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| | Myths-Dreams-Symbols |
 | | Wicca is a religion based, in part, on ancient, northern European Pagan beliefs in a fertility Goddess and her consort, a horned God. | | | In this sense, Wicca is a pantheistic religion. | | | Wicca is a religion which involves communion with the Earth, communion with a God/Goddess (or several of them if you're a polytheist), living in peace with yourself and others, and giving to those that gave to you. |
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http://www.mythsdreamssymbols.com/wicca.html
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| | Wicca is a religion which honors the Earth through worshipping the God and Goddess, as represented by the masculine and feminine aspects of the universe. | | | Wicca is a newly formed pagan religion (i.e. | | | Wicca, and especially Diannic Wicca, offered me the opportunity to re-define what being a woman means to me. And although I have since moved on from considering myself solely Wiccan, I still tend toward many of the Diannic beliefs and traditions. |
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http://www.fortunecity.com/bally/skull/109/wicca.html
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| | Religious Movements Homepage: Wicca |
| | Wicca, in all its incarnations, is probably one of the longest and most persecuted religions in history. | | | The romantic idea that Wicca survived from the "Old Religion" through the "Burning Times" is an important part of the belief of many modern practitioners. | | | Much of the history and practice of Wicca is based on oral tradition, with many conflicting stories arising as various factions have created a body of sacred belief and practice for themselves. |
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http://religiousmovements.lib.virginia.edu/nrms/wicca.html
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| | What Is Wicca? |
| | Wicca is worship of the Mother, the Father, the Goddess, the God aspects of our Divine Creator, demonstrated by having a good full life, and coming together to pay homage by ritualistic celebration accompanied by joyful pageantry on holy days, known as Sabbats. | | | The Wicca do not worship "The Devil." They know him for what he is - a conjuration of the Church. | | | It has been practiced, preserved, and constantly refined with the addition of knowledge by millions of people banded together in small, compatible secret groups forming covenants with each other and with the whole, but with the freedom to form and practice their own traditions. |
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http://lasvegasbbc.com/wiccawhat.ivnu
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| | BBC - Religion & Ethics - Wicca and witchcraft |
| | Wicca honours the Divine in the forms of the Triple Goddess, whose aspects of Virgin, Mother, and Wise Woman or Crone, are associated with the waxing, full and waning phases of the Moon, and as the Horned God. | | | Wicca was used originally to distinguish the initiatory tradition of Witchcraft practised as a religion, but American popular television series have adopted the word Wicca to include what would once have been called natural magic or white witchcraft. | | | They appeal to women who have rejected male-dominated religions and who prefer to venerate the Divine in female form as Goddess, seeing this as important and empowering for women. |
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/paganism/subdivisions/wicca.shtml
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| | Wicca is a religion of Nature, which venerates Nature by worshiping both the feminine as masculine aspects of Divinity. | | | A distinguishing characteristic of Wicca during the 1960s was a longing for a linkage to an ancient religion evolved, which gave birth to stories of a grandmother who was secretly a Witch and had passed her teachings onto her children. | | | Many debate whether modern Wicca is the survival of the Old Religion or a new religion, but it contains remnants of Old Religion theology. |
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http://www.themystica.com/mystica/articles/w/wicca.html
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| | Witchcraft and Wicca |
| | Wicca was the first (or at least one of the first) of the neo pagan religions. | | | Unlike most of the neopagan religions, Wicca is an initiatory religion, that is, people who choose to practice Wicca believe that the commitment to this path set changes in motion in their lives. | | | The new word "Wicca" is pronounced "wick-uh", capitalized as a religion, and means a religion, not a person.) However, Wicca has developed in many directions and should not be seen as a unified whole, even though it is fairly new. |
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http://www.exposingsatanism.org/witchcraft.htm
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| | Wicca is a "modern pagan religion" focusing on worship of nature gods. | | | Rather, Wicca is a nature based religion that has been recognized as such in the United States and has full recognition as a legitimate religion. | | | Pagans, or Neo-Pagans, are general terms for followers of "magickal, shamanistic, or polytheistic Earth religions" - including Wicca. |
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| | ReligionLink - Wicca moves into the mainstream |
| | There are many forms of Wicca, but most share a worship of the divine feminine, or goddess, and a reverence for nature and its cycles. | | | Wicca has enchanted pop culture and many teenagers, much to the dismay of many people who follow traditional, mainstream religions. | | | • In 1987, the 158,000-member Unitarian Universalist Church recognized Wicca and other forms of neo-paganism by establishing the Covenant of Unitarian Universalist Pagans (CUUPS) - sort of a denomination within a denomination - that has chapters meeting in UU churches in 36 states. |
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| | Wicca - Modern Day Witchcraft |
| | Many of Wicca's core beliefs are completely compatible with humanist, new age beliefs and have taken on the Earth worship aspect and the deification of man that all of the new age religions are known for. | | | While all witchcraft and neopagan groups vary widely in their rituals, techniques, and some beliefs, they are consistent in their doctrine of nature worship, goddess worship, and a oneness or connectedness of the cosmos. | | | Modern day Wicca, much like other faiths and churches in the world today, has fallen in line with the new age, humanist movement. |
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| | Paths: Wicca |
| | 'Wicca is both a religion and a Craft. | | | The Church of Wicca was founded by Gavin and Yvonne Frost. | | | Certainly, the word "Wicca" is less evocative and emotive than "Witchcraft" but whatever their perceived differences, they both share the same commonality in their beliefs and practises. |
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http://www.wyldwytch.com/weavings/articles/pagan_path/pages/wicca.htm
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| | Wicca (The Cauldron: A Pagan Forum) |
| | Wicca is a nature-oriented (but not nature-worshipping) Pagan religion which originated in the mid-20th century, incorporating elements of traditional witchcraft (folk magic) and the teachings of Gerald Gardner. | | | In its original form, which is still practiced, Wicca is an oathbound fertility religion which reveres both male and female deities and whose mysteries (truths that can only be communicated by direct experience) are transmitted by initiation. | | | These books will provide a good introduction to the history, beliefs, and practices of Wicca. |
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http://www.ecauldron.com/wiccaindex.php
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| | The Church and School of Wicca's Definition of Wicca |
| | Wicca is a new religion that emphasizes growth through harmony in diversity, knowledge, wisdom, and exploration. | | | The Church and School of Wicca's Definition of Wicca | | | Copyright © 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 c.e., Church and School of Wicca |
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| | The Watchman Expositor: Witchcraft / WICCA Profile |
| | Because followers of Wicca do not believe the Bible to be the Word of God, it is difficult to demonstrate the error of Wicca from a biblical standpoint. | | | As with most groups that fall under the wide umbrella term of Occultism, the theology of Wicca varies from group to group and even from coven to coven. | | | Other Names: The Craft and The Old Religion are sometimes used to refer to the magical aspects of Wicca or to its revival of ancient non-Christian traditions. |
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http://www.watchman.org/profile/witchpro.htm
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| | Witchcraft, Wicca - religious cults, sects and movements |
| | The evidence is overwhelming that Wicca is a distinctly new religion, a 1950s concoction influenced by such things as Masonic ritual and a late-nineteenth-century fascination with the esoteric and the occult, and that various assumptions informing the Wiccan view of history are deeply flawed. | | | Witchcraft, or Wicca, is a form of neo-Paganism. | | | Other youthful adherents of Wicca, seeking an alternative path to spirituality, are attracted by the craft's lack of structure and dogma. |
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http://www.apologeticsindex.org/w02.html
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| | Probe Ministries - Wicca: A Biblical Critique |
| | Wicca, for example, rejects the biblical doctrines of God, man, Christ, sin, salvation, etc. As a religion, therefore, Wicca helps prevent men and women from coming to a saving knowledge of God through faith in Jesus Christ. | | | One scholar writes, "The modern religion of Wicca, otherwise known as Old Religion, Magick, Witchcraft, the Craft, and the Mysteries, is part of the neo-pagan movement."{2} In this article I hope to accomplish two things. | | | Wicca is no different."{46} He also wrote, "Perhaps it's not too strong to say that the highest form of human vanity is to assume that your religion is the only way to Deity."{47} But is it really true that there are many ways to God, or is there only one? |
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http://www.probe.org/content/view/945/0
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| | In Wicca, the tribal or village shaman would be a wise woman who gave spiritual advise and healing to those that sought her assistance. | | | The Old Religion is known by many names: Nature Spirituality, Shamanism, Wicca are all forms of Nature Spirituality which goes back to Neolithic Times. | | | Peoples throughout the world continue to practice it, from Native Americans, to Goddess Worshipers, to Tibetan Buddhism. |
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| | The Old Religion: Websites on Wicca |
| | The central beliefs in Wicca are gender equality, reverence for nature, and a creative sense of the Divine that manifests itself as God and Goddess. | | | Often referred to as The Old Religion, Wicca is a life-affirming, polytheistic religion that borrows from many traditions, and one may find a number of diverse influences in the practice of Wicca, including New Age philosophies, Buddhist, Hindu, Native American, Christian, and other traditions. | | | Celebration of nature is central to the practice of Wicca, a contemporary religion that reconstructs pre-Christian religions of Europe and combines them with the modern sensibilities of self-improvement and creativity. |
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http://www.library.wisc.edu/libraries/WomensStudies/fc/fcwebwoo.htm
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| | Judge: Parents can't teach pagan beliefs IndyStar.com |
| | Wicca is not a centralized religion but a belief system observed by 50,000 Americans that is recognized by reference texts such as the U.S. Army Chaplain's Handbook. | | | The parents practice Wicca, a contemporary pagan religion that emphasizes a balance in nature and reverence for the earth. | | | Wicca is related to European tribal nature worship. |
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http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050526/NEWS01/505260481
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| | Wicca: For the Rest of Us - Why We Despise Silver Ravenwolf |
| | Why she associates the word Wicca with church is likewise beyond my comprehension. | | | And anyone who thinks that Wicca or any other religion or organization will protect them from the tragedies of the world needs a serious and immediate wake-up call. | | | First of all, let me make clear that she is not specifying Wicca as merely one form of Witchcraft. |
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| | Wicca, is a reconstruction of an ancient Pagan religion of Northern Europe | | | * Respect for Nature: Wicca is a natural religion, grounded in the earth. | | | * Wicca, the revival of a pre-Christian religion of Northern Europe, and |
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| | Amazon.com: Wicca: A Guide for the Solitary Practitioner: Books: Scott Cunningham |
| | Cunningham presents Wicca as it is today: a gentle, Earth-oriented religion dedicated to the Goddess and God. | | | Cunninghams classic introduction to Wicca is about how to live life magically, spiritually, and wholly attuned with nature. | | | But couldn't we all learn a lesson here: in that Wicca is a beautiful journey of finding ones real self, I am thankful for the teachings & most greatful for the many wonderful authors out there trying & succeeding in teaching those who would listen & read. |
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| | In Defense of Wicca |
| | However, there are many Traditions ("Trads") within Wicca: the Trads do, for the most part, have guidelines, lesson plans, teachings, dogmas, and the like as part of their religions. | | | Another positive report, Special Report On Wicca and Paganism, by Religious Movement Resources Center's director Hal Mansfield, lets his readers know that Wicca and Paganism is not a threat. | | | One is the hoax called "The Seven WICCA Letters," which one may read here. |
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| | Doug's Wicca Page |
| | Wicca IS NOT Satanism....for to believe in a Christian devil, one must believe in a Christian God and Wicca is a non-Christian based religion. | | | Modern Wicca (after probably 1400) is a non-violent religion with the the motto (for lack of a better lay term) of "an it harm non, do what you will." | | | CLICK ON THE BANNER OR HERE To Learn About the Religion of Wicca |
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http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Acropolis/1517
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| | It is believed that Wicca stems from many other pagan religions such as the Ancient Egyptians, other believe that Wicca has its roots in the Paleolithic peoples. | | | All five felt that they needed a different outlook on life then were given through their family's religion. | | | Wiccans believe in a God and Goddess, a duality that can be separate or one. |
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http://condor.admin.ccny.cuny.edu/~lm5786/laurenwicca.htm
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| | Wicca was the coven that initiated Gardner from which he took lessons and later developed his own methods of witchcraft from. | | | True Wicca, as set by Gardner, requires that the initiate who wish to become Wiccan must be initiated by another Wiccan, into a coven, in a ceremony where the Wiccan Priestess performs a ritual. | | | Gardner did not make up the word or definition of Wicca. |
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http://www.spiritualnetwork.net/PaganTree/wicca.htm
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| | Wicca: History |
| | Vivianne Crowley, is author of "Wicca - The Old Religion in the New Age", and also secretary of the Pagan Federation. | | | David Goddard is a Liberal Catholic Priest, and for many years, he and Maxine worked in the Liberal Catholic faith, and did not run a coven of any kind. | | | Not only poetry, but also magical practices in Wicca are often derived from GD sources. |
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| | Skeptic's Dictionary: reader comments wicca |
| | But as for Wiccans, well, again in my experience, Wicca doesn't present the notion of 'all-loving gods' as certain other religions do. | | | Wicca really isn't a religion designed for women's revenge, either. | | | Our gods are Nature itself - the faces we put on it are merely a way of allowing us to address it and relate to it at a spiritual level. |
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http://skepdic.com/comments/wiccacom.html
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| | Church of Universal Eclectic Wicca |
| | UEW defines Wicca as any religion that calls itself Wicca, AND believes in a god/force/power/whatever that is either genderless, both genders or manifests as a male/female polarity that we agree to call "the Lord and Lady." AND upholds the Five Points of Wiccan Belief. | | | Welcome to the Church of Universal Eclectic Wicca. | | | In UEW, we have a habit of saying "Whatever Works!*" What we encourage is experimentation and exploration towards those things in your religious life that work and letting go of those things that don't. |
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| | Technorati Tag: wicca |
| | Wicca Spell Casting by Andreika Spell casting by Andreika for love, luck, money, and more. | | | Sacred Mists Wicca Enchantments Unique store with books, cauldrons, blessed candles, herbal apothecary, jewelry, body care, spell kits, natural-state and polished crystals and stones, incense, statuary and UK imports. | | | Capricorns Lair Store for Wicca Goods Capricorns Lair online store offers thousands of wicca and metaphysical goods; see us for altar items, candles, incense and more. |
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| | Covenant of the Goddess Home Page |
| | In an anonymous poll conducted by the Covenant of the Goddess from September 2005 to March, 2006, results show the largest number of respondents to be US residents between the ages of 18-39 with a college education who are registered to vote. | | | Welcome to the CoGWeb, the home page of the Covenant of the Goddess, an international organization of cooperating, autonomous Wiccan congregations and solitary practitioners. | | | - A multipart description of the religious beliefs and practices which comprise Wicca. |
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| | Wicca Ring |
| | Foxglove Circle is a Traditional Wicca coven near Culpeper, VA. We offer year-and-a-day training, initiaition, rites of passage and servies to our community. | | | Tour FourMagick's realm of wicca, poetry, magick, solitary initiation, BoS, prayers, blessings, tools of the craft, herbs, sabbats, with history and celebrations. | | | Current news about and from the pagan community as well as occult topics. |
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| | wicca and earth based religion and not christanity | | | is the wicca religion personal public or formal | | | witch or wicca or pagan and university or college |
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http://www.wiccandreams.co.uk/keywords/wicca/wicca.php
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| | She who teaches out of love shall be enfolded in the arms of the Goddess and God. | | | religions, Wicca does not claim to be the one and only way | | | Goddess-worship and the mystical art of white magic. |
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http://www.no-exit-studios.demon.co.uk/wicca.htm
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| | CollegeWicca.com - Wiccan Life Articles |
| | The following essays are about Wicca and its everyday uses, how to incorporate it into your life, and other various thoughts on Wicca as a useful, personal religion. | | | What's new at College Wicca, UNIVERSE-ity, and in the Pagan community. | | | This section is on how to integrate Wicca into your everyday practices. |
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http://www.collegewicca.com/wiccafiles
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| | The Inner Sanctum of Wicca and Witchcraft |
| | We revere nature and the earth we live on as the biggest priority in our lives and lives to come. | | | Our religion celebrates the Wiccan sabbats, which mark the seasons. | | | Wicca is easily one of the most irrepressible religions in the world because it stimulates the intellect, promotes a simple, practical way of life and, most importantly, is emotionally satisfying. |
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| | Sacred Texts: Wicca and Neo-Paganism |
| | Based on folk-lore, traditional spiritual practices, anthropology, and a synthesis of esoteric systems, Neopaganism does not have any sacred texts of the same vintage as other religions, although unverifiable claims have been made in a couple of cases (e.g. | | | This body of fact and speculation later became a central source of modern Wicca and Neo-Pagan belief and practice. | | | The Book of Shadows is a Wiccan text which is maintained by the initiated in manuscript form, and contains description of rituals, spells, and other knowledge. |
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| | Wicca - by William Schnoebelen |
| | Bill Schnoebelen thought Wicca was a harmless nature-worshipping religion. | | | How can witches worship Satan if they don't believe that he exists? | | | Here is the fascinating personal testimony of a man who stepped into this Satanic trap, and the thrilling account of how Jesus Christ rescued him. |
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| | Wicca is a neo-pagan religion based on mostly European traditions of pre-Christian paganism. | | | The year of its origin is vague, but it could be anywhere from the late 19th Century to early 20th Century. | | | There is no exact definition because there is no set standard of Celtic Wicca. |
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| | Wicca: For the Rest of Us |
| | The word "British" in "British Traditional Wicca" refers to the origins of the Traditions, not the current location of its practitioners. | | | She also considers Wicca and Witch to be the same thing, which is fine for her but I do not think they are one in the same. | | | The British themselves do not often use it. |
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| | Celestial Wicca Spell Casting & Witchcraft supply |
| | Our Voodoo Dolls, Mojo Bags, Spell Kits, and Talismans are custom hand made after you order them, also we offer handmade Ritual Candles, Occult Oils, Incenses, Occult soaps, Talismans and spiritual gifts. | | | Our Spell Casting course puts you in the path of personal empowerment (for example you learn love spell casting, traditional, traditional spell casting, Wicca spell casting, Voodoo Spell Casting, many free spells...) | | | At Celestial Wicca, we offer you the best selection and quality of witchcraft, Pagan, occult, Wicca, New Age and metaphysical supplies to be found today. |
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