I know its wierd to read something written by a community leader about its organization but here it goes. See when i first started this community it was out of something i seen lacking in my own personal town. I knew there had to be pagans around in my town , so i set out on a quest to find them. But what i did'nt know is id find something much more than random strangers bonding over witchcraft. I found a whole community thriving within my area and surrounding areas. Now i wont lie its been a journey for myself , one of teaching and learning. Its also been one that has shown me compassion and understanding. Like many other community leaders i've had my moments that im not so proud of. To which i lay those bare for all to see. But along the way i discovered more about myself, my practice and those around me .
At first it was some horrible thrown attempts at planning events on the fly just because i craved to build a community. Which looking back at it , not all events will go smooth and perfect. Which is something you learn when taking on a adventure of spiritual enlightenment with others. I've always said i know what i know but i don't claim to know it all nor do i preach that i do. I think that's one of the biggest things that have helped me with building The Devine Witch community . The ability to learn and listen to those who come flocking in and use that to grow . Its the hardest thing to do is finding the balance of getting help from the community and being overrided by a few. I've seen many people come towards our community and many people leave. For this is the way of the crossroads , sometimes we are home while other times we are a pitstop.
People allowing you into their lives and to see them for who they are without holding back and growing from it. These are the things i've learned and love about the community i've helped build. You get some who come in not knowing what to expect or just checking out whos the new group around. While others show up and talk about how they have yet to find a group that feels like home. Even some who talk about how the local state community can be based off of negative experiences. To which i say it happens. We can change what others do with their groups nor the experiences others carry from it . All we can do is do what we can and be open for anyone on the way. Which is one of the most important yet hardest task on this journey. As we creep up on our third year of being a open pagan group , i think of all things that where and are yet to be. Especially since right now all we have is time to think about what we want to accomplish. It makes it hard since physical events are limited due to cornoavirus. But we as many others are learning to adapt our ways into a new modern world of thinking. Which is something we've tried to do here on The Devine Witch and the many platforms we find ourselves on.
For the longest time i tried to follow the same ideology as many of our brother and sister groups. Where we focus on just our little part of the world and only promote to these areas and during this time it came to me. Why limit ourselves to just what we see when we know the cosmos provide more . So over the last few months we restricted our once failed group page from the dead. Expanded our uploads on our YouTube channel and started the growing process. Which i must say is one of the best things i've ever done and im glad i broke down the walls of limitations. Its allowed me and many others to come together no matter where we are in the world. To be a bigger community and learn and to share in are highs and our lows. To pick each other up when the world around us seems so dark and we are blinded with thoughts of this is the end. Its allowed us to take a step back and expand beyond anything we have thought before. I always wanted to create a place where people felt safe and loved. After three long years and many paths i've crossed i am finally feeling as if we are doing just that.
So when i get asked what is The Devine Witch instead of stumbling for the most perfect answer. I just simply look at them and say we are community, we are family , we are the light when all feels lost . For this is what we are and we will never stop expanding and growing . Today as i set in my meditation state trying to calm down from all the chaos i see around me insides and outside our pagan communities. I got one of the most simplest yet most truer than ever responses from my goddess. "You cannot save the world of its problems, all you can do is be a light to guide them home". That right there is what hit me like a ton of bricks and its played in my mind all day. We think so much of how we could do things differently , but reality is we are a light. We are a symbol of hope for our communities not just The Devine Witch . But every pagan group out there i know sometimes we loose sight of whats important. We get frustrated at what we cannot control or how we are perceived by those who may not mesh well with us. In the end we are all in this together thru the good and the bad . Remember my friends take time for yourself and those within your community for our communities is what helps us grow. Its easy to be divided especially during this age and time. Just take a step back and try to do your best and remember we will be with you to help guide the way home.
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