Those who practice Wicca know that the outdoors are sacred and that worshipping in a forest or by a stream is the Wiccan equivalent to large opulent cathedrals. Well, I had just such a place within walking distance of my house and decided it would be a good place to worship.
It was all well hidden away in the forest adjacent to the Catholic parish where I had grown up; before I converted to Wicca the Church had been my sanctuary. When things got bad at home, a janitor allowed me to stay the night there. When I was sad and felt like no one understood me, the Church was my safe haven and I prayed there a lot. I had been baptized there, had my