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Summary of Question:	To The One Who Wanted To Explore Witchcraft
Category:	Other
Date Posted:	Thursday, 10/25/2001 10:40 AM MDT

This is an open letter to the one who wote a few months back that he or she was interested in getting involved with witchcraft or wicca. I know the posting was nearly a year back, but I hope my friend sees and receives my two cents.

Dear Friend,

I am a former Wiccan. I spent five years in it until the time came for me to open my mind and heart and really re-examine my beliefs. I began studying Sikhism even before I met my fiance who is a devoted Sikh; for some months I studied without his knowledge so I could be sure it was my decision to convert and not something to do for his sake or to please his family. I give daily praise to my Divine Creator that I was led to His feet.

Wicca is a polytheistic religion which worships a dualistic, human-formed, and VERY sexually active goddess & god; or else a triad of maiden mother & old woman represented by the phases of the moon. The eight seasonal ritual holidays commemorate a cycle of goddess & god courting, mating, and giving birth to a "child" represented by the coming of spring. There is a lot of emphasis on the physical trappings of the ritual tools which the witch keeps for things like drawing imaginary symbols in the air, or practices relating to "magic spells."

Please do not let yourself be caught up in superstiton and empty ritualism. I lost my taste for it when I realized that it amounted to talking to dead air. And sure, the promise of power is attractive, especially to a kid who sometimes feels put upon by the world at large. But is it not written that the Holy Name of God washes away sins and cures all diseases? This is far more powerful than monkeying with a voodoo doll, don't you think?

Are you a girl who feels the need for greater empowerment as a female in a man's world? Unless I am wrong, we have the same right to wear the kirpan as any man.

You come from warriors, friend. That is an empowering thing to remember.

As a North American Sikh, you represent the best of the East and the West. Be strong in your faith. The coolest thing to do is to use the power of your faith to help your brothers and sisters and stand up for the downtrodden. You need no magic spells for that. You have it all in the Holy Name. You have the warrior spirit of Guru Gobind Singh behind you. Never forget who you are.

Waheguruji ka Khalsa
Waheguruji ki Fateh!

Elizabeth

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Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa, Waheguru Ji ki Fateh! Thank you for this reply and for your compliments.

-DKK