Breaking the News A question that I am often asked is "How do I tell those that I love that I am a witch." Well, this can be a touchy subject for some people and needs to be handled with a soft touch. The best rule of thumb for this situation is "Patience is a vertue." Remember, the only common information that most people have to draw from are the movies. Unfortunatley, this type of dramatic description is not only false, but lead the general public to picture wiccans as perverted murders, physcopaths, baby nappers, etc. Anything but the truth, for the truth to most moviegoers would prove to be mundane and result in poor box office sales. To try and explain to another the idea of wicca, one MUST have a complete understanding of the general guidlines that we follow. To try and explain our beliefs before you yourself understand them will just lead to confusion on both parties part. So it would be sound for you, prior to attempting to tell a loved one of your faith, to spend a little time studying, meditating and reviewing what it was that brought you to the Craft. Start off the conversation with somthing light, maybe a subject that the other person can relate to and lead in small. Try to stay away from what I call religion bashing. This will only lead to an argument of who's religion is best. As your conversation becomes more relaxed, turn it to more of a simular subject, a book on Witchcraft that you may have read, or just saw on the shelf at the local bookstore. This will allow the other person to start a "think before speak" attitude. And will allow you to see just where the other person stands on there beliefs and how strongly they stand with their religious ideas. Who knows, they may have been keeping a few secrets of there own from you. When you have set the scene, created the mood, then comes the hardest step. Coming out