wicca
1. New-Age religion/
priesthood formed by Gerald
Gardner, and English
civil servant, around the 1950s, possibly the 1940s. The theology and practices were already established in the '40s, but the name
Wicca was not applied until
Gardner's publications in the '50s. Wicca is a mix of paganism based on theories of ancient practices (namely Celtic traditions), nature worship, and ceremonial magic. Masonry is also believed to play a part in Wicca. Influences on the creation of Wicca are Dr. Margret Murray (debunked theorist),
Aliester Crowley, the Golden Dawn and the O.T.O. Traditional Wicca is more about the preisthood, and requires initiation from a liniaged
coven and involves several "mysteries" that are only supposed to be learned in three degrees through a coven. While Wicca certainly promotes the belief in magic, it doesn't require the practice of it. The religion/priesthood has as much credibility as, say, Christianity and NAtive American
Shamanism.2.
Neo-Wicca. Any form of Wicca that deviates from the liniage of Gardner's Wicca and the traditions that grew from them. Neo-Wicca focus more on the religious aspect of Wicca and does not require initiation and can be practiced solitary. Though the pracitioners of Neo-Wicca tend to be more
ecclectic, there are traditions of Neo-Wicca, and practitioners still have to follow the core tenants of Wicca to be defined as such, namely the worship of a God and Goddess, adherance to the
Wiccan Rede, belief in the Threefold Law/Law of Return, etc. Neo-Wicca is no less credible than Traditional Wicca.3. Supposed ancient religion that lived "underground" society until "Old
Dorthy" initiated Gerald Gardner, who later "exposed" the tradition by publishing his books. Whether or not that Old Dorthy existed is unknown, and even if this ancient path existed, it is not the Wicca that Gardner published.4. The title given to a priest of Wicca, also called "Wiccan".5. Old English term for "wise one" in a masculine form. The femenine is "wicce". Whether or not this is factual is debated.6. Not what
Silver RavenWolf is selling...7. Practice often abused by teenagers and bored housewives who want to 1)rebel against their traditional roots, 2) want to have extreme power (hah!), not
spiritualism, 3) are too absorbed in "the love and light" side of the New-Age and call it the wrong fackin' thing, 4) be Willow from Buffy. These people usually never really research Wicca more than a single book, if you're lucky.
wicca
by philippa on Aug 10, 2004 23:42:53
A religion that does not force others into it or try to
persuade them to believe in it. Is often stereotyped as a religion where scary looking women dance around a
fire in the middle of night chanting and worshiping the devil. That is not true. Wiccans believe there is both a goddess and a god, and they dont worship the devil. Wiccans are both male and female. They don't just practice spells either, some practice
herblore and so on.
Example:
*
Ewwwww she's all dressed
in black and looks scary so she must be a
witch!
* Wow, you're a witch! go on cast a spell, make me invisiblle or something!
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by p@g@n on Apr 27, 2005 10:22:12
it\'s the reconstruction of a combination of
polytheistic religions from several cultures and time periods. mainly greek, egyptian, celtic, norse, and roman to be exact. if you need to validate your spiritual path by claiming it\'s ancient, wicca isn\'t for you. witches in
the burning times were not
wiccan. a witch isn\'t always a wiccan and vice versa. please dont define things you dont understand, you make us wiccans seem delusional. bb and mp
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by Danyelle on Jun 26, 2005 12:26:37
A pagan religion that focuses around the god and goddess. Wiccans do not have
a bible although, some wiccans do keep a "
book of shadows". Books of shadows are basically journals filled with expiriences, prayers or spells, and sometimes even things like pictures or poetry. Wiccans do not practice "
Black Magic". Wiccans abide by the rule "If it
harms no one do as you will". Basically, wiccans believe that if it harms no one ..you can do it, but if it does harm someone then bad things will happen to the wrong-doer threefold. Some wiccans practice alone and others chose to join covens. Covens are groups of wiccans.
Wiccan and witch are two seperate words. witch-someone that uses magic. wiccan-someone that believes in the religion
wicca and practices magic but abides by the rules of the religion wicca. Contrary to popular belief, wicca is not the oldest religion.
Wicca came about roughly, around the 1960s. Although, wicca does draw inspiration from the oldest religions known to man. Please read a lot if you are interested in Wicca. It helps tremendously.
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by AnAngryNon-Wiccan on Jul 10, 2005 17:39:57
people, listen to me here, people that are pagan or
wiccan are NOT worshiping a made up religion, i am NOT a pagan or a wiccan, but some of my
very good friends are. They are able to heal people and do things that cynics like yourselves would not believe, they are beautiful religions, which are highly prejudiced against because of them having both god/godess, but this should not be tolerated becasue hinduism has more than one god/goddes but they are not
cast out from society.
Example:
People use wiccans to
bame when
bad things happen in their life e.g. "oh well i only got 20% on my maths test, i bet that 'witch' cursed me" when in actual fact, they got that pathetic mark bacause they are as
dumb as a post and didnt study.
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by Blood_rose on Jul 19, 2006 21:37:21
wicca is really nature worship and respecting the way nature has and is working.also wicca is based on many diffrent gods and goddesses. Guys and Girls can be apart of wicca beacuse a guy is
also important its the other half of the whole goddess meeting the GOD
Wicca is not a made up religion and its very popular with many people, maybe one of your friends so
please accept the people that do practice the religion.
Example:
girl: what do you
belive in?
Guy:
Wicca
Girl: no way i
thout that only girls can do that
Guy: nope both can practice if they want.
wicca
by anonomyse_player on Sep 28, 2007 12:28:25
another pathetic adolescent attempt to be different
if that shit that they do is true, why hasn't anyone seen it?
my ex is studying wicca cause shes a confused little teenager... who tries to be different... thats why she broke up with me its because i didn't care about looking cool and im straightedged... apperently being straightedged is not cool so she thinks
its cool to drink even though its
rotting her growing brain...
anyhoo... wicca is bu-bu-bu-BULLSHIT!!
who would believe that crap anyway?
Example:
oh look at me im studying wicca now!!
im so cool now!!!
... please dont
judge me... please?! ill
poot a hexez on jooO1!!ONE!!1
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by R. Reiven on Aug 16, 2006 01:29:19
Wicca a
relgion created No Earlier than the 1930's by a man named Gerald Gardner. It doesn't focus on magic it has nothing to do with magic. The
Salem Witch Trials were about burning Witches at the stake not about burning Wiccans as they didn't exist back then. While it is a pagan religion (IE not a Christian one) it's hardly ancient and one of the youngest created religions to date. Wiccans are not, I repeat NOT witches.
Example:
Fluffbunny,The "Wiccan" wannabes who are delighted to be persecuted www.whywiccanssuck.com Real Wiccan A dedicated seeker who actually knows something about
Gardner's original
Wicca, including its dark side. These are the anti-fluffbunnies -- in behavior, speech, and practice. www.whywiccanssuck.com
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by Darth Ridley on May 13, 2005 04:39:13
A religeon based on the worship of a Goddess and a God. Though Wiccans claim their religeon is thousands of years old, it was in fact invented in the late 1940s or early 1950s by Mr. Gerald Gardner, though admittedly he did incorporate numerous elements from diverse ancient beliefs.
A fact hotly denied by Wiccans is the fact that Wicca seems to have originally been intended as a European branch of
Thelema, the religeon of Aleister Crowley. Indeed,
Gardner's original works include large chunks
cribbed from Crowley, but these were later removed in order to distance the Craft from the Antichrist.