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Wicca Wicca: Witches Coming Out of the Broom Closed... Brief History Mother Goddess... Hornet God Practices: Magick... Experiences... Satan Ethics: The Wiccan Rede - Moral Relativity - Tolerance - Evil in the World - Sin Art Gallery of Wicca Art Gallery of the Occult Glossary of the Occult Religions Art Gallery Wicca, the craft, or the craft of the wise, is an
ancient witchcraft religion which honor the gods of nature. Wicca means "wise
one". Actually, Wicca is a marriage between Witchcraft and Hinduism with a modern dress...anything goes!, except any doctrine related to Judaism, Christianity, or Islam: God, Satan, Heaven, Hell... A Problem for a Christian: You can't be a Wiccan and a Christian, the Bible and the Church condemn Wicca very strongly, and all the wonders of nature can't erase a single sin... and, if you die in sin, you go to Hell. Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life, but whoever rejects the Son will not see life, for God's wrath remains on him (John 3:36)A Problem for a Wiccan: Most Wiccans do not believe in Hell nor Satan... but it is the usual deception of Satan, who is the source of most Wiccans "experiences"... yes, Hell and Satan do exist... like Paris and Moscow exist, it is a fact!... like it or not... believe it or not... would you dare to to live on earth thinking they do not exist to find out after death that they do exist?... are you "sure" they do not exist?... would you risk eternal Hell on something you are not sure of?. Most Wiccans do not believe in Heaven or Hell, but they do believe that their soul lives on after the body fades. They believe in the Hindu reincarnation, which is the greatest lie of Satan to enslave most of the Eastern culture, and the main reason of the infamous "Caste System" in India, the most "intolerant" and "prejudice" System in the history of the human race. Reincarnation Wicca: Witches Coming Out of the Broom Closet: Wicca, by a Wiccan , is a contemporary Pagan religion with spiritual roots in Shamanism and the earliest expressions of reverence of nature. Among its major motifs are: reverence for the Goddess and the God; reincarnation; magic; ritual observances of the Full Moon, astronomical and agricultural phenomena; spheroid temples, created with Personal Power, in which rituals occur. Wicca indeed is modern witchcraft coming "out of the broom closet"... removed the stereotypical image of witches as ugly old hags with warts on their noses, decked out in black capes and cone-shaped hats, riding their favorite broomstick on a moonlit night... the modern Wiccan may be an attractive female witch dressed in a fashionable, well-tailored business suit or a professional businessmen. Indeed, with increasing vigor, many witches are actively seeking public understanding and acceptance, cultivating an image as the "pagan next door." After all, they claim to embrace a life-affirming, family religion. Many of these individuals and groups proudly identify themselves as pagans or neopagans... followers of the "Old Religion" of the great Mother Goddess and her male consort, the Horned God. It is not just believing in and practicing magic and divination (the occult) that makes a person a witch. There are millions of people who do this but are not witches. Contemporary witchcraft involves these practices, yes, but others as well, most specially, the invocation and worship of the Mother Goddess. And, in essence, Wiccan, modern Witchcraft, is the practice of the old Witchcraft plus Hinduism, where anything goes, except any doctrine that may sound Jewish, Christian, or Muslim: God, Satan, Heaven, Hell... Otherwise, anything may go, depending on the individual and the group: Any kind of the Occult, from alchemists to xylomancers and astral projection to visualization... divination, ritual magic, spiritism... and, most important, the adoration of gods, any god!, most specially the great Mother Goddess (earth and moon) and her male consort, the Horned God (sun and stars)... all, except the one God of the Jews, Christians, and Muslims. They believe in prayer... in Karma, what you give is what you get!, multiplied by three... in reincarnation. They claim to respect all people and all religions whether Pagan or otherwise, just like Hinduism!... but go to India, where Buddhism was born but can't live, where Hindus are constantly fighting the Muslims... and most specially, look at the infamous "Caste System", the most "intolerant" and "prejudice" System in the history of the human race, a logical byproduct of Reincarnation. Most Wiccans proclaim there is no right or wrong way to worship, like Hinduism.... that any thing is good and leads to God...but ask them to adore the God of the Jews, the Christians, or the Muslims... Most Wiccans don't believe in Satan nor use Satanic symbols, they don't summon demons ... they don't sacrifice animals or humans, and they try not to hurt people or animals in any way. That includes magically... they don't always use magick, and never black magick. A Little History: "Modern Witchcraft", commonly called "Wicca", started in England with Gerald Gardener in 1949, with the publication of "High Magic's Aid", and "Witchcraft Today", where he blends the old "Mother Goddess Religion" with the teachings of Margaret Maori, "The witchcraft in Eastern Europe", and "The God of the Witches" (1933), borrowing practices from his friend, the British Satanist Aleister Crowley, and ideas from Hinduism, Theosophy, Freemasonry, Rosacrucians... In "America", was revived by
Rosemary and Raymond Buckland, and Sybil Leek in the 1960s, and it is officially
recognized as a religion by the IRS, with tax exemption to the Church and School of Wicca,
opened in New Bern, North Carolina, by the Frost. The Contemporary Craft: From The Modern World of Witchcraft: It is a highly decentralized, eclectic, creative, mix and match (use what exists or make your own as you go) movement. The major spokespersons for witchcraft today are even more diverse than the types. Besides Raymond Buckland, predominant voices in the witchcraft (and neopagan) world include Margot Adler, Jim Alan, Jessie Wicker Bell (Lady Sheba), Zsuzsanna (or simply "Z") Budapest, Laurie Cabot, Scott Cunningham, Selena Fox, Gavin and Yvonne Frost, Judy Kneitel (Lady Theos), Leo Martello, Miriam Simos (Starhawk), and Doreen Valiente. Aside from the various covens and solitary practitioners of witchcraft, there are too many of the following to list individually: associations, centers, festivals and gatherings, newsletters, magazines, journals, books, bookstores, and shops. All of these are devoted to teaching, defending, and networking the ideologies of witchcraft (and/or Neopaganism). For various reasons, it is difficult if not impossible to assign a number to the witches in North America: from 5,000 to 80,000... But witchcraft is growing at a steady pace, and unless something drastic happens to reverse the spiritual climate in America and the trend toward occultism, the witchcraft community will become an increasingly significant minority -- a sobering possibility the church cannot afford to ignore. Mother Goddess... Hornet God: God, for the Wiccan, is not a person... as for the Hindu, god is the Energy, the Force, the Power, the Universal Mind, the Absolute, the Unknown, the Divine Being... is not a "he" but an "it"... it is not somebody but something... but something powerful able to get wonderful things for you using Magic... and worshiping it!... yes, worshiping the Force or the Energy... Wiccans worship any god!... but most specially the great Mother Goddess (earth and moon) and her male consort, the Horned God (sun and stars)... any god, except the one God of the Jews, Christians, and Muslims. Since god is no a person, there are no revelations from a non-person... you never find in Wicca nor in Hinduism, God said... Yahweh calls... The Goddess and God are the personification of the natural force, or power, that created, and is, the universe. The different deities representing the different aspects of this power. Far from being removed from us, humans are part of that power. We are affected by it, and can use and affect it, and that's what is called magick. - The Goddess in Wicca represents the feminine side
of nature, is a mother, lover, the earth and moon. Most Wiccan traditions recognize the tripartite nature of
the Mother Goddess. It mirrors both a woman's life cycle and the cycles of the
moon... it is Maiden, Mother, and Crone: The Mother Goddess is invoked in history by a variety of names: Aphrodite, Artemis, Astaroth, Astarte, Athene, Brigit, Ceres, Cerridwen, Cybele, Diana, Demeter, Friga, Gaia, Hecate, Isis, Kali, Kore, Lilith, Luna, Persephone, Venus, and more. She is believed to be eternal. The Goddess's consort, the male Horned God, is associated with the sun. According to most witches, he dies and is reborn every year. He too is called and invoked in history by many names, including Adonis, Ammon-Ra, Apollo, Baphomet, Cernunnos, Dionysius, Eros, Faunus, Hades, Horus, Nuit, Lucifer, Odin, Osiris, Pan, Thor, and Woden. Different witchcraft traditions and solitary practitioners diverge in the importance they attach to the Mother Goddess and the Horned God. Some emphasize the Goddess, some the Horned God, while many seek a balance between the two. Wicca views these gods as symbols of the life forces and processes of our world... they are myths, legends, or metaphors that are used in an attempt to explain or grasp the ineffable absolute One that is all, and gives life to all. They are myths, legends, or metaphors that are used in an attempt to explain or grasp the ineffable absolute One that is all, and gives life to all. This ultimately indescribable Force is primarily manifested in polarities -- female and male, light and darkness, Goddess and God, black and white, summer and winter... balanced, equal expressions of the ultimate source of all... and to have these polarities balances is the source of peace for a Wiccan, and for a Taoist!. The skeptical: Some Wiccans have the agnostic "who cares" view. That is, in working magic or just in everyday life, invoking the Goddess and God seems to work. Thus, because of pragmatic and aesthetic reasons, some who are skeptical about the Goddess's and God's existence, or even flatly deny their existence still practice witchcraft. The World View of the Wiccan: Animism is the bases of Wicca and of Hinduism: The "Life Force" is the soul or anima of everything... of a rock, a tree, a star, an animal, a human... so, all is sacred; all is to be cared for and revered. Everything on earth or the sky is like a drop of water of the same ocean which is the Life Force, the Absolute. Pantheism is the consequence of animism: All the world is divine: A mountain is god, you are god!... though you can't make stars not even atoms, but you are god!... a planet, and even a cockroach is god!... Polytheism is the next obvious consequence: There are thousands of gods... the concept of 333 million deities is believed to emphasize the fundamental doctrine of Hinduism and Wicca. The first verse of the Bible contradicts these views:
In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth... so, in the Bible, there
is one God, a person, and everything else in the world are creatures of God... God created
and is the soul and life and is inside everything, but everything is not God... there is
only one God, Creator. All "religions" are true, is the last consequence of the Wiccan and Hindu view... all religions, except Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, because each one claim to be the only one. But, are all religions true?... if one says there is one God, and other says there is not God, and other says there are thousands of God, are all of them right?... the Branch Davidians of WACO, Texas, USA?... The People's Temple of Jim Jones in Jonestown, Guayana, with the 913 members poisoned in 1978?... And what about you, my dear Wiccan?... are you "sure" Hell and Satan do not exist?... what about if after death you learn that they exist?... and forever!... and not like a drop of water in the ocean, but as persons!... individuals!... recognized by everybody!... Most Wiccans do not believe in Heaven or Hell, but they do believe that their soul lives on after the body fades. They believe in the Hindu reincarnation, which is the greatest lie of Satan to enslave most of the Eastern culture, and the main reason of the infamous "Caste System" in India, the most "intolerant" and "prejudice" System in the history of the human race. Reincarnation For me, to be in error in Religion, is to have a "cancer in the soul"... it can ruin the only life on Earth, and the eternal one after Death. * I am a Doctor in Medicine and Surgery. When I have a patient with cancer, I love the patient, but I hate his cancer, and I try my best to eradicate it from him... and even if it hurts, the patient is grateful to me!... * The "Greatest Love", is to eradicate an "error" from a person, even if it hurts!... and in fact, the "Greatest Love" is to lay down your life to clean the sins, the bad karma, of your friends and foes, and to eradicate their errors once and for all.... that's Jesus on the Cross! (Jn.15:13). * A huge barrier in this "Medicine of the Soul", is everybody's thinking, "I am right"... it is the old trick of Satan! of Gen.3:5... But the fact is that none of us is "infallible" in our beliefs... You and I can be wrong! * All religions have something very good, that's why people is attracted to them!... but the Great Problem is that many religions have also errors or heresies with the good thing... they are a delicious candy with poison inside!. * If you feel I am in error, please try to help me... if I hurt you in these writings, it is not with any bad intention... it is an expression of my "Greatest Love"... not just to try to heal the Body, but to heal the Soul.
Witches view themselves as fun-loving, life-celebrating and affirming folk who worship the Mother Goddess and her consort, the Horned God. The practice of Wicca may be in solitary or in circles of a coven, a group of about 13. The circle has several uses: To protect you from harm and/or interference... to contain the power raised during magical working (rituals or spells) until it is released... and some consider it a half-way-house between worlds... the feasts of Sabbats and Esbats are important in Wicca. Magic is a key component of the witches' world. The working of magic and diverse techniques of divination are part-and-parcel of their religion. Astrology, astral projection (out-of-body experiences), incantations, mediumship (channeling), necromancy, raising psychic power, (for many) sex magic, spell casting, trance states, and so forth, are all tools of their craft. Indeed, "psychic" development, training for proficiency in magic and divination, is a critical concern... Altered states of consciousness are another integral part of many witchcraft practices and rituals; these are induced to facilitate the working of magic and divination. Much of a witch's training is with a view to enabling him or her to enter these states at will. This is done by means of chanting, ecstatic dancing, hypnosis, meditation, rituals, even sex magic and drugs, used in many circles... Sex Magic is the use of sex intercourse, actual or symbolic, within a ritual or spell-casting session to facilitate or augment the efficacy of a given magical rite, used to accomplish the desired goal of the occultist. For many witches, trance states are the high point of their religious practice. Especially important are the type termed "drawing down the moon", the Goddess, or "drawing down the sun" the Horned God. These involve the Goddess or God entering or possessing a priestess or priest respectively during a ritual with mediumistic utterances given or magic worked. These Experiences are essential in Wicca... it is not what you believe in, but what you personally experience what really matters... Wicca is the "creed of experience." Experience is exalted dogmatically above, and often set in opposition to, creeds or doctrines. In short, experience is superior to doctrine. Witchcraft is therefore a religion based first and foremost on the sense of being one and in harmony with all life. Nature... and Satan: Wicca has given a new face-lift to witchcraft... it is part of nature!... the occultic realm is now described as simply beyond-the-physical, but still a part of nature... it is not super-natural, but natural-super!. This is how a Wiccan describes it: I believe in magick. Not the "I'll turn you in to a frog" misconception that some have, but the real thing. I believe in the magick that brought my wife, my son, and my daughters to me. I believe I can use this magick to influence the world around me, that I can make this existence better for my children... I guess it really doesn't matter how you perform magick, it all works. We perform a ritual, and some desired change occurs, along with all it's consequences. You don't have to know how the filament in a light bulb is excited by an electron flow and releases photons to turn on the hall light, you just flick the switch. Wicca, A Guide for the Solitary Practitioner. The reasons for Magick to work may by psychological, even hysteria... but mainly it is the control and use of the universal energy or Life Force, with faith in oneself, in others, and in the Mother Goddess and the Hornet God. Satan: While some witches may be skeptical about the existence of the Goddess and God, they all emphatically deny the existence of Satan and Hell. Therefore, they vigorously reject the charge that they worship the Devil, which many Satanists would admit to. But here is the big trick of Satan: He is a liar, a thief, a murder...and his biggest lie is to make you believe he does not exist... but, in reality, Satan is the main reason, the source, of most of the ecstatic experiences a Wicca has, while he is emphatically denying the very existence of the Devil. Why do you know that Satan does not exist?... for 3 billion people he does exist! (Jews, Christians, Muslims)... the Bible says it also emphatically, even with revelations of God and Satan himself. How do you know that eternal Hell does not exist?... again, it is the believe of 3 billion humans in the world today, and it is clearly revealed by God Himself in the Bible... of course, a Wiccan does not have revelation from God, because God is not a person for Wicca, just a Force, an Energy, the "Unknown"... well, for 3 billion people, God and Satan are "the Known" through their personal revelations. The greatest difference between Wicca and Christianity is that Wicca uses the unknown power of Satan, and Christianity uses the well known power of God, of Jesus Christ... and Jesus is more powerful than Satan and a million Demons. "You will not surely die," the serpent (Satan) said to the woman. "For God knows that when you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil." (Genesis 3:-5)The thief (Satan) comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I (Jesus) have come that they may have life, and have it to the full (John 10:10). You belong to your father, the devil... he is a liar and the father of lies (John 8:44). "Then Jesus, the King, will say to those on his left, 'Depart from me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels... "Then they will go away to eternal punishment, but the righteous to eternal life." (Matthew 25:41,46).
Finally, there is something very positive Wiccans agree with Jews, Christians, and Muslims: Love!... enjoy life!... peace... described in a few sentences of the Wiccan Rede: - The opening statement: Bide the Wiccan Rede ye must, In Perfect Love and Perfect Trust; Live ye must and let to live, Fairly take and fairly give; - The middle one: Merry meet and merry part, Bright the cheeks, warm the heart; Mind the threefold law ye should, Three times bad and three times good; The law of three which states "Any energy you send out will come back three-fold." This is a natural law that is recognized by many groups. Others state it as "you reap what you sow" or "what goes around, comes around." To Wiccans, what goes around comes back three times as strong. I believe in the three fold law, that what we put out into the world, comes back to us three times as strong... in this life, or in the next. - To keep unwelcome spirits out... yes, Wiccans deny the existence of Satan, but the Rede claims to keep unwelcome spirits out!... yes, Wicca proclaims there are bad spirits, as in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. - The last statement: Eight words the Wiccan Rede fulfill "An it harm none, do what ye will".
The Wiccan Rede Bide the Wiccan Rede ye must, Relativism... Moral Relativity: From the doctrines of Pantheism comes the notion that ultimately
there is no right or wrong. Tolerance: Tolerance is another highly-touted value among Witches and
Hindus. Diversity of belief and practice is viewed as not only healthy but essential to
the survival of humanity and planet earth, and to spiritual growth and maturation as well.
The existence of evil delivers a debilitating blow to the witches'
world view. Sin... and Jesus: All have turned away, they have together become worthless; there is no one who does good, not even one (Romans 3:12, Psalms 14:1-3; 53:1-3; Eccles. 7:20) for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and
are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus (Romans 6:23)
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