What is Wicca?

Question

is wicca christian?what do they believe in?
IM STUPID DONT USE BIG WORDS

LOL Well not stupid, speak with clarity.

Answer 1

it's an earth and spirit centered religionm started by Gavin and Yvonne Frost back in the fifties--they use the bible verses 1 cor 12+13 for people who still wish to incorporate their christian beliefs, but christianity opposes them hardcore

Answer 2

Wicca and Witchcraft ARE NOT the same thing. Wicca is it's own religion. Witchcraft is the art of paracticing magick. Witchcraft, when practiced appropriately does not contradict the Bible. However, Wicca does. Here are some helpful sites:

Traditional Witchcraft
http://www.shadowdrake.com/index.php

Traditional Wicca
http://www.oakstonecoven.org/page5.htm

Neo-Wicca
http://www.witches-tutorial.com/paths/neowicca.html

The Witches Voice
http://www.witchvox.com/

Pagan Chants
http://www.seeliecourt.net/panpipe/chant.html

Earth Clock
http://www.archaeoastronomy.com/index.shtml

Pagan Humor
http://www.bewitchingways.com/humor/humor.htm

Different Denominations
http://www.paganlore.com/paths.html

Wicca for The Rest Of Us
http://wicca.timerift.net/

C. O. G.
http://www.cog.org/

An Interesting Read
http://users.sitestar.net/~phoenix/moondaughter/

The
Malleus Maleficarum
http://www.malleusmaleficarum.org/mmtoc.html

Blessed Be

Answer 3

Bunch of idiots giving you lies about Wicca.

Wicca is witchcraft but modern day witchcraft. Not Christian in any possible way shape or form. We don't believe in Satan, contrary to popular closed minded Christian opinion.

Ours is a nature loving religion that believes in a god and a goddess. They are neither good, nor evil. All the universe exists in pairs. Good/bad, happy/sad, male/female. So are the gods. Two sides of the same coin.

Wiccans love nature. Most of us have gardens and most have a familiar (I have a cat). We do things like recycle. We venerate the holy Sabbaths (the equinox) and the full moon.

We believe we are not above nature but rather, we are a part of it. And everything we do will effect it.

We have only two laws.

One: Harm None

Two: Whatever you do comes back to you threefold during your lifetime.

The Laws were set in motion by the gods and the gods rarely ever raise their hands to help or hinder us in any way.

Yes, we cast magick. But not to harm others. Only to help. Such as healing spells. And spells are a very small part of what we do. No, we don't kill anything because killing anything would be a violation of the Harm None Law and that would bring down the Threefold Law on us.

You won't find any more commonalities than that among Wiccans. because everything else is up to the Wiccan.

Answer 4

Wicca is an earth-based form of worship. It is a Pagan sect. In many ways similar to Native American practices but worshiping gods and goddesses from Celtic and Greek traditions.

There are many parrallels between Wicca and Christianity. The Wicca circle is sacred space like a Christian church. Wicca uses an alter with religios "tools" and symbols like Christianity, including a chalice of wine and bread. Wiccan Priests and Priestesses use robes in ceremony like Catholic and Orthodox priests. Wiccans pray. Wiccan rituals are akin to Chrisitan "services".

Then we can get into the whole Christian holidays having Pagan roots, thing. ;-)

Answer 5

Wicca is an earth-based religion, usually (though not always) centered around a God and Goddess. Wicca is not Christian, though I have seen some use Christian and Jewish ideas, such as Angels, etc... in their personal sect. There are many Wiccan sects, just like there are many denominations within Christianity. As for what they believe in specifically, you would have to go to each one and ask that. Wicca is just as diverse in belief as Paganism is as a whole. (BTW, Wicca is considered a modern form of Paganism.)

Answer 6

unlike most of the people here i am wiccan and have been for over half my life so i know exactly what i am talking about.

Depending on the type of person and beleif you wish to go by wiccan can be monotheistic: Some Wiccans recognize a single supreme being, sometimes called "The All" or "The One." The Goddess and God are viewed as the female and male aspects of this single deity or duotheistic (a.k.a. rarely as bitheistic): Wiccans often worship a female Goddess and a male God., often called the Lady and Lord.
it can just as well be atheistic: Some Wiccans view the God and Goddess as symbols, not living entities. Depending upon which definition of the term "Atheist" that you adopt, these Wiccans may be considered Atheists.

Wiccans often refer to themselves as Neopagans. The term "Neopagan" includes all faith groups which are based on attempted reconstruction of ancient, extinct religions.
Most Wiccans practice magick. However, some do not and concentrate on the spirituality of the Wiccan religion.

if you need to know more like wiccan holidays ect. I am open to answer your questions hun. hope you find what you are looking for.

Answer 7

I know a couple of people who have incorporated both wicca and christianity into their lives. It works for them, they have their faith and belief. Why stop them.

As for the main question. Wicca is a religion, just like any other, only without a main locational focal point. Or set rule of beliefs beyond the wiccan rede which you should be able to find easily enough. Mostly you'll find that it breeds wanna be's and fluffy bunnies who don't understand the full consequences of their words, deeds and actions, but it happens with every religion.

Answer 8

Wicca is not a christian religion. As a matter of fact wiccans used to be thought of as people who practiced witchcraft. In other words, they are witches. Wiccans worship nature. They are not bad people and should not be accused of worshipping satan/devil/hell and causing trouble. They are pictured that way for some reason... probabluy because of our history.. with all the witches burning at the stake etc).

Answer 9

Not Christian. It's a Nature Religion based on Magic and respect for all creatures.

Yeah and what the guy above me said: Witchcraft.

Answer 10

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Here's an answer I've given in the past. Since Wiccans have no magic powers, they can't seem to stop me from givining it out again.

In the 19th century a romaticizing of things Pagan began. Godfrey Leland forged a spurious book called Aradia:Gospel of the Witches that implied that witches were pagans who worshipped Diana (and Lucifer). He plagarized materials from two previous books he wrote (Etruscan Remains and Gypsy Sorcery). Although the word Wicca isn't mentioned, it was the great-great daddy of the whole thing.
Later on quack anthropolgist Margret Murray hatched her own theory about the witches of the European witch trials actually being survivors of a Pagan cult in her books. These inspired Gardner to create his own witch cult witch he called "wica" (at first spelled in lower case and with only one "c"). Gardner insisted Witch meant "Wise one" claiming the word derives from the Old English word "wicce". "Wicce" actually means "to bend", and this is where the word "wicker" comes from. The word "wicked" also comes from "wicce" (as in a wicked person being "bent").
The word "witch" has a nefarious meaning in every language on earth,including English, but for some reason Wiccans still insist on calling themselves "Witches" (with a capital "W") and their religion "Witchcraft". They feel that the reason people are afraid of them is centuries of "xtian propaganda" meant to defame them. But even if they went to Vietnam ( a predominantly Buddhist country) and said they were a Phuy Tay (Vietnamese for witch), people would still be afraid of them. Of course, a tiny few Wiccans have stopped calling themselves witches, but most probably enjoy the shock value wether they admit it or not.

There were examples of witches who did evil deeds in history (such as the Weirs and LaViosin) but Wiccans don't equate themselves with such people since they were Devil worshippers.

According to Adian Kelly, Wicca was basically created by Gardner so he could be beaten by strong willed women. He was a sado-masochist and nudist.

Not all Wiccans are harmelss :
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AhC.lig5U_kema_p2Vi2.UsjzKIX?qid=20060920141547AA0e3fT