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since we are kinda defining terms, what does "spell begging" mean? I assume the obvious part of begging for a spell, but I've seen many forums ban people for doing this. Why?
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"Sometimes the measure of friendship isn't your ability to not harm but your capacity to forgive the things done to you and ask forgiveness for your own mistakes."
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watershield
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The primary definition of a Fluffy Bunny is one who refuses to learn, refuses to think, and refuses to consider the possibility that they could possibly ever be wrong. Generall, they find one book, author or website and follow it as if it were the holy word, frequently denouncing anything that disagrees with it as obviously false. Fluffy Bunnies rarely get past the defense of "Because [insert favorite author here] says so." Sometimes they don't even get that far, responding to any and all criticism with something like, "You're just trying to persecute me!"
...being a newcomer to Wicca does NOT make one a Fluffy Bunny. All of us were new to this at one point in our lives. Moreover, having bad information does not make one a Bunny. There's still a lot of bad information available in books and websites, and if that is the first information you find, how can you know it's bad? There's only a problem when one stubbornly refuses to question that original information regardless of the mountains of contradictory evidence put before them.
Fluffy Bunnies are frequently attracted to Wicca for the sake of appearance. This includes those who:
Are into Wicca to upset their parents and just plain "be different". This generally occurs during the teenage years, but its amazing how many of the Fluffy Bunnies never really grow out of this stage.
Think black clothes and huge pentagrams are appropriate Wiccan dress. You're allowed to wear anything you want. If goth's your thing, so be it. But those who dress that way do so out of personal choice, not because of their religion. Author Laurie Cabot is the absolute worst, dressing day to day in a long black robe which she describes as "traditional Wiccan garb." And before you load yourself down with ten pounds of silver pentagrams, imagine a Christian wearing an equivalent amount of religious jewelry. I think we'd all find that truly obnoxious.
Believe the God and/or Goddess are an embodiment of love and want nothing but what's best for us. For a religion that has no embodiment of evil, how in the name of balance can our gods be dedicated to good and benevolence? The world that these gods are a part of exists in a state of equilibrium. Things live and things die. It is necessary, but it is not benevolent.
Think picking up one book on Wicca ever makes them Wiccan. No one possesses the Divine and Ultimate Truth. Wiccans are seekers, and everything you read helps you further develop and understand your faith. You're not going to agree with everything you read, and that's fine. You should allow yourself the opportunity to choose what you accept and what you do not. One book does not allow you to do that, and if you never put that information to use, then it doesn't matter if you have read a thousand books. Just reading books makes you student of the subject of Wicca. Wiccans actually practice and live by Wicca.
Think speaking a few words out of a book over a candle is how one makes magic. An entire library of books will not allow you to practice magic on their own. Magic involves belief, focus, practice, and serious intention. It also involves responsibility and a healthy dose of common sense. One class on magic at the local new-age store does not bestow mad majickkal skilz.
Preach that Wicca is all "goodness and light". The corollary to this is the exclamation of "So-and-so couldn't have done that. She's Wiccan!" Like everyone else in the world, we are not saints
The primary definition of a Fluffy Bunny is one who refuses to learn, refuses to think, and refuses to consider the possibility that they could possibly ever be wrong. Generall, they find one book, author or website and follow it as if it were the holy word, frequently denouncing anything that disagrees with it as obviously false. Fluffy Bunnies rarely get past the defense of "Because [insert favorite author here] says so." Sometimes they don't even get that far, responding to any and all criticism with something like, "You're just trying to persecute me!"
...being a newcomer to Wicca does NOT make one a Fluffy Bunny. All of us were new to this at one point in our lives. Moreover, having bad information does not make one a Bunny. There's still a lot of bad information available in books and websites, and if that is the first information you find, how can you know it's bad? There's only a problem when one stubbornly refuses to question that original information regardless of the mountains of contradictory evidence put before them.
Fluffy Bunnies are frequently attracted to Wicca for the sake of appearance. This includes those who:
Are into Wicca to upset their parents and just plain "be different". This generally occurs during the teenage years, but its amazing how many of the Fluffy Bunnies never really grow out of this stage.
Think black clothes and huge pentagrams are appropriate Wiccan dress. You're allowed to wear anything you want. If goth's your thing, so be it. But those who dress that way do so out of personal choice, not because of their religion. Author Laurie Cabot is the absolute worst, dressing day to day in a long black robe which she describes as "traditional Wiccan garb." And before you load yourself down with ten pounds of silver pentagrams, imagine a Christian wearing an equivalent amount of religious jewelry. I think we'd all find that truly obnoxious.
Believe the God and/or Goddess are an embodiment of love and want nothing but what's best for us. For a religion that has no embodiment of evil, how in the name of balance can our gods be dedicated to good and benevolence? The world that these gods are a part of exists in a state of equilibrium. Things live and things die. It is necessary, but it is not benevolent.
Think picking up one book on Wicca ever makes them Wiccan. No one possesses the Divine and Ultimate Truth. Wiccans are seekers, and everything you read helps you further develop and understand your faith. You're not going to agree with everything you read, and that's fine. You should allow yourself the opportunity to choose what you accept and what you do not. One book does not allow you to do that, and if you never put that information to use, then it doesn't matter if you have read a thousand books. Just reading books makes you student of the subject of Wicca. Wiccans actually practice and live by Wicca.
Think speaking a few words out of a book over a candle is how one makes magic. An entire library of books will not allow you to practice magic on their own. Magic involves belief, focus, practice, and serious intention. It also involves responsibility and a healthy dose of common sense. One class on magic at the local new-age store does not bestow mad majickkal skilz.
Preach that Wicca is all "goodness and light". The corollary to this is the exclamation of "So-and-so couldn't have done that. She's Wiccan!" Like everyone else in the world, we are not saints
The mind is a window to the universe, but for many the window is closed
Truth is unique, it seldom has meaning for anyone other than the one who speaks it.
My opinion is my own. I am willing to share it, though you are not required to accept it.
Truth is unique, it seldom has meaning for anyone other than the one who speaks it.
My opinion is my own. I am willing to share it, though you are not required to accept it.
I'm thinking anyone's viewpoint, no matter how fantastic and silly it
appears from my own personal viewpoint is just as valid as my own.
When I start to doubt this belief of mine, I start to think I'm becoming
deluded; well, more deluded than usual.
Believing in outlandish fantasy, failure to acknowledge the darker and
sinister nature of existence, firmly believing what appears to myself as
being undeniably incorrect information is simply just another way of
being.
We're all in this boat together anyways
love and peace all,
T. Guy
appears from my own personal viewpoint is just as valid as my own.
When I start to doubt this belief of mine, I start to think I'm becoming
deluded; well, more deluded than usual.
Believing in outlandish fantasy, failure to acknowledge the darker and
sinister nature of existence, firmly believing what appears to myself as
being undeniably incorrect information is simply just another way of
being.
We're all in this boat together anyways
love and peace all,
T. Guy
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Amy
Oh My Goodness.... Why hasn't anyone told me my screen name means this!!!?? Obviously I need to change it because this isn't how I feel at all.
My husband calls me his bunny, and I have fluffy red hair... so a while back before I started studying I came up with the name fluffybunny.
I am so ignorant. Is there a way to change my screen name on here? I don't want people to look down on me....
My husband calls me his bunny, and I have fluffy red hair... so a while back before I started studying I came up with the name fluffybunny.
I am so ignorant. Is there a way to change my screen name on here? I don't want people to look down on me....
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AfootFuzzball
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haha, that's funny. I always figured you knew this and that's why you picked that screen name.Oh My Goodness.... Why hasn't anyone told me my screen name means this!!!?? Obviously I need to change it because this isn't how I feel at all.
My husband calls me his bunny, and I have fluffy red hair... so a while back before I started studying I came up with the name fluffybunny.
I am so ignorant. Is there a way to change my screen name on here? I don't want people to look down on me....
Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.---------- Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Twisted_Pixie
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Amy
No way!! As a person, I am nothing like that!! I wondered why no one would talk to me on here, with the exception of you, AFootFuzzBall... Now I can see why.
Twisted Pixie, I do too now, and that makes me sad... It was one of my favorite nicknames. I immediately called my husband and said, "fluffy bunny is dead." Then i explained to him what I meant and he felt horrible that he had given me such a bad nickname.
Twisted Pixie, I do too now, and that makes me sad... It was one of my favorite nicknames. I immediately called my husband and said, "fluffy bunny is dead." Then i explained to him what I meant and he felt horrible that he had given me such a bad nickname.
they are so soft and cuddly heheh 
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