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    I was just wondering.....and no one has to answer if they don't want to.....but are any of you other girls here Wiccan? I'm just curious to see if there are any here besides me. Thanks and Blessed Be.

    P.S. I know that it's kind of off the subject of dancing but I've found that there are more women who are practicing Wiccans that work as dancers than I've found at any other job I've had. Just wanted to see if it was the same way in other places.

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    Merry Meet :-)



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    Me as well
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    I have been involved with wicca on and off for some time. I have the "Book of Shadows," as well as "Wicca for the solitary Wiccan."

    Here in florida we have a group, and we meet (not me anymore.) in the forest during "the times," Anyone who has studied wicca or has been involved would know about the rules. I don't care for spells myself. That was my turn-off. It comes back at you, as people can be selfish. I did not mind being called a "wich' When i wore my pendant, it just did not fit in with my lifestyle. Fun it was dancing in the woods! The rest i am not strong enough for. And i don't believe in a Goddess, only "God"as a supreme being. thats just me. Pamela

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    merry meet as well good observatio skillz

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    I've indulged in a little wicca in my day, though now I'm a practicing professional astrologet, tarot and palm reader!

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    blessed be sisters
    and i read tarot cards and practise feng shi
    blessed be

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    paganism is in my family history i have studied some and believe in alot of it. But i do not practice it. maybe someday i will.
    i think pagans and wiccans are similiar??if they aren't than i've read wrong


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    Came out of the broom closet years ago.

    love to all

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    A close family member was involved in Wicca & Voodoo when I was very young. She would have me do the spells for her. Something about me being a strong medium & the purity of a child. I played around with spells for a while in college & scared the shit out of a close friend. I decided to try to be more "normal" after alienating a good friend.

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    I'm not (I tend to locate my spirituality very cerebrally) but I've done quite a lot of work with Feminist Goddess Worship.

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    a natural witch here, although I don't belong to any "organized group" like the Wiccans !

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    I had a feeling that I'd find more than a few who, even though they may not be practicing at this time, have at least come accross it in their lives.

    Why do you suppose that is? Does anyone have any idea why many women who choose to work as exotic dancers also choose pagan, wiccan, shamanic, etc. sort of beliefs? This is a question that I ask myself every once in a while. Normally, when a new girl will show up at the club......she'll start decorating her locker.....and some sort of symbol or quote or idea will be involved in her decorations.......you ask......and there it is.......she's one too.

    Anyone have any ideas? Why do you think that the two things (stripping/pagan type beliefs) often go together? I mean, when it comes to me, I say, well, that's just who I am. That's me. But it isn't just me. It's alot of us. And apparently, not just in any single location either.

    I'd appreciate anyone's thoughts on the subject.

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    I can imagine that the repression of sexuality in many religions has a lot to do with it.

    I was raised in a very repressed Christian household, and it's taken me years to work through all that baggage to be comfortable enough with my sexuality that I could even consider stripping.

    Pagans, in my experience, are a lot more open with sexuality, seeing it a freeing, loving thing, rather than something ugly that must be kept (literally) under covers.

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    Not to get down on anyone, but I have to say that I've known a number of pagan/Wiccan dancers that were supporting slack-ass boyfriends, which might have had something to do with why they danced . . .

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    I've read a few books on Wicca, and I find it very intriguing, but I'm not a member of any organized religion right now.

    My father is a Methodist minister, so I go to church whenever I visit them....and I think when/if I have kids I'll take them to Sunday School and all the social activities that surround church.

    Other than that, I think religion is something that humans created in order to scare people into doing the right thing....(i.e. don't kill your neighbor or else you'll go to hell; don't commit adultery or you'll go to hell; don't be a stripper or you'll go to hell)

    Anyone see that episode of South Park where only the Mormons got into heaven...everyone else went to hell??
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    Colettecall said:" Not to get down on anyone, but I have to say that I've known a number of pagan/Wiccan dancers that were supporting slack-ass boyfriends, which might have had something to do with why they danced . . . "

    Made me laugh as you could use the same statement this way and it would still work.
    Not to get down on anyone, but I have to say that I've known a number of ( incert anything here) dancers that were supporting slack-ass boyfriends, which might have had something to do with why they danced . . .

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    Yeah, fair enough, it just pisses me off especially when it's girls that seem really smart and interesting otherwise! :-/

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    I haven't met that many Pagan dancers, but then I don't tend to get that involved with people at work. I do wear a pentacle though, so it would seem like if they were, they'd say something to me. Or maybe not.

    If there are a lot of Pagan/Wiccan dancers (which really I think it's just kind of a fad lately, and probably not that much more common in the dancing population than the rest of the world) it probably has something to do with the lack of guilt associated with sexuality in our paths.

    Colette, I've known a lot of Texan women who were sluts, which might have something to do with the reason they were in Texas

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    Colette, I've known a lot of Texan women who were sluts, which might have something to do with the reason they were in Texas

    Lena
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    Count me in too

    Maybe we ( dancers) are just more aware of ourselves and have done alot mre self evaluation and self discovery then other jobs. We have to be confident in who we are to do this job even if we are putting on a different face at work.

    I doing this w4e are also more confident in questioning the world around us including the belief systems that we were raised with and can see other options.

    Just a suggestion/

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