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Wicca
Wicca, (properly pronounced "witch'-ah", not "wick'-ah"! ) is the largest of the Neo-pagan religions. All
Wiccans are Neo-pagan, but not all Pagans are Wiccans. Traditionally 'the Wicca' were the Priesthood of
the pagan people.
Our religion is Earth-centered. We have a great reverence for the Earth and all living things, including the
Goddess and her consort, the horned God. We generally believe that Wicca is rooted in ancient Pagan
practices and has been created by merging some of the ancient Celtic beliefs, deities, and holidays with
modern material. Wicca is more in tune with natural forces than Christianity and other religions of the
West.
Wicca is a decentralized religion with no written creed which the orthodox must adhere to, nor stone
temples or churches to worship in. It would be more accurate to see us as sharing a spiritual basis in
nature and natural phenomena.
We practice our rituals in private homes, and outdoors in parks and gardens. There is no single set of
beliefs or practices which constitutes the Wicca except for one; the Wiccan Rede. The Rede forbids us
from harming people, including ourselves.
We can be solitary or belong to a Coven (or Grove). Many Wiccans develop their own beliefs, rituals, and
other practices. Some (such as myself) are Initiates (members) of a Coven which is of a lineage of a
'tradition".
Wiccans are Neo-pagan, but not all Pagans are Wiccans. Traditionally 'the Wicca' were the Priesthood of
the pagan people.
Our religion is Earth-centered. We have a great reverence for the Earth and all living things, including the
Goddess and her consort, the horned God. We generally believe that Wicca is rooted in ancient Pagan
practices and has been created by merging some of the ancient Celtic beliefs, deities, and holidays with
modern material. Wicca is more in tune with natural forces than Christianity and other religions of the
West.
Wicca is a decentralized religion with no written creed which the orthodox must adhere to, nor stone
temples or churches to worship in. It would be more accurate to see us as sharing a spiritual basis in
nature and natural phenomena.
We practice our rituals in private homes, and outdoors in parks and gardens. There is no single set of
beliefs or practices which constitutes the Wicca except for one; the Wiccan Rede. The Rede forbids us
from harming people, including ourselves.
We can be solitary or belong to a Coven (or Grove). Many Wiccans develop their own beliefs, rituals, and
other practices. Some (such as myself) are Initiates (members) of a Coven which is of a lineage of a
'tradition".
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Festivals:
We celebrate eight major holidays referred to as the Eight Sabbats (the Wheel of the Year).
We celebrate eight major holidays referred to as the Eight Sabbats (the Wheel of the Year).
Samhain-- November 1 All Hallows Ever, the New Year's Day of the
Wiccan calendar. Just as the Wiccan day of celebration begins at
sundown, so the year begins with the beginning of the dark half of the
year.
Yule-- The Winter Solstice December 21, the Sun God is born at Yule.
Imbolc-- February 1, the first signs of waking up from winter.
Ostara-- March 22 Vernal Equinox, the magical times when day and
night are equal.
Beltane-- May 1, a great fertility celebration (May Day).
Midsummer-- June 21, the Summer Solstice (Litha).
Lammas-- August 1, the beginning of the harvest season.
Mabon-- September 22 Autumnal Equinox, a time to give thanks for the
earth's bounty.
Wiccan calendar. Just as the Wiccan day of celebration begins at
sundown, so the year begins with the beginning of the dark half of the
year.
Yule-- The Winter Solstice December 21, the Sun God is born at Yule.
Imbolc-- February 1, the first signs of waking up from winter.
Ostara-- March 22 Vernal Equinox, the magical times when day and
night are equal.
Beltane-- May 1, a great fertility celebration (May Day).
Midsummer-- June 21, the Summer Solstice (Litha).
Lammas-- August 1, the beginning of the harvest season.
Mabon-- September 22 Autumnal Equinox, a time to give thanks for the
earth's bounty.
In addition to the Sabbats there are thirteen esbats (full Moons).
Ritual Tools:
concerning which tools are needed/used and their meanings and associations. My tradition
(Celtic-Traditionalist) does not use all of these, though we recognized them.(Celtic-Traditionalist) does not
use all of these, though we recognized them.
concerning which tools are needed/used and their meanings and associations. My tradition
(Celtic-Traditionalist) does not use all of these, though we recognized them.(Celtic-Traditionalist) does not
use all of these, though we recognized them.
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