Any Aussies?, I think I summed it up with the title. Options

I'm new here. I was just wondering if there's any Australians (maybe in QLD?) in here?
I've always found that the majority of those in forums are from the US, so it'd be nice to be able to talk to some one who lives nearby.
I never know what to put in these 'introduce yourself' posts.
Exactly what do people want to know?
Yes, I am a naive beginner that may constantly post things that are incorrect or basic and you will have to correct me in an annoyed "what do you know" tone quite often.
I'm female, which shouldn't matter but I've realised a lot of the members are male which is a surprise to me. Most of those I know that practise in the occult are female or otherwise homosexual male. I do not mean to offend by that comment, I'm just stating my own personal experience.
Currently I'm trying to narrow down my learning (which I know is normally a bad thing) to just witchcraft.
This is because I don't want to dabble in advanced magicks until I'm ready and know what I'm doing.

Any help would be appreciated.

My preferred contact would be email. (email address may be found on member profile page -MODSQUAD)

Feel free to email me!

This post has been edited by bym: Jun 30 2007, 04:37 AM

Greetings Sarena!
Welcome to the Forums! There are lots of members who reside in Australia...I'm sure you'll have no problem finding them out! Welcome and Good Luck! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

Okay another observation that sort of builds on my first.

The vast majority of people in here are all young males.

Has anyone else noticed this?

This is quite strange to me.

Now I sound narrow-minded! I don't mean to...but where are the young females?

Okay another observation that sort of builds on my first.

The vast majority of people in here are all young males.

Has anyone else noticed this?

This is quite strange to me.

Now I sound narrow-minded! I don't mean to...but where are the young females?

Dunno about the females, but I'm an Aussie anyhows... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

We need more young females here! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)


But then of course, I'm always in need of more young females... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/angel.gif)

LOL.

But seriously, where are the young females..I have posted a few times now and I have still yet to find a female the same age as me? (Or similar)

This is a little weird.


But..

Australia is awesome =]


Apart from the fact we're the US's lackey and will soon become mini-America. We still remain the only country that eats animals on their national emblem. =]
& NZ wants to be like us.

Brittain, America, Australia and Ireland are like a family we're all cusins and most of us have mixed blood from at least one of these lands. We should just combine our countries and call Aubrireca or something cool like that. So the way I see it the only difference between our two countries is the goofy acsents and the fact that Americans drive on the correct side of the road (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif) Well at least you guys have Fosters. I don't know of any other Australian beers so I don't know if Fosters is a good beer to you guys or not. And actually there are a number of young females who browse the web site I'm sure if you stick around long enough you'll find some though I imagine most are American, not that thats a bad thing or anything. And yes many people on these sites are young males and gay. Not me though I'm an old fart and straight you can get.

Yep.

Australia and America just started out as a result of British imperialism. Australia is still part of the Commonwealth!
"Aubrireca" sounds cool..But where does NZ come into this? NZ is like our little tag along brother and we love them as much as we think we're better than them but we still take care of them anyway. I can tell America and Australia apart because we don't have George Bush. Sorry just had to add that in. Except our Prime Minister loves to follow Mr. Bush blindly..so does that make us worse? Hmmm...

I don't drink beer =P Well I quit drinking altogether awhile ago but quite frankly Australia has such a culture of drinking that all beer is popular...we have beer ads every 10 minutes on television.
I'm actually doing an assignment right now on teenagers and binge drinking and how alcohol is evil. (But using different words and more substantial research)

I've since found one female who hasn't been on since like last year April & a couple of others who aren't around my age.

TWENTY THREE IS OLD?
WTF.
What kind of world are you living in????
20+ is still young.
30+ is older.
40+ is old.
Plus I'm hoping to stay 20 (When I turn 20) forever using my foolproof beauty routine.
...That and denial.

I live in an American world. Once you're past 18 you're old. And besides I may be 23 but really I'm like 90 or something. As far as New Zealand goes... well I guess they shot lord of the rings over there so they get some coolness points but their national bird - the kiwi, is a pussy compared to the Bald Eagle or Albatross. But I guess we can call the old Brittish empire Aubrireca Land. (That takes care of Scottland too).

All that aside what really draws you to the occult and magick? Like what are you interested in learning?

Lord of the Rings is one the most awesomest trilogies ever, so NZ deserves extra bonus points, I got to see the set for Rivendell when I went over to NZ =]
& the Kiwi is quite a fine bird, baby/tiny kiwis are so much cuter than bald eagles and the albatross!

I don't think your the only one living in an American world, actually considering the current circumstances, I believe we're all living in the American world.

You have to ask such a complicated question.

I've only researched Wicca and Witchcraft really- I haven't done it wholeheartedly and I've gone through patterns of learning passively and then just concentrating on my superficial life for ages-so on and off for about 6 years.

Quite frankly I'm just trying to learn easy stuff. =] (Easier-?)

I don't want to be able to learn big complicated ceremonial magick or learn names that I can't pronounce or have to spend forever drawing those big complicated circles.

I've been to a few circles with one of my local covens. They're really nice but I just don't fit in there. Maybe when I'm off to Uni, I might think of joining a different coven. I'm also part of a few online groups.

I guess I just want to know more about myself and be able to practise alone. I don't want to turn to magick for every aspect in my life but it's like once you find out the possibilities or just how right some of the beliefs feel, I just can't ignore that. I guess I want to learn a lot of things...I'm not even sure what they are. I guess I want to be able to meditate better, find a form of divination I'm drawn to, Umm, open up my chakras, learn more about Buddhism and my own religion...

I guess I'm not sure.

That wasn't a very good answer but oh well. I have to go defend vegetarianism and religion now...or maybe later.

=]

You know we forgot about Canada too. Thats another common wealth state from Brittain. Oh well.

At least its sounds like you have a serious and mature attitude about magick so I hope this site helps to foster your learning, even though there aren't very many Aussie girls your age. I guess you could invite some of your friends to join.

Oh yeah and defend away in fight club but don't let what people say get to you. Sometimes people will disagree with you and rather than just say that they end up just repeating themselves over and over again (I've never been guilty of that (IMG:style_emoticons/default/angel.gif) )The topics are intended to encourage an at least somewhat intelligent debate over complex issues about anything.

This post has been edited by Acid09: Jul 6 2007, 04:38 PM

I love Canadian accents. There was this guy who had this heavy Canadian accent and I used to hang on every single word he said just to listen to the accent. (This was when I was 13-don't judge me too much!) I also love British and American accents..actually most accents are quite sexy.

Serious and mature is a bit of an overstatement. I think immaturity is essential to being mature. I'm the opposite of serious, I'm so disorganised, highly moody and extremely emotional-totally unfocused.
I have a huge imagination which I think adds to my, lets hope, mild, insanity. I'm quite confused, is it really that 'abnormal' to talk to yourself? I think I could write a novel or a script but I can never remember what I was saying...

I didn't mean to make it seem like I'm only looking for females to talk to...I just mean it'd be cool to meet people close to home and it was surprising to see how many males in here. I'm over that shock now.

Fight Club should be what the name suggests, 'fight club', but I think people take on a whole different persona when they fight, like the meaner they get, or the meaner their points are-the more ground they hold. I'm not sure if I actually like fighting, I like sharing my opinion I guess but I like opening my mind to other people's opinions, which sounds sort of nice when I write it, but the whole opening of the mind usually happens quite awhile afterwards. In the moment, I'm more like "How can they actually think that?!"

I should really go completely my two overdue assignments...but I probably won't

LOL Just like an Aries. Flitting like the fire element you are under, prone to emotional outbursts (good or bad), highly creative but also caotic thus losing much of the creations made, etc., etc. Don't sweat it, it's who you are... though a controled flame is far more dangerous than one that is unrestrained. Think "match" vs. "blowtorch."

I think you'd like my voice. It's quite deep, sultry, and I have an American accent. [/end boasting]

By the way, you aren't crazy for talking to yourself. Were you an only child?

Yep. I thought it may have been cause of my Ariesness.

The one thing I've read and been like "that is really completely totally me" is "Aries tend to start things but never finish them"...I always start things with such passion and then by the half-way or possibly before that, I've lost interest or dedicated my time to something else.

Biggest Procrastinator Ever.

I totally have emotional outbursts. Start crying at things that don't affect me. Start crying for other people. Start laughing at things not funny...It's like sometimes quite annoying! Especially anger bursts. I sometimes shove my blame from past experiences onto new people. I try not to do it...

Yeah I have a bazillion different voices and accents, I don't mean to but my voice tends to change slightly all the time. I worked in a call centre for a long time, so the cutesy voice (one of my voices) worked...I think I've set a record for customer compliments =]

Not an only child. But me and my brother don't talk. So it's usually like I'm an only child.

I love Canadian accents. There was this guy who had this heavy Canadian accent and I used to hang on every single word he said just to listen to the accent. (This was when I was 13-don't judge me too much!) I also love British and American accents..actually most accents are quite sexy.

I never realized Americans had accents. Then again are you talking about southern or New York accents? Either way I'm from the Rockies so I have niether. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif)

Serious and mature is a bit of an overstatement. I think immaturity is essential to being mature. I'm the opposite of serious, I'm so disorganised, highly moody and extremely emotional-totally unfocused.
I have a huge imagination which I think adds to my, lets hope, mild, insanity. I'm quite confused, is it really that 'abnormal' to talk to yourself? I think I could write a novel or a script but I can never remember what I was saying...

You don't sound like you're here to learn how to slay demons or woo spike of buffy. IN other words you don't seem fluffy. Maybe everybody is in their own right to some extent. The point is I respect your attitude towards the occult and mysticism.

I didn't mean to make it seem like I'm only looking for females to talk to...I just mean it'd be cool to meet people close to home and it was surprising to see how many males in here. I'm over that shock now.

Well you're not the only one. I have yet to find a 23ish male from Colorado. THe best I've ever found was some much older person. Oh well I haven't really been looking for males my age anyways. Now if I could find myself a nice lady off these forums then that'd be pretty cool. But so far no luck. The bar is a much better place to meet new people.

Yeah about fight club. Its cool and it is "fight" club. But don't let it be the only reason why you visit this site. This site has much more to offer than petty banter and such. Yeah just enjoy this site for what it is and not just one part of it.

It's strange-Americans on tv don't seem to have accents, but Americans like on the phone have like such heavy accents, and I can't tell the difference between American accents...they all sound...American...

Truthfully...I have the whole Buffy DVD set. And about the first season of Angel...and a few books...
I mean I know that it isn't real and all, but I did quite like the series, loved more like it...
And Spike was kind of [extremely] sexy...Angel was just a whinger. And I really don't like Buffy...Buffy was a complete whinger. She complained about everything!
I am bitching about fictional characters and could probably stand to do so for much much longer....
I think the most cutest couple in that whole series was Tara and Willow...Awww.....

I don't think I'll find a guy on these forums...And I don't drink so bars are out of the question. I'm going to try book clubs, the porno section and maybe hang around the airport. They seem like good places...

I'm not obsessed with the fight club! I just haven't found that many recent posts that I have anything to post in except for mindless blabber. I lurk a bit and look at older posts in different forums...when I first got here, this guy had a topic about white gold and I think he was asking about the properties and I talked about how white gold just looks like silver...it got like deleted like the next day...I think the posts sort of have to be relevant.

Edit: Spelling mistakes are so annoying..

This post has been edited by Sarena: Jul 8 2007, 06:26 AM

Well at least you guys have Fosters. I don't know of any other Australian beers so I don't know if Fosters is a good beer to you guys or not.

Fosters is like carbonated cats' piss compared to Carlton Draught or Victoria Bitter. There's a really nice Canadian beer called Kokanee. You can probably get that in Colorado.

yeah I never heard of either of those. THen again my taste buds are shot from all the cheap vodka and rum I've drank. So fosters is still good to me, albeit a bit expensive for poor ass crackers like myself.