Warning Signs of Unchecked Fluffy Bunny Tendencies

Establishing whether someone is truly a "fluffy bunny" can be difficult. There is a set of tendancies that are considered characteristic of fluffy bunnyism. For those who fear they may have fluffy bunny tendancies, here are 19 warning signs collected from sundry sources.

1. You look for the good in everyone.

2. You ignore anything dark or threatening, even if working with dark deities.

3. You embrace the positive energy of the white light.

4. You dress in purple or black, with lots of jewelry. You wear silly hats. You wear glitter and faery wings, especially at places where it would be socially appropriate--SF cons, Anime cons, Faerie Festivals, Renaissance Fairs, Faerie cons, Otherkin cons, costume parties, etc.

5. You read Llewellyn books which are "those books that have the crescent moon on the spine."

6. You insist that few things in the world are more powerful than a positive thought. Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement.

7. You show enthusiasm about the Old Religion, embracing the path with joy!

8. You call and bid farewell to the quarters by blowing kisses. You primarily practice "cupcake magic," which has nothing to do with baking cupcakes, but everything to do with "sweet little magics."

9. You spell the word "magic" in an archaic or unusal way like "magick," "magik," "majick,"or "majik."

10. You accept that feelings do matter--not just your feelings, but the feelings of others as well.

11. You insist you have the right to be the final judge of your feelings. You insist you have the right to have your own convictions and opinions.

12. You disregard what other's arguments have to say, if they don't affirm what you already believe.

13. You try to get others to refrain from using profanity, offensive language, or stop talking about a subject because it annoys people or makes others uncomfortable.

14. You attempt to avoid conflict and unpleasant converstions at all costs. You politely "agree to disagree" with other people just to smooth things over. You interupt arguments, restate both sides of the conflict, and try to get the factions to stop repeating the same thing over and over. You lecture people on how they should just get along. You explain that this discussion has become a waste of time: annoying a pig by trying to teach it to sing, and all.

15. You encourage others to accept other Neo-Pagans, and respect their paths. You have a "coexist" bumpersticker on your car. You frequently repeat the phrase, "There are many paths to the Divine."

16. You are aware that not all Neo-Pagans, witches, magical practioners, etc. embrace the Wiccan Rede, but you assume they have other codes of honor which covers most of the same stuff as the Rede, so you quote the Rede to them.

17. You realize your path is what you make it. You have to walk the walk as well as talk the talk. If you say one thing and do another, you will look like a "stupid bunny," not just a fluffy one.

18. You don't cross check sources. You don't read historical source material to check on statements and claims by your favorite authors.

19. You defend Margaret Murray's books as definative proof of an ancient matriarchal stone age religion, which Wicca is directly decended from.

Be aware of any fluffy bunny tendencies you have. Be prepared to have a serious talk about fluffy bunnyism.

copyright 2010 Myth Woodling

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