Like I don't even exist to them. It hurts worst when those people who used to be closest to you are doing this to you. The gods help you if you dare to shine. Everything is perfect at the start. Then everybody discovers little things that they don't agree with and this is the beginning of the end.
Respect turns into familiarity which dies as intolerance without anybody remembering when or why.
And not caring, which is to me, the saddest thing of all. In Witchcraft we look to nature around us for inspiration and for clues to help us understand the workings of the world. In modern times, we are finding that science is confirming what Witches have held to be true for many years. Namely, that the objective nature of the world is one of flux, energy and change. In science, when matter is broken down into its smallest components, it is ultimately found to be energy.