Posted: September 4th. 2005
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It's A Mystery
A large number of Pagans who were once active in our community have recently gone back underground. They tell us that they have stopped going to events or have left established groups because they are tired of the drama and trauma they find there. Others are "burned out" from years of service and need rest. Thus, in many places, we have once again become a "mystery religion". By this I mean that you really have to know someone, get lucky, or search very hard to find good groups or teachers. In fact, many experienced Pagans now prefer to circle only with those people they have known and trusted for years. Many open circles have closed, many groups are disbanding, and many a good event has been canceled. Ask Pagan people why this is, and you'll be told that the "Problem Children" have spoiled the community for them. Just recently, a Pagan parent called me to bemoan the lack of trustworthy, reliable, grown-ups among us. To this I replied, "It helps to understand that we really are a mystery religion. The mystery is how we ever find any other healthy, functional Pagans." That made her laugh, she knows how it is.
Fritz Jung, co-founder of The Witches' Voice, recently commented on this issue at their web page. He wrote:
"Over the past few years, some of the most giving and honorable Pagans we know have bowed out gracefully from our community. To say this is a tragedy would be an understatement. It's never a 'dramatic departure' with this type... They simply stopped helping out. Many speak of 'burn out' and we sure hear that... Personally, we no longer give any energy to those looking to pick fights or with a *****/zero solution agenda." (1)
http://www.witchvox.com/va/dt_va.html?a=usca&c=basics&id=10091
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I really liked the article - I decided to copy the link and share else where - it was really a good one. 
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To attain total freedom, learn how to undo the web of illusion that has convinced you that you are not free…”
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Saijen SilverWolf
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I can certainly understand why many Pagans go back to being less known. When I was in classes for a coven, we started out with 5 students, went from that to 3, to 2. The 2 of us got our first degree, but it became way too hard to have classes for our second degree because our HPS went back to work full time, and the HP was pretty much of out things at that time. The coven eventually just kind of died out and we decided to formally disband. I really miss our monthly gatherings and doing the ritual parts. There just is no fun in doing them alone and I don't know of anyone where I live (my coven was an hour away from me) to pick up and do things with. It's rather sad.
Some of the students were more wanna-be than truly interested in the path and learning and truly becoming. They were looking for shock value when they told someone what they were all about.....it didn't work.
I miss drum circle, I miss ritual, I miss the fun, the function, the formality, the quietness.....but to find a group in my hometown would be to open myself up for a LOT of problems with the community if I weren't careful enough.
So, I can understand. Sad, but true.
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