Anonymous - Wicca Beliefs and Practices

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• Wicca can be considered to worship two m

deities: the Triple Goddess and the Great

God

– Some beliefs view these as male and female a

great deity.

– Some beliefs are truly polytheistic, worshippi

deities equally with other selected deities from

of pantheons.

• Many aspects of Wiccan deities tie into paon fertility, crops, protection, and survival

environments



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• Female – Wiccan

• Described as the Maiden, the

Mother, the Crone.

– Maiden: Youth, innocence,

enchantment – Mother: Fertility, nurturing, power,

stability

– Crone: Wisdom and death.

• Very powerful, said to be all the

other goddesses combined.

• More focused on growth and

agriculturally based societies.



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• Male – Wiccan

• Counterpart to the Goddess

• Master of the hunt – Associated

with hunting societies.

• Symbolic of the wild animals and

unknown aspects of life.

• Grants bravery, strength,

adventure, male virility.

• Primal and strong in nature.



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• Wiccan magic makes extensive use of the

elements: earth, wind, water, fire, spirit.

• General philosophy is that the magic can b

through personal power, or through beseeaid of a powerful deity.

• Magic is often done through some form o

ranging from informal to highly formal.

– Informal rituals: simply repeating a phrase

– Formal rituals: elaborate process involving a

tools, robes, and a strict set of words to speak



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• Tools

– Athame (Wind)

– Cauldron (Water)

– Candle (Fire)

– Pentacle (Earth)

• Dress

– Skyclad or robes

• Purpose

– Holidays or a specific desire. (life changes)



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• “An it harm none, do what ye Will”

– Common interpretation: Will = Higher Will

– NOT an excuse to do whatever you want

• Law of three – Everything returns three times.

– Golden rule.



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• Modern Wicca entered the public

eye in 1954 when Gerald Gardner

published a book titled High

Magic’s Aid

– Gardner claimed much of the

information he gained from a Wiccan

coven that he joined in 1939 and this

coven descended from old Wicca.

– Wicca originally began with the Celtic

culture. – Isolated Wiccan covens have survived

underground throughout time and have

resurfaced in recent times.



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• Others believe there is no surviving traditi

Wicca and that modern Wicca is a reconst

• This community is largely composed of so

practitioners



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• Established in the 1960’s by Alex Sanders

– Found mostly in the U.S. and Canada

• Based on Gardner Wicca

• Included elements from Kaballah and EnoMagic

• “If it works, use it”[8]

• Required initiation into a coven



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• Based on the U.S. feminist movement in t

• Founded by Zsuzsanna Emese Moukesay.

• Specifically focused on the feminine aspe

rejected the Great Horned God.• Only women allowed in covens.

• No connection to Gardnerian Wicca.



References References References References References References References References

[1] http://www.religioustolerance.org/witchcra.h

[2] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horned_God

[3] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triple_Goddess

[4] http://witchway.net/days/days.html

[5] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZYGnj

[6] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BfteHKg

[7] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerald_Gardne

[8] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexandrian_W



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