What do you think a Wiccan is? Honestly!?

Question

I am just curious since alot of people who have gotten mad at me for being a wiccan didn't even know about my religion.

I would prefer it if I got no rude answers!

Please do not explain it to everyone. I want to know how many peole actually know.

I said not to explain it. I want to see who REALLY knows!

Answer 1

Someone who is a follower of Wicca?

Edit: "Please do not explain it to everyone. I want to know how many peole actually know"

Ok..... but then how are you going to know whether they really know or not? They're just going to say yes and you'll take their word for it? Not a good idea.

Answer 2

I think a wiccan is someone that believes in the powers of the earth (wind, fire, water...). I believe some (not all) wiccans do perform rituals that some may see as magic or witch craft. I do not think that they use these rituals in order to get self satisfying or "evil" results. ...But that is just what I THINK, I am not very educated on their beliefs. In all honesty, I guess it does make me just a bit uncomfortable (though I hate admitting it). I am generally very open minded, but the thought that people in my life could be using rituals to alter events, etc., makes me a little uneasy. I do think, however, that being a wiccan is not in any way equal to being a a bad or evil person.

I just wanted to add that I am not proud that I feel that way, but atleast I have the integrity to be honest. I admitted that I am not well educated on the beliefs of wiccans. Enchanted Gypsy used the correct term, ignorant. Ignrance breeds fear, & I'm sure if I fully understood I would feel different. I just have a hard time feeling comfortable with the idea of what some would call "supernatural" powers. No offense intended at all.

Answer 3

First of all I would like to thank pr1ncnezz for her honesty. You got a lot of good answers here, and a few might be a bit ignorant. Thankfully I did not see much bashing, which is something we have to deal with in our normal daily lives. There are a lot of different denominations of Wicca, and yes Gardner did sort of bring it "out of the closet". Personally I am more a follower of Aidan Breac. Most of my friends however prefer a structured environment and have chosen the Universal Unitarian Church. I also applaud you for not wanting detailed explanations. As in many other religions there are many different paths, you will just need to do some research to find out what your path should be. Either by reading or asking those actually involved in Wicca.

Answer 4

Wicca is a Neopagan religion and a religious movement found in various countries throughout the world. It was first popularised in 1954 by a British civil servant named Gerald Gardner[1] 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 distinctive beliefs, rituals, and practices. Many traditions of Wicca remain secretive and require that members be initiated. There is also a movement of Eclectic or Solitary Wiccans who do not believe that any doctrine or traditional initiation is necessary in order to practice Wicca.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiccan

Answer 5

I have worked with Wiccans, and I have other Wiccan friends. From my personal experiences, Wiccans are very tolerant, creative, and compassionate people. They will bend over backwards to help others, even if people who need the help publicly hate Witches. They are also very in tune with the Earth, which is wonderful because they will be the ones to preserve the Earth for future generations. Wiccans are the least judgmental people I know, and they are very generous with their time, resources, and friendship. Wiccans also tend to be very educated, academically and they are educated about their own religion along with the beliefs of others.

A negative thing about some Wiccans is that they are too trusting, and they can be taken advantage of by others on occasion.

Answer 6

There are many answers to this question... Someone who reveres Nature and respects all forms of life... Someone who doesn't think his/her truth is the only path to Divinity... Someone who's willing to take responsibility and knows there's no such thing as "no matter what I do, if I repent after, God will forgive me"... Someone who doesn't expect everything to fall from the sky and doesn't blame Divinity for the bad things in their lives... Someone who doesn't want other people (for example priests) to interfere in their personal relationship with the Gods... There are other answers too...
To people who are asking you in a rude way, just say that, because you're a Wiccan, you don't go on knocking on other people's doors, trying to shove your religion up their throats, so you don't have to have some answers ready, "just in case". :)
Nobody has the right to impose their religion on others, or "get mad" just cause somebody doesn't share their own view (that is discrimination).
Good luck and blessed be!

Answer 7

I believe you will have to take the stress off your self approximately ultimate doorways and such. Just open your self to finding out approximately different religions (now not simply Wicca) and inspecting your possess emotions/ideals. You do not have got to near any doorways till there comes a time (if there comes a time) that you're in a position. You nonetheless have plenty to be taught approximately Wicca earlier than you'll be able to even remember whether or not it is correct for you. For illustration "An ye damage none, do what you are going to" isn't a rule or legislation in Wicca. It's known as the Wiccan Rede, the phrase 'rede' way "recommendation." It was once stated through a Wiccan within the Nineteen Seventies and stuck on; a few cutting-edge books and internet sites preserve it up as even though it's the similar of a commandment for us. But it isn't. And it does not honestly command us from now not doing damage, it most effective says that if what we are doing is not hurting any one, have at it with out guilt. People throw those terms round in Wicca mostly with out fairly information them. But it might be inconceivable to are living with out doing damage, due to the fact that you are not able to even consume with out there being a demise of an animal or plant. Sometimes we are pressured to make difficult offerings. Wiccan tenets honestly educate us extra approximately the complexities of existence and offerings... no unmarried little arbitrary capture terms ever fairly provide us the entire solutions. Wiccan morality is plenty deeper than that. Also, talking as anyone who was once molested through household contributors as a baby and accused of mendacity approximately it through different household contributors (who in general simply did not desire to manage the immensity of this kind of trouble, it was once simpler to only faux it did not occur and I was once a liar)... sure, the "rule of three" does take it is toll on individuals, in some way. I do not in my opinion suppose something comes again increased three instances especially, or that it is a legislation/rule of any form of Gods, however that it is with no trouble the idea of reason and end result. You gain what you sow. People who do discpicable acts like that in general carry their possess downfall.

Answer 8

Well now you want to know what I think, but you don't want me to explain the religion in case others are listening. ?? How can I do that?

I know what Wicca is. It is a nature religion. I don't have a problem with it. To me God created the world and the natural world that you have respect for, so in a way we are worshiping the same God. Yes, I know you worship the triple Goddess. But it is still the same Ultimate Reality, just by a different name.

Wicca is not a Satanic religion, as some think. You are following the old ways before most of the modern religions. It is somewhat like the way of the Shaman, for whom I have great respect. I think Jesus was a great Shaman, of sorts.

Ah, now people here are going to burn me at the stake too. They will think that for a Christian that I am too open minded. That is OK. God still Loves them, and you too. :-)

Answer 9

I'm Wiccan, I know exactly what we are.

You're going to find that most people have trouble accepting us. It's the reason most of us learn to keep our mouths shut anywhere but the internet.

In real life, keep your mouth shut. There's no need for them to know you're Wiccan. Trust me, you're safer that way.

On the internet, try to educate. It's the only thing we can do in a world filled with Christians.

Answer 10

well, i think perhaps Wiccan folks are those who seek a more fulfilling spiritual belief in what is left of the old preChristian religions. unfortunately the conquering Christians didn't leave many of those traditions intact in their scorched Earth conversion tactics so Wiccans and other neoPagans have to make do with a patchwork quilt of whatever rituals and traditions that survived, filling in here and there with their own creativity.