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A Small Disclaimer About My Path

Some traditional Wiccans have called me an eclectic witch or eclectic Wiccan. That's probably fair. I self-initiated when I was 15, mentioning deities in my ritual, but over the last twenty years I've mostly read, observed, questioned, and collected ideas rather than followed one strict tradition.

Finding books and information is much easier now than it was back then. Looking back at older Finnish discussions, it's funny how often anything remotely esoteric was interpreted as "devil worship." That says more about Christian fears and history than it does about modern paganism.

The truth is, I've wanted to be a witch since I was a little kid. Even before I knew what Wicca was.

The children's books I read had witches and warlocks doing yearly evil deeds for what was basically Satan, while secretly trying to stop the world from ending. Then Hollywood came along with The Craft and convinced another generation that pentacles automatically meant you were the villain.

Reality is far less dramatic.

People often mix together Wicca, neopaganism, New Age beliefs, tarot, crystals, Reiki, folk magic, and ideas like reincarnation. Sometimes they overlap. Sometimes they don't. In Finland, Wicca isn't even officially recognized as its own religion, so labels can get blurry.

I've always been curious about beliefs in general. Christianity included. Jesus was a historical person, and I find religious history fascinating even if I don't share every belief.

Personally, I don't have a deep relationship with any particular god or goddess. To me, many ancient goddess figures can also be appreciated as prehistoric symbols of fertility, abundance, and humanity's relationship with nature.

I also think women have historically been associated with nature and creation in ways that many later patriarchal cultures tried to reshape or control. Whether through religion, mythology, or politics, those stories changed over time. That's something I find interesting to think about, even if history is always more complicated than simple good-versus-evil narratives.

I'm also asexual, which probably explains why I don't connect with the constant obsession many spiritual traditions, myths, and even modern culture seem to have with sex or fertility symbolism. I don't hate men. I don't hate phallic symbols. I just think humanity spends an astonishing amount of energy making everything about them.

As for the rest of my worldview... I enjoy tarot, incense, mythology, symbolism, old folklore, and asking uncomfortable questions. I don't own a cat. Sorry to disappoint the stereotypes.

This blog isn't an attempt to convert anyone, claim secret truths, or present myself as an authority. It's simply a record of my own path, thoughts, research, and curiosity. My beliefs have changed before, and they may change again.

If that makes me an eclectic witch, I'm perfectly comfortable with that.

Blessed Be. 🌿