Wicca Religion: A thinly disguised type of old-fashioned witchcraft,the dangerous type?

Question

The term wicca was made popular in 1954 by the British leader of the movement, Gerald Gerdner, who described it as a return to the "Old Religion" popular in Europe before Christianity. Wicca means "witch." Wicca is an umbrella group or movement that gathers under its fold very different beliefs and practices, but is at its core a thinly disguished type of old-fashioned witchcraft. Wicca is one practice that has Satan as their originator and follow him. Wiccas and other satanic groups of young people are dabbling in dangers that likely are well beyond their limited comprehension.
Are they part of the spirit world's dangerous dark side? What do you think?

Part of the popularity of this wicca movementis due to the TV shows such as Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, and Charmed. They are fascinated by the special effects. Wiccans don't believe in heaven or hell or God. They believe in reincarnation. The one question they won't answer is "Who created you? Who gave you life?" They can't honestly can't say as it is going against what they think they believe. They might do good things, who knows! Everybody defends their religion. But, at the end of time they & us others will know the truth. People think I'm putting them down, I'm not!

Wiccans [most of them] use Tarot Cards and give readings. If they are the same ones used in witchcraft, then those who own and use them are of the devil-type witchcraft. Tarot cards have often been referred to as the Devil's Bible/Handbook. These cards have an evil connected to them.

Answer 1

I agree with the first part of your premise, that it is a thinly-disguised type of old-fashioned witchcraft, but I do not think it is the dangerous type. In fact, there are some philosophical aspects of Wiccan thought (based on my limited knowledge of it) that are quite enlightened. It is a belief system (I hesitate to call it a "religion" since as far as I know it invokes no deity) that has an open view of tolerance for others and a mystical view of our universe, which is indeed inscrutable and more mysterious than we can likely ever imagine, so I credit the Wiccan belief system with some imagination. That said, it is still mumbo jumbo, but harmless mumbo jumbo, and I have no issues with it.

Answer 2

What do I think? I think you're deliberately misinformed.

First of all, Wicca does not necessarily mean you practice Witchcraft. I've known lots of Wiccans who don't use the craft or spells in their rituals. I, myself, am a Witch, but I am not Wiccan.

Secondly, Wicca has many branches of believe, just like Christianity does. I think the "umbrella" term you're looking for is "Pagan". "Pagan" means anyone who is not of the Judeo-Christian, Islamic, or Abrahamic religions.

Thirdly, there is still a debate going on as to whether Gerald Gardner or Alistair Crowley started the Wiccan movement.

Finally, you think witchcraft is Satan's work? Are you positive about that? Well then, I suggest you stop using affirmations immediately and any form of self-help. Also, the tradition of blowing out candles on a birthday cake after making a wish should be forbidden, along with throwing pennies into fountains. Why? Because all of these things were started and have roots in Paganism and witchcraft.

What's that? You're intention isn't to perform witchcraft while participating in seemingly innocent practices? Well, that would make you a hypocrite. Saying that Pagans and witches practice devil-worship (even without knowing it) is asinine. How can we worship your Satan when we don't intend to - just like you don't intend to practice witchcraft?

Answer 3

Satan didn't exist until the Babylonian exile when Judaism was exposed to Zoroastrianism. The concept of an evil twin god piggybacked its way from there into Christianity.

There have been a huge number of native faiths in the world. Although some left records (Mayans, Aztecs, Egyptians) most were preliterate and passed their practices along in an apprenticeship fashion. This means that for the most part, there is nothing to be "rediscovered."

And so there are two problems with defining "wicca." The first is that your concept of it being Satanism is based on a mythology of the mediaeval church, which is fantasy. The other is that its adherents are making it up as they go along, because there is little or no documentation of what it actually was.

Answer 4

Wicca is a religion that some witches practice. Even though all Wiccans are witches, it is not true that all witches are Wiccan.

Most witches, Wiccans and even the majority of Satanists do not actually "worship" Satan in the generally accepted sense of the word.

The terms "Wicca" and "Wiccan" came into common usage in the late 1940's, after Gerald Gardner wrote a series of books on Wicca. Perhaps because of its concern for the environment, its close ties with nature, and its emphasis on sexual equality, Wicca experienced a rapid increase in popularity which continues today.

Barnes and Noble estimates a US "Pagan Buying Audience" of 10 million; Other recent estimates of the number of US Wiccans are of the order of 1 to 3 million.

Answer 5

The wicca metaphysical cult has been around since the Medieval Ages.

See the textbook "Magic in the Middle Ages", by Richard Kieckhefer.

Interesting story:

In a July 4, 2006 Washington Post story, a Sgt. Patrick D. Stewart became the first known Wiccan to have been killed in battle. Sgt. Stewart was a decorated veteran, having received the Purple Heart and Bronze Star. However, the U.S. government would not allow the symbol of his faith, a pentacle, to be placed on his headstone. According to the article, our government allows 38 religious symbols, including atheist, but does not allow the Wiccan symbol. (Fallen Soldier Gets a Bronze Star but No Pagan Star, Allen Cooperman, Washington Post, 7/4/2006, p. A02)

Answer 6

Try to get your facts straight before you go off on a rant.

It was Gerald Gardner, not "Gerdner". And the idea that Wicca is a survival of the "Old Religion" has been widely discredited by both Wiccans and historians.

Witchcraft is only one practice of Wicca, in the same way that prayer is a practice of -- but does not define -- Christianity. They are NOT the same thing.

If you knew anything about Wicca, you would realize that we have no equivalent being to Satan in our cosmology. Satan is part of the Christian pantheon. Wiccans honor a God and a Goddess who have no equivalent to anything in Christianity. We do not worship Satan. And we certainly do not do things like sacrifice to him -- that would contravene the central commandment of our faith, the Wiccan Rede: "If you harm none, do what you will".

Here are some links to remedy your ignorance.

First, 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

A good site by Wiccans:

http://wicca.timerift.net

And the US Army Chaplains Handbook excerpt on Wicca:

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

I trust these will clear up your truly unfortunate misconceptions about our religion.

Answer 7

I do not know were you got your information from. But the devil is not part of the beliefs in Wicca. As a matter of fact Wiccans do not even believe in hell or heaven. They believe in reincarnation. Satan is not the originator you dummy. They worshipp Goddess and God. Not the devil I hate organized religion cause this is exactly what everybody that follows it thinks wicca or any other religion is about. Just because it steps out of ther beliefs it is wrong. Also everyone here saying its bad. Go and follow your religion if you must. But shut up please.

Answer 8

Wrong!! (again?) I am not a wiccan, so i'll leave the finer details relating to your misunderstanding to them. But i will say the following: ALL humans are inherently "magicians" of the real type--not the stage fakery variety. Competent Magicians are in a position to get in touch with Beings both "good' and "bad" to aid the Magician to bring about changes on the Earth plane.

Any sane human will work with good Beings--angels, spirits, deities, etc. to benefit her self and/or others. Generally, to promote healing and spiritual growth. Only fools, including the terminally ego ridden, work with "bad" beings, and then get to "pay the price".

Satan is a construct of the human imagination, particularly humans involved with the exoteric--read simpleminded--versions of three "desert religions". However, by putting so much energy into obsessing about "him" they have, in fact probably actually "created" him, as a "real" entity by this time.

In any event, get over your programming, and knee jerk fundamentalist mind set, and actually do some original research on the topic. Btw, Paganism, generally, has been on this planet, which btw is about 5 billion years old (snicker) for tens of thousands of years. And has been much revered by humans far far wiser than jerry fatwell and wussy ted haggard :)))

Answer 9

One could say Christianity is an umbrella group or movement that gathers under its fold very different beliefs and practices, but is at its core a thinly disguised way to keep the masses afraid and under control for profit, in the name of Jesus and God.

But im not saying that!

Answer 10

The only time I've ever heard "Wicca" and "Satan" in the same sentence is when it is used by non-Wiccans who have no knowledge of Wiccan beliefs.