Re-introduce Yourself! (virgin, attending, churches, experience, atheist)

[Quoth The Raven]

Originally Posted by Majikthise

I gotta get to bed, I have a job! G-night pillow biter! HEHEHE!!

Damnation! I have to spread the joy before I can frubal you.

[s2a]

I feel so inadequate.

I meet none of Katzpur's qualifications for posting within this thread.

Yet, being the consistent rebel that I am, I will offer that my intial introductory manifesto remains justifiably unedited.

Like Popeye alluded, "I yam what I yam, and that's all that I yam".

[Circle_One]

Meh, I fit the criteria for re-introducing myself, so I might as well, I s'pose. Though I abhor writing about myself, I shall try my best.

The name on my birth certificate is Joanna, but everyone (including my parents) calls me Blayze. I'm 24 and I live in Montreal, Quebec, have all my life. I have the most amazing son in the entire world, Justyce, who is 7 (and is currently kicking *** in grade one, ).

I honestly don't remember how I came to find RF, perhaps through a search engine, but regardless, I'm glad I did.

I grew up in a mixed religion household. My dad is Anglican and my mom is Alexandrian Wiccan. Growing up in said household gave me a great respect and great love for all religions and has made it a goal in my life to study and learn about as many different religions as possible. It also gave me the independence to choose and follow my own path without pullings for any side of the family. I, myself, am Kemetic/Isian Pagan.

I presently run an incredibly hectic and busy life, being a single mom, working, going to school and putting out my own music 'zine, co-owned by myself and my best friend. I work 4 days a week at a tobacco store. I go to University, majoring in Abnormal Psychology and minoring in Art History, though when I done with these, I'll be returning once again for a degree in Forensic Sciences, Forensic Anthropology, to be more specific.

The free time I have is spent going to shows and travelling a lot for the 'zine, and the odd time going out to the bar for a beer with friends, though that's rare, unless it's with a band I'm interviewing, or just hanging out with after a show.

I have an extreme passion (to the point of obsession) with music history, mainly that of 70's Punk and Rock n Roll, as well as movies, mainly horror. I have a collection of over 600 DVDs that have a room all to themselves in my house.

I'm a vegetarian, though not a vegan (just can't seem to give up cheese ) and am an animal activist, though I'm not radical, like many assume the majority of animal activists to be.

In my short 24 years of life, I've acquired a very wild and sordid past, mainly due to my being a professional groupie for 7 years (I started when I was 14), but I'm trying to get over that now and have been for a few years. I've been (mostly) drug free for a year and a half now, though I slip every once in a while (it's hard). I still drink, but not as much as I used to.

I currently live alone with my son and our 2 dogs and 5 cats..

I really can't think of anything else to say. Feel free to ask any questions if you think I've left something out or if you want me to elaborate on anything.

[angellous_evangellous]

Originally Posted by Katzpur

Wow! Not bad for a 26-year old!

The age thing really is a disadvantage. I am surrounded by people much wiser and more knowledgable than I. It's really cool until I start correcting them.

[Shadow Wolf]

I managed to hit the criteria before February.

My name is Luke Wolf, and I am actually going through the process to have my middle name legally changed to Wolf. Some of my hobbies include paintball, hiking, being in a forest, studing religion, and wrestling of all types. My interest started with my dad watching pro-wrestling, and my brother being a high school free-style wrestler. I started out in wrestling camps, then me and my friends started doing a completly harmless mock pro-wrestling, then some of us started to back-yard wrestle (I don't recomend that. I'm addicted to it, but the pain, and barly avoided sever injuries, including a broken back, are not worth the risk.) I wrestled on the middle school team, continued back-yarding, and suddenly gave up wrestling when I was about 14, when I started to become a very devoted Christian. When I gave up Christianity, when I was 16, I hit the back-yarding again, and started training for the independant pro-leagues when I was 17. Finished that, wrestled for about a half a year, and I ended up tearing my left ACL during a match. Since it was for a local promotion, I was able to drive myself home, come up with a quick excuse to tell my mom (who is not a fan of wrestling, or me being a wrestler). I went to the doctor a couple days later, and I was told my ACL was torn, but the so-called "specialist" said I might not need surgery, and I might be able to live normally without it. I went to a training session a few days after that to see if I could keep doing the indy leagues, and I quickly found out the ACL prevents the knee from hyper-extending. I tried to go to back-yarding, were you dont have to pull of high risk moves to get a crowd going, and it still caused my knee to give. I went for months with a torn ACL, had surgery, almost a year later started to wrestle again, but only to return to a promotion going bankrupt, that ended up folding only three months after I returned. I'm saving my money up to re-train under a world known trainer, and start wrestling again.

I was born into a somewhat Christian family. I lived as a typical Christain for 14 years, grew very devoted, but it was not meant to be. Several life hardships, questions, and not being able to hold onto my faith without lying to myself cause me to lose that faith. I began studing many religions and mythology, I loved the Druids, found Wicca to be to much "alittle bit of this, and alittle bit of that," and average New-age things to be to fadish. I then found Nocturnalism, and discovered what I had felt for years was not just feelings, but there was a religion for it. I have blended in the Druid and Nocturnal religions, and I feel at peace with them.

I came across RF as part of my campaign to inform people of the truths of paganism and witchcraft. Reading many misconceptions, and knowing people believed them angered me. I have grown to like RF so much, that I just dont have to time to continue my cyber-quest. (and I doubt my e-mails were ever read, and the web-site I made had very few hits)

[EnhancedSpirit]

My original post= 03-22-2005, 01:04 PM

hello

I’m 36, and a single mother of two (8 year old boy and 3 year old girl). I currently live in Florida, but was transplanted 12 years ago from my hometown of Norman, Oklahoma. I married right out of high school, and spent most of my adult life ‘belonging’ to someone else. It was only when I was forced into being single that I finally learned to embrace my individuality, and independence, and along the way I started strengthening my spirituality.

I have many ‘skills,’ I am a graphic artist and a skilled carpenter. I taught myself how to make websites, and published two books. I have owned business, and I waited on tables for 15 years, I have also cleaned pools (one of my favorite jobs), and worked for a short period as a process server. I really like to make very unique dream catchers, Spirit Webs, spirals, that reflect our true, multi-dimensional selves, and not the illusion of the circle we perceive life to be.

I have been blessed with the gift of healing, but I'm aware that physical pain and ailments are symptoms of spiritual problems. I am a spiritual healer. I am an ordained minister with a background in psychology, and practice the ancient healing of Reiki. I have studied many religions, and many different cultures and find wonder and amazement in all the similarities. I do not preach any specific doctrine, but instead try to share the patterns I have found in my study and search for what is Truth. I am here to inspire and remind others that we all came to fulfill our purpose of creating Heaven on Earth, of living a life we love. I combine the gifts I have been blessed with, and the formal trainings I have obtained to help others learn how to conciously co-create with me.

But all these things are what I do, not ‘who I am‘. I am a child of G*d, a spiritual being having a human experience. I've been incredibly blessed and no longer feel like I have to “work” for a living -- I do things that bring me joy, challenge me and contribute value to others, and so far, I've done OK. Nothing brings me more joy than helping others find that same excitement (and success) in their lives. I love to pass on what I've learned and help others enjoy their own brand of success and fulfillment.

The magazine I was working on last fall has been put on a back burner, for my business partner and I have decided to start El Shaddai Ministries. It will be a horse riding facility including a huge lodge. You can either rent a horse for an hour or stay for the weekend. If you like to rough it you can go on an overnight horse ride and sleep in a tent. We will be open to the public, but our main focus will be to welcome children with cancer and other terminal illness. We already have a 600 acres in Okeechobee that runs along the Kissimmee River. We already have a few horses, and have been cutting trails. As soon as our herd gets a little bigger, we will open the horse trails. Then it's to the grant writers to try to get the funding to build the lodge, and really do it up right. We will have a huge gathering room where we can hold our seminars, like a spiritual retreat. And we already have many of the children's cancer societies, and organizations very excited about bringing their kids out to see us. I will be working on a website, and will post it when I get it up and running. But anyway, that's what's been up with me. There's a lot of detail that's been left out of 'who I am', but you have a bit more now than you did before.

[Enigmata]

I have been waiting anxiously to post on this thread ever since it was started. Thanks Kat where ever you are. Finally the time has arrived! O.K. I am a couple of days short but close enough darn it!

Here is my original post in all its glory. Short and sweet.

Originally Posted by turk179

Hello I am turk. I am an eclectic solitaire Wiccan. I am sort of new to the craft(long story.) I am also new to forums. It seems to be the year of learning for me. It is so awesome to see all these religions all in one hall. I feel like a kid in a candy store. Love to hear from one and all.

Hey, I just realized that the last few sentences rhymed. First things first let me tell you all a little of how I have changed since my first post.

Starting off I was a little shy and not much of a debater either. But thanks to Aqualung and a few gay threads my debating skills began to improve. My religion has wavered a couple of times and I came very close to changing my religion to none. Which by the way is a perfectly suitable choice for some people. At the present time my faith is stronger than ever but I also believe that everyone should question his or her beliefs every now and then. I will give a detailed description of what I believe in a few moments. By now everyone should have fallen asleep anyways . When I first posted on RF I lived in a little place called Palm Bay, Fl. Not to far away from the poster above me although we never did get to meet which is too bad because she sounds really interesting. After a while I decided to move to Iowa to be with my love which is quite the change from what I am used to.

Well that’s where I am now so let me tell you a little about myself.
I am 34 years old and am about to be a daddy. I am a solitary practitioner of Wicca with an interest in the Greek pantheon. I have been a Wiccan for over seven years now but due to some unforeseen circumstances I had strayed from my path for a long time. I am back on the path now and have a deeper understanding of my faith. And this is what I believe. I believe in an all-powerful force that binds everything together. It is a natural impersonal power that determines the rules of nature. I believe that all of the Gods and Goddesses are a personal aspect of this force. I believe that this force can be bent to our will through prayer and magick. I believe in the rules of karma and the threefold law. I believe that all religion is valid. I will stop now for I fear that if I keep going I will wake you up. If you have any questions about what I believe feel free to ask me. I love questions.

So now I will tell you a little about what I like. My favorite T.V. shows are Raw, Smackdown, and NWA/TNA, which is funny because for the most part, I am a pacifist. I am also a big fan of Smallville, Lost, Fear Factor and All My Children. My musical tastes include Enya, Medwyn Goodall, Lifehouse and pretty much anything you would consider to be coffee shop music. I love anything electronic. Whether it is computers, stereos, TV’s, gaming consoles, you name it. I love nature and all living things. I hate rude and inconsiderate people. If you can’t be nice then don’t bother talking.

Well that about sums me up in a nutshell. Probably a lot more information than you were looking for. Blessed Be and happy posting.