Thread: Introductory Survey

Welcome Jessica. I understand the frustration of not getting pregnant right away. But you will find lots of support on that subject from this website.

Name & Age: Shari, 37

What kind of pagan are you?: Probably a boring one, lol. Eclectic Solitary..

Who are your deities (if any)?: Generally just an overall Lord and Lady

What pantheon do you use (if any)?: Celtic-ish...still working on it

How do you celebrate the sabbats/holidays?: Celebrate privately...sometimes trying to find a way for my daughter to participate

Do you practice ritual on a regular basis? Not as much as I feel I should.

Do you have a permanent altar? No, but have a "portable" that I set up often.

Are you "out of the broom closet"?: In general

Tell me about your family: Married to Bo, 27. He is basically an atheist, but supports me in whatever I chose to believe and is fine with me introducing our daughter to my beliefs. Daughter, Cadence Melissa, is 3 yrs old. She's our little fairy girl. We lost a son, Drake Michael, halfway through my last pregnancy. We are currently expecting a baby on March 14, 2008! Mom lives out of state...she is a "Christian" and doesn't really understand my beliefs. She just recently decided to believe me that I'm not a devil-worshipper, lol. Brothers are 19 and 17, they know and are respectful.

Anything else you want to share? I've only recently discovered this website, so I am checking out the forums that apply to me to see where I feel comfy.

I don't have a current pic right now, but will try to post one as soon as we get unpacked!

Name & Age: Jaime, 31

What kind of pagan are you?: OMG Shari I totally agree with your answer!!! HA me too! "Probably a boring one, lol. Eclectic Solitary."

Who are your deities (if any)?: I'm very general, just god and goddess. Though lately I've been leaning on Demeter (I'm pg again after 2 losses)

What pantheon do you use (if any)?: working on it

How do you celebrate the sabbats/holidays?: privately

Do you practice ritual on a regular basis? No, I've been very bad doing anything on a regular basis. But it's always in my heart.

Do you have a permanent altar? Kinda permanent.

Are you "out of the broom closet"?: To the people I trust yeah.

Tell me about your family: I've been married for 5 years. DH doesn't know what he is, though I think he's just a non-practicing Catholic (like his family). My parents are SUPER Catholic, they are very involved in the church, but are totally supportive of me (though I do find palms hidden in my house occassionally.) The rest of my family could care less, they are about as chill as they come.

Anything else you want to share? I've been studying Wicca for years (since college), but I still feel like I know so little. I've had a stressful few years (we've had some family health issues, and my m/c's depressed me a bit, but I'm in a much better place now). I'm trying to get back in the game I guess. I've just been so numb these last few years, I want to get all that passion for life back, so I want to get back in touch with me really.

Name & Age: Ali 17

What kind of pagan are you?: Celtic Pagan

Who are your deities (if any)?: Lords and Ladys and the Divine

What pantheon do you use (if any)?: Celtic

How do you celebrate the sabbats/holidays?: Rituals

Do you practice ritual on a regular basis? Ever chance I get... i live a very hecktic life

Do you have a permanent altar? Yes

Are you "out of the broom closet"?: Yes

Tell me about your family:My mom is a very open minded person, so is my dad. My parents are divorced and all so i grew up with out a dad for the most part. the rest of my family on my moms side are very christian religious... so mom wont tell then im pagan or they will flip.... my dads side doesnt really care... but yea.

Anything else you want to share?:I am a horse person BIG time. i raise and train quater horses and i also raise pembroke welsh corgie dogs..... ill post pics of the puppies if any one wants to see. thanks

Name & Age: Erin, age 21.

What kind of pagan are you?: I think just generally the term "eclectic neopagan" works best. I'll take parts of almost anything that works for me, so a definition might be difficult! XD

Who are your deities (if any)?: I feel closest to Cerridwen and Cernunnos, Shiva, Durga, Hermes, Artemis, and especially Ganesha.

What pantheon do you use (if any)?: I use all pantheons, but my favourite is probably the Hindu pantheon.

How do you celebrate the sabbats/holidays?: I usually do a solitary circle of some sort at home, go to ritual with my "coven" (don't know if that's quite the right word of it), and then throw in something else fun, depending on the individual Sabbat.

Do you practice ritual on a regular basis? I attend ritual every two weeks or so, and usually celebrate Sabbats and Esbats alone, as well. Sometimes I do a kind of "daily meditation/devotional", but how often depends largly on time.

Do you have a permanent altar? Yep! Right at the foot of my bed, facing east. It's a little mini table with a cloth over it.

Are you "out of the broom closet"?: Entirely.

Tell me about your family: I'm the eldest of two kids, originally from the West Coast but am living in Boston to be away from my mom (we don't get along all that well due to, eh, among other things, serious philosophical differances). My dad is the coolest guy ever and lives in Alaska, which I consider to be home. I'm engaged to a really fantastic guy that supports me in every way (including religiously), and we're expecting our first child.

Anything else you want to share?: Been Pagan since I was 16; my five-year anniversary (silly that I keep track of that, I know) is a couple weeks before Marius is due. YAY!

Anyway, I'm really glad that I found this board! I look forward to getting to know everyone!

Name & Age: Sabrina, 50

What kind of pagan are you?: native american

Who are your deities (if any)?: n/a spirits and creator

What pantheon do you use (if any)?: native american

How do you celebrate the sabbats/holidays?: n/a

Do you practice ritual on a regular basis? yes

Do you have a permanent altar? packed away as am renovating the trailer that is my home

Are you "out of the broom closet"?: to close friends, my mom and dad, others who are way farther on thier path just seem to know.

Tell me about your family: SO is the same, I met him originally when i was 17, this is the 3rd time we came back together. have 5 children from ex-H, only 3 girls introduced after I left my ex-H, my dad and mom knew/know, I was disowned from dads family after i wanted a ceremony done for my dads funeral, which they didn't do when i married my ex-H. If asked i tell, but only when i feel it will not offend the listener, otherwise i just smile.Hurting others feeling is against my grain.

Anything else you want to share?: My ex-H was a Muslim who outside talked the talk and walked the walk but at home did it only when it was to his benefit. I tried it out but came back to my inner roots inside long before i left him. Consciously aware of this i was 3 years before i left him.

Post a pic of yourself if you have one.

Name & Age: Ashleigh 20 March 13th

What kind of pagan are you?: Eclectic

Who are your deities (if any)?: Nothing specific

What pantheon do you use (if any)?: greek and roman

How do you celebrate the sabbats/holidays?: light some candles burn some insence ect

Do you practice ritual on a regular basis? not recently

Do you have a permanent altar? work in progress

Are you "out of the broom closet"?: yes

Tell me about your family: My great grandmother was a witch her daughter(my grandmother dede) is a witch, my aunt is a witch, My husbands faimly are witches(norse tradition) but he is newly into it. My family is very open minded and are very ok with my choice.

Anything else you want to share?: Im 16 weeks 1 day pregnant and a newly wed.

Name & Age: Heather, 27

What kind of pagan are you?: Celtic

Who are your deities (if any)?: Epona is my patron goddess but I honor all of them

What pantheon do you use (if any)?: mostly Celt

How do you celebrate the sabbats/holidays?: yes, privately

Do you practice ritual on a regular basis? yes

Do you have a permanent altar? yes

Are you "out of the broom closet"?: yes

Tell me about your family: My family lives on the east coast. I'm in Washington state with my loving husband. We are expecting our first child in July.

Anything else you want to share?: I just found out I'm pregnant! I'm so incredibly excited!

Post a pic of yourself if you have one.

Name & Age: Liz, 32 What kind of pagan are you?: I follow the Red Road Who are your deities (if any)?: Mother Earth, Grandmother Moon, Grandfather Sun, Creator. What pantheon do you use (if any)?: n/a How do you celebrate the sabbats/holidays?: n/a Do you practice ritual on a regular basis? Yes Do you have a permanent altar? Yes. It's at the entry of our home so everyone can see it as they walk in. A medicine wheel painted on the wall with a vase of leaves from the Sun Dance tree. Are you "out of the broom closet"?: Yea, I guess you could say that. Tell me about your family: I've been with my man for 6+ years and we have two beautiful daughters, Willow and Sage. He's Aztec (Nahua) and Yaqui and has been on the Red Road for over 20 years. I started following these ways a little bit back in late 2002, but after I attended my first Sun Dance in 2007, I have been more committed to this way. We are raising our little girls on the Red Road and include them in our ceremonies as much as possible. Anything else you want to share?: Umm... can't think of anything! Post a pic of yourself if you have one. My picture is in my avatar, but here are some of my little fairy girls.

Name & Age: Eirinn, 30

What kind of pagan are you?: Family Traditional Celtic Pagan

Who are your deities (if any)?: All, but most strongly Danu and The Dagda

What pantheon do you use (if any)?: Celtic

How do you celebrate the sabbats/holidays?: Rituals, festivals gatherings, feasts.

Do you practice ritual on a regular basis? Yes, weekly as well as all sabbats/esbats

Do you have a permanent altar? Working on that for the new house.

Are you "out of the broom closet"?: Yes

Tell me about your family: My Grandfather was Pagan, but his wife very very Catholic, and so all his children were raised strictly Catholic. My mother refers to herself now as "nostic" or "I believe in a higher power its just none of your business" I have followed the family traditional path since I was 13.

Anything else you want to share?:I have served as a High Priestess for a few groups, trying very hard to squeeze my own beliefs in with a like-minded group. I've practiced with wiccans, gardenarians, Native Americans and Celtic shamans, I hope one day to have a circle of FTCP's that aren't just all related to me :P My husband is Wiccan but closely follows the Celtic traditions.