For those of you who want to know who I am and what I am all about, this is your chance. As a matter of precaution, I only reveal my given name to those who earn my trust, and my true name is only known to those who become an indellible part of me. Sabella is what I go by on the internet and this is the name of my protective self... my inner warrior.
I am a 27 year old woman from southern Minnesota. Though I was born in Florida, I have lived in this area for most of my life. My mother rasied me with a strong sense of equality and acceptance for all. She's something of an old school hippy. She's also an Earth Healer. Thus being raised with this kind of ideals I was from an early age a dreamer of Utopia and a believer in the power of hope. My father was not in my life since early on, and I have no memory of him.
My childhood was tortured, due to abuses suffered at the hands of older men in my life. I became an outsider. I lived in fear. I lived that time in my life looking forward to Death. Admittedly, I was mentally ill and was diagnosed as such. I lived as a tortured victim... unfortunately this only added to my victimization. My (now) ex-step-father came and went in this time frame, nearly destroying my family and the relationship my mom and I had. Two years before he left our life (I was 14) we began rendezvousing... a form of camping where we spent the weekend living in the past. At this time we began to learn about the Native American spirituality from friends we met at camp. It was an awakening for my mom and I and the begining of an awareness and developement of our respective powers. This was also my first serious study into the spiritual realm, since Mom did not believe in raising me in a church I may not believe in... she preferred to wait until I was older and let me find my own path.
It was clear immediately that I had several powers, most of them quite strong, and that I had wild magic that I didn't know how to control. This discovery in one so young frightened my early teachers who immediately began to school me in how to control my abilities... particularily the ability of Psychic Vampirization. My strongest abilities were those of a seer, an empath, and a gift of walking between the worlds... thus enabling me to easily communicate with and see spirits.
At the age of 17 I was blessed with a wonderful new father figure in my life (my step - father) who had been a friend of the family since I was 14, and his 3 wonderful children whom I adore. Unfortunately, my mental illnesses still had a strong hold on me and would for another 8 years. At the age of 25, I conquered my illnesses and was finally able to put that part of my life behind me. Amazingly, through out 20 years of hell, I was able to retain a sense of hope... the one thing other than my mom that helped me to survive. As a survivor, my spirituality is stronger than ever and I have started a path of learning the Spirit Way in a way I was never fully able to when I was younger. I am a strong woman, and I am a miracle. On my path of learning. I seek to show others the miracle of themselves, and of hope. I plan on going to college to become a counselor for abused teens and children.