Let me start off my apologizing how long it took me to write this. I am a Soldier in Iraq and I kind of put it on hold for a while. But here is what I thought of the Wiccan Basic Training course. The course was really nothing like I imagined. Some of the lessons I found myself engrossed in the lesson and others almost put me to sleep. However, overall I thought it was a very educational course. I did learn a lot of things that I never knew or even thought about, so it opened my horizons with my outlook of life. The first lesson was probably my favorite. I really enjoyed the basic history of Wicca and it motivated me to learn as much as I could about the subject.
Also being from Salem, Massachusetts I felt as if I was a part of it and could relate better. I considered myself a Wiccan before I took the course, but all knew was the basic beliefs of Wicca regarding the Goddess, nothing about spells, magic, etc. Although I consider myself a Wiccan there are certain aspects that I do disagree with. The first being reincarnation. I believe we each have our own individual soul and it is not recycled in another body. Another thing that I disagreed with is how to set up an altar. I believe that the only important aspect of the altar is the pentagram, the rest is pretty much for show. The pentagram represents all the elements of life and I have one tattooed on my arm, so I consider myself my own altar. I have included a picture of my tattoo.
I know there is no right way or wrong way to set up an altar, but I believe my will is the most powerful tool I could use and with the pentagram behind me there is nothing else I need. Dowsing was a very interesting topic that I knew nothing about, I did not attempt to try it however. I do not want to take advantage of the forces, and will only attempt to dowse if I lose something that dramatically affects my quality of life and would recommend the same to others, however that is just an opinion. Not too many people understand what is capable with the human mind, magic, and the forces of nature, which I guess is a good thing, but over using that power can turn something pure into something terrible.
One thing that blew my mind was regarding Halloween and how on that day we tend to be closer to spirits than any other day of the year. The thing that blew my mind was I have felt that way for years before I ever read anything like that. Spells was maybe the part of the course I was looking most forward to. I always assumed that there were set spells, and didn’t know that we could create our own. I mean it makes sense to me now and I can’t believe that I was so naïve to think otherwise. As far as the course affecting my life, I would say it gave me more knowledge on the subject of Wicca and just knowledge in general. Knowledge is power, the more we know the more powerful we can become. In conclusion the course taught me new things, but did not really change my outlook on certain areas.
Rev Jim Stasio Jr.
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