Woman runs sword into foot during Wiccan ceremony

[ccharles000]

LEBANON, Ind. -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.

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[shadowknows69]

1. Good to see us pagans can be klutzs too

I'm not allowed to even light altar candles without a preemptive call to the fire dept.

[Jackpine Radical]

3. I don't even want to talk about the results

of some of my spells. Let's just say I don't do that anymore.

[Marrah_G]

9. omg and people not watching their robe sleeves near candles.........

:palm to forehead:

[frog92969]

17. Skyclad in a flash

:rofl:

[napoleon_in_rags]

2. Probably a perfect event.

Her run of good luck had to tranfer that bad luck somewhere...

[soothsayer]

18. Yup. Plus what's a ritual without a little blood sacrifice?

[napoleon_in_rags]

20. I dunno, you'd have to ask Bush about that one.

He's the one with 8 years experience
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x3405514
;)

[seriousstan]

4. I guess that run of good luck is over.

[Downtown Hound]

5. I guess the spell didn't work. n/t

[Marrah_G]

12. Not to be picky, but it was a ritual, not a spell :)

[gatorboy]

6. Where is your Goddess now???

[Marrah_G]

10. Laughing Her ass off is my guess.

(We tend to view deities a bit differently then most)

[Mojorabbit]

7. I am a klutz

and I can see myself doing this. Ow. Musta hurt like a SOB.

[Marrah_G]

11. No kidding......OWWIES

[Marrah_G]

8. Okay my question is.... A cemetery???????

What the hell were they doing circle in a cemetery for? Seems pretty bizarre to me and I AM Wiccan.

Secondly........always always always be mindful of where the tip of you blade is pointing.

[kirby]

13. So much for the good luck ceremony! n/t

[aspergris]

14. now THAT is ironic, alanis

stabbing oneself in foot during performance of good luck ritual.

I suggest performing a bad luck ritual, then buying a lottery card. See if it evens out.

[Withywindle]

15. When I saw the headline my first thought was,

"Aww shit, I bet it's someone I know."


(It wasn't.)

[anonymous171]

16. Ouch. Hope she's alright.

[minnesota_liberal]

19. Good luck ritual?

Seems like bad luck to me, but what do I know?