Ancient Wicca Witchcraft

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Wicca frequently uses the god and goddess to perform magical acts. Wicca is one of the true forms where witchcraft is practiced by the ancients. Wicca is where it honors both the god and goddess and the changing of the seasons also known as the Wheel of the Year. They believe in a law that they call the Wiccan Rede where Harm None is their belief. Witches are concerned folk healers as well as mediators who do practice folk magic. They sometimes use magic to manipulate the energy to achieve their set goals. They use charms, hexes, spells, potions. Wicca you don't have to practice magic to call yourself a witch, you just don't have to have a religion to practic magic.
Here Paganism is an umbrella term describing a lot of religions

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