Where are some good wiccan sites?

Question

Whjat are some good wiccan sites that will teach me the history and background of wicca/witchcraft? And please, before you write a message like "EVIL!" here's some advice: Stop it. Don't be immature. This is a question of curiosity and i really want to look it up.
Seriously, i have read dozens of comments and replies saying that people are crazy/evil. This is people's beliefs. JUST FREAKIN ACCEPT THAT. There's nothing you can do about it, ands i doubt they want you to. It's their decision, and it's my decision to look this up because i know that wicca and witchcraft is not as evil as everyone has said.

Answer 1

For the history and background of Wicca (first lecture), but the other essays are good also:
http://www.geraldgardner.com/essays.php
For a short bio about the founder of Wicca, Gerald B. Gardner:
http://www.themystica.com/mystica/articles/g/gardner_gerald_b.html
For the history of various Wiccan traditions:
http://beaufort.bravepages.com/index.html
For the history of the Wiccan Rede:
http://www.waningmoon.com/ethics/rede.shtml

Answer 2

Wicca is a Neopagan religion and a religious movement found in various countries throughout the world. It was first popularised in 1954 by a British civil servant named Gerald Gardner[1] after the British Witchcraft Act was repealed. He claimed that the religion, of which he was an initiate, was a modern survival of an old witchcraft religion, which had existed in secret for hundreds of years, originating in the pre-Christian Paganism of Europe. Wicca is thus sometimes referred to as the Old Religion. The veracity of Gardner's claims cannot be independently proven, and it is thought that written Wiccan theology began to be compiled no earlier than the 1920s.[2] Various related Wiccan traditions have since evolved or been adapted from the form established by Gardner, which came to be called Gardnerian Wicca. These other traditions of Wicca each have distinctive beliefs, rituals, and practices. Many traditions of Wicca remain secretive and require that members be initiated. There is also a movement of Eclectic or Solitary Wiccans who do not believe that any doctrine or traditional initiation is necessary in order to practice Wicca. The 2001 American Religious Identification Survey estimated that at least 134,000 adults identified themselves as Wiccans in the US.

Answer 3

First off, Wicca and witchcraft are NOT the same thing. Witchcraft is a technique which, like prayer, is practiced in a number of different religious contexts. Wicca is one of the religions in which witchcraft is practiced by many (but not all) members.

As for Wiccan site recommendations, I'll echo this one:

http://wicca.timerift.net

And also add the following.

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 the US Army Chaplains Handbook excerpt on Wicca:

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

If you're looking to do some reading, I'd recommend "Wicca: A Guide for the Solitary Practitioner" by Scott Cunningham, and "The 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

Answer 4

Traditional Wicca http://www.newwiccanchurch.net/articles/btwfaq.htm
Traditional Witchcraft
http://www.shadowdrake.com/HSDwitchFAQ.html
Neo Wicca
http://www.witches-tutorial.com/paths/neowicca.html
Good reading...
http://wicca.timerift.net/

Answer 5

merry meet, i as being a wiccan proudly welcome you on your new journey.might the Goddess be with you on your holiday to the path of the previous faith.and for the web content which you will possibly choose to be attentive to i would be happy to grant them to you sister.i'm hoping which you have a outstanding journey by way of this magickal faith of ours.maximum severely,might you advance with us all in discovering of the previous techniques of the witch. as quickly as lower back my fellow sister, Blessed be, Lord Ashka aka dark witch )O(

Answer 6

just ask the question...you don't have to give a speech behind it people are gonna write what they wanna write as you say it's their belief!