bubbly

Bubble Bubble
Toil and Trouble

Eye of Newt
Rack of Lamp
2 sticks of butter
½-cup milk
Freshly ground stick of cinnamon
 
Oh, wait, wrong list.
 
I have been called many things in my lifetime.  Wizard, sorcerer, mage, sage, magician, witch, warlock, druid, and yes even an asshole believe it or not – oh wait that is my wife’s pet name for me isn’t it.  As you read those different words though, we all get our own preconceived ideas of what each one represents.  All basically the same thing, it is just tweaked a little differently.  Well take the asshole part out o.k. and then think about it.
 
If you go back to ancient writings and thoughts though, you will get different impressions.  Whereas the warlock was a traitor, the wizard was still a nice guy doing things for the people.  The denotation of warlock as a male witch really comes from our watching Bewitched when we were younger.  Let’s face it, we all did it, and all wished we could do those things with our noses too.  I really wished I could have been Samantha’s dad, I thought he was cool.  Oh, and let us not forget about Paul Lynn, the uncle he played was hilarious.
 
We can dig out all the old dusty tombs and read through them all until we are full of dust and cobwebs, and our conception of them may change.  However, what you will not change is the mundane outlook on the descriptions.  What matters the most is not what we think we are, it is truly, what others think we are.  That is where the true power lies anyway.  We can boast and brag all we want.  We can change our appearance to greatly reflect the persona that we want to project, but in the end, the true end of it, all we are deceiving is ourselves
 
I was asked once if I was a Druid.  I stated that I was a Wanna-be Druid.  That is wrong.  I tried to label myself, to fit into some stereotype, to be something more than what I truly am.  Just like a person who professes to being a witch, or a wizard or any of the other hundreds of things a person can be. 

 I am just…..Rog