What are your hopes and dreams for the future of the Fellowship? Cat: The biggest thing I wish to accomplish with the Fellowship is two-fold: one, to register it as a nonprofit; and two, to buy a building that will serve as a community center and the headquarters for the nonprofit. Having watched other similar …
Do you practice any form of magic? Tell us more about that. Cat: Yes, I practice witchcraft. My practice is mostly inspired by British folk magic andhedgewitchery that I have learned over the years. I don’t practice all-out magic all thetime (i.e., large spells), but I do practice little magics fairly regularly. These are thingslike …
Are you an “out” Pagan? What has influenced your decision to remain in/out of the “broom closet”? Cat: I have had the luck to never much have to be “in” the broom closet. I started identifying as a Pagan about 2006, and by 2008, I was helping lead my university’s Pagan student group, which involved …
As a Pagan, what are your wishes for the future? Cat: I have a few different wishes for the future, depending on what aspects of society we are thinking about. My hope for society at large is just that Paganism becomes more accepted, less frowned upon either for being “evil” or for being “silly.” I …
What have been the significant events of your path so far? Cat: It’s hard to answer this without getting too deep! But if I had to pick the most significant events of my path, I can narrow it down to a handful: The arrival of Anubis in my life when I was 10 Meeting Truly, …
How do you define Paganism? Cat: A complex question! There are two common definitions that you come across in the Pagan community(ies): 1. Any non-Abrahamic religion (i.e., Judaism, Christianity, Islam); 2. Any earth-based spirituality. However, both of these are inherently exclusionary to many people who identify as Pagan. I firmly believe you can be a …
We’ve been saying for a few weeks now that we had interview questions to help ya’ll get to know our executive board better, but then we added a Librarian and that delayed things a bit while she caught up, but now we’re ready, so here’s the first installment of the EBoard interviews! First Question: Who …