Kids And Magic, How old is too young? Options

I wasn't sure if this was the right forum to post this in so if it gets moved, so be it!

My 11 year old daughter has expressed an interest in learning Tarot. I have told her that I would teach her when se was older. She askes me all the time and I have been putting her off for at least 6 months or more. My question is how young do you thing is too young to introduce a child to Magick? I am really interested in how other people view this. Thanks in advance.
DENK75

I grew up in a fear-gripped household when it came to magick, as anything that might possibly be outside what is expressly written in the Bible is labeled as Satanism. Even the oral tradition and Talmud of the Jewish rabbis are met with raised eyebrows and suspicion. "Satanic" is the one and only word that describes anything and everything that doesn't meet their narrow-visioned box-thinking. They sometimes even use it to describe politicians they don't like, describing them as a "servant of Satan"! I'm sure you can guess how far my lead kite would fly if I ever told them what I involve myself in. It won't matter eventually anyway; I've all but disowned them (for entirely different reasons however).

Relating to this topic though, is looking back, 11 years of age would have been the best time for me to start delving into the occult. The disillusionment, the realization of the hypocracy in my family, my understanding of reality and knowing there's more than what I was taught, etc. made that time the ideal age for me to begin my path down this road less traveled. Alas, my environment inhibited me and made me almost hate the idea of spirituality all these years until earlier this year, when a former close friend introduced me to astrology.

Before 11, I was very enthusiastic to learn all I could about the supernatural, but I now know I was too young. My family, however, happily taught me all the erroneus dogma they could. When is the best time to start practicing magick? I'd say roughly 12 years of age, around the onset of puberty. Some kids will be sooner, others later, but the child should know the difference between right and wrong (known as "coming of age" in some cultures, especially the Jewish culture) to see the world clearly before practicing magick so that he/she fully understands what they're getting into rather than just following mommy or daddy's instructions.

This post has been edited by Slayden: Aug 15 2007, 12:43 AM