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Author: Shadow-cat
Posted: August 4th. 2008
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Merry Meet, dear witches, pagans, Wiccans and more. My name is Shadowcat and this is a true story about how I entered into the world of the craft.

When I was 13 years old, I used to go to the library very often. One day, I had nothing to do. Both of my friends were busy so I decided to go to the library. When I arrived at the library and began to look around, look at some magazines there and look at some comics here. Anyways, suddenly I had this feeling that someone wanted me to go check out the back of the library. I was a bit confused at first but I went anyways.

When I arrived at the back, I look through the aisle of bookshelves that stood there still. Then I found a book. It was on the ground in the middle of one of the aisles and it was open. I picked up the book and the title read, "Wicca: a Guide For The Solitary Practitioner". I sat down on the floor and began to look through a couple of pages. The book seemed pretty interesting, so I decided to read more. I checked out the book on my library card.

After reading the book for at least couple of minutes (wel,l actually for around a half hour) I got more curious on the subject line of Wicca, witchcraft and witches. Like a child, I always felt like a freak of nature and I knew there was something out there just for me, something to make me feel more useful to the world.

So then I went on the Internet. You wouldn�t believe how many websites I found on Yahoo just by typing in "Witchcraft". So many websites! I checked out a couple of the sites from the thousands I found.

Later that day, when I got home I went to my bedroom and began to read more from the book. After reading the book again about 2 times, I decided to take a couple of notes. I couldn�t find a notebook so I went downstairs to get one. I saw my mom watching TV.

She asked me, �What are you up to?� And I simply answered that I was just reading a book that I got from the library. My mom turn back to the TV and I went back to my room to take some notes from the book. I wanted to find a school where I could learn more.

For a couple months, all I would do is go to the library, eat, sleep and read. My parents didn�t really care what I was up to at that age. I found a lot of books on the subject of Wicca, witches and witchcraft. Some of the books would be:
1. Wicca: A Guide For The Solitary Practitioner
2. The Complete Idiot's Guide To Wicca And Witchcraft
3. Practical Wicca: The Easy Way
4. To Stir A Magick Cauldron: A Witch's Guide To Casting And Conjuring

A year later (that�s when I turned 14 years old) I started to do more and more research. My parents noticed me sometimes �well, actually often -- doing research on those subjects and wondered what I was up to. Oneof the things I began to research online was an online school to go to. I found many different kinds of witch schools. But some of them were like forums for Harry Potter.

The first school I joined was an MSN group. Anyway I got kicked out in less then 3 months. How did I get kicked out? Well, it seems the staff there couldn�t handle a simple student like me. All I was doing was asking questions just like the teacher said. He actually said; "If anyone has any questions, please go ahead and ask". I�m telling you, people at that school were really not prepared to open a school.

By the time I found a second online school, I didn�t even try to sign up because the subjects listed on the site were not even related to Wicca or witchcraft but yet another boring re-make of Hogwarts school for witches and wizardry from Harry Potter.

Then I turned 15 years old. Wow. I grew up fast. Ha-ha. Anyway, I finally found a good online school: Witch school (WS). It was March 2007 by the time I signed up and went back to my studies.

I took a lot of courses since I joined there. So far I�ve finished four courses. Passed three and failed only one. That�s pretty good right? I think it has been already 3 years that I�ve been practicing witchcraft. WOOT!

Last year, my parents started to worry if I was worshipping the devil with the craft. But I told them that I was not practicing the black arts. I told them that I was doing sometimes basic and harmless simple spells.

I hoped to improve the life that I had at my old high school�which I doubt you could ever survive. The people there were so mean to me. All I would ever do there is show up for class and go home as soon as I could. I was scared when I was going to that school. I got hurt so much.

On the last day of school, I went outside to the parking lot to wait for my dad to pick me up. When I went threw the doors. SPLASH! Five boys stood next to the door. Two of them threw a bucket of ice cold water at me. Two other boys had each a digital camera and recorded the whole thing and the other boy just watched. I ran back inside to go see the principal� and guess what? He didn�t do a thing. No one did. Not the teachers and not the principal.

Now today, I�m in a small coven of witches at my new school. We are called the Celtic Shadows. I mentor my friends who also want to learn the craft.

In my coven, we treat each other almost like sisters. We don�t keep secrets from one another, tell the truth and most of all, we trust each other very much. This was a true story written by me. I hope you have enjoyed it.

Merry part and bright blessings to you.

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