How can I become a wiccan?

Question

Ive always wanted to become, cast spells, everything. i believe in all the paranormal stuff and everything. my grandmother has all these books on witches and ghosts and stuff, and i would always read it when i was at her house. please help! info or website please! thanks again!

Answer 1

my child of the still blind eye you need alot of priest or a priestess.the practice of witchcraft is alot more vto it than you think.witchcraft is a religion,which i think you already know,witchcraft is not all about casting spells on someone or making someone fall in love with,the power of spell casting is what people dont understand.spell casting is the art of connecting the devine spirit or God or Goddess through our enter-minds.The fact that we do spells to reach to the devine is sort of odd to some people.they think that we are making that as whatever.i use spells to cellebrate the God and Goddess on a festival.I do not,and i repeat i do not use spells to harm anyone or make someone to fall in love with me or whoever.i have my own spells,and i dont let others use them,if i make my own spells than it is created by me.therefore it will be more powerful.I hope this helps you on the power of witchcraft and wicca religion.Wicca religion is not a thought of some toy or whatever.it is a religion and there arre alot of people who take it seriously.not saying that you asked a bad question,but to show you how we feel about our beliefs in our religion.must that i say also that i forgot to mention,the fact that witchcraft and paganism is a religion,spell crafting and the art of working with magick takes practices.there's some witches or pagans though that doesnt do magick.and than again some do.there are a bunch of websites for you to look on witchcraft and wicca religion.go to the google search bar and they will give you some really good sites.but also if you was serious about being wiccan,what path would you want to be on?meaning like druid,celtic,european,greek?there are alot of paths for you to choose from.but choose wisely though.go with your heart and soul.let the Goddess show you what each one is on their religion.i hope you have a good journey on this faith and religion,because wicca is an earth religion.
may the Goddess be with you spiritually,
Ostara Witch
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love and peace
P.s.
i also added a yahoo group on here for you to check out.
you dont have to join if you dont want to though,but they have some good stories on here about witchcraft that can help you learn more of wicca religion.
Blessed be,
Ostara

Answer 2

Anyone may also be Wiccan, it is effectively yet another kind of Spirituality, nevertheless many fans of Wicca do have a way of feeling interested in it, or being 'certain'. However, Wicca isn't effectively spells and magick, this can be a spirituality, and one which inspires steady finding out and learning. It's no longer a religion wherein you simply sit down again and pay attention to others, and one wherein you're an lively member on your exploration and development. You can devote your self to Wicca every time you prefer, or every time it feels correct (comply with your instinct, you've got it for a cause) however do don't forget to research, be taught and obtain know-how from a style of men and women. Perhaps remember becoming a member of a research circle, or a institution or coven that may aid you get ready to your travel forward? If you're a solitary, than learn, train, feel, learn, and revel in the divine in Nature throughout you. Practice meditating, preserve a small ritual, attune to the cycles of the Earth. You'll quickly uncover that spells and magic play just a small aspect in Paganism, and finding out to reside with the Earth, as a substitute than effectively on it, will play a greater function on your development and progress than slightly wire or candle magick ;) Good success on your travel forward, and I desire this is helping you! Love, Light and Laughter!

Answer 3

Try www.wicca.com it has a lot of links and a great book selection. My mother-in-law and I like Scott Cunninghams Wicca for the Solitary Practioner. We've never found a wiccan group we felt comfortable with. Be careful casting spells that opens you up to a lot of bad things. It isn't like Bewitched. I personally don't cast spells it is more of a concentrated prayer. There is a lot in nature we can use to help ourselves and others.

Answer 4

Wicca is a nature religion..you're basically a magician if you're just casting spells. Any site on the right track will tell you that. Spells are like..concentrated prayers in that way.
There are many good books from places like Llewellyn Publishing with everything else.

Answer 5

If you have to ask then you are far from ready to become Wicca, more so if your first thought on being Wicca is to cast spells.

First of all you need to study a lot, Wicca is oath-bound so without a teacher you will not be able to learn everything about Wicca, however you will be able to learn a lot about Wicca and information you will need when you become Wicca – for example Golden Dawn, herb lore, meditation, and Paganism.

There is a lot of misinformation surrounding Wicca, many say this is a way to determine those serious about Wicca from those who simply wish to become Wicca for fad value, either way you need to know enough to be able to tell fact from fantasy when it comes to Wicca – remember just because someone says they are Wicca does not make it so. You need to be able to take information with a pinch of salt and keep an open mind; a lot of people will take on misinformation and simply be unwilling to step out of that comfort zone to study Wicca any further so refuse to learn what Wicca is, instead believing Wicca is as they have been misinformed, you need to avoid falling into this trap.

Some reliable books;

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

There are writers best avoided, however most books will have some useful information even if they do not give accurate information on Wicca, for example Cunningham is a wonderful writer, his books on herb lore are particularly good, however what he writes about is Neo-wicca passed off as Wicca, not Wicca, the same is true of many writers such as Buckland. There are far more questionable writers, for example Ravenwolf, Tatiana and Horne, who really cash-in on the Wicca fad and often give highly questionable advice and information, for example Ravenwolf is very anti-Christian, and this is not something Wicca embrace.

Generally a few things to watch out for are people claiming to be 'solitary Wicca' or 'Eclectic Wicca', sites or books that contain spells, people who use the spelling 'Magick' when not involved with ceremonial magic or numerology, any web site or person who offers to teach you about Wicca for payment, anyone willing to initiate you if you are under the age of 18 years old.

There are plenty of web sites, again there is a lot of misinformation but there are reliable web sites such as StarFire Rising, the best option when it comes to research online is not to do wide searches on anything unless you know particularly what information you are looking for, also join a good forum for Wicca or Pagans. Amber & Jet are the best online group to join, these are Wicca-specific so you can be sure if there is any misinformation posted on their group they will correct it, I advise you join just to look through the discussions and once you feel you are ready start to ask your own questions, because they are Wicca they can sometimes be a little blunt with people who are looking to become Wicca for fad value so you do need to be careful what you say and show you are willing to learn about what Wicca really is about.
http://amberandjet.spiralpaths... - Amber & Jet

Some reliable Wicca web sites;

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.homecircle.info - Homecircle
http://www.starkindler.org/ - StarFire Rising
http://www.asiya.org/ - Asiya`s Shadows
http://www.newwiccanchurch.net - New Wiccan Church International
http://members.tripod.com/~Moonpfyr/gardnerian.html - Gardnerian Tradition

I recommend you read the New Wiccan Church International's advice to Seekers, Seekers are people who are 'Seeking' a coven to join in order to become Wicca, so generally people who are wishing to become Wicca.

When you are ready it is then time to find a coven, many covens keep themselves to themselves either because they are not looking for new initiates or because they get tired of people asking them to take them into their coven. Wicca do however tend to keep a foot in the door when it comes to local pagan communities so moots are good places to start, it also gives you a feel for any problems locally such as false covens.

You can look on the likes of Witchvox for public circles and covens, however just because someone claims to be Wicca does not make it so – I have honestly known someone who was within a coven for many years before she found out they were not actually Wicca. You need to have the ability to tell the difference between Wicca, Neo-wicca, Pagan, Fluffy bunny and outright wrong, when you know that then usually you can find a coven far easier. Some people do find that there are no covens I their area, if that is the case for you then you need to make a decision as to whether you want to try looking elsewhere for a coven, or convert to something like Neo-wicca or go into wider Paganism.

Answer 6

wicca? i wouldn't know cause wicca is just 2 goody goody for me im more into dark magic

Answer 7

Go to the library and look it up.........or go to www.ask.com and type in wiccan and it should help you find what you are looking for ..................... blessed be.