As a High Priestess of a small coven and a business major, I always look for professionalism in my seekers. I think this is awesome advise for anyone looking for acceptance into any group. As you said, we aren't a business, but being professional tells a leader a lot about you, and it's also great practice! Good penmanship shows a lot about you! Blessed be!
I adore good penmanship (I've even transferred to writing with a fountain pen), but it's a dying art, sadly. I can't tell you how many High School students are graduating unable to write nor read cursive! Cursive may oneway be viewed as a "Dead language"--though I perish the thought. LOL! I started a family joke that my brother's former girlfriend, whom I genuinely liked, had the penmanship of a serial killer! (Everything was written with sharp, stabbing lines!)
Please keep in mind that requiring "good penmanship" is really, REALLY, *REALLY* ableist of you. Some years ago I had 2 serious strokes on my right (dominant) side, and spent a month in the hospital recovering afterwards. I am so thankful to have fully recovered my normal speech and use of my limbs, but my penmanship hasn't ever really recovered. If someone can't overlook the little quiver in my right hand hand when I write, then that says a whole lot more about them than it does about me - who had to fight like hell just to relearn how to wiggle my fingers and toes, and then to be able to lift my limbs off the hospital bed, and then had to fight through the excruciating process of learning to stand and walk again - not to mention climbing stairs! Looking for professionalism, great, that makes sense. Requiring pretty penmanship? Absurd, unless your cover's practices require members to spend a lot of time sending people hand-written letters, or hand writing signs or banners.
One criticism - they are probably not intending to sound rude or abrupt. By now, you’ve had a lot of experience writing, but a lot of people have not and aren’t very good at expressing themselves that way. But, this sounds like very good and reasonable advice for helping them improve.
That is amazing, but also sad in a certain sense, especially when an initiate within a New England coven doesn't realize just how fortunate they are to have such a magical embarrassment of riches when compared to other regions! After all, it's not just enough to FIND a Coven, because there might be a conflict of personalities or anything else that might cause discord and interference in the business of a Coven. And when one is the only game in town, that's a lot of pressure on both the Seeker and the High Priesthood. I actually know some Coven leaders from New England who make their students run the gauntlet (metaphorically-speaking) and I know damn well they never had to endure what they are putting their students through.
Yes, patience! I recently sent a seeker letter via FB Messenger and the high priestess said she and her husband would like to drive up to my place for a chat in a week or so. I was sooooo eager that I missed that part entirely and not even two days later I sent a huge rambling reply that was completely unnecessary because I thought she might have forgotten me or thought I want interested. After I sent it I realised what I had done and felt so embarrassed about it.
Hi my name is derrick. I am 16 and a dude. Can I join a coven? If I can where do I find them? also I was wondering what other types of witchcraft is there? I hope you read this thanks for the great videos!
I suppose you're also going to tell me my letters should be longer than 140 characters. You like words too much. Lightbulb! Have you ever received a seeker inquiry in the form of a finger painting?
It's a character flaw. :) If I got an inquiry in the form of a finger painting, I'd just initiate them on the spot. But only if they also agreed to copy the Book of Shadows in the form of finger painting.
As a High Priestess of a small coven and a business major, I always look for professionalism in my seekers. I think this is awesome advise for anyone looking for acceptance into any group. As you said, we aren't a business, but being professional tells a leader a lot about you, and it's also great practice! Good penmanship shows a lot about you! Blessed be!
I adore good penmanship (I've even transferred to writing with a fountain pen), but it's a dying art, sadly. I can't tell you how many High School students are graduating unable to write nor read cursive! Cursive may oneway be viewed as a "Dead language"--though I perish the thought. LOL! I started a family joke that my brother's former girlfriend, whom I genuinely liked, had the penmanship of a serial killer! (Everything was written with sharp, stabbing lines!)
Please keep in mind that requiring "good penmanship" is really, REALLY, *REALLY* ableist of you. Some years ago I had 2 serious strokes on my right (dominant) side, and spent a month in the hospital recovering afterwards. I am so thankful to have fully recovered my normal speech and use of my limbs, but my penmanship hasn't ever really recovered. If someone can't overlook the little quiver in my right hand hand when I write, then that says a whole lot more about them than it does about me - who had to fight like hell just to relearn how to wiggle my fingers and toes, and then to be able to lift my limbs off the hospital bed, and then had to fight through the excruciating process of learning to stand and walk again - not to mention climbing stairs! Looking for professionalism, great, that makes sense. Requiring pretty penmanship? Absurd, unless your cover's practices require members to spend a lot of time sending people hand-written letters, or hand writing signs or banners.
One criticism - they are probably not intending to sound rude or abrupt. By now, you’ve had a lot of experience writing, but a lot of people have not and aren’t very good at expressing themselves that way. But, this sounds like very good and reasonable advice for helping them improve.
You're totally right, and I always try to take that into consideration. It's not a requirement that someone be good at communicating through writing.
@@drawingKenaz And as my rant said in the comment above, it's ridiculously ableist for a coven leader to require that a seeker have nice penmanship.
I’m so blessed to live in New England - there’s SO man my covens to choose from!
That is amazing, but also sad in a certain sense, especially when an initiate within a New England coven doesn't realize just how fortunate they are to have such a magical embarrassment of riches when compared to other regions! After all, it's not just enough to FIND a Coven, because there might be a conflict of personalities or anything else that might cause discord and interference in the business of a Coven. And when one is the only game in town, that's a lot of pressure on both the Seeker and the High Priesthood. I actually know some Coven leaders from New England who make their students run the gauntlet (metaphorically-speaking) and I know damn well they never had to endure what they are putting their students through.
Hi Thorn, thanks for the video. I will keep this in mind. Do you know how to contact you or a coven if witchvox is no longer around?
Yes, patience! I recently sent a seeker letter via FB Messenger and the high priestess said she and her husband would like to drive up to my place for a chat in a week or so. I was sooooo eager that I missed that part entirely and not even two days later I sent a huge rambling reply that was completely unnecessary because I thought she might have forgotten me or thought I want interested. After I sent it I realised what I had done and felt so embarrassed about it.
I just contacted a coven, but it seems I could check off your list. ;) Phuu!
Good luck! :)
Thanks! I´ll meet them on Friday! :D
Hi my name is derrick. I am 16 and a dude. Can I join a coven? If I can where do I find them? also I was wondering what other types of witchcraft is there? I hope you read this thanks for the great videos!
By nawt, the best witch iz Prime
You are beautiful 😍
I suppose you're also going to tell me my letters should be longer than 140 characters. You like words too much.
Lightbulb! Have you ever received a seeker inquiry in the form of a finger painting?
It's a character flaw. :)
If I got an inquiry in the form of a finger painting, I'd just initiate them on the spot. But only if they also agreed to copy the Book of Shadows in the form of finger painting.
Yep, that's a good addendum! And I feel like Gerald would appreciate that kind of showy craftsmanship.
How do i find covens on facebook?0