Why are so many pagans/wiccans in the health/healing arts fields?
May 16, 2009 by Massage Tips and Techniques
Filed under Acupressure, Reflexology & Healing Arts
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When I came “out of the broom closet” several years ago, I was surprised with how so many of them work in those fields.
But for obvious reasons, they have to keep this type of personal information private.
Kent, any form of proselytizing is frowned upon in the craft. You have to come to them, not vice versa.
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When I came “out of the broom closet” several years ago, I was surprised with how so many of them work in those fields.
But for obvious reasons, they have to keep this type of personal information private.
Kent, any form of proselytizing is frowned upon in the craft. You have to come to them, not vice versa.
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Massage Feedback: I don’t know. It’s not something I’ve noticed, but then again I’m not particularly active in the pagan community.
I’m going into linguistics though.
Massage Feedback: because one of the first things you generally find when pursuing non-dogmatic spirituality is liberation.
next comes self-development, self-love and at least some degree of self-acceptance.
once you nurture yourself, you see the “self” in others, and of course one wants to nurture those others. After all, we’re not going to proselytize, are we? Caring for the health of another is a worthy spiritual pursuit, and one that does not seek to impose one’s own values upon another.
ADDED:
exactly my point about proselytizing. sorry if I wasn’t clear.
Massage Feedback: Because healing, empathy and compassion are primary ethical components of Paganism. And in the past, many healers were herbalists, midwives, shamans, folk healers and others who were often persecuted as witches.
Massage Feedback: I’m a teacher, but I know what you mean. I tend to think the people that would have been the hedgewitches and cunningmen of the old world, would be the nurses, doctors, PA.s, sports medicine, and massage therapists of modern society. Those who would have been Sages in the old world become teachers and professors today. A Shaman in the old world could be an artist, musician or performer today. Perhaps neopaganism speaks better to these people.
Massage Feedback: Personal growth and healing is a major part of most pagan paths. Herbal healing is a longstanding tradition among “wise women” and witches. The essence of magic is transformation. Healing is transformation of a specific kind.
Massage Feedback: Some good answers here. But I just thought I’d add my perspective. I came to my paganism through Buddhism and Taoism.
I found it to complement my ‘holistic’ (for want of a better term) worldview and ethical stance (which was what first drew me to Buddhism).
Compassion, the interconnectedness of everything, a respect for all life. These were already things I held central to my practice. My paganism (eclectic as it is) was ’simply’ another layer of understanding, added to this.
The few pagans I know appear to share these values. A respect for life, a caring attitude, a wish to help others. It does not therefore surprise me that they might be drawn to the ‘caring’ professions. But whether they were pagan beforehand and so drawn to their field or, like me, called to paganism subsequently, I cannot say. If that makes sense?
Thank you for your question.
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Massage Feedback: It’s our place to heal.In the burning times the wise woman in a village was the healer and was usually burned as a witch.Wicca is a positive force in the world as healing is the biggest part of the craft.
Massage Feedback: I think it’s because once you have attained
spiritual enlightenment, you realize that the
best way to use what little time you have on
this world is to try and help as many others
as you can…
Blessings,
Jean