If Wiccans mention Satan, would that mean they beleive in christianity as part of their beleif?
I am not religious or Wiccan at all, I'm confused.
2007-01-27 11:25:48 · 18 answers · asked by Stony 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Mythology & Folklore
Wicca is not about 'satan'.
Wicca is best thought of as a loose group of beliefs that have a few common elements - it is more of a category of beliefs than a single religion. This is because Wicca are autonomous - they have no central authority to tell them what to believe - so to a large degree they have to figure it out for themselves.
In general most of Wicca tend to follow a set of guidelines like; "An it harm none, Do what thou wilt." This is very similar to the Christian dogma: "Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them: for this is the law and the prophets." Matthew 7:12
However almost all religions have a version of the same thing - in Hinduism & Brahmanism te scriptures read: "This is the sum of Dharma [duty]: Do naught unto others which would cause you pain if done to you". Mahabharata, 5:1517
In Islam: "None of you [truly] believes until he wishes for his brother what he wishes for himself." Number 13 of Imam "Al-Nawawi's Forty Hadiths."
In Sufism: "The basis of Sufism is consideration of the hearts and feelings of others. If you haven't the will to gladden someone's heart, then at least beware lest you hurt someone's heart, for on our path, no sin exists but this." Dr. Javad Nurbakhsh, Master of the Nimatullahi Sufi Order.
Ancient philosophers like Socrates said: "Do not do to others that which would anger you if others did it to you." (Greece; 5th century BCE)
Even the Ancient Egyptians had a similar idea: "Do for one who may do for you, that you may cause him thus to do." (from The Tale of the Eloquent Peasant, 109 - 110 Translated by R.B. Parkinson.)
In Native American Spirituality there is the same wisdom "All things are our relatives; what we do to everything, we do to ourselves. All is really One." - a saying of the elder Black Elk.
Since Wicca are autonomous - they do not all have the same gods nor do they all follow the same doctrines. Some may worship ancient Egyptian gods - others choose Celtic Gods others prefer Roman or Greek pantheons. Some are eclectic and mix and match various mythic sources for their religious experiences.
That said; -none- of them worship Satan since that would by definition make them Satanists or Diabolists -not- Wicca. In fact most of them have rejected christianity for one reason or another and have little interest in anything from the Christian pantheon. They generally consider Satan to be a part of the Christian beliefs.
A -very- small number of Wiccans may to be trying to combine Wicca with Christianity as a kind of 'fusion' belief. For the most part this is because they want to keep aspects of the Christian belief as part of their new religion -and there is no rule against a Wiccan worshiping the Christian god, most just find it a very limited view. That said; even these would typically see worshiping Satan as a rather backward idea...
Part of your confusion may come from Christian statements about Wicca. Some people who are Christians say that if someone believes -anything- different than Christianity that automatically makes them satanic. This is because for such Christians there is a very aggressive antagonistic attitude toward any other beliefs - it does not make their propaganda true - such individuals have even claimed that Disney's animated character "Mickey Mouse" is evil and satanic...
Sigh. It takes all kinds.
2007-01-27 12:53:13 · answer #1 · answered by Michael Darnell 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
wicca has nothing to do with Satan. Satanism (Satanists) are the Satan worshipers. the main difference between the two, from just a symbolic stand point, Wiccan pentacles point up; Satanist pentagrams point down. Wiccans are in no way related to Christian beliefs or ideals, other than Wicca is a form of Paganism to the Church. another huge difference between them is that Wiccans believe the Earth is the Mother Spirit (the Goddess) and that when used properly, any of her children (all things terrestial) can help or hinder human life. Christians belive that a single male God created them out of his own image and made a Divine Plan. I could go on forever about this.
2007-01-27 19:44:26 · answer #2 · answered by Warnstedt 2 · 4⤊ 0⤋
the Wiccans do not believe in satan. Satan is a creation of the christian church centurie ago. When the Christians were gaining control they created Satan to terrify people into the church, and even made up things to prove it. For example if they saw some one walking in the moonlight they wrer going to meet him. As for the wiccans there is good and evil in many things. Nothing is really all good or all evil
2007-01-27 21:16:13 · answer #3 · answered by hevvyhawler 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Wicca has absolutely nothing whatsoever to so with Satan....except that many over-the-top Christian preachers assert that everyone and everything that is not Christian is a tool of Satan, and they tend to include Paganism and Wicca in such sweeping statements. So often Wiccans must speak about how Wicca has nothing to do with Satan.
2007-01-27 23:07:07 · answer #4 · answered by raxivar 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Wiccans have nothing to do with Satan. We don't believe he exists.
The only time I've heard Wiccans mention "satan" is because we're trying to defend ourselves against the belief that we're "deluded" and worshipping it, without knowing it. Because if it isn't "of God" then it's the Devil.
They just don't understand, or WANT to understand.
a shame really.
2007-01-28 12:52:30 · answer #5 · answered by AmyB 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Wicca had nothing to do with satan or evil forces. Scared Christains made that story up b/c theres a rule somewhere in the Bible to not worship anyone else.
2007-01-27 20:47:15 · answer #6 · answered by missgigglebunny 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, actually, Wiccans worship a nature goddess, whereas Statanists worship Satan.
2007-01-27 20:07:39 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
They do not believe in Christianities Satan
2007-01-27 19:33:25 · answer #8 · answered by undercovernudist 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No,
http://www.sacred-texts.com/bos/index.htm
*{+WITCHES+}*
We are not evil
We don't harm or seduce people.
We are not dangerous.
We are ordinary people like you.
We have families, jobs, hopes, dreams.
We are not a cult.
This religion is not a joke.
We are not what you think we are from looking at t.v.
We are real.
We laugh, we cry.
We are serious.
We have a sense of humour.
You don't have to be afraid of us.
We don't want to convert you.
And please don't try to convert us.
Just give us the same right we give you--to live in peace.
We are much more than you think.
2007-01-27 19:35:26 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
I don't think so, as far as I know they do not believe in satan.
2007-01-27 19:32:42 · answer #10 · answered by eyes_of_iceblue 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋