Let's Talk Secrets!!!

Ahhhh, the Secrets...

Secrets are practically every Pagan's favourite subject. From one perspective or another.
 
Some speak loudly in favour of having secrets, some speak loudly against having secrets, some think that there is a need to keep some things in secret and others want to have a good definition for the word "secret" before they're willing to take a stand. Oh well, that's just normal in Pagan circles.

So.....

Whatever one's stand is on Secrets, I'd like to make a couple points:

 

  1. In many (some would say "most" and they are quite likely right) cases when somebody talks about being in possession of some great secrets, in reality it's a bunch of hogwash.

    There's an old joke in the Pagan community, which basically says that when somebody says: "It's beyond you level", they actually mean: "I don't know."

    Those who do have knowledge and posses secrets have no need to brag. They know better not to talk about them.

  2. There are many things that can very well wait until a bit later, when one is still a Newcomer.

    That is, one studies & learns them later on after the basics are "old news". At that point, one can understand the more advanced stuff better - a bit like with mathematics :-)¨

  3. There are things that are dangerous in magick. There are things that need knowledge and experience before they are in any way safe or even "safe" to try.

    There are people who have jumped off the deep end before they learned to swim and in the process, have drowned.
 

Anyway...

  What ever your stance on secrets is -

A word of warning:

The Pagan community isn't, unfortunately one might say, a happy-happy land, where nobody will never misuse or abuse anybody. Pagans are also humans and there tend to be bad apples in every basket.

Even though you would very, very, very much want to belong to a group or learn from someone who claims to hold great knowledge, please don't get lured by some power-hungry wannabe Cult-leader.

Common sense rules, folks!

You do have a brain, don't you? Use it.

Walk in peace.

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