You may have heard about it before but you never really knew
what it actually was. Wicca, sometimes referred to as the "ancient
ways" or "the craft" is quite an old religion. It is a nature-based
religion that focuses on duality.
When you hear the word Wicca it may sound like new term. You
may see it as a new religion that is creeping up on the world. Wicca
was here long before Christianity was conceived. In the past the
Wiccan traditions were passed down from generation to generation
by word of mouth. When Christianity arrived in the world, the
practitioners of Wicca went into secret. This was done to preserve
their very lives. The Christians did not understand them and
therefore feared that which was unknown.
The word "Witch" translates from the old European word,
"Wytche," (pronounced, Weyech). The word "Wytche" means
"Wise One." The word "witchcraft" literally means, "The craft of
the wise ones." These people were the healers, teachers and the
leaders of the ancient tribes. They knew the art of herb craft and
could heal their own of things that normally killed the uninformed
foreigners. They were well educated in areas of mathematics and
science. The Witch’s way was loving and reverent to our Mother
Earth. As a result, it was normal practice to be very intimate with
our Earth’s workings.
It is quite well known that human nature is often to fear what one
does not understand. The Christians did not know or understand
the way of the Wytche. They associated the wonderful things the
wise ones practiced commonly as evil, as it was seen that these
things had to be the works of their evil incarnate spirit, the Devil.
For this, the witches were hunted down and many slaughtered. In
the madness, there were many accused of the Craft falsely and also
executed. The Witches scattered the Globe. Many of them chose
death in the seas over public torture, mutilation and murder. Those
who practice their Craft today refer to this time as the "burning
times." Adolf Hitler is often seen as an "anti-Christ" for being
responsible for the deaths of over 6 million people during World
War II. Many of the Christians we canonized as saints for the
responsibility of the deaths of an estimated nine-million innocent
people.
You may also ask what I mean by duality? Look all around you.
Look at your house, your yard, the stars, everything. Wiccans
believe that just as their is God, there is also the Goddess. Just as
there are males, there are females. Just as their is the sky, there is
the earth. everything is balanced to the Wiccan. Without one, there
could not be the other. This is what we mean by duality.
Wicca teaches self discipline, personal responsibility, kinship with
our planet and its creatures, open-mindedness and the virtues of
diversity. Wiccans do not proselytize, as we believe that each must
find the path that is right for them, and that all religions are
different paths to the same truths. We draw our beliefs and
practices from our own experiences and that of others. We
understand that age does not make a religion any more valid nor
does political support, numbers of followers, or material holdings
of it's temple. Religion is a very personal thing, one which can only
be validated by the experiences of the individual. Wicca provides a
link for those who follow similar paths to share their knowledge
and experiences.
Spells
Incense & Candles
Wicca Rede
Meditations
Crystal Ball Gazing
Tarot Cards
Sabbots and Esbats
Crystals,Gems and Stones
Runes
Palm Reading
Herbs
Wiccan Tools and Robes
Christianity and Wicca
Wheel of The Year
Wiccan Beliefs
3 Fold Law
History Of Wicca © 1997
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