What is a wiccan?

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can't add anything'cause I don't know I'm talkin'about

Answer 1

A type of basket

Answer 2

Wicca is:
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was first popularised in 1954 by a British civil servant named Gerald Gardner[1] after the British Witchcraft Act was repealed.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 witchcraft religion, 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 written 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. The 2001 American Religious Identification Survey estimated that at least 134,000 adults identified themselves as Wiccans in the US.

Do not confuse it with being satanic, they just have a different set of beleifs beyond the basic religions. I know a few, it's not just opinion.

Answer 3

Wicca is a Neopagan religion and a religious movement found in various countries throughout the world. Wiccans worship a goddess and a god; they observe the festivals of the eight Sabbats of the year and the full-moon Esbats; and they have a code of ethics that most live by. Wicca is thus distinct from witchcraft, which may or may not imply any specific religious, ethical or ritual elements, and is practiced in various forms by people of many religions, as well as by some atheists. [verification needed] Wicca incorporates a specific form of witchcraft, with particular ritual forms, involving the casting of spells, herbalism, divination and other forms of magic. Wiccan ethics require that magical activities be limited to good purposes only.

For most Wiccans, the Lord and Lady are seen as complementary polarities: male and female, force and form, comprehending all in their union; the tension and interplay between them is the basis of all creation. The God and Goddess are sometimes symbolised as the Sun and Moon, and from her lunar associations the Goddess becomes a Triple Goddess with aspects of "Maiden", "Mother" and "Crone" corresponding to the Moon's waxing, full and waning phases.

The classical elements are a key feature of the Wiccan world-view. Every manifest force or form is seen to express one of the four archetypal elements — Earth, Air, Fire and Water — or several in combination. This scheme is fundamentally identical with that employed in other Western Esoteric and Hermetic traditions, such as Theosophy and the Golden Dawn, which in turn were influenced by the Hindu system of tattvas.

Wiccan morality can be summarised in the form of a text that is commonly titled The Wiccan Rede. The core maxim of that text states "An it harm none, do what thou wilt." ("An" is an archaic word meaning "if".) The origin of the Wiccan Rede is ambiguous, its earliest mention being at a meeting held by the witchcraft magazine "Pentagram" spoken by Doreen Valiente.[15] Gerald Gardner suggested[16] that it was taken by witches from the legendary ethic of the fabled King Pausol[17] which was "Do what you like so long as you harm no one". Nevertheless, the similarity of the phrasing of the Rede (and explicit and verbatim phrasing of other texts) suggests that this statement is partly based on the Law of Thelema as stated by occultist Aleister Crowley.[18] Many Wiccans promote the Law of Threefold Return, a belief that anything that one does will be returned to them threefold. In other words, good deeds are magnified in like form back to the doer, and so are ill deeds.

Answer 4

WICCA - A NEOPAGAN, EARTH-CENTERED RELIGION
Depending upon how you look at Wicca, it is either one of the newest or one of the oldest religions in the world: Wicca is a recently created, Neopagan religion. The various branches of Wicca can be traced back to Gardnerian Witchcraft which was founded in the UK during the late 1940s.
Wicca is based on the symbols, seasonal days of celebration, beliefs and deities of ancient Celtic society. Added to this material were Masonic and ceremonial magickal components from recent centuries. In this respect, it is a religion whose roots go back almost three millennia to the formation of Celtic society circa 800 BCE.

A follower of Wicca is called a Wiccan. Wicca and other Neopagan religions are currently experiencing a rapid growth in the U.S., Canada, and Europe. This is seen particularly among some teenagers, who are rejecting what they feel is the autocracy, paternalism, sexism, homophobia, and insensitivity to the environment that forms part of some more traditional religions. Many North Americans of European descent, who are keen to discover their ancestral heritage, are also attracted to this religion.

Answer 5

Wicca is a religion based loosely on pagan practices that existed before Christianity. Wiccans can very widely in their beliefs and practices.

Typically they value nature very highly, believe in gods and/or goddesses, and some incorporate some elements of witchcraft while others do not.

For more information I've linked the wikipedia article:

Answer 6

let me clue you.....
Wiccan is a person that practices the Wicca religion.
Wicca is a pagan religion (pagan religions are all the ones that were here before christianism).
this is an earth based religion, which means we love and respect every living being in our earth (plants, water, animals, oxygen, etc )....therefore our planet is sacred to us.
witchcraft is indeed part of our religion, and we do believe and practice white magick in order to have a better life.
we have several deities that really, really protect us......unlike others ....cough, cough,
we have a Creed that ends with this phrase :
"....do as you wish but hurt no one""
therefore we are the nicest most peaceful creatures !


well, this was just a brief description, hope you have an idea now.

Answer 7

its kind of a religion the person who is a wiccan there religion is wicca. I could be wrong but this is what i found online

http://www.angelfire.com/realm2/amethystbt/whatiswicca.html

Answer 8

It's a religion of polythiests and Pagan origin, one of several branches of Paganism, and is an earth religion, meaning they believe all life on earth means the earth is alive, with the trees and the grass... everything. They believe in casting circles and magickal practice. They are nice people, and have nothing to do with the christian devil, like some people might tell you.

Answer 9

An earth- and goddess-based religion, not to be confused with witchcraft.

Answer 10

Someone who worships mushrooms, tree bark, moss, and lichens rather than a deity... but they have the coolest parties, so I'm down with that.

Answer 11

its kind of religion were one practices witchcraft. they worship mother earth .