So do most Wiccans invoke/pray gods from the Hindu/Egyptian/Greek/Celtic/etc pantheons?

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So do most Wiccans invoke/pray gods from the Hindu/Egyptian/Greek/Celtic/etc pantheons?

It is considered ok right?

Like some religions are more strict about who can be prayed to. Like Islam is very strict, but Hinduism is more about, there are many paths to the top of the mountain.

Answer 1

You'll find Celtic most common, I think. I personally am drawn to the Greek pantheon.

But no, there isn't really a rule against which pantheons you choose to relate to. It is, however, often said that you shouldn't *mix* pantheons (i.e. honoring or calling Bast and Hecate to the same circle, or working with Thor and Lugh at the same time), but that's more because of the energies that each of the Deities bring with them, IMHO.

Answer 2

Any time anyone asks about "most Wiccans" I have to sigh, because as far as indiviaul religious practices go, we are quite ndividualistic.

And here's the thing - big-w Wiccans are British Traditional Witchcraft, and, no, they do NOT borrow a lot from other pantheons; they have quasi-official god and goddess names they use to invoke the All.

The rest of us, small-w "wiccans" and other Witches?

It's entirely up to the individual or group tradition.


I do, more in my solitary practice than in the group. Many of us many of us (not most, many) see all Goddesses as one Goddess, and all Gods as one God.

Thus, such chants as "Isis, Astarte, Diana, Hecate, Demeter, Kali, Innana"

or

"Freya, Shakti, Hathor, Rhiannon,
Rhea, Maat, the Morrigan
Freya, Shakti, Hathor, Rhiannon,
Rhea, Maat, the Morrigan

Chorus:
High, raising up the Goddess
Oh, fill my soul
High, raising up the spirit
Oh, make me whole

She is a woman crowned with a crescent
She is the mother of all that lives
She is the Earth that is spinning in starlight
She is the Goddess of all that is
(chorus)

I know a woman stirring a cauldron
She is the source of the heart's deep core
I love a maiden dancing in moonlight
She is the key to the ancient lore
(chorus)

Freya, Shakti, Hathor, Rhiannon..."

http://www.emeraldrose.com/lyrics/freyashakti.htm

Answer 3

the straightforward answer: because no longer anybody performs properly jointly. have you ever been to a cocktail party or family individuals amassing the position one human being dislikes yet another and can make the potential interior the room extraordinarily stressful and uncomfortable? it really is the same way in a circle. If i replaced into going to ask Zeus into my circle (though why i ought to benefit this I even do not comprehend, he's a bigoted jerk) and then invite in Thor - umm... undesirable theory. notwithstanding, there are countless Gods and Goddesses that ought to get alongside basically wonderful. Doing the study on who you'd be operating with first in the previous transferring into circle is amazingly major! anybody needs their say and their time and particular options and songs, and so on and so on. Invoking the gods willy-nilly is a foul theory. i wish that's powerful! :)

Answer 4

Brief History, anthropologically paganism is divided into three sections: Paleo-Paganism, paganism before Christian influence; Meso-Paganism, paganism combined with Christianity; Neo-Paganism, which attempts to re-create Paleo-Pagansim in a context suitable for the Modern World. Wicca was the product, going back to 1939, of Gerald Gardner, Doreen Valientes, and Alex Sanders. Gardner and Sanders couldn't stand each other, which is why there are Gardnerian and Alexsanderian Wiccans. Since they were trying to recreate paleo-paganism they drew heavily on the available lore of the time, particularly the Western Mysteries (or Magickal depending on your source) Tradition, which originated in Persia, was introduced to Europe by the Greek religious leader Pythagoras, and was passed down through the centuries by a variety of organizations keeping it hidden from the Church. Because of the multiple hands in the pie no single culture had a claim to exclusivity, thus it became a custom for Wiccans to draw on Gods and Goddesses from their own heritage, incorporating them into the general Wiccan framework. Most Wiccan covens are built about the Mother Goddess and the Horned God, who is named Herne, Cernunos, or Cernunias, depending on your source. The other dieties, as with many Pagan faiths, are considered embodiments of what is perfect in the world around us, and serve to teach, guide, protect, and set a standard for which to strive. The names you use, are, therefor, less important than what they represent.

Answer 5

It is very common to evoke gods from ancient pantheons in religous worship. What ones depends on the individual or coven. Some Choose one goddess and god and that is it. Others pick and choose which aspect of each is better suited for the mood/situation at hand. Some stick to one pantheon, while others have a wide varity.

Answer 6

As far as I understand which is limited, BUT I did do a paper on Wicca these "gods" are highly respected by Wiccans for the good that they perceive the individual gods to stand for.

Answer 7

some do some do not.
Wicca has a prescribed god and goddess whose names are supposedly a great secret to all but priest's of covens that can trace a lint back to Gerald Gardner.

but most Pagan religions are open to gods outside of their pantheon. (well most European Pagan religions) ( i do not know much about the asian pagan religions)

Answer 8

I believe most do. Some have a deity that is closest to them. Mine is Hekate.

Answer 9

http://www.churchofsatan.org/vera.html

Wicca is specifically satanic in its origins. Most forms of neopaganism are. These people practice what they consider to be satanism and seek to trick others into doing the same. These are actually cults. New members are kept in the dark as to the nature of what the movement is all about. Moving your way up the hierarchy involves doing various depraved acts designed to erode your sense of right and wrong until you can't tell the difference anymore. Then, you are introduced into the real nature of what you are doing.