User:AmethystBloodraven

Merry Meet!

I prefer people to call me Jade, though Amethyst or Amy works as well. I am 24, nearly 25, and am a proud Eclectic Pagan - meaning I follow no one path but incorporate a variety of teachings and philosophies into my belief system. I am extremely open-minded and will not turn away anyone due to their beliefs or lack thereof. I love chatting with people, and even more so enjoy deep, intellectual discussions. I enjoy reading, with fantasy, poetry, mystery, and thrillers at the top of my favorite genre list. Music is also a love of mine and I have an extremely broad and well-rounded taste in music, though have a dislike for rap and bluegrass.

I don't have very many people I look up to or take wisdom from per se, but the teachings of Sun Tzu have done wonders for me. Machiavelli is also an influence, taken with a grain of salt. I suppose my mother - my true hero and idol - is whom I have to thank for much of my wisdom, knowledge, and personality. From and thanks to the teachings of aforementioned, I have become a very laid back, pacifistic person who enjoys time spent in the love and energy of nature.

I typically prefer the company of animals to people... I form bonds more quickly with them, I trust them easier, and as a rule, I can tell what they are thinking. This is substantially harder to do with people and I admittedly have very many trust issues thanks to a turbulent past.

I don't anger very easily, but I find ignorance unacceptable and intolerable, and any disrespect to my family; my father particularly, is a very bad thing to do. Beyond that, I hope you'll find, should you seek me out, that I am a good listener, enjoy offering what advice I can, and just generally enjoys interacting with like-minded and not-so-like-minded individuals. The latter often offers a variety of intellectual sparring with no hurt feelings involved, and I find that the challenges this offers me incredibly fulfilling, even if I don't "win" the debate. To me, debates are not about winning or losing, but in the knowledge you gain in the process.

I suppose that's really all I have to add. If one wishes to know more, all one must do is simply seek me out and ask - I am an open book. Really.

Blessed Be and Goddess Bless.