answersfromvanaheim:

I think I’ve been doing this Pagan thing long enough that I can break it down to stages. I actually hate stage models because few people ever neatly progress from one stage to the next and it depends on so many factors. So this is (mostly) tongue in cheek:

Stage 0 “This mythology/Pagan stuff/witchy stuff seems kind of cool.”

Stage 1 is when you just start out and everything is new, where A White Candle Means Purification And Anything Else is Invalid. Everything is Serious Business and must be approached in a Serious and Solemn matter. It’s when you start buying all the tools, because everyone says you need all the tools. Labels are important because everyone has one.

Stage 2 is when you get a bit more settled, so to speak. Your praxis becomes a bit more personal. You start tossing the tools you don’t use/don’t need. You start realizing other people do things differently. You like blue candles for purification now.

Stage 3 “I don’t give a fuck correspondences are meaningless fuck everyone else.”

Stage 4: *splashes milk on cereal* Witchcraft.