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Listen more than speak, get to know people, ask questions, don't assume, be courteous. You're still going to get some negativity and all, since you're new. Just don't let it get you down. Keep at it, and learn from anything and anywhere you can. Just don't be too broad, and try and stay away from anything that seems overtly positive and too fixated on "love and light." Nature is law, not love. Nature is divine. The lion eats the lamb, and the tornado is an awesome force of nature that awakens mankind. It's all designed to keep us in check. Respect it, and it will respect you. Same goes for your peers. Yep... I think that's enough for now. How are you doing with things since posting this by the way?

Not at all. I'm not usually active in this guild, but I'm giving that a change since becoming more active in Völkish faiths. Getting in touch with that spiritual tie to the line of my people.

Keeping an open mind about new paths is also a good thing though... with paganism being so broad and covering so many areas of belief, there isn't just one set way to go about things. Try to find out what you believe, rather than pushing your beliefs into a pattern that others tell you is right. That's where all the research comes in handy lol! Everyone has a different path that's right for them, so don't discount anything off the bat just because one person tells you it's wrong 3nodding you've got to figure out what's right for you yourself, no-one else can tell you that. Give good advice about it, yes. But in the end the decision has to be up to you.

Hope that helped!

Most of us start out fluffy... and it just takes lots of learning to not become so fluffy... it doesn't happen overnight, and most understand that and will work to help you, not many jump down your throat just because your fluffy, and those that do probably shouldn't be teaching anyway.
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