Truthfully, this is one major reason I no longer participate in Pagan Forums – many of them are overridden by these youngsters with their silly ideas about witchcraft, and even sillier demands from us elders. It’s just not worth the headaches.

I recall on my own blog having gotten a comment from someone asking “where are the spells? You claim to be a witch but I see no spells here…” When a few of my readers (all of whom like myself are ordained Pagan clergy with many years under their belt) attempted to explain that we don’t post spells on a public website and that’s not what The Craft is about anyway, this commenter threw a hissy fit and sent me an angry email accusing me of being a fraud.

I think anyone who knows me well enough knows I’m the genuine article.

But the sad harsh reality of it is that there are people out there whose only thought of witches is “Spells R Us” and who view us as the quick fix for whatever problem they want resolved.

I think you handled this “Madame X” as best as you could, Crys. Actually, I think you handled her a helluva lot better than I would have. I have neither the time nor the patience for dealing with such twits. I would have likely hit the delete button immediately… Right after I kicked her ass into Kingdom Come, that is.