Hi all. I am Amber and I live in Oklahoma, surrounded by people who claim to be Christian. I am 37 years old and have been moving away from the Christian faith for the last five years, but really came to terms with my beliefs within the last year. I have very Pantheistic views and an interest in becoming a hedge witch. As I look back on my life I see that these beliefs have always been there. I had a very nature loving grandmother who taught me a lot of folklore and "old beliefs". However, she passed away suddenly when I was 13 and I think there was much more she would have taught me. She had been shunned out of a Pentecostal church when her children were young because she refused to make her daughters wear dresses in the cold.
I have been reading a lot on witchcraft, Wicca, hedge riding, etc. There are a lot of extreme views and I find myself somewhere in the middle. I am fairly anti-ritual and dogma, so a coven with rules and ceremonies does not appeal to me. I find my sanctuary in my yard with my plants and the birds and the rocks. I am also very interested in herbs, oils and natural healing.
There's much, much more I want to write here, but it's an intro so I'll keep it short. One more significant thing I want to mention though is my 16 year old son who is a Christian and very sincere and pure hearted in his beliefs. I actually raised him to be this way and it's what I prayed for when he was young. Now, as my beliefs differ from his, I do not want to discourage or dishearten him because he is in a great group of friends and he is a leader. His best friend since elementary school was actually killed 2 weeks ago in a car accident. It's been a rough two weeks but I have been so proud of him and his strength and ability to care for others while he hurts so much. But anyway, I could use some advice on handling a mixed belief household. I let my younger children attend church with him on occasion because I want to expose them to everything and not make anything "off limits". Any advice would be appreciated.
.... He'll be in my prayers.
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