I do not know what Tradition you follow. That does not matter. Indeed,
for all I know, you may not follow any of the traditions. You may be
one of those many lonely ones who, for whatever reason, must worship
by 'feel' rather than through any formal coven training or
participation. But whoever you are, and however you worship, all that
matters to me is that you hold true to the God and the Goddess. My
purpose in writing this letter is to enjoin your aid in destroying
that which cripples our Craft. Dissension is the disease. It is not a
cancer, for it can be cured; and, as with most herbal cures, the best
treatment is that administered internally.
Friend,help spread the Brotherhood and Sisterhood of the Craft. Do not seek to
establish a scale of Wicca purism, (for no two Witches will ever
agree on the relative positions on the scale of even their own
tradition.) There is no one religion for all people, and THERE IS
NO ONE TRADITION FOR ALL WITCHES! Let this be understood, and
accepted. Choose your own path and leave your neighbor to choose his.
Remember the primary tenet: "AN IT HARM NONE, DO WHAT THOU WILT."
Yet never forget: "An it harm none ..." If your path leads to
sex rites, to homosexuality, to phallic-initiation ... do not put it
foreward as "THE WICCAN WAY". It is only A Wiccan
way, one of MANY. And by the same token, if a path so
presented is not your way, do not decry it simply because it is not
your way. Who are you to say another is wrong, so long as it harms
none.
Strive for honesty, friend. Do not make false Craft claims, whether of
position, heredity, lineage, or whatever. If you have a quarrel with
someone, seek out the one you disagree with, rather than utilize
perhaps unreliable intermediaries. Do not spread unfound rumors and
question those who do so. News of battle makes more exciting reading
than news of peace. Why, then, provide battle news for publication
when the serenity of the Craft is what we should be showing?
We have come along way, my friend, in a few short years. Let us move on
along our chosen paths till we emerge - as we will - accepted and
respected by ALL as a religion in our own right.
Help us bring an end to washing our dirty linen in public. There will
always be disagreements, there will always be those who cannot
tolerate others, but they are in the minority and so they should
remain, if you wish. But do not deny them their right to those
differences.
Friend, we are Children of the Universe, and Children of the God and the
Goddess. Let us try to remember that, and live in Peace.
Blessed Be, and Merry Part!