Paganistan: Notes from the Secret Commonwealth
In Which One Midwest Man-in-Black Confers, Converses & Otherwise Hob-Nobs with his Fellow Hob-Men (& -Women) Concerning the Sundry Ways of the Famed but Ill-Starred Tribe of Witches.
Pagan Ms. Manners: Does Skyclad Mean Barefoot Too?
Dear Pagan Ms. Manners:
Does skyclad necessarily mean barefoot too?
It's hard to raise a cone when you can't feel your feet.
Frostbitten in Fargo
Dear Bitten:
Having grown up in the North Country, where "Minnesota skyclad" means no parka, I can thoroughly sympathize with your problem.
Here's the thing to remember: skyclad liberates because it gives you the freedom to adorn the body without having to cover it.
So the trick lies in making whatever you're wearing on your feet look like part of the design.
Let me take a page here from gay porn (and believe me, those boys don't take their Doc Martens off for anything) and suggest that you invest in a sweet little pair of boots.
After all, skyclad with shoes or socks just looks like you forgot to take something off. Skyclad with boots, though...well, that's something else.
But calced or not (and Pagan Ms. Manners is old enough to remember the Great Calced/Discalced Controversy that rent Wicca-dom during the 70s), when it comes to skyclad, do bear in mind:
Chances are, if they're looking, it's not at your feet.
Comments
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Thursday, 12 October 2017
A writer could hardly ask for higher praise. Thanks for writing, Angela.
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Friday, 13 October 2017While your articles are always thought provoking, , the answer to the question seems obvious and is summed up in the proverb, "Gods never tell anyone to be stupid"
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Monday, 16 October 2017
I hear that most of those advice columnists just make up most of the letters.
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