Do You Think Wiccans are going to heaven?
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Summerland - Thoughts & Traditions\n\nWiccans and Pagans do not believe in the existence of the Christian “Hell”, as either a tangible place (one of fire and brimstone, of eternal torture and torment) or as a spiritual plane (out of “God’s sight” and being forsaken by and separated from God), where the damned or evil languish and suffer. I can’t even comprehend such a terrible idea of this sort, let alone imagine that a creative force that is supposed to be all-knowing, all-seeing, all-forgiving and all-loving could separate Itself from, and turn Its back on, Its creations. Essentially all Wiccans, myself included, assert that the existence of Hell is completely incompatible with their concept of a loving and forgiving Deity.\n\nWhile we’re on the subject of the loving Deity and the inexistence of Hell, I must state that Wiccans and Pagans do not believe in the existence of the Christian-concept of an entity called “Satan”. The idea that Witches worship this “Satan” is one of the most common misconceptions about us. This erroneous idea probably developed hundreds of years ago because some Christian leaders encouraged their followers to view non-Christians as anti-Christian. If you weren’t a believer in Christ, the embodiment of the good, you MUST be a believer in his evil opposite—Satan or the Devil. The all-evil Satan is a Christian concept that plays NO part in the Wiccan religion. Wiccans do not recognize the existence of the Christian quasi-deity, Satan; their pantheons of deities do not include an all-evil supernatural being. Wiccans do not believe that negativity or evil is an organized force.\n\nWiccans believe in the morals that are common to most faiths, but Wiccans don’t believe in the idea of “original sin”. We don’t believe we are “born sinners”, and no one can prove to us otherwise. Wiccans don’t need a “saviour”, we don’t have anything to be “saved” from to begin with. Personally, as an intelligent, sentient being, I find the ideas of original sin, being born a sinner and having to be “saved” not only completely ridiculous, but downright insulting. While Wiccans do not believe there is a hell to punish sinners, Wiccans do believe there is a universal law, called karma, that puts our behaviour on display so that we can learn from it.\n\nWHAT HAPPENS TO PAGANS AFTER DEATH\n\nThere are basically four major paths within mogern Paganism.\nThese are:\nWicca\nDruidism\nAsatru\nEclectic Paganism.\nWithing each there are many denomination, much the same as Protestantism. Virtually all of the various Pagan spiritual traditions have some place of rest, comfort and reward to which we expect we will go, even if only for a brief time before reincarnation, growing younger and younger until, eventually, we are again young enough to be reborn. We accept death as a necessary step in the cycles of life; Birth, death and rebirth. Most Pagan belief systems include the concept that it is our lives that are our most important purpose here and that we can make this life into a reward or a punishment by how we live and how we relate to those around us. We believe that our own sense of personal responsibility and morality is what controls our punishment or reward in this lifetime.\n\nFor Wiccans and Pagans, this place is known as the "Summerland". It is a place of eternal rest and comfort, or if we have not learned enough in this lifetime and are to be reincarnated, a restful and pleasant stop over between lives.\n\nTo the Northern European or Nordic Traditions, for warriors it is known as Valhalla. For other, it is called Noatun, where the sun meets the water, Asgaard and several others. There are at least 12 abodes for the dead, allowing each some choice in where they will meet and abide in eternal feasting with Odin. Oaht-breakers and others who dishonored their community or themselves, were sent to Nastrond, more to keep them away from the good golks in the other places t
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Yes!  The Only way to Heaven is through the acceptance of Jesus Christ as your Lord and Saviour.  \nSeveral years ago I came out of witchcraft and the occult! I got hooked up in that mess because I was searching for Spiritual Truth and ended up in a realm of hell!  Major contemplations of murder, suicide and the list goes on.  Physically attacked by demons and so on.  I had opened up doors that should've remained closed.  Today wish I had never opened them.  Needless to say I Thank God that He Literally Chased Me Down and Preserved My Life (because by all rights I should be dead) Until I Came To A Point Of Surrender And Allowed Jesus Into My Heart And Saved My Eternal Soul!  That day it literally felt like a HUGE Heavy weight had been lifted off of me!  I know for certain that my name is written in the Lambs Book Of Life, and that is only achieved by CONFESSING WITH YOUR MOUTH that Jesus Christ is Your Lord And Saviour.  There is NO other way to Heaven than that!
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Actually when Christians pray we do not believe that we are sending out good energy, but that we have a direct line of communication with the Creator of the universe who is able to do all things and who loves us enough to do exactly what we need... not always what we want.\n\nThe thing I find with Wiccans is that they do not submit to a higher authority - they believe that they have the power to change and influence our world and other people in ways that they truly cannot.  Only God has the authority to heal and to help and to save - it is self-deception to think that you are able to do these things by sending out positive energy.
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I disagree with djx_master.  We don't worship ourselves.  His answer is a classic one of closed mindedness.  Christians are taught to believe in one way & one way only.  I grew up Roman Catholic & know that all too well.  I also knew that Catholocism wasn't for me.  I had questions that no priest or other clergy member could answer.  So, I struck out on my own, spending time with Baptists & non-denominational Christians.  As for my Christian friends, I found some helpful information on the source below.  Witchvox has a lot of information on Wicca, Pagans, Shamans, etc.  What I did for awhile was put together a little leaflet that had information about Wicca & other Earth based religions to hand out.  I don't have the leaflet anymore due to a now gone virus.  I'd be happy to help you put one together if you'd like.  \n\n\nAlso, I'd like to add that Wiccans DO believe in an afterlife.  It's called Summerland.  It's similar to the Heaven that other religions teach about.  We believe in re-incarnation, rebirth & all that.  We don't believe in Satan or the Devil.  The pentacle represents Spirit, Earth, Air, Fire, Water.  When it has a circle around it, it's called a pentagram, which symbolizes that the elements are never ending.  We believe in a Goddess AND a God.  Our holidays are similar to Christian ones.  Ostara is like Easter, complete with eggs, bunnies, lambs, chicks, candy, etc.  Yule is Christmas.  We give presents, decorate a Yule tree & sing songs.  Our new year is Halloween, October 31st.  Some Wiccans celebrate both mundane & Wiccan/Pagan holidays.  I do.  I will for the rest of my life.
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I am wiccan, and not lesbian. But, do feel like I can answer this to some degree. Because they are accepted exactly for what they are, with no judgement, or anyone telling them they must change.
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My name in Kim, and I am an unemployed part-time community college student. I am Wiccan, in case you'd like to know that, too. If you would like any further detail on anything, please feel free to contact me via my bio page.\n\n1. I worship a Father God and a Mother Goddess, but all deities of all religions exist.\n2. Nature is both spiritual and reality, and at the moment is stable, but if an imbalance were to occur, however, it could become chaotic.\n3. Humanity is biology in the physical sense, but the spirit, or soul, is what actually "lives."\n4. Whatever you believe comes after death is what will come after death for you. If Mary believes that she will go to Heaven when she dies, she will go to Heaven when she dies; if Joe believes in reincarnation, he will be reincarnated; if Lucy does not believe in an afterlife, than her body will decompose and she will cease to exist. Ghosts are the souls of people who have died and were/are unsure of what happens after death, and ghosts they will remain until they figure it out. Someone may also become a ghost if he/she dies before his/her ultimate goal (predetermined by fate) is completed, and a ghost he/she will remain until it is completed. Someone might also become a ghost if someone they leave behind is unable to let go, and ultimately holds him/her back from moving on to the afterlife. Personally, I believe I will be reincarnated, and have been before.\n5. Sometimes we THINK we know things that we really don't. Anything supernatural, including religion, cannot be proved nor disproved. No one can really KNOW whether any deity exists or not, or what happens to someone after they die, or how we all got here in the first place, etc. All that is determined by one’s faith.\n6. We decide for ourselves what is right and wrong; many take guidance from law or religion to help them decide; some are incapable of deciding for themselves and live directly under someone else's idea of morals.\n7. Everyone has a predetermined ultimate goal. Everyone is here to learn, and we do not have a set path, but set milestones. There are certain lessons that need to be learned, and certain goals that need to be fulfilled, which are different for every person. HOW we learn them or fulfill them is not set for us, because we create our own paths.\n\nI hope this helps you. :)
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there are more of us than most people would like to think. I think it's because we are less dramatic, less hypocritical and more open minded than most. Most wiccans seem more at peace and have not the need to criticize or convert so as a more accepting religion we tend to be over looked. I like to believe that perhaps they will understand in the next life or perhaps the one after that. I mean they will understand when the Gods want them to, or not whatever.
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Eh. Some of them are "Wiccan" because it's fashionable. And they still throw in a few "Father son and holy ghost"s for good measure. Irritates me. They'll kill an innocent chicken or rabbit for a spell but they are to ashamed to cut themselves or harness the power of their own bodies by m@sterb4ting atop an altar where Jehovah and Allah and those other gods they claim to deny can see them.\n\nThen there are the other kind, the true Wiccans who pick up "Bucklands complete book of witchcraft" instead of "Love spells for teens omg!!!" I respect THAT breed and the way they are attuned to the seasons and the cycles of life.\n\nI am not a wiccan. I am member of the CoS, but anyone intrested in becoming a Wiccan needs to pick up some of Buckland's work. Seriously.
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Hi....I am a Wiccan (and have been for the past 20 years).  Wiccans do worship Mother Earth & Father Sky.  You will be able to find most Wiccan Followers volunteering in their communities by cleaning up garbage sites, volunteering in animal shelters, etc.  While your Friend apparently claims to follow the Wiccan Religion, I don't believe that he, in actuality, knows anything about the Religion.  You may want to broach the subject with your Friend by asking him to explain the Principles behind Wicca and asking him how he incorpates Wicca into his daily life.  Have a lovely rest of the day.
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To begin with Wiccans are those who follow what they believe is the set of beliefs that were common among the peoples of Central and Northern Europe before the coming of the Romans and the Christianization of that part of the world. True Wicca isn't so much a religion as a set of beliefs about life and our place in this world and any other. It deals more with one's relationship to the world around you (whether physical or spiritual). Therefore the God(s) and/or Goddess(es) that any given Wiccan or group of Wiccans pays homage to can vary tremendously. Most, however, devote themselves to some variation of the Goddess and, possibly, God and tend to regard this duality as simply the male and female aspects of a singular Consciouness of which we are all a part. \n\nThere are some Satanists who regard themselves as Wiccan however they are few among Wiccans and, generally, not well recieved by other Wiccans. Even those that do revere "Satan" tend to see him as a force for creative freedom rather than evil and are not, themselves, generally given to evil acts or expressions. \n\nAs a belief system Wicca is as far from anything "evil" as you can get. The Witches Rede, for instance, states that as long as you do no harm to others you are free to live as you see fit (hardly an "evil" concept, eh?). Most Wiccans also subscribe to the "rule of 3", meaning that whatever you send out; good wishes, bad wishes, helpful or hurtful the Universe will return to you 3 fold. Consequently Wiccans tend to be some of the least vengeful and most forgiving and non-judgemental folks you'll ever meet.\n\nFinally a word on magic (or, as Wiccans spell it, Magik). Magic, to a Wiccan, serves the same purpose as praying to a Christian. There is little difference between a Wiccan incantation and the chanting that many Christians do in Church... or reciting the Lord's Prayer. And what difference is there between weilding the sacred objects (athame, staff and cauldron among others) of Wicca and fiddling with a rosary or taking communion? (which is, if you think about, a cannibalistic ritual at it's heart),
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Your family is truely blessed!  I am Wiccan and I believe that there is a higher power but it is within each of us.  When I call upon The God and Goddess I feel that I am calling them out of me and out of the universe.  We are all part of the universe and everything in the universe is part of the collective energy that drives everything. \n\nWhatever belief one has is valid.  It doesn't matter what it is as long as it is true to you. I do not think that there is just one true path.  All religions are valid and I think that anyone true to thier faith will reach whatever they aspire to get to.\n\nContinued Blessings!\n)O(
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Damn...I was searching for this answer too...about 3 years ago...and read it somewhere in an islamic book...yes infants do go straight to heaven if they pass away...thats because their soul is still unconscience...they do not understand what they are doing...cannot differentiate between right and wrong...I think that was it...
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Some Wiccans do not believe in the Judeo-Christian concept of a duality of good and evil. These Wiccans do not see that there is a war in the universe between a good god and a bad devil. This is something that the Bible teaches and Wicca's beliefs come from way before the Bible was ever written. Wiccans do believe in consequences however. And they believe that whatever you do is returned back to you three times as much! So if you hurt people, you are really hurting yourself; and if you are kind to people, you are really being kind to yourself. If a Wiccan ever did a "spell" to control another person, the Wiccan would face the consequence of having themselves be controlled three times as strong!
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This is one of the more interesting, bizarre questions I have ever read here.\n\nFrankly, I don't know. Is there something in any scripture that mentions this?\n\nChances are that it's an abomination to Wiccans, but what about other faiths?\n\nWhat if the stone will be used to build a church?\n\nIt's probably lack of sleep, but I'm honestly intrigued.
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You actually pose an interesting question here. \n\nBy our own beliefs, we say yes they can hope to go to heaven, because that is what we believe for ourselves.\n\nAn Agnostic is unconvinced of what to believe, therefore, they don't possess the capability to hope either way. Ask one sometime if they hope to go to Heaven. I'm sure that if they can be convinced it exists, the answer will become yes, on that contingency only. So, in a way, you ask a trick question.
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I am unsure about the Kabbalists beliefs in this sorry\nbut as a spiritualist medium i have to say that i disagree with the theory that some dont go to the light or that they have unfinished buisness\nwhat people get confused with is ghosts ... they are not spirit , they are simply energy that has remained\nwhen we die we are met by spirit , we would have no reason or want to cling to this life in my opinion xx
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I dont know, I'm Wiccan. I dont believe my religion is the only right way so it cant be that. I dont believe in a supreme being watching over us (I believe in nature being the highest power), so it cant be that. We dont have a book telling how to live (although we do have a law as such). We do not judge others so it cannot be that....\n\nThe only thing i can think of is that all Religions have followers!