Who are you? What do you stand for?

Our first lesson is about finding ourselves by looking in to our foundation of who we are and what we believe in.  One of my firm beliefs is that for you to know your path you must know yourself.

When we are asked to list the “good or bad” of ourselves, most of us have long list of negative things. 90%  of those things are not true or real.  Sometimes our good habits or attributes are what makes the bad and vi versa.  Our first step is accepting that we aren’t perfect and acknowledging that the bad is here to stay but we can use it to make ourselves better from it.

How does this go with paganism? witchcraft?  To know yourself truly, we will not be posers or wannabees for any religion, but real. Being true to yourself of who you are allows us to see where us and the divine meet, where they split.  If we know ourselves, if we believe in ourselves and what we stand for, we can then interpret omens, divination, oracles better by knowing what is there, separate from how we feel.

Go and read the Charge of The Goddess (See my post), I assure you that there is a purpose to reading it.

• For this lesson, write down your “good and your bad” habits/aspects.  Don’t try to fool yourself, be truthful in this. Take your time with this and really look at yourself.
• For every good quality, tell yourself how it can be, or has been, a source of trouble in your life. For every bad quality, tell yourself how it can be or has been, of benefit of your life. (Don’t leave anyone of them out)
• Ask yourself are you happy with your life? Why, why not? What would you need to be happy?

Till next time, love and light and blessed it be.