GOOD LUCK RITUAL: YR DOIN IT WRONG

[oakenguy]

Ganked from ngakmafaery:

Woman runs sword into foot during Wiccan ceremony
The Associated Press

A woman accidentally stabbed herself in the foot with a 3-foot-long sword while performing a Wiccan good luck ritual at a central Indiana cemetery.

Katherine Gunther, 36, of Lebanon, pierced her left foot with the sword while performing the rite at Oak Hill Cemetery, police said.

Gunther said she was performing the ceremony to give thanks for a recent run of good luck. The ceremony involves the use of candles, incense and driving swords into the ground during the full moon.

Gunther said was aiming to put the sword in the ground, but hit her foot instead.

"It wasn't the first time I performed the ritual, but it was the first time I put a sword through my foot," she said.

Gunther immediately pulled the sword out of her foot, and her companions took her to Witham Memorial Hospital, where she was kept a couple days for treatment.

No charges were filed, police said. The Wiccans were warned that being in the cemetery in the city about 20 miles northwest of Indianapolis after posted visiting hours constitutes trespassing.

Wicca is a nature-based religion based on respect for the earth, nature and the cycle of the seasons.

Comments

[fightguy.livejournal.com]

You see? Just like I've been harping on all these years: point awareness is important!! ;^D

[rockmunkee.livejournal.com]

Haaaa yes, I read that.

[heavenscalyx.livejournal.com]

Ow ow ow ow ow ow ow ow ow ow ow ow ow.

... I just can't even picture what sort of celebratory symbolism there could be in driving a sword into the ground (or one's foot) repeatedly.

[genepolice.livejournal.com]

HC, did you happen to notice WHERE this took place?

As I've said many, many, many times before- there are reasons why I moved away......

[heavenscalyx.livejournal.com]

I know, I know, but I try to be all open-minded and stuff...

Er, you don't... know her or anything, do you? I guess she'd've been in junior high when you graduated, though...

[malterre.livejournal.com]

I posted this on the board and when a friend asked me my opinion (giggling while she did so) I answered
"there are so many targets here, religious bastardization, trespassing, Gods work in mysterious ways...it's too easy."

[worldforawhile.livejournal.com]

Ahahahaha.

[akycha.livejournal.com]

*falls over*

You see, this is why I don't take swords with me when I go trespassing. I stick to spoons.

[lediva.livejournal.com]

I dunno, I'm pretty sure driving a spoon into my foot would still hurt. :)

[rantarn.livejournal.com]

I read about this too. *shakes head*

[morgan-lafaye.livejournal.com]

Hey my boneheaded brother once stuck a pitch fork in his foot.. O wait he was digging for worms to go fishing.