The NonFluffyPagans Live Journal has a thread in which contributors are asked to share “the most tramatic ritual” they had ever been a part of. Some of the stories are doozies. If I had experienced some of these things, I doubt I’d participate in public ritual ever again. I count my blessings that our very few public rituals are lead by sane and sensible people. It seems not everyone is so fortunate.
…and we wonder why the mainstream doesn’t take us seriously.