What is Wicca?


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There will be some things talked about here that may seem different from what you have seen or heard from other sources. I鈥檝e been doing this Witchcraft thing for a long time. I don鈥檛 claim to be the ultimate authority, but I have been around and learned from multiple sources and people. Because of that, some of the sugar filter has been worn away by realism and practicality, by experiences outside of what books and websites will tell you, and what gets repeated as absolute fact by folks who haven鈥檛 actually done the research on their own before passing things along. I think for the most part that last thing isn鈥檛 done with the idea to intentionally mislead, but is the result of laziness brought on by it just being easier to pass along something that sounds good and that you agree with than it is to do some digging and find out where it actually came from. You don鈥檛 have to agree with what I say here, and you鈥檙e free to dismiss it if you choose, I just hope that you will think about it and decide why you don鈥檛 agree with it or don鈥檛 like it before casting it aside.

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This blog isn鈥檛 really geared towards beginners, though I try to have some stuff that will be helpful to those who are new to the path. Most of my articles are written here from the viewpoint of someone who isn鈥檛 looking at all of this with brand-new and eager eyes, clouded by fantasy and wishful thinking. Rather, for someone like me, who loves and appreciates the Craft for what it is, and who is still amazed by it, even more so, after the initial enchantment has worn away.

This page is centered predominately on the religious and philosophical beliefs of Wicca as I know it to be through study, training, and practice both as a solitary and as a member of covens. I tend to refer to my own path as Religious Pagan Witchcraft, but because the word Wicca is accepted as the legal and societal moniker for these recognized and protected beliefs, I use that word as well to define and describe what I do and teach. It fits, even if the classical definition of Wicca is interpreted to mean something else depending on who you ask.

So, for clarity, I use the terms Wicca and Witchcraft interchangeably, because I practice both and see them as the same thing. Not all Witches or Wiccans do this. Along with this, I must express that the views and thoughts within this blog are my own. Not all Wiccans/Witches believe the same way that I do, but I think a good many of them probably see things in similar ways. If you have questions, please ask in the comments or email me and I will respond as soon as possible.