Namaste, my name is Amy and I began my life upon this path most likely like many others did. I was Christian based in my beliefs. I did have a wonderful advantage growing up though; my parents were very open minded and allowed me, at the age of 12 yrs, to find out if Christianity was truly for me.
Thus, I spent the formative years of my youth looking into numerous Christian mainstream religions, everything from Southern Baptist, to Evangelical, to Bible Baptist, to Catholic and including Protestant and everything in between. However, I never seemed to find a place where I "fit" in it seemed, though I did find many friends.
It was later on in life, at the age of eighteen, I had my first taste of Wicca, and yes, I was interested, though at the time I was not truly ready to follow the path; but little did not know that I would be returning to Wicca a few years later.
It was around the age of 22 yrs, I was introduced to my mentor and friend, a Wiccan, who at the time was teaching classes in my small home town. I later joined her Coven and was quite happy in learning all that I could; to which I have continued to since. I feel that it was because of my first Wiccan mentor that I was able to continue to grow and expand upon this path. For it was she whom taught me the value of being a Wiccan, of living up to the code of ethics as well as living up to what it is that the Goddess means to me.
Sadly, this first Coven did disassemble, however I found my true path and it was Wicca.
In the many years thereafter, I met and became friends with many other people on this path - gaining inspiration from them as well as deep insight to myself and again, what Wicca is.
Because all of my life I have had an immense interest in various religious structures and a thirst for knowledge when it comes to religions, I have been able to study and acquire a few ordinations through various paths including, but not limited to:
Spiritual Humanism, Universal Life Church, Universal Ministries, Trinity Institute of Christian Counseling, New Horizon and many others.
Though I did not deliberately go out to become ordained mind you, I did join these wonderful places to learn to not only better myself but also my path.
I take my spirituality very seriously and I hold it dearly to my heart - for I am a Wiccan and not only do I practice it, but I live and breathe Wicca daily. And I feel that if you decide to come to the path of Wicca, it is ultimately up to you alone to - first make sure it is your 'fit' - and of course, always be serious about it always wanting to learn more.
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