does wicca really exsist???¿?¿?¿?

Question

i think its a bunch of boloney (no offence)

Answer 1

Wicca is a Neopagan religion and a religious movement found in many different countries, though most commonly in English-speaking cultures. It was first publicised in 1954 by a British civil servant named Gerald Gardner after the British Witchcraft Act was repealed. He claimed that the religion, of which he was an initiate, was a modern survival of an old witch cult, which had existed in secret for hundreds of years, originating in the pre-Christian Paganism of Europe. Wicca is thus sometimes referred to as the Old Religion. The veracity of Gardner's claims cannot be independently proven, and it is thought that Wiccan theology began to be compiled no earlier than the 1920s. Various related Wiccan traditions have since evolved, or been adapted from, the form established by Gardner, which came to be called Gardnerian Wicca. These other traditions of Wicca each have specific beliefs, rituals, and practices. Most traditions of Wicca remain secretive and require members to be initiated. There is also a movement of Eclectic or Solitary Wiccans who claim to belong to the religious movement, but do not believe any doctrine or traditional initiation is necessary in order to substantiate the claim.

Wicca is a religion, and although its adherents often identify as witches, Wicca and witchcraft are not necessarily the same thing.

It is commonly understood that most Wiccans worship two deities: the Goddess, often associated with Gaea or Mother Earth, and her consort the God (sometimes known as the Horned God). These two deities are usually thought of as equal complements to each other, and together represent all aspects of the universe. Depending on the tradition followed, the names of the God and Goddess vary widely, usually based on mythological figures. A few examples might be Cernunnos and Brigit from Celtic mythology or Hecate, Lugh, Diana and many others.

The exact names of the Gods of traditional Wicca remain an initiatory secret according to current Gardnerians and they are not given in Gerald Gardner's books about witchcraft. However, from the collection of Toronto Papers of Gardner's writings investigated by American scholars such as Aiden Kelly, many have come to suppose that their names are Cernunnos and Aradia, as these names are used in the prototype Book of Shadows known as "Ye Bok [sic] of Ye Arte Magical".

Some Wiccans, particularly those following a solitary path, simply refer to their Gods as "The God and The Goddess". There are also Wiccan groups that acknowledge a unified supreme godhead. Usually referred to just as The One (such as in Scott Cunningham's Wicca: A Guide to the Solitary Practitioner), it has also been called Dryghten in Patricia Crowther's 1974 book Witch Blood!.

The partnership of the Wiccan Goddess and God is generally viewed as dynamic and complementary, with neither dominating, however in some traditions, such as Dianic Wicca, the Goddess alone is worshipped. In those traditions, the God plays either no role, or a diminished role.

A significant number of Wiccans from various traditions do not claim to be dualist, but practice some form of polytheism, often with particular reference to the European pantheons, the paganisms of which Wicca partly draws inspiration from. It has been noted by some authors that Wicca is becoming more polytheistic as it is maturing; embracing a more traditional pagan worldview. However, Wiccans may also be animists, pantheists, or indeed anywhere within the broad spectrum of Neopagan forms of worship.

There are different thoughts in Wicca regarding each of the Elements. Some hold to the ancient Greek conception of the classical elements (air, fire, water, earth) corresponding to matter (earth) and energy (fire) with the mediating elements (water, air) relating to the phases of matter (fire/earth mixtures). Others add a fifth or quintessential element, spirit (aether, akasha). The five points of the frequently worn pentagram symbolise, among other things, the four elements with spirit presiding at the top. The pentagram is the symbol most commonly associated with Wicca in modern times. It is often circumscribed — depicted within a circle, and is usually (though not exclusively) shown with a single point upward. The inverse pentagram, with two points up, is a symbol of the second degree initiation rite of traditional Wicca.

Each of the four cardinal elements (air, fire, water and earth) are typically assigned a direction, a color, and an elemental spirit. The following list shows common categorisation, but different traditions of Wicca may use different "correspondences":

Air: East, Yellow, Sylphs
Fire: South, Red, Salamanders
Water: West, Blue, Undines
Earth: North, Green, Gnomes

Wiccans may worship a Goddess and a God; they observe the festivals of the eight Sabbats of the year and the full-moon Esbats; and they have a code of ethics that most live by. Wicca is thus generally considered to be distinct from witchcraft, which does not of itself imply any specific religious, ethical or ritual elements, and is practiced in various forms by people of many religions, as well as by some atheists.

Wicca does, however, incorporate a specific form of witchcraft, with particular ritual forms, involving the casting of spells, herbalism, divination and other forms of magic. Wiccan ethics require that magical activities are limited to good purposes only.

According to Gerald Gardner, the religion derives from a secret but widespread witch-cult of early modern Europe, which incorporated all of the key religious beliefs and ideals and the distinctive ritual structures found in modern Wicca. While this historical interpretation is now much criticised, it makes it difficult to conclusively say whether Wicca is a religious form of witchcraft or a religion incorporating witchcraft.

While most Wiccans practice magic, a few do not, and do not identify as witches. Similarly, many Wiccans, though not all, call themselves Pagans, though the umbrella term Paganism encompasses many faiths that have nothing to do with Wicca or witchcraft.

Despite the popular negative connotations associated with witchcraft, Wiccans see their use of witchcraft as positive and good, and black or evil magic is viewed as antithetical to Wiccan beliefs and activities. In fact in all areas of behaviour, magical or otherwise, Wiccan morality can be summarised in the form of a text that is commonly titled The Wiccan Rede. The core maxim of that text states "An it harm none, do what thou wilt." ("An" is an archaic word meaning "if".) The origin of the Wiccan Rede is ambiguous, its earliest mention being at a meeting held by the witchcraft magazine "Pentagram" spoken by Doreen Valiente. Gerald Gardner suggested that it was taken by witches from the legendary ethic of the fabled King Pausol which was "Do what you like so long as you harm no one". Nevertheless, the similarity of the phrasing of the Rede (and explicit and verbatim phrasing of other texts) suggests that this statement is partly based on the Law of Thelema as stated by occultist Aleister Crowley.

Many Wiccans promote the Law of Threefold Return, a belief that anything that one does will be returned to them threefold. In other words, good deeds are magnified in like form back to the doer, and so are ill deeds.

Many traditional Wiccans also follow, or at least consider, a set of 161 laws, commonly called the Ardanes. A common criticism of these rules is that they represent outdated concepts and/or produce counterproductive results in Wiccan contexts.

Many Wiccans also seek to cultivate the Eight Wiccan Virtues as a guideline for their deeds. These are Mirth, Reverence, Honour, Humility, Strength, Beauty, Power, and Compassion.

Homosexuality is accepted in most traditions of Wicca.

A recurrent belief amongst Wiccans is that no magic should be performed on any other person without that person's direct permission (excepting pets, which obviously cannot give explicit permission for such an act). This may stem from the Rede's declaration of "An it harm none, do what thou wilt", in that a person may not wish to have a spell cast upon them, and doing so without first obtaining permission interferes with their free will, which falls under the meaning of the word 'harm' as applied in the Rede. This is especially the case with love spells. Most Wiccans do not believe in performing magic on anyone in any circumstance without permission, although some Wiccans believe that white magic may be performed with or without permission (healing spells, etc).

In typical rites, the Wiccans assemble inside a magic circle, which is marked using various means, in a ritual manner followed by a cleansing and then blessing of the space. Prayers to the God and Goddess are said, and spells are sometimes worked. Traditionally, the circle is followed by a meal. Before entering the circle, some traditions fast for the day, and/or have a ritual wash.

Answer 2

I'm sorry, but saying - 'i think its a bunch of boloney (no offence)' - is offensive. Why did you even ask the question if you don't believe it is real? There is little point trying to sway you otherwise, as it is not what we do.

Answer 3

Brother. One mistranslation interior the bible and anybody assumes that witches are evil! one million. A Witch may well be any or no faith if she or he desires to be. Witches have been and nevertheless are healers and sensible-women/men. They have been additionally midwives.The word anybody of people who state that that's mentioned Witches are evil interior the bible initially translated to "thou shalt no longer go through a poisoner to stay" yet somebody in the process the inquisition replaced it from Poisoner to Witch. 2. Wicca is many ideals, some relationship to the pre Christian era. regrettably the Gardarian team gets up in palms approximately this assertion claiming they have been the gang that began this. that's a perception that's polytheistic fairly than monotheistic like Christianity and an incredible type of alternative e book religions accessible. So asserting Christianity and Wicca do no longer mesh (enormously in accordance to Christians... humorous although how a number of Christ's teachings are on the brink of lots of the Wicca ideals). 3. i might do an incredible type of study on your own and experience your way via this. If deep down that's no longer good to you than do no longer do it. If it feels good, stick to that path. have confidence your instincts. in case you have particular questions i may well be happy to help or deliver you to a stable source. I own many books some no longer familiar with the Wicca crowd, and that i do no longer declare to be Neo something. i'm in simple terms an eclectic solitary Wicca.

Answer 4

The great thing about the US is that its your right to think its baloney. The great thing about Wiccans is that we respect that right as long as you don't try to infringe on our right to believe what we want.

Wicca is a nature based faith. What I mean by that is that instead of our Gods being high up in the sky where no one can see them, our Gods are OMnipresent (all over). The presence of the Goddess and God is in everything.

Wiccans believe that everything is infused with energy from the Gods. Even Rocks are made of hundreds of thousands of swirling atoms. This is energy. This energy is connected to us. Through mental keys and environmental help, we can attune ourselves to the energy around us in nature. This is how magick is performed. We can send out and receive energy in this way.

Wicca is also a federally recognized religion in the US since 1984. Pagan religions like Wicca are the fastest growing religions in the US.

I'd be interested in knowing what you believe in?

Answer 5

None taken. To answer your question: Wicca does indeed exist. Your first answerer denied existence Wiccanism without really reading your question. You did not ask if it was feasible, whether magic exists, you asked about a set of beliefs. The answer is yes. Look at it this way, does your right hand exist? Can you deny it because you burned it or don't like the way it looks? There is your answer. You and all of us are entitled to our own opinions on every belief.

Answer 6

Yes, Wicca exists, in quite large numbers:
http://www.religioustolerance.org/wic_nbr3.htm

Answer 7

Yes wicca is a religion. most people however do not realize that not all wiccans prectice witchcraft. Bellow is a report I wrote on the wiccan religion, i did it for my mother who is a catholic herself read it if you want i dont know how good it is ...Never got a grade on it lol

Answer 8

Offense taken. Wicca is a valid religion. It honors the Earth, all living things, and the duality of the sexes. It teaches about the cycle of the year, birth - life - death - rebirth, karma, and it teaches the followers of Wicca to take responsibility for their own actions instead of looking for a scapegoat.

Just because a religion isn't your personal choice doesn't mean it isn't a valid faith.

Blessed Be )O(

Answer 9

Yes, Wicca really exists. It is a religion with hundreds of thousands of adherents worldwide, and according to the US Census, there are more Wiccans than there are, for example, Scientologists.

Your belief that Wicca is "a bunch of boloney" [sic] deals, properly speaking, with your disagreement with what you understand the tenets of that nature-based religion to be. This is like saying that one thinks Christianity, or Buddhism, or Jainism, or Yezidism, or Islam, or Hinduism, or any given religion to which one happens not to subscribe is "a bunch of boloney" [sic]. It is a statement of your beliefs, not a factual statement about the religion being disparaged. But merely disagreeing with the teachings of a particular faith does not cause that faith to cease to exist, no?

Are you particularly expert in the teachings of the Wiccan faith?

Answer 10

Yes, Wicca and Witchcraft does exist. And no! It's not a bunch of baloney. Wicca is just as valid of a religion as Christianity. And no! We don't even associate ourselves with demons. Demon magick is very dangerous, even if one is trained in it.
Wiccans believe in the Goddess and the God, and accept the duality of nature, because that is what exist in nature. We're not evil. We love the Earth and accept people for who they are. Love is a value that everyone of any faith can accept and embrace. Hate is a value no human should uphold.

Answer 11

Of course wicca exists. Most of them think Christianity is a bunch of balongna.
The wiccan religion is a neopagan earth centered religion.
I would suggest you study it before you condemn it. (I myself am a follower of the Tao.)