While I practice with several different groups, I classify myself as Wiccan. Wicca is a religion of balance, which often takes the form of opposites. For every light, there is a dark, and so forth. For some people, though, the light is all they want to see in Wicca and other Pagan religions. They want to forget that many of the deities that they worship have light and dark sides to them. And dark, by the way, doesn't equate to evil. On the contrary, the dark is often very necessary for the light to exist and is simply a sterner side of a deity or the world. The nature that so many Pagans profess to enjoy and love is very dark. The Discovery Channel's "Shark Week" is a prime example of this.
With that being said, in this blog I will strive to explore some of the grittier (or perhaps dark) sides and practices of Wicca and Paganism. Just because I write about something doesn't make it true; just because I write about something doesn't mean that a majority of believers practice it; just because I write about something doesn't mean that I necessarily practice or condone it. This blog will be part editorial, part research project, and part informative site.
Over the course of the next several months I hope to delve into such subjects as S&M and Wicca/Paganism, blood sacrifice, the Great Rite (in its original form), hunting and the Wild Hunt, and avatars/deity possession.
Please note: If you are at a ritual and any thing takes place that you are not comfortable with, you always have the option of leaving. You should also tell somebody about your misgivings. If anything vaguely sexual takes place in a ritual that involves someone under the age of 18, you should contact the police.
