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I`ve been very interested in wicca for a long time. I was wondering if anyone here new more about wicca or sites I could figure out more about wicca. I am very interested in becoming wiccan
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i've been wicca for two years and i found out most of what i know at wikipedia.com, a online encyclopedia. if you go to that website and type in "wicca" it will tell you about the rede which is very important.
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Wicca promotes an affinity with nature and harm to none. It advocates not interfering with free will, even if it appears to be for the greatest good at the time.
You will need a Book of Shadows, this can be a proper book, a notebook or even a 'book' you keep on computer. You only use it for the craft, not for anything else. In it, you record spells, incantations, rituals etc.
You will need to study hard and read everything you can on the subject and it is a huge one.
I've included some websites that can give you more information and a place to start.
Good luck.
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well, lucky i'm here then. i am a wiccan and i do have some advice. first, do you have a BOS (book of shadows) and if you don't, then you need to get one. don't imagine one of those hard bound old books. just think of a regular journal. go to barnes and noble, or borders, any book store has wiccan books.look on google, or yahoo, or something, and meditate regularly. this doesn't mean for 3 hours a day, it means maybe 15-30 minutes a week, just some time to relax, and focus on your problems currently, draw, read/write poetry, write in your BOS, whatever. and remember that being a wiccan means not trying to tamper with anyone's free will (that includes love spells) and hurting no one, including yourself, with anything you do. have fun!
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According to Wikipedia.com, "Wicca is primarily a religion, and although its adherents often identify as witches, Wicca and witchcraft are not the same thing.
Wiccans worship a Goddess and a God; they observe the festivals of the eight Sabbats of the year and the full-moon Esbats; and they have a code of ethics that most live by. Wicca is thus generally considered to be distinct from witchcraft, which does not of itself imply any specific religious, ethical or ritual elements, and is practiced in various forms by people of many religions, as well as by atheists.
Wicca does however incorporate a specific form of witchcraft, with particular ritual forms, involving the casting of spells, herbalism, divination and other magic. While witchcraft in general can be for good or evil, Wiccan ethics require that magical activities are limited to good purposes only.
According to Gerald Gardner, who first publicised Wicca, the religion derives from a secret but wide-spread witch-cult of early modern Europe, which incorporated all of the key religious beliefs and ideals and the distinctive ritual structures found in modern Wicca. While this historical interpretation is now much criticised, it makes it difficult to conclusively say whether Wicca is a religious form of witchcraft or a religion incorporating witchcraft.
While most Wiccans practice magic, a few do not, and do not identify as witches. Similarly, many Wiccans, though not all, call themselves Pagans, though the umbrella term Paganism encompasses many faiths that have nothing to do with Wicca or witchcraft."
On Divinity: "It is commonly understood that most Wiccans worship two deities: the Goddess, often asscociated with Gaea or Mother Earth, and her consort the God (sometimes known as the Horned God).
The partnership of the Wiccan Goddess and God is generally viewed as dynamic and complementary, with neither dominating, however in some traditions, such as Dianic Wicca, the Goddess alone is worshipped. In those traditions, the God plays either no role, or a diminished role.
A significant number of Wiccans from various traditions do not claim to be dualist, but practice some form of polytheism, often with particular reference to the Celtic pantheons. They may also be animists, pantheists, or indeed anywhere within the broad spectrum of Neopagan forms of worship."
Elements they believe and practice in:
"These are the elements of nature that symbolize for Wiccans the different places, emotions, objects, and natural energies and forces. For instance, crystals and stones are objects of the element earth, and seashells are objects associated with the element of water. Each of the four cardinal elements (air, fire, water and earth) are commonly assigned a direction, a color, and "creatures." The following list is not true for all traditions or branches of Wicca:
Air: east, yellow, sylphs
Fire: south, red, salamanders
Water: west, blue, undines
Earth: north, green, gnomes
These correspondences may vary among traditions. It is common in the southern hemisphere, for example, to associate the element fire with north (the direction of the equator) and earth with south (the direction of the nearest polar area). Some Wiccan groups also modify the religious calendar to reflect local seasonal changes; for instance, most Southern Hemisphere covens will celebrate Samhain on April 30th and Beltane on October 31st, reflecting the southern hemisphere's autumn and spring seasons."
For more information on the Wiccan religion, visit this website: [Link](Mouse over link to see full location). It offeres detailed information on beliefs, history, and tradition.
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