Witches Weekly
How do you feel about the term “fluffy pagan?” What is your definition?
It doesn’t bother me. Well, actually, it did at first … I thought defining newbies in that way was a littl unfair. Then I happened upon a web site that completly changed my mind and made me realize that it isn’t newbies who are dubbed this (in my eyes, anyway), but those who think they’re Pagan, and haven’t got a clue. This site is so horrible, with all the “facts” wrong … and this girl? woman? just goes on and on. She seems completly oblivious to the fact that she has been mislead and is misleading others, despite the many guest book postings telling her what’s what. To me, that’s what “fluffy” is. Thinking you know it all (and flaunting it!) but not really knowing anything … and not taking the time to learn. Some people call newbies “fluffy”, but everyone starts out new at some point. It’s those who talk the talk, but don’t walk the walk who are the true “fluffs”.
What do you feel are some of the “wrong” reasons that people tend to learn towards the pagan faith? (sex, drugs etc)
I believe for a lot of the teenagers it’s rebellion against their parents. Most of us rebelled at that age. You want to do anything that will push the wrong buttons. I’m not saying all teens lean toward Paganism because of rebellion. There are certainly those who are genuinly interested. But you can usually tell the difference. Those who use it for rebelling are outright and blunt about it … purposely trying to get their parents angry. Those who have a genuine interest usually keep low profiles and study when they can, but don’t outwardly push their parents.
I also believe that because of the bad rap Paganism/Witchcraft still have, that those who are un-informed and think it is all about sex and drugs tend to lean more towards it and Satanism. They hear “dancing nude (or skyclad) in the moonlight” and are more than likely not thinking about honoring the Gods.
What annoys you the most about some of todays self-defined pagans?
This is a tough one, since I’m rather new to the path of Paganism myself … the studying part, anyway. I’d have to say that right now, the thing that annoys me the most are the “fluffies” and those who think they know everything. No one knows everything and no one ever will, with the exception of the Gods. And the “fluffies” just need to get serious about the path they follow.
