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I live in Lenoir NC.

 I  have not been in the broom closet for 25+ years. I will answer questions of any one who asks.

I own an on line shop and have it advertised on both of our cars in big bold letters. I have gatherings at my home and attend gatherings other places when I can.

My husband wears his pentagram and I wear a triple goddess all the time.

I am in a beach-area of Los Angeles. It's called the Southbay, and I am in Torrance. LA has a lot of diversity and there is some of that here in its burbs, but I still find that it is hard to find folks like myself cus I am both a Christian and nature/seasons etc based. It seems many Christians I know are rather wary of nature-based things although I never understand why when you consider where Man's story in the Bible begins (a garden!!!! lol!!!)

So I am usual either the Christian among the pagans or the oddball among the Christians! I like to call myself a Cottage Cleric cus I weave my prayers throughout my home and daily life but I am also a Hedger cus I am riding the fence sotospeak in-between what is typically expected of either category...I think of it as being a pagan Christian (a Christian in the outerlying areas) as opposed to a Christian pagan (a pagan who utilizes aspects of Christianity without being an absolute believer in it).

So I feel like I never completely belong in any one place, but I am fortunate to find myself accepted by both groups. :) (Still, I sure wish I could find more folks like myself....would make seasonal celebrations more fun.)

I'm in the Tri-Cities WA. It's been tough finding anyone in this area who isn't real biased. The area is mostly Catholic (we have huge Hispanic and Slavic numbers here) and Mormon. There is also a lot of Southern Baptist churches here too. Most of them seem to be rather aggressively against earth based religions, especially for those of us who are pagan or Wiccan. The other interresting point is that this area is struggling with the concept of going Green because it is a hub of Conservative Government groups that are involved with running and cleanup efforts of the Hanford Nuclear Power Reservation and the surrounding areas. Add the clash between Pro-Dam and Save-Our-Salmon groups and it gets pretty intense. Only one of our three Waste Management fascilities offers recycling curb side pick-up too.

Would love to get together with other moms in the area so my munchkin can get some social time with other kids! She isn't allowed to play with the neighbors until she gets bigger. They are all really rough and tumble boys who have no parental supervision or control... pretty sad when they know more ways to swear than I do! Feel free to drop me a line any time.

Blessed Be! Adria

Northern Michigan here... and all alone...

I'm open about my religion. It's not part of my introduction, but I certainly don't hide either.

I'm in South Central PA.  I'm fairly quiet about my spirituality, but that's mostly because I feel that spirituality is a private matter.  Hence my siggy.  :>  However, I will talk about it if someone asks, will occasionally bring it up on my own, and I do wear my pentacle often. 

I'm not sure what the Pagan community is like around here.  I know a few people in the very general area who are Pagan and we do have a couple metaphysical/herbal shops within an hour's drive, so I guess that's a good sign.  Silver Ravenwolf live about 20 minutes from me, give or take, and I can't imagine she'd live in a Pagan-hostile area.

I wouldn't say I'm 100% comfortable being out, yet, but I don't feel like I have to hide all the time, either.

I'm from Boston, MA.  I am pretty comfortable being out of the closet.  The only place that I don't come right out and say that I am Pagan is my kids school. 

Quoting Shayla0208:

I'm in South Central PA.  I'm fairly quiet about my spirituality, but that's mostly because I feel that spirituality is a private matter.  Hence my siggy.  :>  However, I will talk about it if someone asks, will occasionally bring it up on my own, and I do wear my pentacle often. 

I agree! Couldn't have said it better myself!  I'm also pretty quiet about my spirituality because I do feel that it's private, but will talk about it if someone asks.  I also wear pentacle jewelry often.

I'm from Northern DE, and amazingly, there is a pretty big pagan community.  Not necessarily in my neighborhood LOL, but in DE in general.  I found a DE Pagan group through "Meetup.com", who I'll get together with once a month, we meet at a bookstore and will just chat (it's not a coven, just a bunch of likeminded people to talk with).  There is a big coven organization, in the DELMARVA region who I'll participate with during the "holidays".

Most friends and family don't know that I'm Pagan, but I think a few might be suspecting. I'm not yet out of the broom closet. Even though I don't broadcast my spiritual beliefs, I don't hide who I am either.  I've stopped hiding my books and "tools" when people come over.  I'm to the point that they can think what they want, and if anyone asks, I'll explain it then.     

I'm getting to that point myself.  I'm usually pretty careful about making sure my stuff is put away and my books are hidden, but I'm just to the point where I don't care anymore.  Most of my stuff is in a little room that no one goes into ~ I've made it tricky to get in it ~ but I usually have a few things lying around in plain sight.  My family knows I'm Pagan, but I leave it at that.  They don't ask and the seem uncomfortable if I bring it up, unfortunately.  My mom is coming to visit tomorrow ~ she lives about 4 1/2 hours away and visits me once a year ~ and I was debating not wearing my pentacle and hiding my tarot cards and books ~ but this is *me*.  I don't hide who I am from strangers, so why should I hide who I am from my mom?

Quoting naturemom031:

Even though I don't broadcast my spiritual beliefs, I don't hide who I am either.  I've stopped hiding my books and "tools" when people come over.  I'm to the point that they can think what they want, and if anyone asks, I'll explain it then.     

I live in South East Michigan(Ann Arbor).  I am completely comfortable outside of the broom closet, living here majority of my friends are Pagan and Wiccan.  Once a week we have a Circle, we go and meet at our sacred tree in the woods and do our rituals.   My brother, best friend, husband and I were all going to start a coven, but my best friend nixed it.  He's a Solitary Witch.  He believes nothing will get down if we have a coven.  Pagan and Wicca is very accepted in Ann Arbor.  It's a very culturaly diverse city.  On Monday's at a club, it's Pagan Night.  All the Pagan's from Detroit all the way up in holly come, it's like a Merry Meet.  Cheyenne hasn't gone yet.  It's 18 and over.  Although recently I have run into my daughter's half sister's mother who is also Pagan.  It was nice seeing her again.  My husband lives in GA at the moment, where Paganism isn't so accepted.  We lived in a backwoods bible belt town.  Although it's just between our neighboor keith and our landlord that are pagan aside from my husband.  He wears an Aunk, I have two, I usually wear my Pentacle with a Raven sitting on a branch holding the pentacle.

Well, gals - I live in the middle of the Bible Belt called OKLAHOMA and I keep my business to myself; my family knows, and that's it.  I do not advertise it, but if asked I am careful to whom I talk to about it. 

It's hard to be a Solitary, but I do alright.  My daughter knows about the Goddess, and we celebrated Mabon again this year - I am kind of afraid to allow her to participate in too much because she might go to school and talk about it, and that's something I'd like to avoid. 

I am NOT ashamed of being Wiccan; it's one of the things that makes me whole.  However, a little prudence is needed in this neck of the woods.....sad, huh?