Meet Lady Ariel

Welcome to the Witchy Wisdom Blog. Here you will be able to learn various things about Witchcraft, Wicca, Paganism and all things Magick. I'll start by telling you a little bit about myself. I'm Lady Ariel and I have been an active, practicing Eclectic Witch for over a decade. I am also an Empath, Medium, Tarot Card Reader, Teacher, Mentor and  Spiritual Advisor. 

My path to Witchcraft has not been an easy one. I started out my life being taught Christianity at home just as many of us were taught. From the age of three years old, I knew that Christianity was not for me. Now, don't get me wrong, I have nothing against Christians and their religions. I just knew that it was not the religion for me personally. In fact, I was baptized into the Baptist Church when I was 14, and again as an adult. The entire time that I was attending the church, I felt so fake because I just knew that my heart was not in it. So, what else is a girl to do but find the right path? And so I did just that.

I studied many different religions before I settled on Paganism. The first several years of my path searching were spent on the Wiccan path. Now, don't get me wrong, Wicca was a great and wonderful path for me. It gave me the spirituality that I so desperately needed. It grounded me and literally gave me a reason to live and something to have faith in. It just felt so right for a long time. I highly recommend it as a starting point for anybody that is curious about Paganism. However, for me personally, I started to ascend to a higher understanding that lead me from Wicca to the Eclectic path of paganism. For those that may not know, the Eclectic path is one in which a person picks and chooses what feels right for them from many different paths and makes it their own path. This is actually a highly accepted principle of Paganism.

Now that I have been on this path for over a decade, it has become my life, my passion, my everything. Every single day of my life I am a Witch. I live, breathe, dream and love my life and my spirituality. I officially came "out of the broom closet" about two years ago, and I have never been happier. I honestly thought that there would be only a few people who would accept me in my full Witchy glory, but I was dead wrong. I have found that I have been more accepted as a Witch than I ever was accepted for anything in my life and for the first time I can honestly say that I am truly happy.

Well, that's my story in short form. I hope that hearing it has helped somebody. 

-Lady Ariel