Witches Among Us
When his pentacle pendant hangs neatly beneath his shirt, Paul Jones looks like any other middle-aged computer programmer. As well he should. The fact that he's been practicing Wicca for 30 years is less strange than you might imagine -- or so he'd like you to believe.
One of the most appealing characteristics of Wicca, he's found, is its flexibility. The religion is open to interpretation and personalization by each practitioner. While Jones appears to be well versed in the various traditions of witchcraft, his version of Wicca is only one facet of a prismatic spiritual practice.
Jones isn't the first Wiccan electric city has interviewed and he probably won't be the last -- he estimates there are 400 practicing Wiccans in NEPA, some two-thirds of which he knows personally. Unlike the majority of those witches, however, Paul Jones is "out of the broom closet" and has frequently come face to face with the many myths and misconceptions surrounding his religion. Full Story
Related: wicca, pagan, occult
One of the most appealing characteristics of Wicca, he's found, is its flexibility. The religion is open to interpretation and personalization by each practitioner. While Jones appears to be well versed in the various traditions of witchcraft, his version of Wicca is only one facet of a prismatic spiritual practice.
Jones isn't the first Wiccan electric city has interviewed and he probably won't be the last -- he estimates there are 400 practicing Wiccans in NEPA, some two-thirds of which he knows personally. Unlike the majority of those witches, however, Paul Jones is "out of the broom closet" and has frequently come face to face with the many myths and misconceptions surrounding his religion. Full Story
Related: wicca, pagan, occult
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