You can be Wiccan no matter who was, or who was not Wiccan, in your family history. Being as Wicca is only about 60 years old, give or take, most people don't have too many Wiccan ancestors on the old family tree.
If the magic is what you're interested in, you may want to check out other Occult paths than Wicca. Wicca is a religion and its focus really isn't practicing magic.
2007-12-18 13:20:44
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answered by Rapunzel XVIII 5
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Wicca is less than 100 years old, so none of us has Wiccan ancestors going back very far! It's a religion and a belief system, not an ethnicity. You don't have to come from special families (and most people who claim they come from such are lying).
Wicca is a religion. It is not about "magic and stuff." If you're looking for magic, you might want to look at witchcraft or other magical practices.
Wicca is not against God, but it's not for him either. Wiccans are polytheistic and, thus, do not follow the monotheistic Christian God. Whether God is against magic is a conclusion you'll have to come to yourself. There are plenty of Christians who so work magic, but there are also many magical practices forbidden in the Bible. depends in large part on how literally you follow the Bible.
2007-12-19 11:21:25
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answered by Nightwind 7
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Most Christians would tell you that you cannot be Wiccan and Christian. Some will disagree. You'll have to make up your own mind about that.
Wicca is a religion, not an inherited trait. There are witches who claim a family tradition of witchcraft extending back many generations, but they are a minority in the Pagan community. Rest assured though that you do have Pagan ancestors. Everyone does.
2007-12-18 15:57:44
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answered by Anonymous
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Witch craft is not a necessarily hereditary. Wiccan is a religion not just a practice and Pagan not Christian. If you are Christian, and you are happy with your belief in the Holy spirit then there are those who call themselves Christian Witches. There are several web pages that a good for understanding this practice. But you must understand that the magic that I think you mean and real magic are two different things. The magic that we practice, rather we are Pagan or Christian is not like Harry Potter magic. Although it would be nice its not reality.
Here are a few good Christian Witch sites that might enlighten you:
http://members.tripod.com/dagwench/christianwitch/
http://crystalforest1.homestead.com/ChristianWitch.html
http://arganteswell.tripod.com/id1.html
Pagan sites that I like:
http://www.beginnerwicca.com/how_to_become_wiccan.htm
http://www.joellessacredgrove.com/contents.html
http://www.cantrap.net/
Brightest Blessing in your spiritual journey.
2007-12-19 01:53:47
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answered by MotherB 4
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"Genetic blood"???? Wicca was founded by Gardner 60 years ago. Wicca is a religion- anyone willing to dedicate themselves to practicing it can be Wiccan, regardless of their heritage.
It may be against what people think your deity wants. I've noticed that a lot of Christians think that any non-Christian religion is against their god. But this is up to your interpretation. Nobody can tell you what your god really thinks.
If it's pure magic that you're interested in, then I suggest you do not become Wiccan. It IS a religion after all- it has gods and goddesses, ethics and dogmas, religious holidays, etc. Becoming Wiccan to practice witchcraft is like becoming Catholic for the wine and wafers. There are easier ways to get wine and wafers.
2007-12-18 14:19:13
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answered by xx. 6
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"Am I good in calling myself Wiccan?" I have not any thought. you have not reported something that could make me say you weren't Wiccan. you do not specify in case you have been ever initiated right into a common coven, so there is that question, yet not being Wiccan myself i could not experience delicate telling every person else what makes a Wiccan. i comprehend that Wicca isn't approximately spells, crystals and all that "new-age stuff." it is with reference to the God and Goddess of Wicca. in case you have have been given those, then you certainly're nicely on your thank you to being a Wiccan, if not one already. "Or is there yet another term that works extra desirable?" perhaps. Who knows! i in my view like "eclectic pagan" yet that would not extremely describe lots, does it? -Scarlet
2016-10-02 02:13:35
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answered by cogliano 4
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Wicca isn't about magic. It's about religion. So if you aren't willing to practice the polytheistic beliefs, then no you can't be Wiccan.
2007-12-18 13:35:25
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answered by ~Heathen Princess~ 7
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MAGIC is not Wiccan. Wicca is a religion, and it hardly sounds like you KNOW the gods, let alone are prepared to follow them.
The Magical Writings of Thomas Vaughan:
http://www.amazon.com/Magical-Writings-Thomas-Vaughan/dp/0615149014
Greater Key of Solomon:
http://www.amazon.com/Greater-Key-Solomon-MacGregor-Mathers/dp/142092818X
Ancient Christian Magic:
http://www.amazon.com/Ancient-Christian-Magic-Marvin-Meyer/dp/0691004587
The Divine Synthesis and Realization of Magic by the Christian Revelation
http://www.amazon.com/Divine-Synthesis-Realization-Christian-Revelation/dp/1425305385/
While there are bans against specific magical acts in the Bible, these books all detail magic allowed to Christians.
If you believe in a singular god, Christ, sin, etc, please stay on your side of the fence and stick to CHRISTIAN MAGIC.
2007-12-19 02:37:16
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answered by LabGrrl 7
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Yes. Magick doesn't come from "blood" in my opinion. It comes from our ability to connect to the "Switchboard," or the "Collective Unconscious." (To use Psychotherapist Carl Jung's terminology for this concept) Follow what you feel akin to. For instance, I've met Black people who feel akin to Odin. They call on the One-Eyed Lord and get as much result as I do. If the gods don't mind, why should we?
2007-12-19 00:36:30
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answered by Anonymous
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wiccans usually dont believe in your "god"we have our own so against i would say yes and we usually dont practice magic its called the craft
2007-12-18 13:20:38
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answered by renee k 5
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