Teenagers and the occult: Survey request

A friend of mine, Beth Wingarner, author of Sacred Sonoma: Sacred Sites and Alignments in Sonoma County, California¹ is working on a new book about how young people, and teenagers in particular, come to the occult and why parents shouldn’t freak out about it.

Details below:

Seeking personal stories for book

I am gathering stories for a book that will help parents understand why their teens are interested in certain media, mainly heavy metal music, video games (especially violent video games), and/or alternative spiritual paths. Ultimately, I’m hoping to bridge the communication gap so that anxious parents can lay their fears to rest — rather than assuming their kids are on a path to violence or self-destruction.

So, I’m looking for input from folks who developed an interest in any of these things as teens, and am hoping you’ll respond to the following survey(s) to provide stories from your life. Information you provide may be used in the book, but will be used anonymously unless you request otherwise.

I’m looking for folks who first discovered paganism in their teen years. I  hope you’ll answer that survey specifically, but if you were or are interested in the others, please feel free to answer all three.

Thanks so much, in advance, for sharing your stories.

Surveys:

• Teenagers and paganism/the occult
• Teenagers and heavy metal music
• Teenagers and video games

Thanks!

Beth

Beth’s a solid person with a magickal background, and I respect her work. Her approach will not be Wickeresque. So, if you get the chance, please help Beth out by filling in any applicable surveys. Thanks!

Footnotes:

1. See the review of Sacred Sonoma on SpiralNature.com. [back]

Psyche is the editor of ahrfoundation.org and the curator for the occult resource SpiralNature.com, Psyche also operates a tarot consultation business, Psyche Tarot. She has been published in The Cauldron, Konton, Tarot World Magazine, among other magazines, and her essay “Strategic Magick” appeared in Manifesting Prosperity (Megalithica, 2008).

Psyche's website is http://www.ahrfoundation.org.