The big money question in today's society is really "What is Wicca". Isn't it the same as Paganism? Paganism is basically the mother branch of all religions. While the two have some similarities, they are considered different. Wicca is a nature based religion that follows the Goddess and the God. Some individuals put a face to the Goddess and God or some just leave them named as they are. A lot of individuals (if not all) follow a rule of ethics called the Wiccan Rede. Most individuals who are Wiccan use magic as well. But where does this religion come from? It is hard to pinpoint the exact origin of any religion really (except for ones like the Flying Spaghetti Monster). It could of been that not everything was reported accurately or there
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Such ones are NeoPagan, Wiccan, or even Christianity. There are many theories as to where it came from. One theory is that an fellow witch named Gerald Gardner created the religion. In the 1930's, Gardner created a coven called "New Forest" until approximately the 1950's where the law on witchcraft related booked was removed and he published his book "Witchcraft Today". Gerald Gardner can be seen as a bit of a taboo subject. In the book written by Scott Cunningham, one of the main rules from his book of shadows (again taboo subject because the Scott discusses how Wiccan is not suppose to be talked about or made public, however he does that with his book.) he discusses in his laws that Wiccan should only be discussed with other Wiccans and none other. This is a highly believed practice among aged Wiccans. It is rooted to the fact that in earlier times, individuals who practiced withcraft were subject to persecution such as hanging or burning. Hence why they didn't really want people going out and telling everyone who they …show more content…
There is one thing that wasn't discussed which was the Wiccan Rede. The Rede is a code of ethics that you are suppose to follow when you follow Wicca. It is rules which have rules such as "harm none" in it. For beginners, I think it is a really good tool so they are not dabbling in magic and messing with individuals free will. It is quite beneficial. There is a long form and a short form of the Rede. The short form just summarizes all of the rules that are most crucial for individuals to follow where as the long form breaks down everything that falls most important. The most common verse that you will hear from the Wiccan Rede is "Eight Words the Witches Rede fulfill: If it harms none, Do what Thou will". This basically means that whatever you are casting, you do not want to interacting with someone's free will. One of the big taboo things about casting is love spells because it is hard to determine the line of when it is interacting with someone's free
Such ones are NeoPagan, Wiccan, or even Christianity. There are many theories as to where it came from. One theory is that an fellow witch named Gerald Gardner created the religion. In the 1930's, Gardner created a coven called "New Forest" until approximately the 1950's where the law on witchcraft related booked was removed and he published his book "Witchcraft Today". Gerald Gardner can be seen as a bit of a taboo subject. In the book written by Scott Cunningham, one of the main rules from his book of shadows (again taboo subject because the Scott discusses how Wiccan is not suppose to be talked about or made public, however he does that with his book.) he discusses in his laws that Wiccan should only be discussed with other Wiccans and none other. This is a highly believed practice among aged Wiccans. It is rooted to the fact that in earlier times, individuals who practiced withcraft were subject to persecution such as hanging or burning. Hence why they didn't really want people going out and telling everyone who they …show more content…
There is one thing that wasn't discussed which was the Wiccan Rede. The Rede is a code of ethics that you are suppose to follow when you follow Wicca. It is rules which have rules such as "harm none" in it. For beginners, I think it is a really good tool so they are not dabbling in magic and messing with individuals free will. It is quite beneficial. There is a long form and a short form of the Rede. The short form just summarizes all of the rules that are most crucial for individuals to follow where as the long form breaks down everything that falls most important. The most common verse that you will hear from the Wiccan Rede is "Eight Words the Witches Rede fulfill: If it harms none, Do what Thou will". This basically means that whatever you are casting, you do not want to interacting with someone's free will. One of the big taboo things about casting is love spells because it is hard to determine the line of when it is interacting with someone's free