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| Sunday, August 08, 2004
IMPORTANT NOTICE: I'm always in the process of updating this page to better reflect the Wiccan beliefs. Any suggestions or comments are very much welcome. |
Witches
& Wicca
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The Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary defines a Witch as the following...... |
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| Main Entry: witch | ||
| Pronunciation: wich | ||
| Function: noun | ||
| Etymology: Middle English wicche, from Old English wicca, masculine, wizard & wicce, feminine, witch; akin to Middle High German wicken to bewitch, Old English wigle divination, and perhaps to Old High German wIh holy | ||
| Date: before 12th century | ||
| 1 : one that is credited with usually malignant supernatural powers; especially : a woman practicing usually black witchcraft often with the aid of a devil or familiar : SORCERESS -- compare WARLOCK | ||
| 2 : an ugly old woman : HAG | ||
| 3 : a charming or alluring girl or woman | ||
| 4 : a practitioner of Wicca | ||
| 5 : WITCH OF AGNESI | ||
| - witch·like /'wich-"lIk/ adjective | ||
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- witchy /'wi-chE/ adjective | |
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| Main Entry: Wic·ca | ||
| Pronunciation: 'wi-ka | ||
| Function: noun | ||
| Etymology: probably from Old English wicca wizard | ||
| Date: 1959 | ||
| a religion influenced by pre-Christian beliefs and practices of western Europe that affirms the existence of supernatural power (as magic) and of both male and female deities who inhere in nature, and that emphasizes ritual observance of seasonal and life cycles | ||
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...BEING WICCAN... |
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| Being Wiccan is a big part of my life... One of the first things a lot of people will ask when they find out that I'm a Witch is: | |
| "Does that mean you're some sort of devil worshiper that sacrifices babies and animals?" | |
| NO.... The devil isn't even a concept that I believe in... wrong religion... And for the animals and babies thing, I'm an animal lover, NEVER would I ever hurt a defenseless creature of this earth put here to give us joy or to nourish us for no reason what so ever except to just see it die...NO, Not gonna happen. I don't even like to go fishin, cuz I feel it hurts the poor little fish. Ok, If it came down to me having to kill an animal for food in order to live, yeah I would do it. But till then, that's what Taco Bell is for! | |
| And babies.. | |
| OH P L E A S E ! ! ! DO you think we cultivate them on a farm just so we can slice one up every full moon and new moon??? Come on people, nine months a kid, 12-13 full moons a year, 12-13 new moons a year... Think about it, That would be a heck of a lot of kids to try to pop out.... | |
| The best way I have found to explain this to people is by telling them this: | |
| "Wiccans are like the ultimate pacifists, We don't hurt people, we wont hurt animals, and if we could get away with it, we wouldn't hurt grass even..." | |
| But still, people will have their preconceived ideas about us, no matter what one, two or even one thousand people might say to change their minds. All any of us can do, is try to educate the ones with open minds that are willing to learn the truth. And that's why I decided to add this section to my page. Hopefully I can open even one eye of someone.... That's all any of us can ever hope. | |
| So now on to the bit more interesting stuff.... | |
| The Rede is sortta like our code of honor, It's a set of guide lines we try to live our lives by. For me personally... I feel the first two, and the last two lines are the most important... but like I said, that's just me personally. And here it is, read it for yourself. | |
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Wiccan Rede Bide
the Wiccan Laws we must |
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| See... enlightening, isn't it... makes ya think a bit differently about us wacky witches, huh? We aren't out to try to turn people into toads... most people that deserve that are doing a good enough job of it without our help | |
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| Which brings me to the next question that I get the most: | |
| "So, do you , like, do magick spells and stuff?" | |
| Easily answered... "YUP" | |
| Being a witch that doesn't practice magick (yes I know I spelled it with a "k".. there is a difference, but later about that) is like being a fish that doesn't swim in water. It just isn't right.... :) Spell work isn't a major part of being a witch, but it is a part none the less. | |
| Ok, and now the "K"... there is magic, Harry Houdini stuff, smoke and mirrors, slight of hand, and then there is Magick, an energy source in everything around you that can be altered or acted upon by modifying your own life force energy, and directing it towards a specific goal. Or that energy force in something else acting on and altering or effecting your own energy. A.K.A. Spell Work. | |
| And so answers the third most asked question: | |
| "Do you really believe in magick?" | |
| Again easily answered... "YUP" | |
| And of course after that comes the obvious...... | |
| "Then why don't you do a magick spell to become a millionaire?" | |
| Well to answer that, let me tell you a little thing about The Law Of Power, The Law Of Three and The Rule Of Three ... | |
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Law of Power
The
Power shall not be used to bring harm, to injure or control others. (In
becoming a millionaire by using a magick spell, I would be taking money
from someone that deserves it that earned it.) |
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Law of Three
The
other "Law" of Witchcraft is the "THREE-FOLD LAW OF
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Rule Of Three
Ever
mind the rule of three, |
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| Need I say more? | |
| OK, OK, OK.... | |
| Yes, I have done a money spell....errr, umm I mean Prosperity Spell. And lets just say, I was pleasantly pleased with the results :D... (a $300.00+ check within a weeks time pleased) | |
| But that doesn't mean its ok to just go out and whip out a spell so you can go on a shopping spree. I was in some major trouble, needed help, and it was my LAST resort. L A S T | |
| But now that I've pretty much ran off subject.... Something else I wanted to talk about before I end, are the Sabbats, or Witches Holidays if you will. They are celebrations that mark the passing seasons, and the changes in the cycle of life. Along with the Sabbats, we have Esbats, small festivals during the Full Moon and New Moon. The following are the Sabbats that make up the Wheel of the Year. Most of the Sabbats were adopted by the Catholic and Christian Church in the early times, as a way of making the FORCED conversion from the old Pagan beliefs to The Churches beliefs more acceptable. | |
| We have eight major holidays: | |
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| Samhain | October 31 |
| Yule | December 21 |
| Imbolc | February 2 |
| Ostara | March 21 |
| Beltaine | April 30 |
| Lammas | August 1 |
| Midsummer | June 21 |
| Mabon | September 21 |
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| I'm not going to get into specifics here... so go here if you want more detail on them. It's a lot. | |
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More to be
conjured up at a later date....
Many Of The Witch Links Sent In by My Aunt, LadyA20780 |
