E cominciamo...
We begin....
Welcome to The Wild Strega! I am so very glad you've come! My name is Therése Irene Grace Comparetta Wagner. I am an Italian woman, 3rd generation American-Italian to be exact. And I am a Hereditary Strega. My great-grandmother, Domenica Carubia Comparetta came here in 1897 from Ribera, Sicily She brought with her customs that she did her best to pass on to her children, and their children. Customs of using herbs, saying special little "prayers", lighting candles in front of statues and pictures set up on little altars around the house. She believed in mal'acchio, the evil eye, and she swore by old folk curses and cures (notice how those words are alike? Curses just have alittle more hiss in them!). She also went to church, every day. Every 7am Mass. She was a good Catholic woman. As I became an adult I began to explore those faiths that I had both been raised in and had exposure to. Roman Catholicism, Jewish (on my mother's side), and the Old Ways that Domenica brought with her. I joined a different Christian church for a time, but always the voices of my ancestors called me back. I made the decision to follow that path and try to extract it from the Catholic and Christian trappings that had been necessary to shroud it in for protection for so long. I honor and respect *all* faiths and paths - and love to learn about them as well. I openly embrace the wisdom of the world's cultures and religions. For this, I am a "wild" Strega - you never know which turn I'll take! Please join me while I go through an online journey of spirit discovery! As so, we begin! |
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