The Writer's Corner

Sadly, I have no better words to describe how much C.S. Lewis bores the hell out of me, but honestly, I believe it is a lesson for us Pagans to not trust 100% a lot of Christians. There are Christians out there that are bad and good. But I believe that The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe and the Chronicles of Narnia are all pretty much painting Pagans in a bad light. Jadis for instance is a victim! She actually is forced into a role as an evil ruler when she was supposed to be set as a guardian. She has a horrible fate thrust onto her, she has real joy in her life and also the person she trusted most, Aslan betrays her in the worst possible way. I'm not saying this is a great way to paint us Wiccans and Pagans who have done nothing wrong, but it is truly the worst way to explain anything. The children are victims too, because here they are thrust into a world they know little to nothing about, a place where once was joy and happiness, now thrust into a shadowy sadness. The

Having had to watch the distasteful things like the Duggars and a few other people who are Pro-Family on TV, I made a decision based on experience. Growing up,  I was pretty much living in the shadow of my little sister who was skinny, pretty, and otherwise just in the eyes of others, the ideal. She was actually a model at one time and sometimes still models on the side just for fun. She is a mom and does more than expected even though she has to live with my mother and father. For myself on the other hand, being in her shadow, I had to live with the stigma of having what was called Learning Disabilities or LD, having to be told I wouldn't make it. Having teachers who would just say, "Why can't you be like your sister who is a success?" I sat through life wondering what was wrong with me, but I'm basically seeing it now more than ever. I don't want to be the parent of a child with LD, I don't want a kid with learning problems that I had, I don't