In need of Wiccan help!!?

Question

Ok so heres the deal me and my friends are studying witchcraft and we're kind of getting mixed up in whats real and whats not.We keep getting ourselves in these crazy situations and are constantly in trouble.I am asking all of you expierenced witches to lend out a helping hand and the reason why im asking for help here is because every one else thinks were too young(im 14 going on 15, n my friends r 15 n16) all we need is a guide.

Answer 1

If you are really interested in becoming a witch or Wiccan I have a couple of questions for you to really ponder.
1. Why do you think you might want to be a witch/Wiccan?
2. What lead you to this path?
3. What do you expect to gain from it?

If your answer to ANY of these questions is "power", forget it.

READ!!! Find out which tradition you would prefer. You may find your answer in, Buckland's Complete Book of Witchcraft.

I would not bother with any type of initiation or gathering of ritual tools until you find which path you are going to follow. Most tools are not necessary in all traditions. I have much more than most, but then, I have been practicing for a very long time. My particular path essentially needs only a Staff, Dirk (athame) and a Keek-Stane (or crystal ball). Other tools can be acquired as needed.

I am Pecti-Witan (aka Hedge Witch, not Wiccan) a "solitary" practitioner of "the Old Religion", and have been for many, many years. Being a "Witch" is nothing like what is portrayed in movies or on Television. There is nothing flashy about it. we are fairly simple people with "abilities" that everyone has, ours are just honed and utilized. Lots of research and practice. There is a lot to learn when you are dealing with herbal, mineral and candle magick.
I read tarot cards, rune stones and utilize a number of other tools for divination but would NEVER charge anyone for anything I do! Besides, I do not do "readings" or "cast spells" for others on demand. That sounds more like a con game to me! Though I am often asked.
Now as for what I did to start, well, it seemed to come naturally to me, (my mother was a witch and my great grandmother was the daughter of a Comanche medicine man) and I believe this is not my first life (nor the last) as a witch. I have always had a deep respect for nature and have an innate ability to communicate with animals. When I was very young my parents encouraged me to learn about all religions, so I did. And I encourage you to do the same to find your true path. Books are an excellent source, providing you get the right ones, there are some I would avoid (Ravenwolf). I prefer Scott Cunningham. If you can connect with other practitioners that would also be a good way to learn. One question you must ask yourself is are you looking for the structured system of a Coven (you will have to wait until you are 18, unless your parents are part of an established coven) or would you prefer the life as a "Solitary"? Buckland has some very good books outlining both. But my favorite book is still Cunningham's "Wicca, a Guide for the Solitary Practitoner". It is a good place to start (or affirm). You are not too young to start learning, but I think you are too young to begin practice.
The reason I suggest avoiding Ravenwolf is her blatant disreguard for honesty and her intolerance of other faiths and even different sects in Wicca/witchcraft. I think she is the Goddess of Fluffy Bunnies! One trait you will find among honest witches is a respect and tolerance for others faiths, we do not judge people by what they believe or don't believe but by what they say and do. Most of us can embrace the differences.
As you may notice by so many of the answers you may get, you also have to have a thick skin, because even in this "advanced" civilization there are still those who believe we worship the devil (LMAO), and would rather turn a blind eye to the world around them. Some will even admit that they think we should be burned at the stake! Ignorance knows no bounds.
Since you are very young, expect ridicule and really stupid requests to do "Magic" like they do on TV or in movies. It is not going to make you cool. Expect people to tell you that you are going to Hell. You will probably lose friends. Just being honest with you.
I hope you find the answers you were looking for whether they are mine or the wisdom of another.
BB
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Answer 2

I'm not Wiccan but I am studying ceremonial magick and have dabbled in spell casting and talismanic magick in the past. I also have worked with kundalini phenomenology and am familiar with neuropsychiatry as well. I'm not completely sure I know what you are talking about in being confused about what's real and not and "crazy situations." You may be way overstepping yourselves in your dabblings. A big element of magick and spell casting --and mystical ritual in general--that people don't get (or find out the hard way) is that they are essentially acts of SELF transformation, with perceived or apparent transformation of outside events as secondary effects. In magick and mystical disciplines, you open up parts of consciousness that cause certain unusual perceptual changes (so it seems that uncanny things are happening) and then you act and relate to those changes (so it seems that situations are "crazy") .Oftentimes these effects can't be controlled. You need to know what you are doing and why and be prepared for the effects and also know how to interpret the effects. If you can, you gain insight, compassion, and also power. So it's a little complicated.

Yes, there are a gazillion books out there on pop-culture Wicca and witchcraft. If you really want to know what you are doing, you need to find an experienced practitioner and apply yourself to their instruction. Otherwise, you take the journey alone and learn by trial and error.

Answer 3

Tessa, permit me to reply the final query first. Yes, Wicca IS truly. Wicca is a Religion and as such, we provide honor to BOTH a Goddess and a God (even though there are exceptions to that (Dianic Wicca, being one)). We additionally recognize the Divine as being happen within the Natural global round us, which style of offers non-Wiccans the impact that we worship Nature. It isn't Nature that we worship it's the Divine, and nature is handiest the conduit via which we accomplish that. Wicca don't worship idols, we worship in entrance of statues (once more there are lots of exceptions to this as good (Green Witches come to brain)). Christians don't worship the go, they worship what the go represents, it's accurately that identical precept in Wicca. We habits our ceremonies for the period of the entire moon (a few additionally the brand new moon), and 8 Sabbats which can be unfold out over the yr (What many Wicca name the Wheel of the Year). These celebrations re-reside precise levels within the existence a while of the Gods and Goddesses and are performed in commemoration of those Divine parties. The Wicca respect the life of well and evil as inherent is ALL matters, the whole thing and every body has the ability for BOTH (Even the Divine). Evil as a result, is an vital facet of the whole thing and one cannot have one with out the opposite. The key to that is steadiness, Wicca keep the notion of steadiness to be one of the crucial center standards of the universe and al which exists. So, to reply your first query, there may be NO being that's wholly well or wholly evil, handiest the motive of the person determines whether or not a factor or an movement is for well or evil. Therefore, as there may be NO being assigned the character of complete evil (ie, a satan) it's inconceivable for us to worship this type of being. NOw, as many member of Judeo-Christian-Islamic Faiths are so keen on pointing out in unequivocal phrases, "if you don't worship the god of sunshine and love, then you're worshiping the satan". They fail to discover that to be able to worship whatever or any individual, then worship MUST be the motive. There is not any such factor as unknowingly worshiping any individual. We can NOT worship a notion which does NOT exist to us, as a result we do NOT worship the "Devil", because the "Devil" is NOT one of the crucial Divine being principles which exists inside the Faith procedure of Wicca. It is as functional and direct as that. Does this make feel to you? Brightest Blessings, Raji the Green Witch

Answer 4

What kind of trouble are you getting mixed up in?

I second the recommendation to stay away from Silver Ravenwolf. In general, I think it's a good idea to stick to books written by people who appear to be using their real names. Or at least normal names. There are lots of "Wicca" books out there that are just trying to sell a sensationalist view of the religion - like on the TV show Charmed, for example. Then there are books that truly are trying to spread the word about what the real belief is, and what real practicing Wiccans do (and don't do).

Generally, the writers who use fakey-hokey names like Silver Ravenwolf are writing the sell-the-image type, while Scott Cunningham and other "normal" sounding writers are selling actual information about the real religion.

That's not a scientific census or anything - just my observation in reading these books and in talking to my many Wiccan and Pagan friends. :)

Answer 5

Well, you are too young.

Why are you playing at a religion that some of us have held longer than you've been alive?

Seriously, is it fashion?

Why not play at being Christian and leave Wicca to the Wiccans?

Answer 6

what you need to do is educate yourselves as much as possible. read as much as you can, but stay away from silver ravenwolf! try scott cunningham's wicca a guide for the solitary practioner, it's got lots of good stuff in there.

Answer 7

check out books and stuff from your local library. also, it is helpful to look up things about the Salem witch trials