Information about Wicca:?
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There are many sites that might be able to help you in your questions.  Personally, I think that Gardner did have a hand in the revival of Wicca, but I don't think that it holds true to this day for solitary practitioners of the Craft.  I find his books to be geared more towards covens, which is fine and good.\n\nHere's some links to some great Wiccan sites!\n\nhttp://www.modernwiccan.com/\nhttp://www.witchvox.com/\nhttp://wiccanet.us/CMS/\nhttp://www.witchway.net/\nhttp://www.malewitch.com/\n\nHope this helped!!
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Merry Meet Binary Bandit.  Yes, Wicca is in my heart... it's my life. \n\nLove is the law and love is the bond.  Blessed Be! :-)
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Does this help?\n\nhttp://www.witchvox.com/vn/sh/ukgb2_sh.html
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http://www.witchvox.com/xvn.html\nfind your state & your town, it will give you a list... you can also try your local unitarian church, new age shop or herbal supply shop, ethnic botanicas, and if you as around the food co-op i am sure you will find someone who knows a thing or 2
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I am pagan, not Wiccan....but since Wicca is a branch of paganism I'd love to answer any of your questions. Wiccans don't believe in Satan....which makes it kind of hard for them to be Satanists. The two main beliefs are harm none and what you do comes back to you threefold. As to which Gods/Goddesses Wiccans believe in, it depends on the person. I'd love to answer any more questions you have...so feel free to email me!
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Wicca, as most other religions, recognizes the existence of a 'First Cause',\nGOD or that from which all comes. Wiccans feel that this First Cause is so\nlarge and all encompassing that it is difficult for mankind to communicate with\nit. We can of communicate with that 'First Cause' through what is commonly\nknown as the 'Gods and Goddesses.' These Goddesses and Gods manifest to us\nthrough their works, such as the cycle of the seasons, the miracle of birth,\nthe joy of the first iris of Spring and the message of joy and hope from the\nrainbow, and through their Presence.\n\nPriests and Priestesses of our religion can be seen dancing in Neolithic cave\npaintings and our sacred objects rest in every major museum of the world. Wicca\nis a Living religion, as it has been since the first primitive hunting tribes\nsought to establish and affirm their relationship with the cycles of their\nMother the Earth, Her fertility, and that of the animals they depended on for\nlife and sustenance. We are a religion of life and vitality, and we hold all\nlife in respect and reverence. We do not own the Earth; we live on it by the\nlove and grace of Our Mother. We do not own the plants, animals or stones;\nthey are, as we are, the children of the Great Mother. They are our brothers\nand sisters on whom we are all dependent for life, shelter, and sustenance; and\nthey deserve our love and respect in return. Above all else, we choose to live\nin harmony and balance.\n\nWe do not claim an actual dogmatic descent as far back as Neolithic times.\nWiccans retain the spirit of the ancient ways of reverence, in a way similar\nthough not related to some Native American traditions and ideals. Although many\nWiccans do not claim dogmatic descent of the original, native European\ntraditions; many anthropologists, among them the noted Margaret Murray,\nconsider us a survival of that same original European religion, albeit\nup-rooted and driven underground by the spread of an intolerant, monotheistic\ncreed.
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Don't listen to all that mularkey about Wicca being not Godly.  We have more gods than Christians.  So we are MORE godly.  \n\nWhite witchcraft is a myth.  The intention of the user makes up the direction of the spell.  I am a firm believer that you should study your faith before practicing magick.  \n\nBecause you have to know where your energy comes from before you use it.  \n\nWhen I first started out, I read a whole bunch, here are some good books to start with.  Good Luck.
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Witchcraft (Wicca Craeft), is also called Wicca, or alternatively, The Craft. This previously underground religion has much to teach every human about survival and about the ethical use of natural innate powers.\n\n     The Craft is a way of life that investigates every potential that you have.  The Craft draws its strength from the diversity of Nature itself; indeed it rejoices in diversity. Your views and interests are just as valid as anyone else's, and we hope that you too will help to push back the artificial barriers that surround many religious dogmas.\n\n     As we will mention several times on this website, \nWitches are not Satanists. The negativity in that offshoot of Christianity is not for harmonious thinkers such as Witches.
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At the risk of receiving another letter from an offended practitioner of the Wicca religion, I'll offer this historical and Christian perspective on it with the disclaimer that it does not apply to everyone who calls themself a Wiccan.\n\n\nWicca Spells - What is Wicca?\nWhat is Wicca and what are Wicca spells? While it is rooted in ancient pagan beliefs, the Wicca religion, as it is practiced now, is only about 50-years-old. Wicca is a belief system cobbled together in the 1940's and 1950's by Gerald Gardner from a variety of religious traditions and beliefs as well as Freemason rituals. Since Gardner published several books espousing his system of worship, many offshoots and variations of Wicca have sprung up. \n\nThere is no particular agreement between Wiccans, or "wise ones" concerning what they believe and worship. Some worship the "Goddess," some worship the "God," and some worship both. Others worship nature. Some Wiccans say they embrace Christian doctrine, while others reject it. Most promoters of Wicca believe in reincarnation. \n\nOne thing most Wiccans agree on is the fact that Satan is not a part of their pantheon and they vehemently deny Satan-worship as one of their practices. This is because they disavow the notion of moral absolutes. There is no such thing as good or evil, because it is all relative. Wiccans have only one law that they bind themselves to, called "The Rede." It simply states, "Do what ye will, harm ye none." In other words: "Do what ever you want to as long as no one gets hurt." The Three-fold Law governs consequences, and is a law of returns that states, "All good that a person does to another returns three-fold in this life; harm is also returned three-fold." \n\nWicca Spells - Mind Control\nWhat about Wicca spells? Not all Wiccans practice witchcraft (which they call "magick" to set themselves apart from illusionists and magicians). Magick is to Wicca what prayer is to Christianity. Wiccans claim that the practice of magick is simply using their minds to control matter, while Christians call upon God to heal people and to intervene and work in their lives. Because the Rede forbids harming others and the Three-fold Law sets forth consequences for those who do, Wiccans view themselves as "white witches" or "nature witches." \n\nWicca is basically a religion that is about minding your own business and living peaceably with your neighbors and environment. Wiccans are eager to draw parallels between themselves and biblical Christianity for the sake of earning credibility, but what does the Bible have to say about this religion? You won't find the word "wicca" in the Bible, so let's evaluate the beliefs in light of what God says about them. \n\nWicca spells are idolism - Romans 1:25 says, "They exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and worshipped and served created things, rather than the Creator…" Who wants to settle for second best? In Isaiah 40, God paints a very cool picture of how much greater the Creator is than His creation. If you are worshipping anything besides the Creator, you are just spinning your wheels.\n\n\nWicca spells bring false hope - Hebrews 9:27 says, "…Man is destined to die once, after that, to face judgment." God says we get one chance at life, and that is it. There are no do-overs. If we don't accept God's gift of Jesus in our lifetime, He judges us as unwilling to be in His presence, and we are sent to Hell. \n\n\nWicca spells bring disillusionment - Mark 7:8 says, "You have let go of the commands of God and are holding on to the traditions of men". God is God, and we are not. We have a decision to make. Are we going to take God at His word and adopt His worldview, or not? Knowing God is hard work that takes a lot of discipline. Wicca is a religion that takes a pack of lies, ties it in a romantic ribb
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Some of my favorite sites:\nhttp://wicca.timerift.net/\nhttp://www.controverscial.com/index.html\nhttp://www.geraldgardner.com/\nhttp://groups.yahoo.com/group/amberandjet/    (A good Yahoo group)\nhttp://www.ecauldron.net/    (Has a good message board)\nhttp://www.hermeticgoldendawn.org/index.shtml    (Not Wiccan, but deals with ceremonial magic)
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Hey Colleen, \n I feel I should inform you that Wicca is a religion with a great reverence for nature. It is not a teen clique you can join, and learn to do "spells and stuff". If you are really interested in Wicca as a religion, you can do a search on the internet, and get the basic idea of what Wicca is all about. If all you want to do is "cast spells", please do not even consider Wicca. It is not for you.
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Wicca although based on European Pagan beliefs in a goddess and her consort it is a modern recreation based on archeology and the few texts available.\n\nIn fact Silver RavenWolf stated about Wicca, “Wicca, as you practice the religion today, is a new religion, barely fifty years old.”  \n\nSince  there is very little reliable documents from the time the religion is probably very different from the roots that it claims to recreate.  Although wicca is a legitimate and fulfilling religion  it is quite new.\n\nUnfortunately, the problem you have with Christianity, I have with most covens that i have associated with.  The members are fake and trying to be something that they are not and that everything has to be done this way or that.  This is not a problem that is just with Christianity or Wicca  most organized religion has people that are fake and hide behind their religion and try to be someone they are not.\n\nI have given Christianity an honest try for most of my life and when Christianity did not work for me.  As much as I wanted to be Christian and gave myself over to god I could not reconcile life with what I was being taught.  I had several friends that were wiccan and decided to give that a try and found out that that was definitely not for me.
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First you read and keep reading to learn what it is then you decided.  Try the following sites and books for a start then talk to a few of us after that.  Good luck!\n\nWicca: The Old Religion in the New Age by Vivienne Crowley\nWicca: A guide for the Solitary Practicioner by Scott Cunningham\nThe Complete Book of Witchcraft by Raymond Buckland\nEveryday Magic by Dorothy Morrison\nMaking Magick by Edain McCoy\n\nhttp://wyndhorselair.tripod.com/bookoflaw.html\nhttp://www.collegewicca.com/\nhttp://www.empathys.co.uk/main.html\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gardnerian_Wicca\nhttp://www.glasstemple.com/\nhttp://www.tylwythteg.com/glossary.html\nhttp://www.witchipedia.org/index.php?title=Main_Page\nhttp://www.modernwiccan.com/\nhttp://www.betwixt.org/\nhttp://www.pagan-heart.co.uk/home.html\nhttp://www.sacred-magick.com/\nhttp://bluemoonwicca.org/solitary.html\nhttp://www.geocities.com/k_garber/contents.html?20055\nhttp://www.witchway.net/\nhttp://earthspirits.org/\nhttp://www.wiccan-refuge.com/index.html\nhttp://www.shadowdrake.com/witchcraft/index.html\nhttp://www.jackowitch.com/\nhttp://www.crystalinks.com/wicca.html\nhttp://www.unc.edu/~reddeer/\nhttp://www.religioustolerance.org/witchcra.htm\nhttp://www.angelfire.com/on/wicca/MainPage.html\nhttp://www.paganlibrary.com/\nhttp://www.paganlore.com/learning.html\nhttp://www.angelfire.com/goth/wiccanway/\nhttp://wiccanet.us/\nhttp://www.witchology.com/\nhttp://www.celticcrow.com/\nhttp://www.witchvox.com/\nhttp://www.witchs-brew.org/masterindex.html\nhttp://www.summerlands.com/cgi-bin/index.cgi
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Isn't it wonderful how many non-Wiccans 'know' so much about it?  And have it totally WRONG!  I'm Wiccan, Celtic Generation who's family has practiced Wicca for CENTURIES.  I don't follow Gardierian Wicca, I go by old family traditions handed down for centuries.  It is NOT devil or Satan worship.  It is not 'evil'.  It is a religion like any other, older by centuries than Christianity or Islam.
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I would love to join your group. I am a 24 male from the uk, Live in between avebury and stonehenge in wiltshire which is cool. I suppose i am just starting to try to be wicca but find it hard as i have a lot of christian friends. However, i respect the earth and i believe in mother nature :) my email is    shane_phil_uk@yahoo.co.uk    blessed be :)
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FAQ's of Witchcraft \n\nWhat is Witchcraft? Who are these Witches anyway?\nA practitioner of a nature-based belief system or religion. Not all Witches follow the same belief system. Some practice what is called the "old religion" which has its roots in pagan pre-monotheistic folk ways and beliefs and usually follows the seasonal cycles. These belief systems or "traditions" of Witches are often based upon the particular culture from whence they originated. Many Witches believe in a polytheistic deity structure (usually based upon the local gods and goddesses of the area of origin), but some simply practice magick (sometimes spelled with a 'k' to differentiate it from stage magic). Witches may practice alone as 'solitaries" or in covens. There are also family groups or traditions which trace their practices and beliefs within the same close group throughout several generations.\n\nTraditional Wicca:\nA modern form of Witchcraft is called "Wicca." Traditional Wicca is based on the teachings of Gerald Gardner, is coven based and each coven can trace its lineage (line of teaching passed on by initiated Traditional priests and priestesses) back to Gardner himself. There are offshoots of Gardnerian Traditional Wicca such as Alexandrian Wicca, Georgian Wicca and many others. Traditional Wiccans are considered a 'mystery' religion, require initiation by the coven and have a "degree system" or different levels of rank based upon coven training and the readiness of the initiate to accept the duties and responsibilities of that degree. They have a core of inner knowledge-often called the "Book of Shadows"-which is known only to initiated Wiccans. Most Traditional Wiccans believe in the balance of male-female divinity. Traditional Wiccans are seldom solitary except for those 'Elders'-usually former priests and priestesses-who may have retired from active coven involvement.\n\nOther Forms of Wicca:\nA newer form of Wicca has developed since the 1970's which is looser in structure and practice than the Traditional Wicca. These practitioners may follow a mixture of various or "eclectic' pagan and/or non-pagan beliefs. Some have formed 'traditions' or covens of their own, with or without a degree system, and have written a "book of shadows" outlining their own belief system and coven structure. Many are solitary practitioners who practice their beliefs and formulate their rituals in their own way.\n\nPagans:\nSince the terms Witch and Wiccan are often mistakenly interchanged, many simply call themselves "pagans" or Neo-pagans" when talking with others who may not be familiar with the complexity of the different belief systems. But just as not all Christians are Lutheran or Catholic, so not all pagans are Witches or Wiccan. Neo-paganism is a term used most often to describe people who follow an earth-based belief system or religion. Druids and the Norse tradition of Asatru (who tend to prefer the term 'heathen") are considered to be pagan belief systems, but their adherents are neither Witches nor Wiccans. Neo-paganism should also not be confused with the "New Age" movement as pagans are almost exclusively involved in distinctive nature religions or earth-based practices while New Age spirituality draws from many sources and esoteric spiritual techniques.\n\nQ: Are you a good Witch or a bad Witch?\nA: When you ask if someone is a "good" Witch or a "bad" Witch, it is the same as asking someone if they are a "good" Presbyterian or a "bad" Presbyterian. Wiccans adhere to the Rede, "An it harm none, do as ye will." Witches, Druids and other pagan belief systems and religions have their own ethical standards. There are good and bad people in every society and in every religion. When a person breaks the laws of society or the tenets of their religion,
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Wicca is a duotheistic religon (the deities being the God and Goddess) created in the 1960's and *popularised by Gerald Gardener (a bit of a revival of witchcraft, but with a structured dogmatic twist). Wiccan's have equal affinity to the feminine aspects of deity as to the masculine. They also believe in the Wiccan Rede (in short: "An harm it none, do what thou wilt") and they believe in the three fold law, ie. if you do anything bad to someone else then it will come back on you three times over (more of a punishment than creating a balance- as in Karma). Many Wiccans practice witchcraft (magical workings) but not all, as Wicca is primarily a religious path.\n\nWiccans observe the Wheel of the year (Eight annual festivals) acknowledging the changing of the seasons. They also believe in the three phases of the Goddess (maiden, mother and crone).\n\nTo clarify, Wicca falls under the umbrella term of Paganism, which is a term used to encompass a broad spectrum of belief systems. Wicca is also seperate from Witchcraft as not all witches are wiccans, many are not religious at all.\n\nHope this helps.\n\n*edit for accuracy as prompted by the post below me (thanks).