Wicca

I was also wondering if any of you had some good casting techniques they would like to share with me? I know what I do and the basics but I'm just looking to broaden me scope and try something new.

You can be wiccan and still follow other religions. Like you could be...I don't know...let's say Catholic and follow their teaching but still be wiccan. You also don't have to be a witch. I know a few wiccans who aren't witches.
As for all those people who have gone all weird after they switched to wicca, there are several different options. 1) They could've gotten involved with black magic. Whatever touches the dark side (bare with the star wars analogy) isn't going to go back to normal. 2) Maybe they just got into things they could handle and went weird. I'm a wiccan witch and open to a lot of stuff but I will never do anything that has to do with spirits. They creep me out and I know if I did do something that involved them, I would be weird too. 3) Maybe they were just going crazy anyways and it was just a coincidence that they joined wicca righe before they did. You never know.

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I was under the impression Wiccans worshiped a god and a goddess. Since in religions like Catholicism, one of God's rules is "thou shalt have no other gods before more", if they viewed the god and goddess as an equivalent to God, it wouldn't really work within Catholic dogma.

dru is the spark.:

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I was under the impression Wiccans worshiped a god and a goddess. Since in religions like Catholicism, one of God's rules is "thou shalt have no other gods before more", if they viewed the god and goddess as an equivalent to God, it wouldn't really work within Catholic dogma.

Most Wiccans view all gods as one. Some only worship a goddess as the only god which I believe isn't a first for more feminists to believe god female. God and goddess are also different aspects of the same thing they are not separate because everything is connected. And some see Wicca plainly as an earth based religion and the goddess is like a metaphor for earth therefore is not the same as worshiping god depicted in the bible.

I'm just a pagan but I know enough to say there are lots of different Wiccan paths that don't conflict with Christianity or Catholicism. I personally feel people like myself still retaining some of those beliefs would be better suited to normal paganism with some Wicca outlines over pure wicca.

WTFMusicPerson:

Most Wiccans view all gods as one. Some only worship a goddess as the only god which I believe isn't a first for more feminists to believe god female. God and goddess are also different aspects of the same thing they are not separate because everything is connected. And some see Wicca plainly as an earth based religion and the goddess is like a metaphor for earth therefore is not the same as worshiping god depicted in the bible.

My mom told me she would be Wiccan except they worship deities and she doesn't believe in a higher power. But if a Wiccan is worshiping any god besides the Christian God and putting it on an equal pedestal, that's in conflict with most Christian creeds.

dru is the spark.:

My mom told me she would be Wiccan except they worship deities and she doesn't believe in a higher power. But if a Wiccan is worshiping any god besides the Christian God and putting it on an equal pedestal, that's in conflict with most Christian creeds.

It depends on weather or not you think god in general is only defined as "the christian god" all religions with all views of god are ultimately trying to understand and relate to the same force just because its a different opinion doesn't mean there's different god(s). Just because one can practice two ways of worship doesn't mean a person worships separate gods.

Most sects do how ever worship multiple deities but not all which leaves room for people of other religions to also practice Wicca with the path that most adheres to them.

I think theres also a thing called Trinitarian Wicca where it's Wicca and Christianity but I don't know details of that sorry. Theres an unofficial branch called christo-Wicca thats been growing larger as well. Either way to combine them you would have to be liberal in both and not conservative but most Christians already are liberal and don't take the bible in exact meaning as seen for those who are ok with homosexuality and are pro-choice. But still Christo Pagan is a more proper choice it's lenient for both.

WTFMusicPerson:

You could be a Neo-Pagan thats what I am. Your basic over all belief is paganism and some of it's practice mixed with beliefs of your own and different spiritual paths. Thats a watered down way to explain it I think.

I have heard that before, but couldn't remember exactly what was said about it. I just didn't want to sound ignorent.

i just need dru now.:

My mom told me she would be Wiccan except they worship deities and she doesn't believe in a higher power. But if a Wiccan is worshiping any god besides the Christian God and putting it on an equal pedestal, that's in conflict with most Christian creeds.

From what I understand, the general rule is that Christians are not to worship any other idol. But you can still have Wiccan beliefs and worship the Christian God, and only the Christian God. The least controversial term for the religion is Trinitarion, but they also use Christian Wicca... me thinks. I could be wrong.

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From what I understand, the general rule is that Christians are not to worship any other idol. But you can still have Wiccan beliefs and worship the Christian God, and only the Christian God. The least controversial term for the religion is Trinitarion, but they also use Christian Wicca... me thinks. I could be wrong.

Some will describe Neo-Paganism as trying to collect all the remaining scraps and pieces of Traditional Paganism and sewing them together using modern beliefs to patch up the holes. Others describe it as taking modern beliefs and attaching bits and pieces of Traditional Paganism to it.

But over all it is defined like this: modern people reconnecting with nature, using imagery and forms from other types of pagans, but adjusting them to their needs.

Neo-pagan root and practice is in nature/types of paganism combined with what ever else you believe in. But the spiritual path is something you create for yourself... it's more individualistic and flexible than other paths which is why it suits me and it evolves with me. Maybe it's what could work for you?

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dru has carved.:

I had a bad experience in Wicca where I accidentally left myself open and was attacked. I don't think it's a bad religion at all. It's just not mine.

^What does this mean? Im very very new to wicca, but it sounds alot like me. I like how it is nature based, that really seems to speak to me.

But if anyone would message me and explain to me a bit simpler than wikipedia what its all about id really love that. Along with explaining what i quoted up top.

wafflini:

^What does this mean?

We did a spell to open my third eye and one of the people who helped cast the spell was a guy who later asked me out and I rejected him and then, I believe, he started to give me headaches. We closed my third eye after that.

dru has carved.:

We did a spell to open my third eye and one of the people who helped cast the spell was a guy who later asked me out and I rejected him and then, I believe, he started to give me headaches. We closed my third eye after that.

Whats your third eye?

wafflini:

Whats your third eye?

It was supposed to open me up to the the awareness of things that aren't able to be seen.

dru has carved.:

It was supposed to open me up to the the awareness of things that aren't able to be seen.

I hope im not bothering you too much, but what do you mean by that?

wafflini:

I hope im not bothering you too much, but what do you mean by that?

Like, things that we can't physically see. Spirits, emotions, I could guess what numbers my friend was thinking. Things like that.

^What was it like?

wafflini:

Whats your third eye?

Third eye is a chakra point in the body near the center of the forehead. It is a purplish kind of color/energy. It shouldn't be opened by force rather by years of meditation and practice because of the dangers related to it that one might not be ready for. It should also be kept in balance with the other chakras or it could affect a persons personality.

It gives sight and wisdom to that unseen, unknown, and a universal type awareness. We all have each open slightly depending from person to person but there are right and wrong ways to expand upon it.

I honestly don't know much about Wicca at all, but I do find it intriguing. I don't believe that it is for me; I've been raised and baptised Catholic and even though I'm still trying to figure out what I believe, I think I have subconscious Catholic/Christian values embedded in me. But I am interested in Wicca and the beliefs and practises associated with it. I don't think I've ever met anyone in RL who claims to be a Wiccan, but I'm impressed of the number of people on here who are willing to speak openly about it, even if they are not Wiccan themselves. At school, my english teacher mentioned it once and said that there's probably someone we know who is Wiccan, and the reaction of my class was kind of shocking. They weren't exactly rude about it, but it just seemed outrageous to them that people could hold such beliefs in witchcraft.

I'm a Buddhist-Wiccan and I think Wicca is a beautiful religion. I have yet to find other Wiccans in my area so I practice the magik alone. When people in my area think of Wiccans they think of black magic and killing animals or people in the name of Satan. Because of that I'm made fun of. My mother hates it and has burned and thrown out all my books. But it doesn't matter what she or others think. I like it and I believe in it. JJust a warning to all other Wiccans: don't do black magik near trees. I learned from experience the one time I tried it and almost destroyed the entire nature preserve.