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Holly3278
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What are the main tenants of the Wiccan faith? 
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Spun
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Iâd hesitate to call it a faith in the theological sense. The word is fraught with theistic assumptions, but maybe thatâs me.
As a synonym for âreligionâ I guess itâs fine.
As I recall itâs mainly nature paganism.
As a synonym for âreligionâ I guess itâs fine.
As I recall itâs mainly nature paganism.
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Moscati
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Wikipediaâs pretty helpful on this:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wicca
From what I saw:
*belief in a Goddess and a God
*afterlife in âSummerlandâ/reincarnation
*the existence and practice of magic
*the Rede: âAs it harm none, do what ye will.â
*celebration of the seasonal Sabbats: Samhain, Yuletide, etc.
Wicca is not dogmatic, though. Thereâs a wide variety.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wicca
From what I saw:
*belief in a Goddess and a God
*afterlife in âSummerlandâ/reincarnation
*the existence and practice of magic
*the Rede: âAs it harm none, do what ye will.â
*celebration of the seasonal Sabbats: Samhain, Yuletide, etc.
Wicca is not dogmatic, though. Thereâs a wide variety.
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fabricdragon
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which Wiccan faith?
seriously, Wicca, as a name, gets thrown around a lot⌠and is about as useful as calling all the groups that use the word âChristianâ
Jehovahâs witnesses, LDS, Baptists, Catholics⌠we have some pretty serious differences!!!
ok, in basicâŚ
Wicca is a form of Paganism. Most followers of Wicca (but not all):
follow a God and Goddess, whom they may see as archetypes, or may not. (Feminist Wicca often only works with a Goddess)
revere and work with the 4 elements of Earth, Air, Fire, and Water, with a fifth being Spirit. this si symbolized by the pentacle
believe in both prayer (asking other powers for help) and magic (doing it yourself, with or without help)
practice some form of divination (i would say about 70% do)
now if you are talking about the original Wicca⌠the groups now called British Traditional Wicca⌠you can nail it down a LOT moreâŚbut most âWiccansâ these days are pagans who have read a few books.
seriously, Wicca, as a name, gets thrown around a lot⌠and is about as useful as calling all the groups that use the word âChristianâ
Jehovahâs witnesses, LDS, Baptists, Catholics⌠we have some pretty serious differences!!!
ok, in basicâŚ
Wicca is a form of Paganism. Most followers of Wicca (but not all):
follow a God and Goddess, whom they may see as archetypes, or may not. (Feminist Wicca often only works with a Goddess)
revere and work with the 4 elements of Earth, Air, Fire, and Water, with a fifth being Spirit. this si symbolized by the pentacle
believe in both prayer (asking other powers for help) and magic (doing it yourself, with or without help)
practice some form of divination (i would say about 70% do)
now if you are talking about the original Wicca⌠the groups now called British Traditional Wicca⌠you can nail it down a LOT moreâŚbut most âWiccansâ these days are pagans who have read a few books.
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Holly3278
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Well, I am asking about the basics of basic Wicca. No need to get into the more specific Wiccan âdenominationsâ and such.
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cyberwolf001
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cheese_sdc
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FWIW, Iâve met Wiccans who would state that the practice of magic is not essential to Wicca.
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cheese_sdc
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Iâve found good information at www.wicca.com as well.
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grannymh
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While there are a bunch of spin-offs from wiccan whatevers, it is important to consider one of the original designations.What are the main tenants of the Wiccan faith?
Wicca is also known as white witchcraft as âopposedâ to black witchcraft. This is a popular way to whitewash satanic cults. One should also be aware that the popular form of channeling spirit guides can backfire on the user.
Blessings,
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These two websites contain TV ads about Catholicism. The first is from one of the Dioceses which is using them. The second is general information.
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Tomster
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So does âAdversus Haeresesâ by St. Irenaeus.
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Tomster
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âThey will be treacherous, reckless, pompous, lovers of pleasure rather than of God as they make a pretense of religion but negate its power. Stay clear of them. It is such as thesewho worm their way into homes, and make captives of silly women burdened with sins and driven by desires of many kinds, always learning but never able to reach a knowledge of the truth.â - 2 Timothy 3: 4-7What are the main tenants of the Wiccan faith?
Though witches are generally associated with the cultural past, withcraft is a growing trend in our culture today. To break with the stereotypes of the past, the Old English term âwiccaâ is used to refer to the craft. But like their predecessors, todayâs withces come together in covens to cast the circle, raise the cone of power, and send it forth to do its work.
In neo-pagan fashion, contemporary witches are worshippers of nature and have a special reverence for the ancient goddess religions. According to Douglas Groothuis in his book, âUnmasking the New Age,â âinterest in the ancient Goddess religions range from those motivated to psychologically reform the Western male dominated psyche with the potent symbolism and mythology of the ancients, to those who make Goddess worship a religious practice, often aligning it with feminist concerns . . .Goddess enthusiasts usually advocate either the superiority of women or some kind of androgenous ideal.â
Within the Catholic Church in America, many radical feminists have adopted the âMother Goddessâ of wicca in protest of a masculine hierarchy, natural or supernatural. They see goddess worship as the antidote to patriarchal religion - a religion they believe suppresses woman and her power. Underscoring this position, Donna Steichen in her book, "Ungodly Rage: The Hidden Face of Catholic Feminism, quote Sister Madonna Kolbenschlag, feminist, as saying: "A conversion to matriarchal imagery is often the first and most necessary step on the exocism of âGod as Father.â "
But exorcising God as Father is not their ultimate goal.âThe âMother Goddessâ of feminist witchcraft is intended to be a transitional symbol, weaning women from the understanding of God as transcendent Trinity to a concept of the Divine as an essentially immanent and mutable Universal Consciousness,not far removed from pantheism.â The goal, then, of feminist wicca is to use the concept of âMother Goddessâ as a ploy to lead women away from the Judeo-Christian concept of God as wholly Other, to the ultimate pantheistic belief that everything is God, including themselves.
Thanks for the above analysis to Johnette Bekovic in her book 'The New Age Counterfeit," pages 60 and 61.
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kenofken
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"The goal, then, of feminist wicca is to use the concept of âMother Goddessâ as a ploy to lead women away from the Judeo-Christian concept of God as wholly Other, to the ultimate pantheistic belief that everything is God, including themselves."
This author makes it sound much more complex and conspiratorial than it really is. Goddess is not some crafty shell game or transitional figure for us. Women, and men, in our religion have no trouble seeing deity as immanent. She is one-half of the divine creative force, and the primal one. And no, we donât fancy ourselves to be gods. We do believe that everything in nature is infused with a spark of the divine. We (humanity collectively) do have a measure of god-like power and the responsibility that goes with it. What we strive for is the wisdom and compassion to wield it wisely, and acceptance of full responsibility for everything we do with it.
This author makes it sound much more complex and conspiratorial than it really is. Goddess is not some crafty shell game or transitional figure for us. Women, and men, in our religion have no trouble seeing deity as immanent. She is one-half of the divine creative force, and the primal one. And no, we donât fancy ourselves to be gods. We do believe that everything in nature is infused with a spark of the divine. We (humanity collectively) do have a measure of god-like power and the responsibility that goes with it. What we strive for is the wisdom and compassion to wield it wisely, and acceptance of full responsibility for everything we do with it.
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cyberwolf001
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Iremaeus was a Wiccan? WOW itâs older than I thoughtâŚ
You know since the OP wnted to know Wicca 101 basics, I said âWicca for the rest of usâ is a good 101 site and you said so is this book.
First off Wica in Old English meant male witch. Wice was a female witch.
Second Wicca has been around for abou 90 or so years. That is a loooong trend. Even if go to the 60s or 80s when it really took off that is fifty to thirty years. A darn long trend.
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Tomster
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Actually, your trend goes back even farther than that. Your trend is nothing else than a reconfiguraton of Gnosticism.
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cyberwolf001
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How so? Gnosticism held the creater of this world was evil and that matter was evil. It was also strongly against sex.
Paganism isnât against ANY of these.
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NoWings
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If you want to twist it that much, then your faith is a reconfiguration of the old dying-and-rising fertility god mythos.
See, you guys are pagan, too!
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cheese_sdc
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They are. And thatâs whatâs cool about Catholicism.If you want to twist it that much, then your faith is a reconfiguration of the old dying-and-rising fertility god mythos.
See, you guys are pagan, too!
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gurneyhalleck1
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Maybe you can buy âWicca for Dummiesâ or âAll You Ever Wanted to Know About Wicca but was afraid to ask due to cursesâ or âHow to win friends and influence covensâ
Iâd say the first tenant is to make sure you bring your broom to each meeting and buy plenty of Stevie Nicks albums
Iâd say the first tenant is to make sure you bring your broom to each meeting and buy plenty of Stevie Nicks albums
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gurneyhalleck1
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Thatâs actually not accurate. Gnostics could be quite libertine in that they believed only the soul went through gnosis and could attain salvation. The body, in their thinking, had absolutely nothing to do with the equation. They were very sexual.
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