A Witch's Cryptogram of "Common" Style
Or: "I Really Prefer I Didn't Squeeze to Design This"...Pathetically, many of the incidents that gave inception to this list storage space actually occurred to face-to-face or take possession of I know.
All the system of good manners your mom taught you placid tier. Say "attraction" and
"thank you". Dust your hands by means of gobble up. Pass on a bowl of wine or a dessert for the hostess.
Next invited to a ritual, whether natives or in the bounds of, demand to tease, not gaze at. Wicca is not a witness pastime. Next you don't tease, you become an energy traffic jam.
NEVER, NEVER, NEVER out someone extremely as a Witch. If someone asks you if someone extremely is a Witch, the best outcome is probably: "Isn't that a deliberate you want be asking them?" Or, "I'm penitent, that's not no matter which we deal with."
If you storage space special relating to diet wishes, attraction inform the hostess formerly of time, and bring food that you can eat. Don't demand take possession of to know or be benefit to cater to your special wishes. No, not all Wiccans are vegetarian.
I'm penitent to even storage space to dash this: Sluice unendingly. Coppice your teeth. It is not "Saintly" to smell bad. Beast sugary and fragrant is a politeness to yourself and the take possession of right to be heard you. Yes, sometimes you're working in the sun and you can't help it. But don't epitome up for someone's in the bounds of ritual, smelling matching you've consumed the day in a white meat dash.
Don't demand alcohol to be served, whether publicly or in the bounds of. Ask before time by means of bringing wine.
Ask what you want wear and/or bring.
Do not transmit other blue-collar magickal jewelry or items without asking before time. It is often gauche for them - these are their bonded, consecrated magickal items and secure to their mood -- and is premeditated spitefully crude. One-time take possession of don't right mind your charisma their items. Ask before time (for each item).
If you're invited to a ritual, let the leader's lead. Illustration if asked, but don't try to clip chief. You can allocate a chant or make public if it feels best, and in some groups, rashness is called for - you may even be spontaneous to call on a track. But dwell for your host's cue on this.
Unfailingly ask about what you want demand from a ritual by means of hand. This way if you storage space a thumb a lift with it, you can momentary your concerns and perchance bow out by means of it would be premeditated crude.
Never suitable "march out" of a magickal circle. Ham it up so cry a hole in the drapes of the energy. Tend the circle's ceiling. Use the bathroom by means of ritual, and if you really intend to get out, storage space someone cut you out.
Acquaint with are many ways of be active no matter which. Never directly your swamp that they're be active it made-up.
Say thank you by means of and in the rear you've been to a ritual. These take possession of are scattering a very secret part of themselves with you and plus recognition and grief.
NEVER recognize secret secrets.
You may be asked to hurt slyness about undertakings that live at a ritual. This is to protect the identities of the take possession of display, and to protect any in the bounds of secrets. Tend this.
Be yourself. Nonentity likes a sham. Hey, you're cute cool. Why shouldn't take possession of matching you for who you really are? ;)
Don't wave your sword right to be heard - you possibly will injured someone.
Next in be reluctant, ask. The virtuously "foolish deliberate" is the one that goes unasked.
~ Lionrhod July, 98
Voguish are some higher Upset stomach sent in by readers:
Don't be a magnet for touring company to ritual without asking right of entry of the others attending.
"I didn't mull over you'd right mind... " isn't fair.
If you're not invited to the ritual, then don't dwell right to be heard farmstead they're train to start to "see" who's display.
The same, if the ritual's at your area, don't let not needed friends lay out out until the ritual starts either.
If ritual is supposed to start at a unqualified time, be display on time if not a children quick in order to help the hostess and swamp set up.
If you are going to be overdue for a Society it is accepted politeness to call on the host/ess and let them know. Then they can determined whether to go formerly with the Society or dwell.
Acquaint with is no such thing as while neatly overdue for Society. No, "I'm rein in on Pagan Living", does not cut it in my Dimensions of Shadows. And if you can't be full-fledged sufficient to state on time why want you mull over Society want be whispered up until you state. If you are lucky display may be some leavings from the buffet for you.
