Not Sure I Was Ever *In* The Closet...
My first real conversation with a non-Pagan about my beliefs came when I worked in a medical center. I shared an office with a delightful Southern Baptist lady some 15 years older than me. She knew t…
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Pagan and Proud
First, I told my mom. At first, I thought she took it well. She bore no resemblance to Carrie's mom (Thank God and Goddess!). Then, I decided to tell my Grandma. Of all the people, I expected her to …
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Have Trust, Be Honest
I didn't make a point of telling people, I simply told friends if it came up and avoided the subject with my family. I had already come out as bisexual years before and was still feeling the back-dr…
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Just Go For It
The first person I came out to was my sister. We were sitting beside a reservoir in our local forest. I can't remember what we were talking about and I had never been any good at tact, so I just kind…
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Don't Change for Other People
I told my daughters first....they freaked out. My eldest had just joined a bible study group at college, and my youngest was teaching classes to the little kids at her father's Church. They thought a…
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Tired of Hiding My Beliefs
The way I came out of the broom closet was very subtle. I wore my celtic trinity necklace all the time, I left the pentacle altar tile that I had made on my altar at all times, and I started keeping …
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One Conversation at at Time
I tackled one person at a time. Initially I sounded them out, started conversations about alternative faith practices, saw how they handled it. For some it was easy. My best friend, since she's the o…
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Come Out Right Away
I had come out to my hubby and kids and they did not bat an eye. My friends, however, were not that easy to tell: I was called a "devil-worshipper" and lost a good part of them, but then, i had told …
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Got Sick of Hiding Who I Was
I changed my religion on Facebook to "Pagan". I know, totally lame. I waited with bated breath for the first few days, wondering when the wave of shock and scrutiny would hit. It didn't. I have many …
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Hiding Feels Dishonest
I didn't really DO anything. If asked outright about it, I don't lie, but I don't advertise it loudly either. I spent my year and a day researching different religions and spiritual paths on my famil…
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A Path Chosen for a Reason
At first, the only one who knew was my friend that was responsible for telling me about Wicca, then I told my boyfriend (his response was "i already knew that"), then I told my parents. My mom, havin…
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Be True to Yourself
First I came out to my friends - it seemed easiest. It was - they really didn't care about the fact that I'm Druid, but said that they were happy that it seemed I wasn't hiding something anymore - th…
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Felt Like Coming Home
I think of being Wiccan as "coming home." I believe I've been before and it just took me until my early 20's to figure that out. I've always been interested in alternative ways of thinking about reli…
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Came Out to Parents First
I took the head on approach, I waited until my parents were together in the living room and just told them. Both of them, weren't happy to say the least. Mom was far more vocal about it and kept aski…
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A Spiritual Revelation
I have a very close friend who is an Episcopal Priest and we have many discussions on the Craft and Paganism and he has no problem with it at all. He completely agrees that the practices and ritual o…
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Be Respectful of Others
When my mom found my first book she started following me around the house spouting bible passages at me and threatening to have me excommunicated (we were Methodist, mom; not Catholic, by the way). I…
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No Problem With Sharing
I've had pastors, priests, laymen, Christians, Muslims and Jews question me about my religion. I generally start with a simple explanation - it's a nature based religion which believes everything has…
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Tired of Hiding From Family
I told my family and they didn't like it at all.They said it was "Devil Worship" and I needed to go to church more.I told her it wasn't and I do go to "church" everyday and that nature was my church …
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Agreeing to Disagree
I came out of the broom closet when I was 12. First too my mom, as I wanted to further explore paganism but wasn't sure where to start. She got me together with my godmother, who is a priestess of Is…
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Losing a Friend to Religious Differences
Its been nearly 20 years. My best friend since childhood became a reborn Christian and then tossed me from her life. Kerri and I were pretty much inseparable to the point that my parents believed we …
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Honesty is the Best Policy
I'd had an uncomfortable experience when I was 10-11ish where my Mum freaked out at difficult questions I'd been asking.So I was anxious. I was 17 and I think we were driving in the car and I just sa…
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