Lughnasadh 1999 Newsletter Interview With a Pagan

The interview with a Pagan this season is held with Anake. You may remember Anake had some thoughts about being a young Pagan published in the last newsletter. It’s now time to discover a bit more about her path.

PA:What name can we call you during this interview?
A:Anake. I live in the Sutherland Region of Sydney (South of Sydney).

PA:What tradition/path do you follow?
A:Eclectic Witchcraft

PA:Tell us a little about that tradition.
A:I do everything my way, to suit me so that it’s special to me. I use all kinds of traditions so that I have many beliefs rolled into one.

PA:How long have you been travelling on this path?
A:About a year, working on my own.

PA:Tell us a little about your path.
A:I call upon spirit guides to help me, so that the astral plane knows I’m here to carry out my spells. I take time out to acknowledge the seasons and festivals. I’m growing spiritually so my life is becoming more lived and happier. I try to get in touch with Mother Earth a lot.

PA:How did you discover Paganism?
A:I saw ‘The Craft’ and decided to look up some books to see what it was all about. Witchcraft books are near my other books of interest on the library shelf.

PA:What is your first or most vivid memory of being involved in Paganism?
A:I needed to get away from the everyday world. While being a ‘student’ of Paganism, reading my books all the time, I did one spell, not really intending it to be a complete spell, but it worked, and I was happy. Spells can be simple yet so powerful.

PA:What particular holidays/festivals do you observe?
A:The major seasons and I love the full moon and mediate with it.

PA:How do you observe these?
A:I have a book about rituals of acknowledging why we have these festivals. There are always themes I try to follow. I mediate or take time out to get in tune with Mother Earth.

PA:What advice would you give to a newcomer travelling on a similar path?
A:To follow their own spiritual way and to read all the books in the library to get the different views of people to help discover their own. To not be scared of what others think, but set them straight.