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Show “WASATCH COUNTY COURIER 19-1999 : PROFILE Double Doub! Jean Croasmun, all cultures equally,” says Morrow, her, yet they center around the Wiccan What do. Broom Hilda, Samantha Stevens, and Kate Morrow have in common? None of them would have drowned in Salem, Massachusetts. and pagan beliefs in nature directed spirituality. There are - practicing Wasatch County, _All three are witches, Pagans, practicing Wiccans.. But only one of them is real—Morrow. 7 ern-day witch, or as she refers to herself, an eclectic Wiccan, a catch-all term that is used to soften the harshness of the term “witch.” But Morrow is nothlike Samantha or Broom Hilda. anonymous, said he’s not sure his lowprofile is intentional, although he does see the. misconceptions in people’s eyes = The Revotehed Kate Morrow a witch, will be in Huler. on October 28 tto food -a discussion at UVSC regarding Wiccans. She and her partner practice their own beliefs and own a MctaPyee store, A Different Path, in Provo. “Most people think you re a Satanist, 4 says Morrow from her shop, A Different Path, in Utah County. “But you have to be Christian to be a Satanist,” she says. while Wiccans are not Christian, that merely means that they don’t recognize Christ as a deity. energies that together create balance. There is no single deity, no human manifestation of beliefs. “It’s a nature-based, aan pantheistic native European form of spirituality honoring and reveling the earth as sacred.” says Morrow.. “We as humans Wiccans can’t wrap our brains around the con- are worshipers of nature, believing life is cept of God. Pantheism is more of a way of learning aspects of sy =~ self within the confines of, deity.” Wiccans are not anti-Christ. a constant flow of positive and negative Which is to say that Wicca is not antiChristian, anti-church or anti-religion. Wicca is merely a self-directed set of beliefs, nature-based and customized to fit each individual worshiper. “We're like snowflakes. We are very individual,” says Morrow, who, as presi- when he tells them he’s a witch. “People laugh,” he says, “they think of the Hollywood image. . They think that because I’m a male I should be a Warlock.” That misconception he credits to shows like Bewitched, where all male. witches are erroneously labeled Warlock. “I wish I.could do that thing with my nose,” he said, indicating that television’s portrayal of witchcraft is; far | from the truth. } dent of the Pagan Utah Cooperative, a Practicing situate in Wasatch Utah County organization, will be in County, however, aes t proven to . be Heber on October 28 to give a public presentation ‘at Utah Valley State Co WITCHES continued on page aa - Planning your Holiday Travel now at Ha obwusiAnersas oHwenser abhvaavien?ic Payroll Specialist, Risk Manager, Benefits Administrator, Safety Director, Human. 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A religion that predates Christianity. A religion that is in the Utah is largely misunderstood. and self- tain a very low profile. This, according to Gypsy Moon in Salt Lake and Expanding Heart in Park City, stores that cater to the metaphysical, is due to the lack of acceptance due to misunderstanding that most witches receive in Utah’s very religiously homogenous | ~The Bovenatd Kate Morrow is a mod-. ing indi- cating that her beliefs have European, Native American, and other aspects to them. Morrow’s beliefs are unique to Courier staff JIU A I e Toi land Trouble College’s Wasatch campus. “l am an eclectic Wicca; I rape and pillage from Witches in Wasatch County? nt LIER | td Gerabes Ul GALLERY. I 650 West 100 South I -the old train depot- Europe « Asia « Cruises Mexico + Hawaii 44 West 100 South « Heber (435) 654-4141 Spend your time doing what you do best, running a business. A-Plus. Benefits lets you spend time doing what you do best. 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