hello! blessings from a witch and all that

so here I am, wheres the coffee!
I've been invited over here. my names Samhain and I've been invited over here cause I'm English and mad- so hi (waves hand), I've just posted some pics of myself in the UK pics forum, if you can be bothered have a look!

ok so a bit about me, i'm also a witch and I moderate 'gay' and 'transexul' thats two different forums on here, I also have a personnal forum 'sacred Spiral' http://hipforums.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=407
if your interested have a look!
I am soon opening an alternative English book shop on here so I'll post a link when I do that, if anyone wants to visit any of the above forums drop me a line.
whens that coffee coming?
S

 

Welcome Samhain, good to see you over here. I was surprised to find a British supermod who had racked up 7000 odd posts and hadn't found our little corner of Hipforums! But now you're here, please make yourself at home.

Ok, well *puts interviewer's hat on* what's Brighton like as a place to live?

And what drew you to witchcraft? How does it affect your life?

 

Why is it witches are such avant coffee drinkers?

 

I thought witches normally like herbal drinks, with toe of toad in it if they're not veggie.

I will answer those earlier two questions but when I'm a bit more awake than i am now
S

 

I would have thought so too.

Almost all the witches I know are practically addicted!

 

well include me in as one of them then
S

 

hello samhain : ) have you ever done a spell that has spiralled out of control or has misfired but has ended up being funny or amusing>?

whats your favourite thing about brighton? (i'm moving there next year can't wait!!!)

 

I feel that witchcraft has always been a part of my life and it found me, not the other way around, how does it effect my life, it keeps me connected to the goddess (my creater) but also a part of who I am, notice I'm not useing 'we' as I feel that a persons religion shouldn't be forced on someone else.

at the risk of sounding up myself my spell casting has never got out of control, no witch worth his or her salt would go against ethical principles of spell casting and I'm one of them.
if a person is misguided in the craft they are very lucky is their misadventures are funny.

why are you choosing to move to Brighton, like it because theres something for everyone, theres a scene for gay people, for hippies, for rockers, however if you don't want to get involued in 'a scene' its easy to stay away from.
its a busy city, don't come if you want a queit life!!
S

 

Where do you see yourself in 5 years time?


Where do you see yourself in 10 years time?

And if it's different, where would you like to be in 5/10 years time?

 

5 years i want to be a trained counsellour
10 i hope to have toured the states and canada, maybe gone and lived there for a while
S

 

What do you use spells to achieve? What is it ethical to use them for, and what boundaries would you never cross? Can you describe some of the benefits that you've observed after you've cast one. I've known a few Wiccans over the years and they swear by it. Alas I'm as sceptical of magic as I am of the existence of God. But I'm still interested in how other people approach these subjects....

 

this is a huge area, so i will post some about this tomorrow!
S

 

ok Peace first of all I'm not wiccan, people shouldn't really call themselves that if they are self trained, wiccans are a group of people that train under guidelines and go through 3 stages of initiation in a coven.
which is something i've choosen not to do.

its actually easier to appoach this from the what shouldn't you do

you shouldn't use spells to have power over anyone else and you shouldn't cast spells concerning anyone else without their permission, that would include, doing a healing spell on someone, if you haven't asked, don't do.

magic workers need to look at their intentions, what are we intending to do, if its going to cause even a little harm then it goes against the witches rede of 'do what you will but harm none'

if you have ever thought something then its happened afterwards, ever thought of a friend and they unexpectantly called by, thought of a song then it came on the radio, then you doing magic without realising it, its simply the act of reaching out to the universe and changing it to something you want
S

 

Oh I didn't assume you were Wiccan, in fact I assumed you weren't because most Wiccans I've noticed tend to identify themselves first as Wiccans and second as witches.

 

an example of what happens when magic goes wrong

 

Is your glass half empty or half full?

What are your greatest strengths?

What are your greatest weaknesses?

 

did you know theres a third option
half empty, half full, and I never ordered that anyway.

its mostly half full, but there are times when it feels half empty too

greatest strenghs: I think I care about people and most people end up trusting me

weakness; I worry and have very little faith in myself
S

 

What is your favourite film and why? (If you can't choose just one then two or three would be acceptable

What is the last film you watched
- on TV
- on DVD / video
- at the cinema

 

heres a big hint to my favourite movie, I wonder if anyone can guess!!

 

Attack of the killer tomatoes?