should i tell ??

[hocus pocus93]

hi im a wiccan and im wondering should i tell people im a wiccan or should i just keep it a secret what should i do. if i go to tell my friends that i am a wiccan i get abit ashamed and embarest i know i shoudnt be ashamed but i just am . please give me some advice thank you

[hedge*]

I would only tell people if I was asked outright - I certainly don't offer the information, but then I don't offer much information about myself in general anyway.
Would you feel it's necessary to inform people if you were a Christian?

[hocus pocus93]

well if people ask i will just tell them i am a wiccan and i dont care what they think of me because i have a different religion to them

[hedge*]

i dont care what they think of me because i have a different religion to them

That is a good attitude to have.

[hocus pocus93]

thanks i dont care what people think of me as long im happy with me i dont care what people say

[juliaki]

I'd also advise not saying that you are a member of one religion or another until you are knowledgable about the practices, beliefs, rites, and rituals of your religion. Remember, when you put yourself forward as a member of a religious order, you become ambassador for all of the rest of us. (And some of us have worked very hard to try and get good knowledge out there...there would be some folks who would be ticked to have that undone by a careless comment made out of a lack of knowledge.)

[Sercee]

Well, juliaki has a point but I wouldn't go that far. Personally, I am definately Wiccan, but I am still learning (though with my mantra I plan to be learning no matter what 'degree' I am LOL).

If you're asked, go ahead and tell them you're wiccan or whatever you feel you are. Just make sure you tack on that you're studying or learning or something. Then you don't piss off the people that are afraid of getting a bad name from a newbie or think that some wiccans aren't as 'real' as others. It's also a disclaimer so if some fundie starts trying to pound you and looking for flaws in your logic, you can say 'I don't know yet. I'm learning. When I have a full answer I'll get back to you. But for now it just feels right.'

[hocus pocus93]

thanks alot sercee i am proud of being a wiccan so i will just tell them if they ask . thanks

[Sercee]

*hugs* Right on

[WolfWitch]

Look at each case on an individual basis. I have freinds who know and I have friends who don't. Most of my family do not know as I know how they'd react. Some of my wife's family knows because I know they'd be cool with it.

One friend of mine is a former SEAL and is a born again babtist.

He will NEVER know.

[Sercee]

One friend of mine is a former SEAL and is a born again babtist.

He will NEVER know.

Eep! I'd be afraid of getting a survival knife in the gullet!

[hocus pocus93]

i told my mates that im a wiccan and they said cool and their not bothered . they dont think im crazy or something

[Witch333]

The only person who knows I'm Wiccan is my mothers. the other don't really have to know that. I don't tell much about me anyway.

[Nikita]

You dont need o tell anyone if it comes up in a conversation then yes you can tell them then

[mystic]

If im asked, then i wouldnt mind telling them. Its not that wer're ashame or anything, some people just wouldnt understand. Being a strong christian in the past, can you imagine what i would have to go through!