Wicca
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Random blog day boo yah. As you should know Fridays is random blog day were we talk anything and everything and pretty much run with it. Today's blog is on Wicca.
Wicca also termed Pagen Witchcraft is a modern pagen religion. Religious scholars categorise it both as a new religious movement and part of the occultist stream of Western Esotericism. It was developed in England during the early half of the 20th century and was introduced by Gerald Gardener, a retied British civil servant (who is considered the father of the craft) in 1954. Wicca's theological structure and ritual practice draws upon a diverse set of ancient pagen and 20th century hermetic motifs.
Whilst Wicca is typically Duothestic, with the worshipping and/or working with both the God and/or Goddess, being prevalent. There is no central authority figure with traditional core beliefs, principles which were originally outlined in the 1940's and '50's. With covens and single worshippers becoming more and more common, Wicca has evolved with some reaching out to Pagan traditions and other God pantheons for worship and magical craft.
Whilst each coven and Single practitioner will have their own traditions structure and centralisation, Wicca Celebrations encompass both the cycles of the sun and moon known as the Esbats and Sabbats with common association with both the Goddess and the God (Often called the Horned God). An unattributed statement known as the Wiccan Rede (a 26 line poem) has become known as the wiccan moral code although its not universally accepted as such. Whilst Wicca involves the ritual practice of Magic, Its not always necessary.
MODERN PAGENISM
Modern Pagensim which Wicca is often tied to, is also known as Contemporary Paganism or Neopaganism and is essentially a collective term for new religious movements tied/derived from historical pagan beliefs from various pre-modern people. Although similarities are there between the various movements, each one are diverse and dont share a set of beliefs, practices or texts. Many who study the phenomenon characterize it as a movement divided into different religions or a single religion of which different pagan faiths are denominations, like the catholic church is. Both Paganism and Wicca aren't a singular god religion both can be Duothestic (Duothesim- the belief in at least two gods) and or Polytheistic. Polytheism is the worship or belief in multiple Deities which is usually assembled into a pantheon of Gods and Goddesses (Like the Greek, Roman or Norse Gods). These Gods are usually tied to the worshippers belief and nature systems.
Why I'm talking about Wicca is because it is my belief/faith system and has been so since I was a teenager. I've become more of a practitioner as an adult partially due to feeling more comfortable with the ritualistic nature of Wicca and partially due to living in my own space with my Husband, who has his own religious beliefs/faiths of his own that he practices in his own time. When I was living at home with immediate family trying to get into the swing of wiccan practice would have been and had been questioned when I took the time to sit down and look into it and I didn't want any of my three siblings to poke into what I was doing and using and hurting themselves. Since I've only recently started a more physical interaction with my faith I'm still technically a “baby” witch, although I lean towards a more eclectic path than others. And Since the wiccan path is a long and wondrous way, and different to everyone. I'll be blogging periodically about Wicca and my path in it over the next year. Trying to fit what's known into one blog is both laborious, time consuming and stupid to do.
The next Wiccan holiday/spiritual day coming up is Imbolc, also called Brigid’s day (St Brigid’s day in Christianity). Brigid crosses and straw girls and straw boys were made and paraded from house to house. It was often hoped Brigid would visit the house and invoke blessings and protections when left a bed, food and drink by the inhabitants.
Links to wiccan you tubers and other references including books are in the bibliography down below.
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THE WEBSITE BIBLIOGRAPHY:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wicca
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modern_Paganism
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polytheism
https://www.wmagazine.com/story/how-to-become-a-witch-beginners-guide/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wUMZQxy-73s
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsQXQMAZTygXddj_I4Ud9xA
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuFyWTMUXvQFnUfqslmaQLg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M56-6XA3h2M
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nYOLHwdhDhQ
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Wicca-Earth-Based-Religions-Books/b?ie=UTF8&node=277398
https://www.abebooks.com/books/best-witchcraft-books/index.shtml
https://www.bookdepository.com/category/2857/Witchcraft-Wicca
https://linktr.ee/TheBandersnatchsMamaOgre
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imbolc
https://www.patreon.com/BandernsatchBlog
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