Spiritual Cowgirl

Speaking of paganism and witchery and all that feminine messy mighty magic mojo, this study was just released on the AP wires:

“Hollywood actress Sarah Michelle Gellar’s hit show “Buffy The Vampire Slayer” has been blamed for 50,000 women abandoning traditional Western religion to study paganism.

According to the recent British study published in “Women and Religion in the West,” young women have taken an increased interest in practicing witchcraft after Gellar’s hit went mainstream.

The study’s author Dr. Kristin Aune says, “Because of its focus on female empowerment, young women are attracted by Wicca, popularized by the TV series “Buffy the Vampire Slayer.” In short, women are abandoning the church.”

Here’s a tasty morsel from an interview with Paulo Coelho about his latest book, The Witch of Portobello (love the red hair), you can read the whole interview here

“The Witch of Portobello” is about people who dare to take some steps towards an unconventional spiritual path. And they are immediately labeled as witches–and well, witch is a word full of prejudices. The book is about that. A witch was a person who never complied with the established rules, and always tried to dare and to go beyond and to celebrate life, and to love and to have joy and pleasure while doing this.”

…all Red really wants you to do is get out of your spiritual seats and start freestylin’