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Date Posted: 13:03:36 11/08/03 Sat
Author: Backwoods Drifter
Subject:

What to do?

I was born into a large Christian family, but for a lack of a better word, hardship at the age of three was sent to live with my aunt from then on lived the first half of my life, deep in the backwoods of Maine, far from the reaches of the outside world. The town in which I lived only consisted not counting me, 12, people. all far past the age of giving life. To give you some idea the nearest store was fifty miles away. No phones, electricity, no radio. Because of where we lived I was home schooled, taught by basically the others in town.
The town itself was basically a coven, with each member with their own aeras of expertice. For as long as I can remember I was taught the ways of nature and the magik of the mind, and the rituals that went along with them. I have mastered some, where as in other areas need work. I was also taught to keep what I learned within for their are those with limited knowledge that would not understand my ways and would seek me out to hurt me in anyway they could. My aunt passed on , I left that town at the age of nineteen and did just that kept everything I learned within.
I have since married into a Christian family and my wife and I were blessed with two beautiful boys, one is going to collage next year and the other two years away. Five years ago, as all couples do my wife and I got into a heated argument, it was stupid, I can't even remember what it was about. Anyway instead of arguing and making things worse I took a ride to clear my head, fifteen hours latter found myself back in that small town I left so long ago. I found my friends and mentors have all past on all except one Argus who was so happy that I had made the trip home, I thought the excitement was going to kill him.
I spent three days with him, remising and just enjoying my surroundings, before I had to make my way back, but before I did he gave me a box which contained all the works of all my mentors private journals spell books, ritual items.
Sadly Argus passed on at the age of nintyfive and nothing but reminisce of where we use to live is left of the town. I still make the trip home once a year, for no other reason but just to remember, them ,and the magikal and most happiest times of my life.
For the last five years I thought myself alone in what I learned, and all that I have come to believe, and kept those (atleast to me) priceless works under lock and key safely hidden. For they are very much a part me, as my hart and lungs are. Two months ago my oldest boy had come home with a laptop, I thought at the time for his school work, but he handed it to me. His comment to me, time to get out of the dark ages, and learn something new. He spent hours with me teaching me how to use it. Let me tell you it was no easy task, for me or him. It wasn't until I got an Internet account, that I realized this thing wasn't so bad. A month ago I was watching a documentary on the Salem Witch triles, and when it was over I wanted to know more, so I pointed my serch engine to one single word Witch, it wasn't until I started clicking on some of the sights and started to read, that I realized I wasn't alone.
I don't mind saying as old as I am started to cry. I happened along another site and down loaded a text file wicca 101. Altho everything I was taught was so different, they are very much alike in many many ways. Which brings me to my Dilemma, How to go about putting what I learned on the Internet, is there a certain outline I should follow?, or do I just dump everything into one site, and hope I don't step on anyones toes. I been alone for a long time and really don't want to make enemy. But I believe what I have learned could benift those who are less experienced. in following their path. I litterly have hundreds of documents that I have to sift threw, along with letters, and ritual items. As well as my own experiences to fall back on. If anyone has any ideas please contact me at

backwoods_drifter@softhome.net

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