How did this affect your family situation?
It's not really. I've not been very open nor do I wish to. Maybe when I'm older, and I can show them that I'm not crazy, I just have different beliefs to them, I will. I just don't see any point in explaining anything to them when all I'm doing is reading books, with the possibility of pathworking at some point in the next couple of years.
Were any of you raised with a pagan religion?
No, although I've sort of raised myself with the ideals of spirituality.
Have there been many advantages/disadvantages to starting young?
I think the advantages of starting young is that you've got, as you said, a clearer path. I can think of my life in an order which can support my beliefs, and it can also help me with ideals for my first home. Like, gardens and similar (although, I know I would've had that anyway
). The disadvantages is the fact that - I feel anyway - I've had difficulties that some teenagers have and other difficulties that a lot of teenagers have. This has broken up my study of Wicca, and my study of other Pagan religions. However, I feel that if I'd been older my mind would probably have narrowed quite a bit.
And do you think your age has affected your ability to follow your path - i.e. do you think you would have handled certain things differently at a different age?
Yes. I was quite immature when I was a bit younger - I mean, I've never seen Wicca as being anything I can use to control people ultimately, or effect people in stupid ways. But I certainly didn't know how to handle myself on boards such as these, which I don't think endeared me to anyone.
All in all though I can't change the past, so I've got to really just settle and make the best out of what I've got.
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