A question for all those witches out there....?

Question

i have started taking immense intrest in wicca n witchcraft...i wanted to ask...how did u begin ur process of gettin into this religion..
with all respect to everyone here..
plz no stupid answers..like i dont blv n all..
i am 4m india...and i have seen many tantriks over here..who perform rituals,magic n call spirits..(for good)
all i want to know is HOW DID U START this..what intrested u..and why u choose this path...
thanx...

dave!!i asked ppl who dont blv in witchcraft..NOT TO ANSWER!!plz...its not something evil or something u make fun of

Answer 1

I started out with my mom teaching me Wiccan.

Answer 2

I am a follower of witchcraft and Buddhism, they go well together, reverence of the earth and all things of nature.
I can't tell you what Coven life is like because I do not know. I am Pecti-Witan (aka Hedge Witch, not Wiccan) a "solitary" practitioner of "the Old Religion", and have been for many, many years. Being a "Witch" is nothing like what is portrayed in movies or on Television. There is nothing flashy about it. we are fairly simple people with "abilities" that everyone has, ours are just honed and utilized. Lots of research and practice. There is a lot to learn when you are dealing with herbal, mineral and candle magick.
BTW I do read tarot cards, rune stones and utilize a number of other "fortune telling" tools but would NEVER charge anyone for anything I do! Besides, I do not do "readings" or "cast spells" for others on demand. That sounds more like a con game!
Now as for what I did to start, well, it seemed to come naturally to me, as I think this is not my first life (nor the last) as a witch. I have always had a deep respect for nature and have an inate ability to communicate with animals. When I was very young my parents encouraged me to learn about all religions, so I did. It didn't hurt that my mother was a witch. Books are an excellent source, providing you get the right ones, there are some I would avoid such as Ravnenwolf. I prefer Scott Cunningham. If you can connect with other practitioners that would also be a good way to learn. One question you must ask yourself is are you looking for the structured system of a Coven or would you prefer the life as a "Solitary"? Buckland has some very good books outlining both. But my favorite book is still Scott Cunningham's "Wicca, a Guide for the Solitary Practitoner". It is a good place to start (or affirm).
You also have to have a thick skin, because even in this "advanced" civilization there are still those who believe we worship the devil (LMAO), and would rather turn a blind eye to the world around them. Some will even admit that they think we should be burned at the stake! Ignorance knows no bounds.
I hope you find the answers you were looking for.
BB
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Answer 3

I became intersted in the occult at a very early age. I was 10 years old when I started working with spirits, seances, mediumship etc. I guess that came natural to me. I still have a very open communication with loved ones who have passed. At age 12 my father noticed my interest and wanted to guide me towards the "lighter side of things" so he bought a book fore me about wicca (Erica Jong's Witches) and a deck of tarot cards. I was hooked. I read everything I could get my hands on. Including wicca, gypsy fortune telling, eastern mysticism and philosophy, mythology, etc. Keep in mind Wicca is an initiatory mystery tradition, meaning that all the information that you can find in books about wicca is "outer court" material. You will not be able to glean all that is necessary to comprehend the mysteries through these sources. That requires an inititation. When I was 25 I was inititated into a gardnerian coven, when I was 28 I was elevated to the second degree. Since then I have discovered that I am not really wiccan. This discovery was brought on by experiences with diety and unique personal gnosis. These experiences have led me to Germanic Heathenism, which is quite a bit different from wicca. Back when I was young and began my interest, there wasn't an internet to speak of, so all of my networking & footwork was done locally. I don't know how that may work for you as Wicca is a more of a western phenomena. Most of it's practitoners are centered around Europe & the US. There are a few "cyber covens" that will train dedicated seekers, as long as the seekers are willing to travel to a central location for intitations & elevations. Best of luck to you!

Answer 4

Well I have always been interested in magick ever since I was about 5 years old and i conducted my first spell with out even knowing it when I was about nine however it did come back to me in a negative way. I later met a Witchcraft practitioner in a treatment center, she was a high priestess of a coven in Montana, however she was a nurse at the time and was still helping others. She is what over all attracted me to Wicca, she had a glow about her and she seemed completely at peace, that is when i realized that i wanted to be like her. I later asked her what religion she followed and she said she was a Wiccan and i said what is that? so she explained it. i later thought more about it and am still studying it.

Answer 5

First off, Wicca and witchcraft are not necessarily the same thing. Witchcraft is a technique that is used in many different religious contexts; Wicca is a religion where many of the members practice witchcraft.

I chose to become a Wiccan after having a personal encounter with the Goddess (I had been an atheist for several years previous), and I chose Wicca because it was the religion whose moral code was closest to my own atheistic ethics, as well as being the one that made the most intuitive sense to me.

What interested me most about Wicca was the concept of Deity as the feminine Divine, the idea that Deity was intimately present in the world (not "out there" beyond it), and the fact that each member is considered a priest/ess and therefore is responsible for their own relationship with the Divine.

I advise anyone who's interested in Wicca to do some basic research first to see if it's truly the path for them. Here are some links that might help you.

A relatively objective (non-Wiccan) set of articles on what Wiccans do and believe:

http://www.religioustolerance.org/witchcra.htm

Another useful article:

http://www.religionfacts.com/neopaganism/paths/wicca.htm

And a good site by Wiccans:

http://wicca.timerift.net

If you're looking to do some reading, I'd recommend "Wicca: A Guide for the Solitary Practitioner" by Scott Cunningham, and "Triumph of the Moon" by Ronald Hutton. I advise you to stay away from anything by Silver Ravenwolf, for reasons outlined in the following essay:

http://wicca.timerift.net/ravenwolf.shtml

You might also find the Belief-O-Matic quiz over at Beliefnet.com helpful:

http://www.beliefnet.com/story/76/story_7665_1.html

It matches you up with a wide variety of religions and philosophies based on your answers, with write-ups for each one. The results can be very surprising.

If you have any further questions, please feel free to email me.

Answer 6

I started just like QUAS clearly said, and I purchased some books like those listed by REV. TWO BEARS, also with some books found at a public library, after learning a little about Wicca, I got in touch with a nice lady who's address was listed in one of the library books, and she graciosly help me understand a little more of the Craft.

In Wicca I found peace, love, acceptance and understanding. I have learned to put negativity behind, and my life has improved as an individual, husband and father, in ways that I never thought were possible. In addition, my professional life has improved, and I am now able to give much more love to those around me. I truly feel free and in peace.

Answer 7

I started, like millions of other people by reading up on all forms of Paganism and found the more I read, the more I felt that I was more comfortable with Wicca than anything else.

I chose to follow the path of the Mother Goddess and nature, mostly because I have always been fascinated with that and the belief that the spirit of the Goddess resides in everything you see (trees, animals even the smallest speck of sand).

Answer 8

I went to Panama active duty, there I found a bunch of gay females who claimed to be wiccan witches, a coven, if you will, one read from what she claimed was the wiccan bible to me, and it went thru the whole history of witchcraft from the caveman days til now, couldn't tell you what the book was. She (She was an ordained wiccan and went thru the cerimony to become one)claimed two gay wiccan women together were more powerful then any witch ever on the earth. She tried to change me from striagh to gay, since I was a tomboy, but couldn't do it, however, I did get into witchcraft because of my PLT SGT and my house was infested with demons...a succubus. I cast a spell on my 1SGT that worked because he was trying to send me back to the states (I was a reservist who went active duty) and the spell worked. Meanwhile, the protection spells I cast on the house did not work, my voodoo housekeeper tried to take a broom and turn it upside down to protect herself from the succubus, it didn't work. I tried to put a spell on my PLT SGT and that came back to me (The rule of three). I wanted to make a tree bloom with flowers on it so I cast a spell and sealed it with my blood, the next day it bloomed with red flowers on it. I abandoned it, but when I came stateside, I would still use the spells, until I finally abandoned it because at that time (stateside) I was an atheist/wiccan and I became a fulltime atheist. I came to my own conclusion were I thought the magic came from and I did not believe it was in nature.

Answer 9

Dave was describing a ceremony from VooDoo.

If you are interested in Wicca; get some books and start reading.

I would recommend the following books

"Wicca: A Guide For The Solitary Practitioner" Scott Cunningham

"A Witch Alone" Marian Green

"Essential Wicca" Paul Tuitean

"The Craft" Dorothy Morrison

"Ratmond Buckland's guide to Witchcraft" Raymond Buckland This os a large blue book with a pentacle on the cover.

I do not recommend his more recebt writings "Wicca For Life", Wicca For One" and others.

I do not recommend ANYTHING by Silver RavenWolf.

Answer 10

when you say that you wanna know HOW DID YOU START.. I think it would be if you have the feeling inside of you?
Do you have the feeling inside of you?
I know there is a lot of these things going on.. I lived in India for 6 years also and my Anuty does these stuff also.. Even though I try to stay away from her as far as I can.. but I did ask her once what made her do this and start it.. and she told me that once she went to a Muslim Prayer Place and before going there she met a Hindu Guru and he came up to her and said "take this (some indian brass glass) I think you call it a LOTHA in Hindi...anyways... then the Guru told her that you will know what to do from now on.. after that she gets dreams and see's what to do...

Answer 11

ask some one who is into it that u r friends with or pick up like wicca for dumies at ur local book store(hey,dont dis the book until u try it,its not just for dummbies any more)