How many people use the term 'Witch' for themselves?

[Aquarian_Moon]

Several years ago, I thought so thrilled at the idea of having enough knowlege and experience to call myself a Witch. But I find that so many people misunderstand the term, I thought I'd ask the question, what does it even MEAN to be a witch? I can do runes, I can read tarrot to some extent, I'm an empath, but have only a little bit of herbal experience, and am very unpicky with my magickal procedures/setup, so does this even make me one?

Should I even WANT to call myself one, considering the overwhleming awe it inspires in people who know absolutely nothing about the term, and they think I can do stuff for them and make it come true all the time like something out of a Tolkien novel?

Anyways, I thought I'd just start naming myself one, even if it does generate a slight awe inspiring rush among some people (which feels pretty cool to be honest), still probably more true than saying I wasn't. I mean, how many non-witches turn their friends into a cork, and tie them from a thread to keep them safe when they're not with you i wonder? heh. :lol:

[Fiamma]

Several years ago, I thought so thrilled at the idea of having enough knowlege and experience to call myself a Witch. But I find that so many people misunderstand the term, I thought I'd ask the question, what does it even MEAN to be a witch? I can do runes, I can read tarrot to some extent, I'm an empath, but have only a little bit of herbal experience, and am very unpicky with my magickal procedures/setup, so does this even make me one?

Should I even WANT to call myself one, considering the overwhleming awe it inspires in people who know absolutely nothing about the term, and they think I can do stuff for them and make it come true all the time like something out of a Tolkien novel?

Anyways, I thought I'd just start naming myself one, even if it does generate a slight awe inspiring rush among some people (which feels pretty cool to be honest), still probably more true than saying I wasn't. I mean, how many non-witches turn their friends into a cork, and tie them from a thread to keep them safe when they're not with you i wonder? heh. :lol:


I don't. there are those that argue that "Witch" is an appropriate label for me, but there is somehtign about the word and what it brings to mind- that I've never quite been able to explain to anyone else, mosly regarding my view of magic and what it is- that makes me say it isn't the right word. It's certainly not a bad/negtive word, but it's just not me.

[Ferina]

I don't use the word witch but i do call myself a pagan.

[morganxpage]

I usually identify as a Witch and Thelemite and General Weirdo. :lol:

Other IDs of mine include Chaote, Occultist, Mystic, Discordian... Sometimes other Pagans give me this look like "must you be so complicated?" My answer is fnord!

[CheshireEyes]

Anyone see The Covenant? I just about pissed myself when he said "Weotch", lol :lol:

[Vigdisdotter]

what does it even MEAN to be a witch?

A practitioner of witchcraft.

[Twinkle]

A practitioner of witchcraft.

Exactly. And since I am not a practitioner of witchcraft, I don't use the name for myself.

[Xirian]

I practice witchcraft and have referred to myself as a witch, but I mostly I refer to myself as a human being and a pagan.

[Aquarian_Moon]

A practitioner of witchcraft. oh sorry, i meant for the individual. not the correct definition. but yea... very true. LOL.

[Desert_Witch]

I practice witchcraft and have referred to myself as a witch, but I mostly I refer to myself as a human being and a pagan.


Me too.

[Teresa]

I identify with the word and practice witchcraft but I do not call myself that very often. Most people know me as a hoodoo practioner or a rootworker

[EvieLee]

I've never really been confortable with the term Witch, even when I did practice witchcraft on a regular basis. Beats me as to why. I wasn't raised with any misconceptions or stereotypes to explain the prejudice. *shrugs*
I guess it's just one of those personal things.

[Vigdisdotter]

oh sorry, i meant for the individual.

That is what it means to me as an individual.

[Cassie]

I practice witchcraft so I call myself a witch; but usually only when I am around people who have a similar understanding of what it means.

[Rudas Starblaze]

of course i call myself a witch, people get freaked out when i tell them im a god. so i go with the one people might be able to understand.

[covenofkeys]

:yayah: oh youre too much -
and we are an understanding bunch,
{just dont cross us or we'll put a curse on ya'll and eat children and murder people horribly and we can only be killed on the thirteenth hour of the thirteenth day of the thirteenth month}



:lol: lmao


beware beware!!!!
mwahahahaha ~evil Witch cackle~

[Meadhbh]

Sure I use the term. But I don't exactly go around shouting it from the roof tops. I'll just stick with pagan if that makes people a little more comfortable.

[Tanya]

I refer to myself as a witch.. that doesn't mean I've crumpled any one's balls with an evil hex or anything... I believe 'witch' is a term for any person in touch with their non-linear (rational) skills/knowledge...

for me that means a certain level of prescience, a strong creative ability and an inate compresension of the needs/moods/attitudes of animals and plants...

So yes I do have magic, but it is subtle.... I'm a good gardener,a respected poet, animals come to me and trust me, and I trust my intuition (which is generally right on the money)...

[serenarian]

Yes, I do refer to myself as a witch. Witchcraft is a huge part of my life and who I am. If anyone asks, I tell them I am a Pagan and a witch.

[Philosophia]

I call myself a "witch" because I practise witchcraft. I'm not going to deny myself who I am because some people don't like the word. That's their problem, not mine.

[covenofkeys]

:fpraise: i likey your style!! :lol:

personally i couldnt give a rats bottom what it makes people think, it is indeed their problem. to each their own. do as ye will and all.

but hey doesnt mean id yell it from my roof top either !!! {scared of heights} LOL

[Philosophia]

:fpraise: i likey your style!! :lol:
personally i couldnt give a rats bottom what it makes people think, it is indeed their problem. to each their own. do as ye will and all.
but hey doesnt mean id yell it from my roof top either !!! {scared of heights} LOL

Thank you! I agree because I wouldn't yell it from my roof either. I am who I am, I don't hide it but I don't promote it either. If somebody wants to seriously know, then I'd tell them.

[Amythyst]

That is me, that is what I am... a witch, a witch, a witch...and I still am trying to get used to using that term for men. I don't care if you call me a female chauvinist-- I still basically associate the word "witch" with women. If anyone gets offended by that-- tough titties (as my grandmother would say).

[covenofkeys]

:yayah: ~snickers~
lol loud n proud!!!

~avoids the oncoming lynch mob~ lmao:lol:

[AstralMagick]

I called myself a witch, since I did practice magic, and I still do of sorts, but I've not said it for a long time since my younger sister gets these ideas. I just call myself a 'practitioner of magic' if a titel is needed.

[Greyharp]

I started off using the terms "Wiccan" and "Witch" interchangeably, but then as the "I'm not a Wiccan, I'm a WITCH" crowd grew more vocal, I decided I preferred the label "Wiccan". Since I rarely ever practice witchcraft or magic, but instead focus on the religious side of things, Wiccan seemed more apt.

[RainInanna]

Conversely I used to separate the two terms quite strongly, until I realized through my readings (and especially through a post of Ben G's) that they had for a long time been synonymous. I stopped "needing" to separate them even though I can certainly respect when and why others do. I still waffle on whether they are or are not, and recently have called myself "Wiccan inspired Witch".

Now I'm more likely to call myself "Wiccan inspired Pagan" with the idea that all Wiccans are Witches. YMMV.

[Nadezhda]

I'm in the 'other' category!

I've been a witch for a long time. I used to be Wiccan, then Pagan, and am now almost-converted to Kemetic Orthodoxy, where the system of 'magic' is ingrained withing the religion itself.

I'm also part of the "Not all Wiccans are Witches, and most Witches are not Wiccans, the terms are NOT interchangeable, thanks" movement. Labels in themselves can be convenient, but it's hard enough to use them without having them misused all the time.

[TheWomanMonster]

I don't call myself a witch,
though I'm sure others looking at me might use such a word to describe me,
I'm really more a puller of strings.
I don't really do rituals.
I'm rather unconventional...

[Cynyr]

That is me, that is what I am... a witch, a witch, a witch...and I still am trying to get used to using that term for men. I don't care if you call me a female chauvinist-- I still basically associate the word "witch" with women. If anyone gets offended by that-- tough titties (as my grandmother would say).


:fpraise::fpraise::fpraise: Bellona has spoken! ;) Maybe men can be called W'y'tch. Just a suggestion.

[Amythyst]

:fpraise::fpraise::fpraise: Bellona has spoken! ;) Maybe men can be called W'y'tch. Just a suggestion.

That is a wonderful suggestion!

And as long as you are down there on your knees..............

[Tranquility]

Here's my opinion on this all. Naming things or people has to do simply with the ego. To me, it seems like people often label themselves for esteem or prestige... driven by the ego, as ridiculous as that may seem. My second reason for not labeling myself is because I DO view it as an esteem issue. I don't feel worthy of calling myself a Druid or Shaman.. because obviously I don't have enough experience in the path, or life alone! I've only been on "the path" for about five to six years, and even though i've done a tremendous amount of work and can identify over a hundred trees and plants both here at school in SC and at home in the northeast.. I don't feel experienced. There is so much out there in the world, and I would be terribly embarassed if someone were to "Quiz" me on something and I could not procure an answer. Personally, I'm not attached to labels much, and call myself neither pagan nor a witch. There is so much profound wisdom in eastern traditions, Christianity, pagan faiths and so on. I usually like to pick and choose, broading my horizons in all possible areas. If people DO ask what "religion" I am, I usually say i'm born Christian but now follow a path similar to the ancient Pagan faiths of Europe. Usually I follow up telling people I'm a pantheist, because from my personal interactions with nature, every stone and leaf has a tremendous story to tell, and that is divine in its own right.

[covenofkeys]

QUOTE:I don't feel worthy of calling myself a Druid or Shaman....

ok. i get you...BUT then.....!!
aha!!-
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Journey of a Shamanic Druid


right under da name innit.lol ~giggles~

[Tranquility]

I put journey there for a reason, maybe it is a bit misleading though :). I feel that saying "Shamanic Druid In Training" Sounds a little bit corny, lol.

[covenofkeys]

nah i was just messin.x:)

[Vigdisdotter]

Here's my opinion on this all. Naming things or people has to do simply with the ego. To me, it seems like people often label themselves for esteem or prestige...

While this can be true of some, I certainly don't think it's true of all.

I myself use labels to facilitate the communication of ideas, nothing more.

I'm a Shaman, and that's a label I've recently accepted because it's what others have bestowed on me. But you know what? It doesn't make me feel special, it makes me feel trepidation and weariness because to be such is WORK. LOTS of work. Worthy or not, this is my path and it is my task.

[Philosophia]

Here's my opinion on this all. Naming things or people has to do simply with the ego. To me, it seems like people often label themselves for esteem or prestige... driven by the ego, as ridiculous as that may seem.

How is labeling oneself doing so for esteem or prestige? When I call myself an Australian, does that mean I'm doing it to boost my self esteem?

I think people are mistaken to what "labels" really are. They are a means of communication, a simple explanation to what a person really is. My name is Dianne, but that isn't anything to do with prestige or ego. Its just my name. Just like saying I'm a witch. Being one doesn't limit a person.

[Astara Seague]

I call myself a witch, I dont yell it out fromn the rooftops either but..if anyone asks that is what I am and I am proud of it

[covenofkeys]

_handclapp absolutely.

[jcldragon]

Some people call me a Witch, but I do many things that are somewhat beyond simple Witchcraft, so I prefer the term, Lightworker.

[Crysiira]

Labels are subjective, and can mean different things to different people. Keeping that in mind, I do call myself a witch, though I may not fit the definition as put out there by others. I consider myself a witch because I practice magic, but it's a different kind of magic. I don't do rituals very often, and when I do, they are mostly for the intent of focusing my own energies. I don't curse people or heal people or turn my friends into corks. (a fun idea though, Aquarian Moon ;) What I do is recognize the simple magic of life, in my gardening and household chores, in my painting and writing, in my interactions with people, in how I move through the world, and generally everything I do. By recognizing that fact and striving to live a certain way, I consider myself a practitioner of magic. Thus, a witch.
I don't use that label to describe myself to everyone, because of the many definitions of witch. I first describe what I believe and what I do, then try to tag a label on that. It's hard to find one appropriate label for everything I believe, but the closest I've come so far is Eclectic Irish-Celtic-Inspired Green Kitchen Witch. Rather complicated, I know. :hahugh:

[Catiana]

I refer to myself as Wiccan as I identify more with the religious side of it than the practice of witchcraft.

[bbnflpn]

i generally call my self witch or pagan, when asked what religon i am on boards i say that i am a pagan who currently practices with a wiccan coven, and that i am a witch,

im still in the air about if i am a wiccan or not, however no matter how i say it i still get funny looks (when it is in real life that is)

i still am not comfortable saying what i am at work, considering i work with alot of christian types. however when i explained why i wore the necklace i do (its a labrordite) the guy said wow we all need one of those (i work selling tires and batteries, and the necklace turns negative energies in to positive ones) i might go and get me a bigger stone to use as a "paper weight" and put it on the desk area ehehehe.

[MankyCat]

I use the term, for lack of a better one. Though usually I just don't call myself by any label, since spiritual and religious beliefs don't often come into my normal, daily conversations.

I'm probably more like the old fairy tale style witches and not as much like the modern type people think about. :hahugh:

[MankyCat]

That is what it means to me as an individual.

Same here.

[Fairywolf]

I do when the occasion arises call myself a witch. For the most part I am just me, be happy with that!! :D

[Lullebulle]

I call myself a witch, but usually I say Pagan or Wiccan. But more people understand what I mean when I say Witch.

[Incendia]

Never have and never will. Too many negative connotations.

[sarabethv]

I call myself, when I tell anyone cause I usually figure its none of their business; a zen taoist kemetic witch. My mom was a witch as were all her sisters and their mother and her mother.

[lunita]

I sometimes think of myself as a witch but probably wouldn't say it to anyone else. If I do need to give myself a label to anyone asking then I say Pagan. I practice witchcraft and inside I feel I am a witch.

[Wild Wood]

When ever the occasion arises - I too call myself a Witch (and yes I am a man!:) ) Naturally, when I make this statement I get the usual funny looks and comments such as "Wheres your broomstick" *yawn* but I also refer to myself as Wiccan more than Pagan - for some reason this gets a more puzzled look and provides a temporary hole in the conversation! Plenty of time for me to explain!

I dont need to do that as often anymore, mainly because people I know generally know what i'm all about. In the same breath "Fiddlesticks" to what anyone else thinks about me!

[MankyCat]

Naturally, when I make this statement I get the usual funny looks and comments such as "Wheres your broomstick"


My response would be, "Which one?"

(Of course they'd likely say the one I fly around on. "Oh, it's parked above my door. Didn't you know? That's were all witches park their brooms. Duh.")

Why don't people ever ask me silly stuff like that?!? I'd have so much fun with it! *pouts*

[Annest]

I call myself pagan, my friends call me witch.

Anne

[~Belladonna~]

I class myself as a Witch because I am a practitioner of Witchcraft. Any other word would seem wrong. I'm also proud to call myself a Witch :)

[moonmorgan]

I practice witchcraft so I call myself a witch; but usually only when I am around people who have a similar understanding of what it means.

Same here. I use Pagan if I have no idea what they think and Wiccan if I'm more comfortable. I don't use witch outloud very often but I do consider myself one.

[ravenscape]

I've never called myself a witch. Other people call me one. :D

Seriously, I call myself pagan or mystic if the subject of religion comes up. If the discussion gets technical enough, I may even use terms like thaumaturgy or pantheism.

I feel kind of pre-religious in a lot of ways and post-religious in a lot of other ways. A metaphysically naturalistic shamanist.

[TheWomanMonster]

I don't call myself a witch,
though I'm sure others looking at me might use such a word to describe me,
I'm really more a puller of strings.
I don't really do rituals.
I'm rather unconventional...

Okay okay I'm a witch.
Can't remember exactly when I decided that,
but it was somewhere inbetween now and last time I posted.
Hah.

Bizzarre that, the changes one goes through.

[Avalon]

I am a Witch. I practice Witchcraft. If someone asks me what religion I am, I say Pagan. Witchcraft, to me, represents the "low" or folk magic I work with. :)

[Nikita]

I call my Wiccan but also Spiritualist as im a psychic medium .. but everyone i know that knows im wiccan calls me an satanist lol and thats includin friends and family haha

[Avalon]

I call my Wiccan but also Spiritualist as im a psychic medium .. but everyone i know that knows im wiccan calls me an satanist lol and thats includin friends and family haha

What do you say to them when they call you that?

[Nikita]

I just say. whatever you want lol they have their own opinion im not going to preach to them hehe. It doesnt bother me everyone has their own mind etc so i dont tell them anyhting about wicca or spiritualism unless they come to me and ask me. but one of my friends is coming round to spiritualism and is wanting to learn about it now. :hahugh:

[aniraangel]

Witch, and proud. :D

[Keldra]

I use "witch" to describe myself, yes. If I know the person I'm talking to doesn't understand much (or anything) about paganism or witchcraft, I'll probably start with "pagan" and then explain from there. If I'm talking to a familiar audience, I use "witch".

[doohamleigh]

Yes, I'm a witch, but I was taught that my craft/religion is best kept private in almost all situations, so I refer to myself as a witch only in very select company. While this approach can seem somewhat stifling at times, I've never been sorry when I kept my mouth shut, but I've frequently wished I'd practiced more discretion when my big mouth landed me more trouble than I'd bargained for. Witches have been persecuted for thousands of years and while we enjoy greater freedom of expression now than ever, it's prudent to remember that there would be no tradition of witchcraft to follow had there not been some "wise ones" who kept there identity to themselves and avoided the stake.

[Glory]

I would... but I still feel there is more for me to do and learn before I can.

[aluokaloo]

it doesn't matter what other people see you as, as long as you can see or not see yourself as one. Ifwitch feels right! Great! If metaphysical practitioner or seeker of mysteries sounds right, cool beans! I'm proud to call myself a witch!

[Rainbow]

I don't particularly have a problem with the word "Witch" as a label. I don't use it. I rarely have to, if it comes up I say "I practice witchcraft." Does that make me a Witch? Yes, and I don't mind when people use that label to describe me in that context, but "Witch" has a lot of connotations I prefer not to associate myself with. And I mean both the good and the bad here. I don't want to be continually associated with warty green hag, but I don't want to be associated with Wicca either.

Really, I consider myself a Witch as a person who practices witchcraft, but I don't call myself one.

[AmyDarling]

I'd not dare be as presumptuous enough to refer to myself as a witch. One day perhaps.

[Amythyst]

Yup, "Witch". That's me. The one in the far left corner of your screen. Yup.

(gods, 5:43am, maybe I can sleep now....)

[Kimberlily]

I call myself a Witch... specifically a "solitary eclectic kitchen witch". But often I prefer to refer to myself as a Pagan, since the "W word" can have negative meanings depending on who you're talking to, and sometimes I just don't feel like explaining it :lol:

[Lauren Michele]

A practitioner of witchcraft.



Yet another answer to qoute you with Vigdisdotter, I do like your replies. I have to agree with you.

I am attending a wiccan study group and becoming a "documented wiccan" in 2 weeks but I practice witchcraft.


Belladonna

[Willow Rosette]

Someone else might define me as that, but I think what title there is for my practice is of little consequence. But if I had to choose Id rather go with Student of Innana.

[Kalika]

I do... always have, just because nothing else seems to fit. Then again... even this label isn't particularly accurate.

[Whitewolf]

I don't call myself a witch. I label myself as a polytheist pagan.

[LadyWinter]

Yeah um...I would say I am a witch...for lack of an easier term for short explanation....I would never say I am a People...as I dont really care for that term at all...and if anyone would care to PM me and explain I would appreciate it.....

Winter
curious but lazy today

[MidnightFire]

I'm rather eclectic in my practice, so the term witch fits me best. If someone asks me I'll tell them yes, but it certainly isn't like I run around broadcasting it.

[Chamomile]

"Witch" is how I think of myself, how I identify with myself. But it is not the word I usually use when speaking with people I do not know very well. Usually, if it comes up in conversation, I refer to myself as "Pagan".

But that is not very often. I'm quite private and do not feel compelled to tell everyone of my path.

But I like the word Witch....I feel the words "witch" and "witchcraft" have a very definite power to them.

[Jeremy Westenn]

I think you should have to have a bit of magical practice/usage of actual witchcraft before referring to oneself as a witch or warlock.

However, one could argue that just casting a spell does not constitute witchcraft. o_O

[Voyager]

I am Wiccan and practice Witchcraft. I refer to myself as a Witch on occasion. It really doesn't come up much to call myself anything. My immediate family knows I practice and a few friends so sometimes Witch comes up. I'm not ashamed of it, in fact very content I found this Path. If I am discussing it, I am mostly discussing being Wiccan. If I hear someone discussing 'Witch' in a derogatory way, I correct them. They can either accept my explanation or continue being a fool; no skin off my nose - which is a nice nose not long and humpy with green warts!!

[PhoenixFire]

I ware my pentacle pendant openly, and the most common response I get when people actually ask is, "Are you wiccan?" The term "witch" has never been bought up by someone else, but to myself and here online I do refer to myself as a witch. I prefer the more Direct title. You say "wiccan" to someone and they probably think "witch" anyway, though they might not say so out loud to be polite, thinking of it as an insult.

Ive never gotten any requests for spells or anything from people though. For which im glad. I dont think I know how to do things for other people. I cant even do tarrot reading for other people. I just dont know how, lol.

[PrincessKLS]

In casual speak I do call myself a Christian witch however when speaking to certain people I'll use the term, Liberal Christian.

[Agaliha]

Nope.

[RubyRose]

I never used to but now I do.

[Sage Rainsong]

I consider myself a witch and I use the term.

[coyoger]

I call myself witch (or pagan), simply because to tell them what I really am appears to be too complex for the general public. ..

[Moonlight's Daughter]

I am a Wiccan and a Witch. I use both terms because I am both.

[thyself]

I choose not to call myself a witch, only because of the negative associations people tend to have with the term. I live in the woods so there are quite a few people in my area who not the of the most open of mind frames. Also, I do not wish to have a title, because my name might become atrophied from lack of exercise. I personally feel that a title is not and or should not be necessary.

[Happydeadkitty]

I've always considered myself a witch, nothing else really fit. I'm not Wiccan, Pagan seems too generic, and I don't have three days to explain myself to the general population, so I leave it at that. They can make up their own stories, probably much more grandeur than reality anyway.

HDK

[enchancea]

I refer to myself as a Pagan

[RivaWitch]

Can't remember if I answered yet! LOL
Oh well. I am Pagan that is my religion.
But I also practice Witchcraft so Yes, I am a Witch and I do call myself that.


Riva

[HorseCrow]

I call myself witch...:)

[Nox_Mortus]

yes, because it's a common convention for practitioners of my faith. I don't have any particular feelings about the title.

[Deinarious]

Originally, I thought I was a "witch-in-training" but I decided, that even though I was still Pagan, I wasn't a witch because what I do isn't truly witchcraft. What I do is a combination of psionics, magecraft, sigils, and intrinsic magick.

I refer to myself these days as a Mage and a Psion. And also as a Pagan.

I also call myself Otherkin (wood elf), Therian (cat, fox, wolf), Phoenix, and Vampire.

Anyhow, I guess all I'm saying is I'm no Witch.

[LadyeFalcon]

I usually cal myself a Heathen ": an unconverted member of a people or nation that does not acknowledge the God of the Bible, A person who does not hold Christian beliefs" As I feel that most accurately describes myself and my lineage. Not everyone in my family could be called a witch but most of them fall/fell into the 'heathen' category. There are so many pathways that are recognized now, if there is such a thing out there as a Shamanistic Witch I would call myself that. But for now I think it would just confuse people. Heathen is simple.

[zombi]

Yeah, I call myself a witch. Also, I see being a witch & my religious preferences as separate things, so I don't have a problem with it.

[Darth Brooks]

I voted "depends." I celebrate something I call the Sabbath, and I do rather enjoy dancing backwards. Does that count? :toofless:

[talamh]

Yes, but what would you write down under the "religion" question if you were filling out a form at a hospital? I was there once and along with the usual choices they had "Other". I told the nurse that none of them applied to me because I wasn't any of the usual ones and I wasn't an "Other". She said it's have to take it up with the hospital administration. So I did.

It took a long time and a lot of letters and phone calls and meetings but now the hospital form also has a category of "Pagan". Gotta love the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

[Nesta]

Yes, but what would you write down under the "religion" question if you were filling out a form at a hospital? I was there once and along with the usual choices they had "Other". I told the nurse that none of them applied to me because I wasn't any of the usual ones and I wasn't an "Other". She said it's have to take it up with the hospital administration. So I did.

It took a long time and a lot of letters and phone calls and meetings but now the hospital form also has a category of "Pagan". Gotta love the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

Well done!

[MsMollimizz]

...The immeadiate in-laws (his bro, sis, sis-in-law) know I'm
a witch. I wear my pentacle out where people can see it, I
figure they can look away if they don't like it.
Most the time I refer to myself as Pagan in public.
Gentle Light
MsMolli

[Aeryn]

I am a Witch. :) I feel it has always described who I am and what I do, so I feela very strong connection to the term. Of course, where I live I would never tell anyone that. :sigh: One day no one will have to hide in the shadows.

[Sekhmet Soul30]

I'm a practicing Witch, not Wiccan, and fan of Laurie Cabot. Let's just hope no one comes here and snaps at me for liking her.

[Setkheni-itw]

I do, but not always. When I do it's because it's a recognizable label. There are several other labels I consider more "fitting," but I rarely get the opportunity to use them.