All about the Religion "Wicca"

Wicca is the religion of Witchcraft. Wicca is a Pagan mystery religion of Goddess and God. Wicca is also a Nature religion. It's roots are very ancient, its traditional and modern. It encourages free thought, artistic creativity, individuality, and personal, spiritual, and psychic growth. It is a celebration of nature, honoring mother earth, being connected with it. Wicca is the religion that uses magic in a religious framework; It uses pure white magic to help others. Wicca has no written laws, but it has one essential rule: The Wiccan Rede, and that is, "An it harm none, do what thou wilt." Simplified, it says: Do what you want as long as no harm comes to anyone as a result. Wicca is more than magic, there is a lot more to it.

Wicca is practiced by a witch. When hearing the word "witch," the image of a dark, ugly, wart-nosed lady wearing all black along with a pointy black hat comes to mind.

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But no, witches do not really look like that. You cannot tell from a witch and a non-witch. Anyone can be a witch, young, old, rich, poor, black, white, etc. "People come to Wicca for many reasons. Some seek occult power and knowledge. Some are drawn to Wicca by feminism and the role of the Goddess; others by ecological awareness and reverence for Nature; still others seek spiritual transformation. Magic is an attraction for some (Crowley 3). Some witches are solo witches, others belong to covens. Covens are stable groups of witches who get together to worship the Gods and do magic. The average number of witches in a coven are thirteen. "Each coven has teachings derived from the accumulated generations who have worked in that particular coven. This is recorded in a book of rites and...