Family Wiccan Traditions International, Inc.

What are your practices? What are your family values? How do you celebrate the holidays and which ones are they? How do you teach your children? These are all excellent questions that are a large part of developing a family spiritual practice that is sustainable and meaningful for everyone in the family.

Paganism leads to a personal journey and exploration of spirituality. This type of inner working becomes challenging to pass on unless it is shaped and molded in a way that can be given. Working with different types of families present different challenges and either way you cut it, spirituality is experiential and not a formula easily taught. Due to these characteristics of our faith, it is important to create a framework in your family coven that allows for understanding and for room to grow and experience. Having values, defining celebrations, creating traditional activities are a great way to pass down the parameters of spiritual practice in your family.

Some family covens practice full moons or “family moons” (as referred to in FWTI) along with the celebration of Sabbats. Some family covens don’t celebrate the 8 Sabbats and instead celebrate the cross quarters instead. All of these things are valuable within a family structure.

New moons or lone moons (as referred to in FWTI) have been times that are designated as times for the adults to spend in celebration. This too is flexible, according to the needs of your family. It is important for families to have celebration together and it is also important to designate time for adults (if there are children in the FC), or to designate times for more serious workings instead of just celebration. This is your choice and one that is important to evaluate as a FC.

Think about the ways your family currently comes together and enjoys the energy of being a family. Take those things that your family currently does and use that as activities that are solidified in your tradition of spiritual connection. There is no wrong answer here, only your answer for your family.

Enjoy the process!!