Witchy Questionaire

This comes from the Confessions of a Crafty Witch blog. The title links to her answers.

Basics

Do you have a magickal name?
I kind of do, I guess. I never really took to the whole magical name thing. Many years ago the name "Greenlady" came to me but it didn't really work. I do love the Green Man, but it wasn't who I am. I am Zedral Z, or just Z to many, but it isn't my magical name. I have rather taken to the name "Nar". It's Turkish for "pomegranate". I think I'll work with that one for a while, but y'all can still call me Z or whatever.

Does it have a special meaning?
See above.

How did you find Wicca/Paganism?
It started with a prank phone call. That's all I'm going to say. *L*

How long have you been practicing?
I guess around 11 years. I started reading about it 12-13 years ago.

Solitary or group practitioner?
Solitary mostly. I'd like to meet more people but I live in Istanbul. Back in the U.S., though, everyone is so apathetic. No one wants to get off the couch and do anything!

What is your path?
I'm a random, eclectic kitchen-centered chica.

Are you out of the broom closet?
More or less. I don't feel the need to run around screaming, "I'm Pagan! Look at me!" although so people do.

Gods/Goddess

Who are your patron Gods?
Dunno. Green Man. Kali. I want to get in touch with Hecate more, and also Annapurna holds interest.

Who are your patron Goddess'?
See above. I put them all into one category.

Which Gods/Goddess' do you worship?
I respect and revere them all, really.

Do you fear dark aspects of the Gods/Goddess, or rather, respect them?
I respect them and wish to embrace them more. I guess I'm just afraid of negative repercussions. Repressed Methodist guilt, maybe.

Do you worship the Christian God?
Worship, no. Respect? Sure. The followers, on the other hand...most of them really tend to burn my toast.

Do you ever worship animals?
Nope, but I respect them. I know that they are sacred to individual gods and goddesses. I still kill every cucaracha I see, though.

Or plants?
I do hug trees.

Nature

Do you regularly commune with nature?
No, not regularly. I live in a city of at least 14 million people. Most of the green space has been taken.

Ever walked barefoot in the woods?
Yes, I prefer to be barefoot.

Taken a camping trip just to talk to nature?
I used to go to a Pagan gathering and would commune with nature at the same time.

Describe the moment you felt closest to Mother Earth?
I can't really think of one particular moment, but I did feel really, really good when I was walking in the forest in Woodhall Spa with Maz, hugging trees and taking pictures of mushrooms.

What is/are your power animal(s)?
Porcupine. Maybe occasionally the fox.

Do you have a familiar?
No.

Have you ever called upon the powers of an animal in ritual?
No, but whenever I do a guided meditation, Porcupine comes with me.

Or a plant?
Well, when I cook a special recipe I call upon the properties of certain foods and herbs.

Do you hug trees?
I've been saying it all through this survey. I like hugging trees.

Give them gifts?
I haven't in a while.

What is your favorite flower to work with?
I don't think I have one.

What is your favorite tree to work with?
I don't know. I feel partial to the cypress.

Wheel of the Year

What are your favorite holidays?
Mabon and Samhain

What if your least favorite holiday?
Ya know, I honestly don't know. Maybe Imbolc. I connect with it the least. (My answers to this and the previous question are the same as Crafty Witch.)

Have you ever held a ritual on a holiday?
I don't do it that often anymore. Things just slip past me. I get so busy and disconnected. I need to get away from the city.

Ever taken a day off work to celebrate a pagan holiday?
No.

Do you celebrate Yule on the 21 rather than the 25?
I observe Yule on the 21. I celebrate Christmas with my family on the 25th.


Have you ever felt the Veil thin?
Possibly.

Ever danced the Maypole?
Nope. Was going to once but was informed that it was for fertile people. I'm not one of those people.

Know what the Maypole symbolizes?
Duh! :)

Ever made love on Beltane?
Nope. I'm always single and alone.

How do you usually celebrate the pagan holidays?
Light a candle, say a prayer.

Divination

Do you use Tarot?
Yes. I'm trying to get back into it. I need a deck that I connect with, though, and I've yet to find one. I used to work with a dragon deck and I still have it, along with a Goddess deck, but neither of them really speak to me.

Do you use runes?
No, not really. I used to make runes to give away.

Do you use a pendulum?
No.

Do you use dowsing rods?
No.

Do you use astrology?
Not really.

Any other form of divination?
Sometimes I just know things, but not very often.

Spells

What was the first spell you did?
Heck if I can remember that far back!

What was the latest?
It's been a while, but I have a justice spell to do soon.

Ever done a love spell?
No, not really. I don't believe it would work. I think I'm beyond hope.

A job spell?
Yes.

A healing spell?
Indeed. It was a chant from $ilver's American Folk Magick book and it really helped my broken arm.

What was the most powerful spell you've ever performed?
I don't know, honestly.

Cryptozoology

Do you believe in Vampires?
No.

Werewolves?
No.

Shape shifters?
As in actual, physical shape-shifters? Not exactly.

Elves? Faeries? Dragons? Nymphs? Sprites? Mermaids? Sirens? Satyrs?
You can interpret that energy any way you wish. Do I believe they physically exist and I can see one? No.

Angels?
See above.

Ghosts/Spirits?
I do have some experience with those things, yes.

Ever "seen" any of the above?
Yes, but mostly I feel them. My dad sees ghosts all the time.

Ever talked to any of the above?
I haven't, but my dad and uncle are good with the spirit board. They used to be, anyway. They haven't used it in years and years. They talk to my great-grandmother when they use it.

Ever called on any of the above in magick?
Oh, sorta, I guess.

Do you have one of them as a personal guardian?
I have a little dragon in my brain ;) I use a visualization sometimes.

Random

Do you see a rabbit, a man or a woman in the moon?
woman

Own a cat?
Nope, not for a long time.

When you meditate what does your sacred/safe place look like?
It's usually a bright, sunny field.

Do you work with Chakras?
No.

Do you believe in soul mates?
No.

Ever met one?
Obviously not.

Do you have a Spirit guide?
The only one I know of is Porcupine.

Is it always love and light?
Shit, no!