I stumbled across them when I was very young, and read their version of commandments, such as "the strong shall inherit the earth, while the weak will inherit the yoke" and some others, which I thought were very refreshing, so I took them in mind and adapted them into my beliefs. But I did not join them as I knew the Gods to be real, so I was my own version of a magick-practicing pagan. I wasn't wiccan as the 3-fold law felt incorrect to me, so I was my own thing until I found the JoS, lol.