What makes someone "gothic" or "wiccan"?

Question

I have been accused by several people in my hometown of being a "goth in disguise" and an "underread wiccan". Sure, I mope around a little, like noir literature, am well versed in fantasy fiction, and like to wave my hands around, but doesn't that just make me eccentric?

Answer 1

Gothic is a punk/rock sub-culture, it's influences of course come from rock and punk music movements but also from 'Gothic' literature – generally speaking it is an attraction towards 'darker' things. A Goth would be someone who would typically listen to rock and punk bands such as Killing Joke, The Cure, Dead Can Dance and darker forms of rock music like black metal or gothic rock. A Goth would be someone who wore black clothing, normally punk or Victorian clothing, Lolita seems to be finding its way into Gothic culture as well.

Wicca is a religion, specifically in fact it is a priesthood where a person has to be initiated into a coven with a direct line of initiation going back to either their founder Gerald Gardner or the New Forest Coven of which he was initiated – this is an oath-bound pagan mystery tradition, as such someone cannot be Wicca without full study, training and initiation. As a religion it follows a god and goddess, is generally nature-based, practices both indigenous and ceremonial magic and although based within highly organised rituals in itself there is no hierarchy or central organisation.

That makes you eccentric, not necessarily Goth and certainly not Wicca, people are simply ignorant and scared of people who are different, and they will associate certain people with Gothic subculture or religions incorporating occult practices such as Wicca out of ignorance, stupidity and an attempt to belittle you.

Interesting that they call you an "underread wiccan", that's like the pot calling the kettle black, also interesting that they always bring up Wicca ignoring all the other occult practicing religions, but then that's a whole other discussion.

Answer 2

lol well Firstly unless you actually engage in the wiccan religion your not wiccan. As for goth, personally a goth personality type is shown through a persons interest in the darker side of life and alternative ideas to what is considered the normal which often leads to people looking into dark poetry, diferent consepts of philosophy etc. and Often they gain an understanding of the often over looked underside of the world, due to this It inspires the dark clothing style and may In some cases influence depression (which Is where the steriotype derrives though It doesn't allways have to be the case) These days most people class gothic on the cloths style which is what people seem to like to do these days I beleave the personality type is more acurate though lol. A rather breif explanation hope it helped

Answer 3

To you it would be eccentric but noir literature and moping around seems like the classic symptoms of what is classified "gothic". Does it bother you that people say that or could you move along? As long as you know you are not a gothic, if you would like to make it clear to those people then tell them so.

Answer 4

A wiccian is a witch of some kind. A goth is a person who dresses somewhat like a vampire and acts depressed all the time. Or so it seem from the outside looking in.

Answer 5

Wiccan is a religion. Gothic is a style, IMO. I don't think doing those things make you goth, but I don't know you and can't really give an opinoin. However, I would suggest reading some other genres than fantasy for a while. Especially if you're reading crappy fantasy like Eragon. Stick to Tolkein and move on to other genres, please. (Although if you have found a fantasy that is on par with Tolkein but completley original, I'd love to know what it is.) :)

Answer 6

do you have a soul?

this is wiccan or pagan

not of chrisitian faith

no heaven or hell

do you practice witchcraft , cast spells?

if not like many other teens you like the look which is totally cool but do not necessarily support the practice.

whatever the case you have the freedom to do your own thing.

keep on wavin

Answer 7

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Answer 8

WHAT MAKES CATHOLICS ,LUTHERANS ,BAPTIST, WHAT MAKES US ALL DO DIFFERENT THINGS WICKIN IS RATHER INTERESTING THATS ALLABOUT THE EARTH AND SUCH GOTH IS JUST GOTH MY GRANDAUGHTER IS GOTH AND I STILL LOVE HER SHE IS NORMAL JUST DRESSES DIFFERENT BUT I STILL DRESS LIKE A HIPPIE OR WHO CARES YOU BE WHO YOU ARE AND F...THE REST OF EM IF THEY CAN NOT TAKE A JOKE