i am a new wiccan student and i am looking for a god online site to help with my studies but i do not have a credit card and they all seam to want one anyone know of one that is free
2006-09-03 16:12:03 · 19 answers · asked by baby_angell_vt 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
There is a well known banner that is used for just this sort of question, it reads – "Traditional Witchcraft does not cost Money" – It does not cost you a penny to learn about Wicca, even though within initial studies you may need to read a lot of books there are always libraries and people willing to share books both locally and online.
Banner in question - http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f369/Jadea_Faith/Wicca.gif - Although, I cannot for the life of my remember who initially made/displayed this banner, I know it was a BTW (British Traditional Witchcraft - i.e. Wicca) web site.
A coven will never charge you for training or to join Wicca, and a web site certainly has no place trying to make you pay – in short, if they are trying to make you pay for something they are not talking about Wicca, they are simply trying to make money out of you knowing that they can.
You would do good to avoid a few things;
Any web site that wants you to pay them (Witchschool is a classic example of this, what they teach is not Wicca, however they do have some mildly useful free information). Any web site that uses spellings such as 'magick' or 'magickal' for the most part these spellings are used to show off, very few people who use these spellings know what it means (numerological reasons for their use). Any web sites that include quotes or suggestions from books written by Ravenwolf, Horne or Tatiana (these writers do not write about Wicca, simply). Any web sites that have magic spells, witches construct their own spells, coping from books or web sites is about as much use as saying 'inkle fickle doo' and expecting something to happen.
With that said here are some reliable web sites on Wicca, along with some books suggestions on both Wicca and Neo-wicca (belief system based upon the outer-court teachings of Wicca).
WICCA LINKS:
http://amberandjet.spiralpaths.org - Amber & Jet
http://www.cyprian.org/Articles/gardchron.htm - Gardnerian Chronology and Bibliography
http://www.wargoddess.net/index.php - Enyo`s Workshop
http://wicca.timerift.net/ - Wicca: For the Rest of Us
http://www.starkindler.org/ - StarFire Rising
http://www.asiya.org/ - Asiya`s Shadows
http://www.whywiccanssuck.com - Why Wiccans Suck
http://www.newwiccanchurch.net - New Wiccan Church International
http://members.tripod.com/~Moonpfyr/gardnerian.html - Gardnerian Tradition
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Agora/2416/wildrose.html - Wild Rose Outer Grove
http://members.shaw.ca/stoneandcauldron/ - Coven Of The Stone And Cauldron
http://www.oldeenchantments.com/coven/ - The Hollywood Coven
http://www.geocities.com/DesertHenge - Desert Henge
http://www.geocities.com/firestonecoven/ - Firestone Coven
http://draknet.com/proteus/proteus.html - Proteus Coven’s Webspace
http://belladonna.hypermart.net/Sage-and-Sickle/index.html - Sage & Sickle Coven
http://paganwiccan.about.com/ - PaganWiccan
http://www.cogcoa.ab.ca/ - Covenant of Gaia
http://www.chasclifton.com/ - Chas Clifton
http://www.ravenwood.com/coven.htm - Ravenwood
http://www.avalonia.co.uk – Avalonia
http://www.rosemoon.com/ - Rosemoon
http://www.geocities.com/k_garber/wicway.html - The Wiccan Way
http://www.wildideas.net/temple/ - The Temple
http://www.candledark.net/silver/ - Pour Down Like Silver
http://www.thewellhead.org.uk/ - The Wellhead
http://dasa.on.ca/qs/ - Quicksilver Site
http://www.gis.net/~nagel/grovepage/ - Page of the Mists
http://www.geocities.com/gwydionfl/ - Pagan Place
http://www.geocities.com/reikihealer2001/ - NFTD
http://www.nectw.org/ - N.E.C.T.W.
http://www.doreenvaliente.com - Doreen Valiente 1922-1999
http://www.boniface.us/CTW/index.html - Compact of Traditional Wicca
http://www.pagansunite.com/ - Witch/Pagan Resources
http://www.geocities.com/thespiraloak/ - The Spiral Oak
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/4177/ - Manor-House For Wiccan Studies
http://www-personal.umich.edu/~sjgavula/wiccahist.html - History of Wicca in England
http://geocities.com/sphinxmuse/wicca/index.html - Wiccan Religion
http://davensjournal.com/index.htm?Header.xhtml&0 - Daven`s Journal
http://www.pangaeasanctuary.org/darkwood/ - Darkwood of PanGaea
http://www.wicca.utvinternet.com/ - Wicca na hErin
http://www.tryskelion.com/ - Tryskelion
http://www.mothersmagic.net/ - Breathless Noon
http://www.religioustolerance.org/witchcra.htm - Wicca, the religion
http://www.faqs.org/faqs/religions/wicca/faq/ - Wicca FAQ
http://www.allonewicca.com/ - All one Wicca
http://www.cuew.org/cffn/index.html - Coven of the Far Flung Net
http://www.sacred-texts.com/pag/gbos/index.htm - Gardnerian Book of Shadows
http://www.paganspath.com/ - The Pagan`s Path
http://www.rantingwitches.com/ - The Ranting Witches
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wicca - Wicca
http://janus.spawnfar.net/ - The Janus Gate
http://www.hiddenmuse.com/ - Hidden Muse
http://www.geraldgardner.com/ - Gerald Gardner
http://beaufort.bravepages.com/index.html - Beaufort House`s TradList
http://www.tradwicca.org/beginnings.html - A Traditional Alexandrian Coven
http://www.waningmoon.com/ethics/rede.shtml - The Wiccan Rede
http://www.glasstemple.com/home/ - Glass Temple
http://www.witchipedia.org - Witchipedia
BOOKS ON WICCA:
The Witches' Bible: The Complete Witches' Handbook - Janet & Stewart Farrar.
The Witches' God - Janet and Stewart Farrar
The Witches' Goddess - Janet and Stewart Farrar
The Triumph of the Moon: A History of Modern Pagan Witchcraft - Ronald Hutton.
Witchcraft Today - Gerald B. Gardner.
Witchdom of the True - Edred Thorsson
Wicca: the Old Religion in the New Milennium - Vivianne Crowley
Advanced Wiccan Spirituality - Kevin Saunders
The Elements of Ritual: Air, Fire, Water & Earth in the Wiccan Circle - Deborah Lipp
What Witches Do - Stewart Farrar
BOOKS ON NEO-WICCA:
Witch Crafting: A Spiritual Guide to Making Magic - by Phyllis W. Curott
Positive Magic - Marion Weinstein
Wicca: A Guide for the Solitary Practitioner - Scott Cunningham
The Circle Within: Creating a Wiccan Spiritual Tradition - Dianne Sylvan
Book of Shadows - Phyllis Curott
The Second Circle - Venecia Rauls
The Heart of Wicca: Wise Words from a Crone on the Path - Ellen Cannon Reed
Evolutionary Witchcraft - T. Thorn Coyle
The Wiccan Path: A Guide for the Solitary Practitioner - Rae Beth
21st Century Wicca - Jennifer Hunter
Witchcraft: A Concise Guide - Isaac Bonewits
Way of Four - Deborah Lipp
2006-09-04 09:50:55 · answer #1 · answered by Kasha 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
It's never "free", there will be expenses involved. Over the years you will have to buy many, many books, tools, herbs, crystals, incense, oils, supplies, etc., And usually there are fees involved with coven expenses. There's no such thing as a free lunch. That's what no one has told you so far.
Find a Gardnerian, Alexandrian, Algard, or Frostie coven. You'll have better luck finding a Frostie coven. You have to actually be initiated into a coven by the High Priestess. Don't join a coven with a bunch of self righteous & self hating blimps who wear ridiculous looking robes, and there's no such thing as a "solitary" Wiccan. Make sure they practice skyclad and practice the Great Rite and if they don't, they're not for real. Don't let them give you any bull about it. Wicca is an ancient fertility religion, and obviously it deals with sex and therefore nudity as well. If you
can't deal with it, you're not ready for Wicca. (Sorry!)
Blessed Be!
2006-09-04 14:00:47 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I don't know much about online Wiccan studies. I just wanted to suggest that you purchase a book or two. The Spiral Dance is an excellent beginner's text and "A Witch's Notebook. Lessons in Witchcraft" by Silver Ravenwolf is one of the best books I've ever read. I highly recommend it as a step by step guide for the beginning solitary or for the most seasoned practitioner of The Craft.
2006-09-03 23:22:36 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Here are the best sites that I know of.
For more info on Wicca and many other religions, try http://www.religioustolerance.org/
For free classes, try http://www.avalonia.co.uk/
Other Wicca sites: http://www.witchway.net/
http://www.witchvox.com/
http://www.fionahorne.com/
http://www.fortunecity.com/roswell/chaney/191/index.htm
Also, if you run across a site that wants any kind of money, it is NOT a good site for learning Wicca. There are PLENTY of free sites out there!
Blessed Be!!!!
2006-09-04 12:06:33 · answer #4 · answered by trinitarianwiccan 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
no problem....check out PaganNews.com and the Witchvox
Other than that just google it. Never pay for a site on wicca, there is just something wrong with that idea and me.
Just make sure you read and learn as much as you can like you were researching your thesis for your Masters or PhD. It is important to know others opinions in this area.
2006-09-03 23:16:58 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Read the book He Came to Set the Captives Free. It is all about wiccan.
2006-09-03 23:35:56 · answer #6 · answered by salvation 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Start with Wikipedia
2006-09-03 23:14:05 · answer #7 · answered by Johnny Tezca 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
look into the yahoo groups. you have to use some common sense and think about who you listen to but there is a ton of free onfo from real practicioners from around the world out there.
if you are looking for new age join my group
N_A_P_A_S
New Age Practicioners of Ancient Spiritualism...
i will tell you what i can and i am looking for people that can help to teach in different religions and magickal ways.
2006-09-03 23:15:56 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Go to my 360 page and I have a few groups of which I am a member. Just click on the sites and you can join for free. :-)
2006-09-03 23:13:58 · answer #9 · answered by sweetpea 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
A good Wiccan Yahoo group with very knowledgeable and friendly members:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/wiccan_collegium/
A good forum that has members of many different neo-pagan paths:
http://www.ecauldron.net/mb/index.php?webtag=TCMAIN&9cca91f8c43feb0e8f20950aa11c6aa7=Continue
2006-09-04 07:53:42 · answer #10 · answered by Witchy 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋