| How do you tell your boyfriend or husband that | | | | deal on it. |
| you're a witch? I've heard many stories of wonderful | | | | The next step is to get your boyfriend to read some |
| long-term relationships coming to an abrupt end when | | | | of the better books himself. If you mean enough to |
| the unsuspecting partner learns that his apparently | | | | him, he will be interested enough in your hobbies to |
| ideal mate is a Wiccan or even just interested in the | | | | read what you suggest. Thereafter you can |
| Craft. The fact that there is actually nothing wrong | | | | elaborate on just how interested you are and finally - |
| with being a Witch or being interest in any aspect of | | | | again at the opportune moment - confide that you |
| the occult doesn't seem to matter in the heat of the | | | | are actually a Wiccan. It is more acceptable today to |
| moment and the trick seems to be in the manner in | | | | use the word Wiccan rather than Witch and it |
| which the news is broken. | | | | certainly does help overcome the inbred |
| Start by waiting for an opportune moment, when | | | | misconceptions to an extent. |
| your partner is relaxed and in a talkative mood (i.e. | | | | If he clings to the misconceptions after reading and |
| not during an important football match), then lead the | | | | discussing a few books on the subject, ask him why |
| conversation slowly into the subject of the occult. | | | | he believes that way. It is actually relatively easy to |
| Rather than telling him what your interests are, ask | | | | break down any arguments and show him how |
| your partner what knowledge he has of the occult. | | | | illogical they are. However, if he still refuses to accept |
| Perhaps you could explain that the occult is a very | | | | at least your right to your own beliefs, then you |
| much misunderstood field and that horror movies and | | | | should seriously consider calling off the relationship. It |
| cheap novels are largely responsible for the multitude | | | | is okay to disagree on minor points, but it is totally |
| of misconceptions that abound. Ask him what he | | | | unacceptable to have any one person try to impose |
| believes Witchcraft to be and he should then give | | | | his beliefs on another or disallow the other the right |
| you a good idea of what he knows about the | | | | to their own beliefs. |
| subject. Depending on his response, try to explain | | | | In my next article ... |
| what Witchcraft really is - how it developed, how it | | | | Many a clever woman has enjoyed the fruits of |
| was distorted, its reemergence and the way it is | | | | long-lasting love by reciting this charm as she stirs rye |
| practiced today. If he asks how come you know so | | | | and pimento into almost every dish. "Rye of earth, |
| much about it, just start off by saying that you find | | | | pimento of fire, these herbs surely fuel desire. Serve |
| the subject very interesting and have read a great | | | | to he whose love I crave and his heart I will enslave! |