OKAY, THIS IS REALITY: This page has done so well that I have been asked to take my experience and philosophy and put it to use for a greater "higher" organization. Needless to say, I accepted. I would like to keep up the Mailbag somehow in my absence. We'll figure it out. Thank you for your support and/or hatred--I've gotten where I wanted to go!

"Serah, are you the only voice of reason out there? I like this page a great deal because it is REAL. It is a reflection of my own life experiences, told with a candor and a humor that is refreshing (that is, if one bothers to stop and notice the humor). I can only imagine the feedback you must get from who I will call White Lighters (although some of THEM are just as fed up as we are). Neo-Paganism and Wicca are plagues of humanity. We need to band together as the cure."
--Asteria Rex, the Daughters of Lilith

"I don't really care what anyone else might think about this page, Serah. I think you're absolutely wonderful to tell it exactly as you see it. You're writing what's on your mind without apologies to anyone. The Web would be a better place if more people had your moxy." Bahari

Getting Back to Reality
with Serah Ashe

October 6, 1999: As always, I'd like to thank the people who support this page. Counting original submissions made by people writing in to me, I could list 134 reasons why Wiccans are irritating. I'd like to point out that the majority of these extra points--as well as the majority of positive mail I receive--has come from Wiccans themselves, Wiccans who are disgusted with members of their own faith who are desecrating the religion through their own ignorance.

As for those of you who have written in telling me to shut up, to bring this page down, to take a hike or otherwise drop off the face of the planet, I have this. Take note of the First Amendment of the United States Constitution--you know, the one granting you freedom of religion? Well, guess what? It also protects my right to free speech. If you believe in karma, each time you try and censor my opinion you will likely get smacked in the face about your religion. This is no threat, this is the way of the universe. Chip away at my rights and you cheapen your own. Come to think of it, I can't understand why anyone bothers to send me hate mail anymore. The only thing I can think of is that this page hits a nerve already frayed by the unconcious knowledge of an unattractive truth.

Check out Serah's Mailbag.

Additionally, if you want to rant, I encourage you to use this nice message board I've set up for your enjoyment.

You might be wondering what's set me so against Wiccans. Well, by popular demand, here is the true story--however much I wish it wasn't. I began dating Kevin in the winter of 1985. Kevin was and is a member of the Church of Satan, and at the same time a most tolerant and open-minded human being. My own occult interests were waxing towards Wicca, and I befriended a local coven in the summer of 1985. I underwent my formal dedication on Samhain of 1986 and experienced my full initiation on Samhain of 1989. Kevin stayed with me through all of this, being my support and learning along with me. However, in this time the coven changed High Priestesses from a liberal woman to a woman very much interested in the power of hierarchy. Naturally, I was able to get along fine with the new High Priestess--until she overstepped her boundaries. Around Yule of 1989, the High Priestess recommended to me that I stop seeing Kevin (with whom I was now very much in love) on the basis that he was a Satanist and a member of the Church of Satan. I don't know to this day where she got her information from, but I chose to ignore what was really a subtle warning. She told me to drop Kevin again in January of 1990. On Imbolc of 1990, the High Priestess reprimanded me in front of the entire coven and kicked me out of the group for not following her edict. This left me with a lot of time to think and reflect on my hands. Wicca and the coven were precious to me, but Kevin was more precious to me. What I learned to feel in Wicca I could take away from the coven. To make a long story interminable, I have been watching and researching trends in the Wiccan way since my own break with my coven. Myself, I have come to be comfortable with my own kind of humanism. And Kevin? We were married in 1993 and remain a most happy couple to this day. So now you know.

September 17, 1999: Due to the overwhelming positive response this page has received from the greater occult community, I will be adding several more pages addressing the fantasy called the Wiccan/Pagan community. Bear in mind that these are not "hate" pages. You have the right to delude yourself however you want. But I do represent the voice of dissent. Coming attractions will include "The Druids Are Dead--Bury Them", "Religion or Role Playing Games?", "Harm None, Unless You Walk The Left Hand Path", "Does the Craft of the Wise Make A Great Mind from Mediocre Fodder?" and others that occur to me. And by the way, Pagan Spirit Day on September 18? What a motherload. The Pagans I've talked to haven't even heard about it.

Why Wiccans Are Irritating

Well, whaddya know? I've been getting lots of e-mail regarding this page. The results are pure fascination. A whopping 93% is in agreement with the statements put forth in this page, and another 87% believes a page like this was sorely needed on the 'Net. Stick that in your pipe and smoke it.

JULY 1, 1999-My my my, is my head getting big or what? I've made so many new like-minded contacts in the time I've had this page. But Anton LaVey was right, folks. To paraphrase, people are dumb and "white lighters" are outright idiots. Come on, crystal healers and wand wavers! Bait me! The number of you who have fallen into the trap of actually writing to me (as if I either care what you think or I might be persuaded by your puerile arguments) does, I believe, prove the notion of the "Craft of the Wise" to be a misnomer. Flocks of lemmings flinging themselves into the doom of their dignities is more like it.

Damn it. I am biased. I do treasure the many compliments I have gotten on my observations made of the desecration of magic and the occult arts. What? You think I'm an asshole? Then why don't you waste some of your own precious time and tell me! Hey, if you give in to me, which of us has triumphed?

Give it up, spell-canting sheep. With the new century will come a new awareness and the end of your living role playing game. And I and my kin will be there to watch you swallow your "merry meet" and "blessed be" along with a healthy dose of lighter fluid.

By the way, I have no spiritual affiliation per se. My biggest influences have been Anton LaVey, "The Matrix", Taoism, quantum physics, Plato, Kurt Vonnegut, and Jean-Paul Sartre. Take that for what you will, I leave it up to you.

I return you to my usual Web page that continues to make no apologies.

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Ignore them and they'll go away. Ha.

Wiccans are multiplying like fruit flies on overripe bananas. Have you noticed? It seems amiss that the "Craft of the wise" should have so much room for mediocre people. Is it money driven? Stay tuned...

This page is the direct result of my contact with people who call themselves Wiccan. I myself, much to my chagrin, was once an initiated Wiccan priestess, before I woke up and smelled the eldritch stench of hypocrisy. If you don't know what a Wiccan is, go do a 'Net search and find out. Or keep reading. You may find out in the text of this page.

As stated above, I am not a Wiccan fan. Without further pomp, let me get into the reasons why Wiccans are irritating.

1. Wiccans seem to have forgotten that they are still human and in physical form. They seem to want to float above everyone else.
2. Wiccans become Wiccan so they can have the title "wise" applied to them, regardless of how stupid they are.
3. Wiccans claim to be free in form, and then run off to perform prescribed rituals or join covens. Hypocrisy.
4. Wicca is painfully heterosexual in nature, with its Goddess and its God. Where are the deities representing those of a different bent?
5. A Wiccan will automatically assume to know more than everyone else on the planet.
6. Wiccans go by these child's playtime conglomerations of names that are reminiscent of adolescent role playing, or Native Americans.
7. Too many Wiccans think they can become Celtic by reading books and worshipping Celtic gods.
8. Wiccans will cover their cars with "Goddess Bless" and "My Other Car Is A Broom" bumperstickers, and then don't know how to drive.
9. Wiccans let religion pervade their existence to an annoying extent.
10. Wiccan blab about no magic for money, and then various schools of Wicca pop up to sell secrets to aspiring Wiccans.
11. Wiccans have gotten so cocky that they no longer appreciate being acknowledged on one of their eight holy days.
12. Wiccans need to lay off Halloween and Christmas. May Day, Easter, and Groundhog's day are just fine without any deeper ancient meaning, too.
13. Wiccans are biased against people who aren't Wiccan--although they will NEVER admit it.
14. Wiccans will prosecute people of other religions (Christianity, Satanism, etc.) while crying out for their First Amendment rights.
15. Wiccans live in a fantasy world and have lost touch with Planet Earth as the rest of us know it.
16. Wicca is a really easy religion to buy into, especially if one is emerging from Christianity.
17. Wicca is no ancient religion, but the invention of Gerald Gardner, who began Wicca in the 1950's.
18. Wiccans need to lay off the word witch.
19. Wiccans think they're the wise bunch, while the rest of us cannot catch up spiritually.
20. Wicca encourages whining, moaning, bitching, egotism, fake self-exaltation, and a million other annoying human traits.
21. Wiccans have no exclusive claim on the pentagram.
22. Wicca has stolen most of its rites and procedures from ceremonial magic, without ever making peoper acknowledgement.
23. And I could go on and on about how the Wiccans are irritating, but I think you probably have the general idea by now. It was about time someone spoke out about these kind and benevolent fakers. Too many pages proclaim Wicca as the panacea to spiritual ills. The truth isn't that Wiccans are evil and wicked worshippers of diabolism. They're even worse. They are irritating. If you hate me for what I've said and want to get holier-than-thou with me, I invite everyone to write me at sashe23@hotmail.com. Dare ya. Be advised that your letters are now prey for Serah's Mailbag and I will show no mercy to those who show me none. All I can say in closing is that I am fortunate that my previous encounters with Wicca have not affected the way I am accepted today. Oh, right, that and, what kind of study of magic without a study of Diabolism encompasses the whole of magic? I tell you, if I wanted to play a RPG, I'd go play an honest RPG instead of masquerading as a "wise folk". Bleech. And what I would be really curious to find out is, WHY THE HELL DO YOU ALL CARE SO MUCH WHAT I THINK? You're giving me power, don't you see it? Not that I'm complaining. Farewell, folks!
"The Matrix cannot tell you who you are."
Are YOU trapped in a matrix yourself?

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