What is Wicca?

This is a collaboration project that I’m doing with Pyperh’s Pagan Path. She is doing a video and I’m doing a blog. (Her video is at the bottom of this blog). Plus, my video's: Wicca & Parents and My Pagan Beliefs will also be linked down below. 

A special thanks to: Pyperh's Pagan Path, Savannah Dawn, Cerberus Blindweed, Michelle Turner and Carrie Hollister. Without your guy's help, this article wouldn't have been possible. 

How do you explain Wicca to other people if they never heard of it and want to know what it is? I come into contact with a lot of people asking me this question; I know what it is and I practice it every single day. However, it is really hard for me to sit down with other people and just explain to them what it is. The following is how I would now explain it to another person or this is how you might explain it to another person; plus, some really cool facts.

I follow a nature-based religion, where I worship both a God and a Goddess. I work with universal energies, as well as energies in nature. I see all living and non-living things sacred. I do not believe in hell and instead believe in reincarnation. I am psychic, so this is one religion I can express who I am as an individual and not be ridiculed for my psychic abilities.

Wicca is based on an ancient religion where people lived, worked, healed with the forces and flow of nature. The term Wicca is a relatively new word that explains the ways of Old. People who follow this path are in tune with the Goddess (Mother Earth) and the God (Father Spirit or Sun) and we walk with them rather than worshiping from afar. It is the belief that we all connect with and we live by these words, “Harm none and do what ye will”.

Wicca is science that has not been explained and defined yet. Sometimes I would say, “I have looked into a lot of religions and I have found one that truly answers what I want in life.” In addition, if they would like to look into it you could say, “Look up (Name a good book here)”. All what matters in the end of the day is how YOU feel about it.

When talking about Wicca, it really depends on the person that’s asking and what their interests are. Short and simple answers; just call it universal love and divine acceptance. You can explain it to them:

1. How well "the path" has worked out for you.
2. What you love about it.
3. How it makes you feel.
4. What you give and receive from it.

It can be quite hard to explain it because the definition of Wicca is so broad thanks to many traditions and even Hollywood. Back in the 1950’s Wicca was known as, “Witchcraft” and practitioners were called, “Witches.” Following that, we had what was known back then called, “The Salem Witch Trials”. People were being accused for practicing witchcraft. They would be hanged or they would be burned alive, but some of them got sentenced to jail. Some of the locals would say, they are doing the devils work or its devil worshiping.

Note: there are good and bad witches all around us; a male Witch is simply called a Witch, never a Warlock. It is considered an insult to them. The word Warlock actually means “Oath Breaker” or “Traitor”, regardless if you’re male or female. Remember that!!

For more reading about this topic, check out this site, "Religious Studies Hosts Lecture on Magick, Wiccan and Witchcraft". http://www.smudailymustang.com/?p=31917 

Explaining Your Path To Others
by: Pyper's Pagan Path

Wicca & Parents

My Pagan Beliefs