What are the paths of a wiccan?

Answer 1

I am not quite sure what you mean by "paths of a Wiccan".

Wicca is a polytheistic religion. We have many ways to connect with our Deities, all of them personal and all of them specific to the person and the beliefs of that person.

Whatever path you follow to take you on a spiritual journey and enable you to connect with your Gods or Goddesses is a path that is valid to you and you alone.

Wicca is experiential, which means you don't learn it from a book, or allow some clergy to tell you what it is all about. Wicca is an experienced religion... your experiences are personal with your God or Goddess. You make the direct connection.

I hope this helps. As I am not sure where you were going with the question, I took a shot at an answer.

Answer 2

Your "Path" is what is important to you.

Whether that is Christian with a need to "spread the word", or Hindu to "find the Balance".

For most traditional Wiccans it is supposed to be to find the equality in nature between the masculine and the feminine. In other words, most Wiccans (Pagans, Witches, whatever) believe that there is a duality in nature and if it exists here it must exist everywhere.

They refer to it as "The God" & "The Goddess"..... and this is actually a central theme in the DaVinci Code as well.

The theme which many follow is one honoring their ancestors, so the 'God & Goddess' are chosen from the pantheon of their birth lineage. This is not a prerequisite however and you are free to follow your heart.


P.S. Wiccans, Pagans, etc do not believe in Satan or Hell.
Therefore the threat of eternal damnation is non-existent and reserved only for those Christians who believe in it.

Most Wiccans believe if you do something wrong that KARMA will return that three-fold upon you...... So most Pagans really don't want to cause anyone harm because of what they call the "Threefold Rule"

Answer 3

The religion of WICCA, is a modern day adaptation of a collection of many different European religions and beliefs that pre-date Christianity. IT IS NOT SATANISM, for the concept of satan or an all powerful evil being is a product of the Christian mythos, not ours. Wicca has no ten commandments, only a simply stated, yet highly complex understanding. We adhere to the Wiccan Rede, a very strenuous moral code, and firmly believe 'An it harm none, do as ye will'"

Blessed Be

Answer 4

Path or tradition is to Wicca as denomination is to Christianity. Because Wicca is a growing religion of independent-minded people, there are lots and lots of "paths" and "traditions."

This is an overview of some popular ones, but it is by no means exhaustive.

http://www.pagans.org/wicca/branches/branches.html

Answer 5

In a nutshell, generally
harm to no one and nothing in any way, including self
respect for nature
belief in more than one diety (usually a god and goddess)
practice of magic (by which I mean directed mental intent to create a change)

I say generally because specifics depend on the tradition and the person.

Answer 6

any path you take that is not to the lord is a path that a witch would take. I know that makes me sound nuts but i beleave it. If you beleave in the Wiccan way the you will under stand you must stand on what you beleave. and i think your taking the rong turn.

Answer 7

If you mean Traditions, you'll find things like Gardnerian, Alexandrian, Seax-Wicca, Dianic, Eclectic, etc.

Answer 8

I suggest you pick up a book... It is not somrthing you can explain in a Q&A post. Robin Skelton has some excellent books that explain the beliefs and origins of modern wicca.
http://www.amazon.ca/Practice-Witchcraft-Today-Robin-Skelton/dp/0806516747

Answer 9

witchcraft

Answer 10

>Harm None.<