I often joke about having a class or series of posts about things the books don’t teach you about being pagan. Here’s one of those gems.

Your pagan community is actually small. Really really small.

Forget the distance on a map or the number of members in a group. It’s all the active members, you know, the 15 people who do everything, that make up your community. Guess what? They know everything and possess extremely long memories.  Know what else? They know key members in other pagan communities across the globe. See where I’m going with this?

The caveat is here: When working on any project or within any group, you really should be on your best behaviour. The people you work with in mundane tasks and magic ones will remember every transgression, lie, and episode of rude behaviour you’ve ever done. More than likely they’ll never say a word to you directly. However, you’ll find that you don’t get invited to parties or events any more and possibly shunned at public events.

Oh, and saying “Blessings” or “Namaste” after every message doesn’t get you points either.

Just do good work, say good words and make good magic!

Rev. Terrie