2007-01-10 04:57:10 · 12 answers · asked by Deamoanicka malice 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Satanism and Wicca are actually 2 different things. Wicca actually goes back to the 1950's and was started by Gerald Gardner, a disciple of Aleister Crowley. According to Adian Kelly in the book Crafting the Art of Magic, Gardner started it as a way to be tied up and beaten by strong willed women (he was a nudist and masochist).
Witchcraft is simply another word for "sorcery" and doesn't imply a particular religion.
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AgoZMJUZkRgHhx7UVO5g7sy6IX?qid=20060915145049AAkDSCG
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=Am._BpIJ4TvjZy5EdEXgW7sy6IX?qid=20060915202507AAARGUp
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AhaS65z2CVVzvy9p4ymbXsy6IX?qid=20060917024713AAAHAms
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AsJPtqbU7SQfe6s8aZ1kmfsy6IX?qid=20060918191343AA1dAL3
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=Au7kIponUXFUKXKGFJTSKHsy6IX?qid=20060918010607AAnr8yF
2007-01-10 15:41:51 · answer #1 · answered by The Notorious Doctor Zoom Zoom 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ignorance & intollerance abounds! Please do a little research. What you will get here is the typical Christian dribble that anything that is not Christian is of the devil. Typical I am afraid, of those who chose to condemn rather than understand (BTW Christians are not the only ones guilty of this, I don't point fingers). I am hoping that you are looking for an honest answer, not just one that will validate a misconception perpetuated by the intolerant people. Maybe Satanic cults worship Satan but, being a witch myself, I can tell you plainly & clearly that we DO NOT!! We don't recognize the existance of demons or the devil, so how could we worship something that isn't? We are often accused of invoking "evil spirits", but no self-respecting "witch" would do something like that! Evil exists, but not as Satan or demons! Anything remotely like that goes against our principles. We do our best for humanity and the environment. If we were being influenced or led by the devil, why would he teach us how to use healing herbs and why would he want us to advocate saving the earth? Why would he want us to use our very being to help others? Doesn't that sound more like of "God" than of "Satan"? Can we be so mislead that we spend our entire lives doing good things for people & nature and helping in any way that we can that we are actually doing the work of the "devil"?!? Get real.
I hope you are open minded and not pay attention to the ones who try to connect the two. Witchcraft has absoloutly nothing to do with Satanism, and if people would open their minds and hearts and books (other than the bible) they would see this. Truth be known Satanism is closer related to Christanity than witchcraft since you acknowlege the existance of such a being and we don't.
Sorry for the ranting, but sometimes the Religious Reich gets to me.
BB
)O(
2007-01-10 10:42:09 · answer #2 · answered by Enchanted Gypsy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
NO! Satanism and Witchcraft (Wicca) are two totally different and separate religions! Their belief systems are diametrically opposed - one cannot be both a Satanist and a Wiccan, anymore than one can be both a Christian and a Satanist (although certain Christians behave as if they are confused on this point...!) The only thing Wicca and Satanism have in common is the belief that magic WORKS... Wiccans only practice "white" (beneficial) magic and "grey" (neutral) magic; Satanists, on the other hand, believe it is within their rights to also cast "black" (harmful) spells on those who have wronged them. Most Satanists, I must point out, do NOT harm people who have not harmed them first, nor do they conduct child sacrifices, etc...
2007-01-10 05:11:53 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
Satanism is the worship of ones own self. Witchcraft is an outdated term and can mean, in my opinion, anything from superstition, seances, divination to just praying.
2007-01-10 05:09:38 · answer #4 · answered by Salvador D 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋
witchcraft is a form of satanism
2007-01-10 05:15:05 · answer #5 · answered by Amber B 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Yes. Witchcraft is the same as rebellion (rebelling against God and disobedient). So is Satanism rebelling against God.
2007-01-10 06:26:13 · answer #6 · answered by t a m i l 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
yes, witchcraft is a practice, wicca and satanism are two religions that incorporate this practice--that is not to say wicca and satanism are related in any way
2007-01-10 05:11:23 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
No...wicca (witchcraft) is not the same. LOOK UP " WICCA.
2007-01-10 05:06:19 · answer #8 · answered by ramarro smith shadow 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Not the SAME but neither comes from God.
2007-01-10 06:16:07 · answer #9 · answered by jasmin2236 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No, two different things taught by two different people.
2007-01-10 05:06:39 · answer #10 · answered by gypsyiiiis 4 · 2⤊ 2⤋