Hi, I’m Cat. I’m almost 65, retired, and live in Ohio near Cleveland. I live with my daughter and my ex-husband. I have 3 children and 5 grandchildren. Somehow, I always knew my reverence for nature was important, but I didn’t explore it until I hit adulthood. I finally found my spiritual home. I hope to make some friends here as I am mostly a shut in. Blessed Be!
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Merry Meet, Cat. 
It’s truly lovely to meet you, and I’m so glad you shared your story. That lifelong reverence for nature has a way of waiting patiently until the right season of life opens the door, finding your spiritual home now feels less like being late and more like exactly on time.
I’m Stephanie or Eira of the Living Hearth, an eclectic witch from California, and I want you to know you’re very welcome here. Being mostly a shut-in doesn’t lessen your ability to connect or form friendships. This space exists for conversations, shared wisdom, and meeting others who understand that quieter rhythms can still hold magic.
I hope you enjoy kind souls to talk with, moments of inspiration, and a sense of belonging here. I’m really glad you found your way into the forum, Cat.
Blessed Be! 
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HI! Welcome to Spells8. This is a great place to meet like-minded people. Everyone is friendly and welcoming. Find something you want to pursue (or just store away ) and have fun!
I’m Dan and I study belief systems. My path falls loosely under the Chaos label. I do cards, runes, and other divination things. I use meditation for my path.
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Greetings from New Mexico!
Welcome @CatPurri!
This is great to hear! May it be happy and cozy for you!
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Welcome, @CatPurri and Merry Meet! I’m Feathertip, from SE Michigan, so we’re neighbors! We can complain about the winter weather together, yay! 
This is so lovely and personal - thank you for sharing. We’re glad you decided to join us! The site is large and has lots of information, so please don’t hesitate to ask questions about anything.
I’m a lifelong Pagan, and believe staying close to Nature is the most natural thing in the world. 
Blessings! I hope to see more of you around the forum. Keep posting and have fun. 
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@Eira_of_the_Living_Hearth - Thank you so much for the warm welcome
@Feathertip - Absolutely! It’s been so bad that the snow thrower is complaining about the cold…lol
@dan3 Nice to meet you. I am a Wiccan who follows the Cherokee pantheon. I also do various types of divination.
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Sensational Sunday Cat,
So glad you came to us!!! I am a late-bloomer also. I turned 61 in December, but only the last year have I become active and acknowledged what I have been all along. Feel free to look around, so much to see. I see you just posted, you must be up late/early. I am in Vegas, midnight-thirty, I think you are 2 hr. ahead of me (CST?, I’m PST) How do you practice? A house full of others does make it interesting. I am usually up before dawn and do my oblations around daybreak (trouble sleeping tonight, been up and down a couple times already). I have a small altar on my dresser and perform my rituals outside on a tree stump in the back yard. We have a monthly tarot and lenormand pull that you are welcome to join in at any time. I already knew about tarot, but found out about Lenormand here on Spells 8. I love the Lenormand, it seems much easier to understand. Well, as you get to know me, you will find out that I tend to yap.
I even have a thread called “yapping” that I post for the month, just to talk about whatever. So, “shut me up”….have fun and welcome 
Lady Gene 
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Hello and welcome. I’m Tracy from England. I practice Nordic witchcraft, Runes and demonolatry depending who wants to share my world 
. This is a beautiful coven, make yourself at home lovely 
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Hello and welcome @CatPurri it´s so nice to have you here! 
I´m Katharina, an art-witch and art therapist from Vienna, Austria! I´m practicing magick very much through art making! I love altar craft, candle making, poppet work, spell boxes, jars and all kinds of creative magic shenanignas. Working in my Book of Shadows is a big part of my pratice. I love all things tarot and practice this art since many moons.
The forum is huge and it takes time to get to know everything. The people here are very sweet and helpful, so just make yourself known if there´s any questions, someone will certainly show up to help you.
I would like to invite you to take a look at the 13 Goddesses Thread It´s a art-magical project I´ve started this year to deepen the understanding and connection to female archetypes and how they are represented in deities. Feel free to join the creative fun!
Brightest blessings!
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Greetings @CatPurri and welcome!
My name is Kat, and I practice bioregional animism grounded in the North Carolina Piedmont. I create my own divination tools adapted to my local ecosystem, including ogham staves and seasonal tree divination sets. My practice is hands-on. I craft tools, make runes, deity figurines, and bind my own Books of Shadows. I explore the collaboration of magick and science.
There is a wonderful search function that will help you dig for more information in the forums!
We’re glad you’re here. Make yourself comfortable, explore at your own pace, and feel free to ask any questions you might have!
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Love this. I am really into belief systems. Native American systems are not as well documented. If you have some good links or books, I would like to understand it more.
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Hi, @CatPurri! I’m Amethyst from Southern West Virginia! Welcome to the forum! 
It’s great to have you here! I hope you find all the friendship you were looking for! I know I have. I’m disabled and find it difficult to get out, so I understand how lonely it can be. I hope you find everything you wish for here!
If you have any questions, just ask, and someone will pop up and give you a hand. I look forward to getting to know you!
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Hi @Amethyst I am disabled also so I fully understand.
Thanks!
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Yeah, by the time you get ready, go to the doctor, and make it home, you’re tired. You need a nap. Or at least I do!
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Hello @CatPurri,
Welcome to the forum! I’m Bry, an Eclectic Witch and one of the moderators. Just popping in to say hi - it’s very nice to meet you 
Please make yourself at home here! I’ll look forward to seeing you around the forum.
Blessed be!
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Hi @CatPurri and welcome to the Infinite Roots Coven at Spells 8. We are glad you found your way to us. You will find us a diverse and friendly group of witches from all over the world. I am Jayne, an eclectic witch originally from England, but now live in Texas with my hubby and our furbabies. Like you, I have had a life long reverence for nature, but didn’t explore it and begin my spiritual path until a little over a year ago, when I was 68.
Feel free to jump into any conversation that interests you, and if you have any questions, don’t hesitate to ask. There’s always someone around who will be happy to jump in and help.
Bless Be!
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