Can one be Wiccan AND an atheist? Read on...?

Question

I don't believe that the forces of nature (male and female) are actually "Gods." But I do believe that through ritual/spellcraft, those forces can work on ones behalf? Thoughts?

Answer 1

Honey, you can believe whatever you want. That is your right.
I'm kinda in the same boat. I feel pagan all the way...but I'm not sure if I believe in the existance of any gods. It could be because I just haven't found the right path or I may never believe.
Be proud that you know yourself well and be happy with who you are.

Answer 2

Atheism denotes an ability to prove all religious systems, including Wicca to be invalid. You believe in unprovable powers that don't have specific personalities. More like a New Age Humanist Wiccan.

I was going to be a Channeler at one time, but I found out that all the Channels were full and I'd have to go on cable.

Answer 3

Wiccans don't believe the forces of nature are gods. Wiccans believe the gods are gods.

What you're talking about doesn't sound like Wicca at all.

Answer 4

You've had alot of brilliant answers already so I'm just going to give you some advice and a motto I go by:

Don't let anyone try and put down your religion.
They are ignorant and uneducated.
Okay I admit I've been rude to a few Christians but it's only because I hate how they treat homosexuals and how they really think God/Jesus is going to smite them down with a thunderbolt and Satan is going to through them in a Lake Of Fire or hold them in Purgatory.
Also how they try to force their religion on others and go around saying how perfect they are.

My Motto: I am my own religion.

Answer 5

While atheist simply means one doesn't have a belief in a god, the normal working definition is that atheists don't believe in supernaturalism.

What you are referencing (changing nature) is certainly supernatural, in that you think nature can "listen" and respond, which are god-like qualities.

So I would say you might still qualify as a theist, though you believe in an unconscious supernatural power.

Answer 6

The forces of nature being gods is really just an abstract concept. The spells do psychologically work though like a placebo.

Answer 7

I tend to agree with you. Not that I believe in rituals or spells, but I think you are able to believe in the power of nature without believing that there are gods involved.

Answer 8

I am one of those who thinks magick is a science that we have not fully discovered yet. So if atheist are only sure there is no god then maybe they might accept the possibility of magick as a undiscovered science. But im thinking that this is one of those questions that every individual has to figure out for them selves.

Answer 9

Wiccans (who aren't actually true witches) place a god and a goddess as central to their beliefs; therefore, it won't work with atheism. True Witchcraft has absolutely nothing to do with Wicca.

Witchcraft (Traditional,non-wiccan, aka common historical, heathen, or pre-gardnerian) can. Not all Witches believe in a goddess or a god, which would work well with atheism. I'm one of those witches. I never could make myself believe in a god or goddess.

You are right, you can harness the male/female forces of
nature through ritual for the benefit of yourself or others without a god/dess.

Answer 10

That sounds more like pantheism to me, but there are buddhist atheists (the belief in no god) as well.

here's a link to the pantheist website.. see if that fits what you believe:
http://pantheism.net