Day 7: a show or a movie that has changed you, and how
As much as it sounds ridiculous (it even does to me), the 1996 film “The Craft” changed my life.
How? The film introduced me to what was, for me, a foreign concept – Witchcraft – and while I was only about 10 or 11 at the time I saw this film, I was urged to find out more. Of course it started out with me wanting to be like the girls in the film, changing my eye colour or hair style just through spells, but the more research I did, the more I found out about Witchcraft and, in turn, I found there was a whole religion called Wicca. This was where my journey into Paganism began, and as I got older and discovered more and more, I felt like I was home. There was a huge wave of calm wash over me, I’d found my calling, I’d found my place, and (as much as I hate to use the term) I’d found my label. When people asked me what religion I was, I could answer them without hesitation.
I am Pagan, and my journey started just through watching a simple (somewhat cheesy) film.
There’ve been other films that have have profound effects on my life – The Shawshank Redemption, Shutter Island, Mississippi Burning. But I think The Craft is the one that has changed me.
