Hedgewitch's Page

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Married

About Me

I have been involved in Paganism for 30+ years. I was 14 when Ram Dass entered my life. I had started to study spirituality from different cultures a year before I met him. I spent many years going to satsang and reading. It was from this beginning, I formed what I called Sherri_izum. Sherri_izum is bits and pieces from religions from around the world which rang as true to me; rang true to my soul.

It was a few years latter I learned about Witchcraft and a while after; I became involved with my first teacher of metaphysics and many years passed Wicca came into being, as Wicca is a newer word to house many things, and there are times I feel I do not quite fit there. I am a Hedgewitch; I walk between the two worlds with one foot in each, very much like the crone of the Tradition I was initiated into first told me I did.

At this point in my life my connection with nature is more important to me then any Pantheon ever could be. I have no name for God or Goddess, but I make no judgment one way or another about anyone else’s spiritual beliefs. To me all paths climb the same mountain. I have taught craft for about 20 years. I am the HPs of Cross Roads Coven and a teaching grove. I have on occasion been asked to speak publicly. I do prefer the behind the scenes rather than be in the public eye.

At this time, I teach Wicca for lack of a more precise word, Work from home on the computer, and volunteer in my community weekly. My job at home is as the owner of a shop for Pagans, where I lead meditation classes and work with people through hypnosis as well.

Here is the address for the on line shop,
www.hedgewitchcrafts.com

I am also legal clergy and perform all rites of passage.

We also have the beginnings of a small kennel for a rare breed of an amazing dog called an ISSR Shiloh Shepherd. You can see picture of them on my profile. This is the address for our kennel website
http://www.maddenshilohs.com/

Beliefs and Practices- Please be Detailed

I am a Hedgewitch.

The term hedgewitch derives from original German and is a phrase that means 'rider of the hedge'. In the old days, these people lived on the edges of the community, were practical in their service to society, and lived by herbs, nature, prophecy and divination as well as magic and healing. The hedgewitch practical approach to serving his/her community would have been through midwifery, healing, protection, house blessings and crop and livestock preservation. The hedgewitch was respected because of these abilities. They held certain powers because of their close relationship to nature and the magical world. It is highly likely the hedgewitch of old would have used intoxicating herbs for visions and journeys in order to access information from the spirits, which were so much a part of life in ancient days. Magic is everywhere - it is simply a question of knowing how to see it!

This ability they had (and still do) to stand in both this world and the spirit world was another reason they lived 'on the edge' of society. The isolation and the hedge too, provided a barrier between the community and their world; and so, provided a level of protection from nosy passers-by.

They tend to be solitary people and therefore would choose not to join a coven, or other religious group, although there is no rule which says they can't. They have no loyalty to any particular practice, except their own unique personal blend of magic founded in both worlds. They do things their way, as it feels right for them within their highly developed intuitive nature. They are like the cunning folk or wise people of our past, often irreverent of the set ways of others, shamanic, deep, different and unique. But above all the hedgewitch is wise - for as understanding of nature grows, so wisdom grows also.

Hedgewitchcraft is not part of any religion - it is free of all dogma and doctrine.

Hedgewitchcraft, today, is generally associated just with witchcraft and seen as part of the same belief system although this is not strictly correct. Historically, it was not just associated with witchcraft, one can be from any religion or from a totally non-religious background and still be a hedgewitch. The main distinction between a hedgewitch and more 'traditional' witchcraft is a hedgewitch has no deep desire for the more religious-ceremonial aspects of a coven, having an individual and often unique way of relating to life and creation.

Hedgewitchcraft is deeply rooted in nature - it teaches many things as a result.

To me it is one of the sacred paths because it teaches wisdom.

There are many, many people today who gather knowledge in order to gain acknowledgement, prestige, or status. It is a kind of spiritual materialism. There are no such arrogant states in hedgewitchcraft. The blessing ways of this wise path are won, are achieved through practical dedication, through development of the self and with the attitude of a spiritual warrior to evolve and thus claim the real magical powers, known only to the wisest.

Know Thyself!

Since the most ancient of days we have been guided by the wisest of teachers to "Know Thyself!" Hedgewitchcraft is one of the wise paths offering just this. The ancient wisdom teachings leading us back to the heart, to the real, to the true, to the simple, the sweet and of course, to the wisdom. Only when we are able to embody the magic do we receive the magic! Only when we have made ourselves ready and worthy are the real magical secrets revealed to us. There is an old and wise saying "The truth need not be hidden, for it veils itself from the eyes of the ignorant." If you seek the truth, seek to lift the veils of your ignorance, know the only way is to open fully and consciously to yourself first.

Favorite Books

To many to list.

How Did You Hear About the PaganMystics Community?

I was invited.

Likes

Nature, fresh water, writing, teaching, reading, crafts, people and laughter.

Dislikes

Intolerance, dishonesty, bigotry, cruelty, and eating liver.

What's one thing you'd like to be remembered for when you pass?

My in volvment with volunteering in my community.

What Do You Expecte to Get out of This Site?

Postive energy