How Kiera Came to this Path

When I was a small girl I was fascinated with the forest...expecially the trees. I could feel that they were always there trying to tell me something. (strange I am Wiccen and not Druid!) Often I would walk for hours in the woods and talk to each plant and creature I saw. I always felt so at home and safe...like I WAS home. I was always fascinated by the stars and "occult". My favorite bedtime story was "Dorrie and the Witch Doctor" by Patricia Coombs. Fitting, huh?

I grew up in the bible belt in Southeastern Texas...in a dry county full of extreme Fundamentalist Christians. My mother was (then) a non-practicing Roman Catholic and my father was a non practicing member of the Church of Christ. I was always taught that only I could talk to my Creator about issues that concerned me and as long as I did good, I was following the right path. I attended a local Southern Baptist church and can remember being called "that Catholic girl"...wouldnt they just love me now? Anyway, I tried to throw myself into Christianity. I attended all the revivals and listened to all the music. I still felt hallow. I felt like there was no Diety for me, a female. No one to understand. I was so sick and tired of hearing about Hell and how Eve was responsible for the decline of our society and how racism and sexism and intolerance are "right there in the bible" and they were "God's law". The last straw was the burning of books and albums. I could not understand how burning these things made the world better. Even then I knew the only way to change things was to start inside...with love, compassion, and understanding of all the inhabitants of Gaia. I stopped going to church and prayed to the Creator to show me my path.

I went into the Navy right out of High School. At my first duty station, one of my good friends and I were talking and the subject went to religion - doesnt it always? I told her how lost I was and how I was trying to find a path. She handed me Erica Jong's book "Witches" and told me to read it. I read it that night and went to her room the next day. She then told me she was Wiccen and started to explain to me the origins of the Religion, Diety structure, and anything else I could get from her. I went out and bought "Wicca, Old Religion in a New Age". While reading this book, I felt like I was being cradled by my mother..and I was..it was the Great Mother. I had finally found Her and Home. Since then I have bought numerous books on Wicca. I am Celtic-Ecclectic and love to study other Wiccan/Pagan paths. I have started a collection of Pagan Diety statues and have just been given the Wellendorf Goddess by my wonderful Catholic husband.

I found out a couple of years ago that my sister is also Wiccen. Our parents were told what our paths are, and after reading some good books on it, understand and support is in our path. When I am home, it is funny to hear my Dad tell my sister to make sure her "broom is gassed up" before she goes to the city to one of her CUUPS meetings. Life is truly wonderful and full of meaning for me now.

Walk in Love and Light,

Kiera )O(

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