What exactly is the Wiccan religon?

Question

Can someone tell me about the religons lore, laws, views on such things as muder, sex, drinking another humans blood, and such other things that Christanity and other religons find wrong, and its views as to its Deity or Deity and what that Deity or Deitys are.

If someone could give me the names of books that talk about the Wiccan laws, theology, moral grounding ect .. That be nice. Also if you could included the authors of the books that you cite, that be good too.

If someone can tell if their is animal and or other kinds of sacrifices involved in Wicca I'd be greatful.

Answer 1

Not something you want to be involved in.

Let there not be found among you anyone who immolates his son or daughter in the fire, nor a fortune-teller, soothsayer, charmer, diviner, or caster of spells, nor one who consults ghosts and spirits or seeks oracles from the dead.
Anyone who does such things is an abomination to the LORD

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was first popularised in 1954 by a British civil servant named Gerald Gardner[1] after the British Witchcraft Act was repealed.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 Wiccans who do not believe that any doctrine or traditional initiation is necessary in order to practice Wicca.[3] The 2001 American Religious Identification Survey estimated that at least 134,000 adults identified themselves as Wiccans in the US.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wicca
http://www.religioustolerance.org/witchcra.htm
http://www.witchvox.com/
http://www.wicca.org/
http://www.witchway.net/

Answer 3

ok, first off, it has absolutly nothing to do with satan dispite what anyone will tell you. It is a nature based religion that preaches and practices the basic wiccan rule "an ye harm none, do what ye will" which boils down to, if it is going to hurt anyone, or anything, then DONT do it. therfore, murder is wrong, drinking blood is wrong (and quite frankly just gross). sex is still a personal thing, if your comfy with it, go ahead, if you want to wait till you are married, than wait. there are a number of gods and goddeses, depending on which branch of the religion you look into, norse, celtic, or any of the other HUNDREDS of branches of the religion. it is a religion that can be practiced either by yourself or in groups. it goes back to a LONNNNNNNNNNNNNG time ago, and a lot of christian holidays are based on pagan/wiccan traditions. spell work isnt for things like turning ex boyfriends into toads or moving things across the room with a wave of the wand, it is a form of prayer. hope this helps, any other questions, email me and i will try to answer

Answer 4

maybe this question would be better answered by a wiccan, instead of me, but here I go
1) whatever you do comes back threefold
2) harm none, whatever you do
that would give the views on murder and such
gods go by personal preference, liberally chosen from the ancient pagan pantheon. A God an Godess are generally accepted.
No general leaders, so it's not a cult.
Lots of personal empowerment and that sort of thing.
If you were looking for the vampiric, kiddy-slashing, goat-molesting, demon-conjuring kind, you got the wrong address.

Answer 5

To answer your question specifics...

Lore is a religion it's self. "The Wiccan Rede"<-- laws look it up. Murder is wrong. Sex is sacred, drinking other humans blood is frowned upon most definitely...

Oh and The Divine Masculine and Feminine (Lord and Lady) [God and Goddess]

Answer 6

Drinking blood?? We don't but the christians, sure do, some on a weekly basis. Anyway, check out these sites, get brave talk to some people who are Wiccans.
www.modernwiccan.com
www.witchway.net
www.witchvox.com

Answer 7

I have added some links to help you on your way to finding some answers and to settle down your imagination. There are many paths in which one follows but in the end all will meet up again. When you start reading do me one favor... Believe in possibilities....have fun and enjoy! Blessed Be!

Answer 8

Oh, wow, do you ever have a lot to learn.

Murder and drinking human blood--against.

Sex--"All acts of love and pleasure are the Goddess' rituals." Which includes a lot and excludes a lot.

Deities--At least one female Goddess and one male God. (Some Wiccans believe only in them, some are polytheist and believe in more.)

PLEASE look at the links below. PLEASE.

Answer 9

As for what Wicca is...

Wicca is a very complex faith which embraces widely varying practices and many different Traditions. The following, however, is what I consider to be "the basics".

Wicca is about 60 years old, with roots in Masonic practices, ceremonial magic, and the Romantic era's ideas of classical religions. It is in many ways a postmodern faith, embracing religious relativism, and one that resonates powerfully for increasing numbers of people.

The central tenet of the Wiccan religion is the Wiccan Rede: "If you harm none, do what you will." This is a deceptively simple "commandment" which can take a lifetime to contemplate and to master. Many Wiccans also believe in the Law of Threefold Return, sometimes called the Rule of Three: “Whatever you do, for good or ill, will come back upon you three times over.”

Wiccans honor Deity as both male and female, God and Goddess -- or at the very least as Goddess. Many Wiccans believe that the universe is the body of God/dess, and therefore that all things contain Divine energy and that the world itself is sacred. Some Wiccans are polytheists (many God/desses); others are duotheists (God and Goddess, of whom all other Gods and Goddesses are simply aspects); others are monotheists (God and Goddess Themselves are simply aspects of an unknowable Source).

Wiccans generally do not believe that God/dess is separate from the world; therefore, we have no concept of salvation, since God/dess is present to all and always. Many Wiccans believe that God/dess is too big to fit inside one religion -- all religions/spiritual paths are ways of reaching the same goal, and atheism and agnosticism are honorable perspectives on the mystery of life.

Each Wiccan operates as their own priest/ess. We do not have a distinction between clergy and laity. Therefore, each Wiccan is responsible for their own personal development and for forging their own relationship with God/dess. Some Wiccans practice in covens, which are generally initiatory and require a long period of study (traditionally a year and a day) before entering. Others practice in loosely affiliated groups of solitaries, which are Wiccans who practice outside of traditional coven structure. Others simply practice alone.

Wiccans do not usually have churches. We create sacred space as and where needed, by casting "circles" of energy which function as temples. When inside those circles, we invite the spirits of the four Platonic elements (air, fire, water, and earth) to join us, as well as the Goddess and the God (or at minimum the Goddess).

Many Wiccans practice witchcraft, which we see as working with the Divine energy that permeates the world to bring about change. In accordance with the Wiccan Rede, the vast majority of Wiccans will not curse or perform magic to bring harm upon anyone else.

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

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

Now, to take your other questions...

Murder? Against the Wiccan Rede.

Sex? "All acts of love and pleasure are My rituals", says the Charge of the Goddess. All acts of love and pleasure, with harm to none, are permitted and sacred.

Drinking another human's blood? See the Wiccan Rede again, not to mention rules of hygiene. Yick.

Deities? See above.

Hope this helps.

Answer 10

The following links will give you a good overall view.
http://www.religioustolerance.org/witchcra.htm
http://www.beliefnet.com/bnetsearcher/searchsite.aspx?q=wicca&Image1.x=8&Image1.y=6
http://www.witchvox.com/_x.html?c=basics

Answer 11

honestly no offense to wiccan people,
but i don't understand their religion.
i would love to learn about it, because i love to learn about anything.