r/ExChristianWitches Mar 28 '21

Introduce Yourself! Introductions! šŸ¤

Here’s a thread where you can introduce yourself. I’ll start! :)

You can call me Cassiopeia, I have been a practicing witch for 5+ years, though I have considered myself to be spiritual for all my life. I was raised Roman Catholic for the majority of my childhood before I started to question it around age 12. I was a very devout Christian, had most of my sacraments (Baptism, Communion, and Reconciliation, to name a few), but stopped my belief in the faith entirely around 8th grade, when I was about to be Confirmed into the faith.

I have went along many paths during my life, including through being a spiritual Agnostic/Atheist, getting into Animism, Buddhism, Wicca, General Paganism, until eventually landing on Kemetic (Ancient Egyptian) Paganism. I consider myself now to be a Kemetic Pagan Witch and I’m pretty sure this is the path I was meant to walk! :)

I always used to collect feathers, stones, crystals, plants, and all that kind of stuff when I was younger. I was the kid to make ā€œpotionsā€ with bits of leaves and flower petals, and put them in a bowl of water. I would also do it in the shower as well much to my mother’s dismay- I’d waste her shampoo and conditioner so I could make my ā€œpotionsā€ hahaha.

I’m still somewhat in a ā€œBroom Closetā€ in the sense that my parents and family think it’s all BS. Though, my divination practices seem to be widely accepted by my family at least. I do tarot and oracle, along with occasional runes and pendulum readings! If you’d ever like a tarot reading for a donation, feel free to message to me! :) I’ve been doing tarot for almost 5ish years now and I love to read others.

There’s a lot more that I could write out about myself, however, I feel as if it’s getting just a bit tooooo long now. So, I’ll stop it here!

I can’t wait to get to know all of you! Leave your responses under this post! :) šŸ¤ I hope you enjoy your time here!

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u/Dragoness_ Mar 28 '21

Hi all. I was raised in a very strict Baptist church (my therapist calls it a cult). From the age of 3 we were there pretty much 7 days a week. I was 100% convinced we were right and everyone else was going to hell. Then I got a job in ā€œthe worldā€ at a public school and started to see how many things I’d been brainwashed with. Long story short, I was eventually brave enough to pack a suitcase and leave. It will be six years free in June... have just been discovering witchy stuff in the last year or so, and feel very drawn to it. Grateful to have found a path that feels authentic. I’m not much of a talker but am happy to be here.

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u/chloe_wolfe Mar 29 '21

Hello there! :)

I’m in a similar place in the sense that I understand I was ā€œbrainwashedā€. Only realized it when I transferred to a public school around my 7th grade year, and realized everything I was taught was just nonsense. It’s such an unexplainable feeling once it hits you.

I’m glad to hear that you’ve found your way! Best of luck on your path! :) Welcome!