Being a witch

What is is like to be a witch? I guess the answer to that question is different from witch to witch. As a green witch I try my best to feel and show respect for and live in harmony with Mother Earth and all our relations. Being a green witch, for me, means freedom to follow the path I feel is right and to show my repsect for Mother Earth and Spirit in ways that feels right for me. It also means that I prefer to use objects from nature as well as work with the energies and spirits of nature.

Do I celebrate the Sabbats? Not like it's spelled out in many a book on witchcraft. I try to go out in nature and say a blessing for our Mother and all living things upon her, sometimes I make it a picknick with my daughter and then we "set a table" for the fairies, alves, and other spirits of nature and share our treats with them. It may be childish in some people's eyes, but to me it is how I celebrate.

To be quite frank, I don't think it is terrorists that is the biggest threat to humanity - the biggest threat comes from ourselves. We have let technology become our God, and we have let it brainwash us into zombies who do not think for ourselves anylonger. The High Priests of today are policians and other leaders who preach that money and material things are more important than our physical, mental, emotional and spiritual well-being. They tell us that to maintain this world we have created, and anything but this world is dangerous and forbidden, we have to make sacrifieses, sometimes even human.

As a green witch I stand opposed to this belif system. Mother Earth, our planet, is our home, the only home we have, and we owe it to ourselves to do everything we can to keep her healthy and safe. So instead of trying to rule over nature, we have to work and live in harmony with her. If not, we will be the terrorists that cause the end of humanity.