wiccan gods (again lol)?

Question

so, in entering the wiccan religion i can choose to worship the 12 god's of olympus if i want to??

Answer 1

Yes. However, I have always felt that the Gods choose their worshippers. Everyone has a patron deity, and that patron deity makes itself known to us when we are ready (and that patron deity may change as we grow and learn). In many Wiccan traditions, all Goddesses are seen as different aspects of One Goddess, and all Gods are seen as different aspects of One God. Other Pagan paths are polytheistic -- seeing all deities as being different, individual Gods. And some Pagans see both as being true, on some level.

Personally, my primary pantheon is the Greek pantheon. But other Gods of other pantheons have called to me in different stages of my life.

Answer 2

You certainly can. The Olympian gods have demonstrably embraced all religious worship done with an open mind, open heart and honesty.

Any Hellenic Reconstructionist who has a problem with it lacks a critical understanding of the milieu in which the worship of our gods developed....seriously.

As long as you're not claiming your UPG is traditional ancient Greek religion, most decent HRs will have no problem with you. I am a Wiccan who worships with HRs ALL THE TIME without a problem. Every now and then a new comer starts something and I smack them down, but that's *NOT* indicative of the behavior of most HRs.

I strongly advocate either finding a tradition that already is involved with Greek gods or finding one that advocates direct experience, in the form of Patron/Matron gods.

Our gods are alive, well, and existed before the god of Christianity was ever dreamt up.

Feel free to shoot me a mail if you need some direct resources, although my non-Delphic HR resources are limited these days.

Answer 3

There are lots of Wiccans who do follow Greek gods. However, if you are primarily drawn to all twelve Olympians the Wiccan format of god and goddess might not be terribly suitable for your practices. That judgement, however, is ultimately yours.

Also, Wiccans generally describe being chosen by the patrons rather than choosing them. There's a difference between being called and just thinking a being sounds neat.

In the end, all I can recommend is that you identify (to yourself) your reasons for wanting to follow the Olympians, the reasons why you're thinking of doing it through WIcca, and whether those reasons make sense to you.

Answer 4

Yes you can. Or you can learn about the Celtic pantheon. Or the African pantheon. Or the Roman pantheon. The point being, before you dive in and decide for yourself what pantheon you wish to work with, do a little research. Usually something about a specific pantheon will jump out at you. You'll have an "a-ha!" moment. When that happens, you know the specific pantheon that resonates best with you. From there, you will discover, over time, just who your Matron and Patron are.

Good luck on your journey!

Answer 5

If that's what you choose, run with it.

'An ye harm none, do as ye will. We will never tell you which deities are correct for you. It is true that if you are eclectic Wiccan, you can choose your own. Some covens may like you to share the coven's chosen deities; my Crone High Priestess told us to choose our own patron God/dess, but she always called to her patron God and Goddess in rituals she wrote.

Source: Years of Pagan training (with the toughest Crone High Priestess!) and teaching; studying/owning over 175 books on Paganism, Wicca, Witchcraft and other occult subjects (Not all Wiccans believe in the One God, One Goddess theory. If you don't believe this, read books by Ellen Cannon Reed.)

Answer 6

you can choose a number of different dieties according to which most suits you. Depends if you wish use rituals etc.
email me if you want more info(Teacher of the wiccan religion and Pagan traditions)

Answer 7

If you're in a specific Tradition of Wicca, you'd honor the God and Goddess of that Tradition. If you're a solitary eclectic Wiccan, you can honor whichever Gods you please (but you might find Hellenic Paganism more fulfilling if it's the Olympian Gods you're called to follow).

Answer 8

Is there implied sarcasm here...?

You can worship any gods you want and call yourself whatever religion you want. It's just a label, after all.

Answer 9

Why not.

It seems to me that they are a little more loving than your traditional Gods who will one day kill everyone and then torture them for the rest of time.

My guess is that your new choice of belief may help you be a better person.

Answer 10

You can name the aspects of the gods by those names, but if you are worshipping the 12 gods of olympus (there is only two gods in Wicca), then you are a Hellenistic Reconstructionist and shouldn't be calling yourself a Wiccan.