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have to live with the choices you make. For me, the answer rests somewhere in the middle. I am willing, and have, cast spells in the past for self-protec- tion. However, I draw the line at sto- pping others from following their path and experiencing the good and bad karma they are destined to experience. All that being said, it still lea- ves us with how should we answer the “Glenda” question? In the end, I belie- ve the basic question, “are you a good witch or a bad witch?” shows us the need to educate the questioner about our beliefs, practices, and how we see the world instead of giving them just a platitudinal answer. https://usercontent1.hubstatic.com do I have an army of flying monkeys to do my bidding, although at times I wish did. The truth is, I don’t think any of us, no matter how hard we try, is a good or bad witch. We all have our moments in life when we are better or worse than we thought we were. While there are actions which we can take that are clearly virtuous or malevolent, the truth is, most of our actions lay somewhere in the gray area, depending on how you look at things. For example, defending yourself from the harm caused to you by others may be a good action, but manipulating a person’s perception of you, may not. What about casting a spell to keep someone from self-harm? Ultimately, how you answer these ques- tions is going to be up to you, as you will It still leaves us with how should we answer the “Glenda” question? i.huffpost.com Pagan Living Magazine Litha 2017 13