Pagan Survivors of Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence.
Welcome Statement
Welcome to Pagan Survivors of Sexual Assault
Welcome to Pagan Survivors of Sexual Assault, a group for pagans, wiccan wanderers, witches who are survivors or friends, family members and/or spouses, partners, or boyfriends/ girlfriends of survivors. There are many organizations that offer help from a Christian or other religion’s standpoint and yet there are very few if any groups or services for those of our calling. Regardless of tradition or gods and goddesses you worship, you are welcome here.
In order to keep this a safe and comfortable environment all new members will be moderated until their first few posts. This is a safety measure for all members, to ensure that the membership is not subjected to pornography, spam, people who are cruel and want to victimize us further or other people who feel we are lost and need to be converted to their religion. I want to make sure that this group is a safe community where people can share ideas, concerns and experiences without fear of what other members will say or that other members will try to convert them to their religion rather than worry about their feelings. Some of the things shared in this group may be very emotional and nothing will be tolerated that will diminish that.
Now, let me tell you a little about myself. My name is Dariano. I am a male witch living in northeast TN and a solitary practitioner. I also have a Bachelors of Social Work and have been working with a local rape crisis center since 1998. I also have been victimized twice, once-for about a month and a half by a female babysitter when I was eight, and the second time when I was nineteen by a man who thought he was going to get more than a friendly chat in the campus library. The man in the library only got away with groping me but if I had not been stronger willed, I would have not gotten away as unscathed for his rap sheet, as I found out later, was thicker than my biology textbook. The babysitter however was the most damaging, so damaging that I did not remember it until I was sixteen. I couldn’t say the word babysitter until I was twenty four. The effects of sexual assaults will always be with us, but they grow duller with time. We do and will grow stronger again, most of us stronger than before.
Soon to be added to this group are files where you can access different spells and rituals that relieve stress and anxiety, protection sachets and amulets, and other great resources at your disposal. Also on the links page will be websites of resources and other useful information that members can access. The group is still new and I am still working hard to make it better, so bare with me as I make these improvements. They may take a little time but they will happen.
Rules of the Group
Here they are for everyone to review, it is a short list but they are necessary to ensure the success of the group.
- No spamming or pornography will be tolerated.
- All members’ views are to be respected and when experiences are shared no remarks are to be made to diminish the importance of what they shared.
- All items will be kept confidential and cannot be shared with anyone outside the group at anytime, whatsoever.
- To remain a member you must complete and return the questionnaire that is sent to you when you join. These are kept strictly confidential and they contain the group’s confidentiality contract.
- No political posts unless they are dealing with sexual assault issues.
- Any violations of these rules will result in your immediate dismissal from this group and placed on the banned list to bar future joining.
