hmm id like to read that if you can get hold of it Jaycee :)

To my knowledge, Wicca is a religion based, in part, on ancient, northern European Pagan beliefs in a fertility Goddess and her consort, a horned God. Although the religion is a modern creation, ( i think in the form it is today, its existed for around 70 years) some of its sources pre-date the Christian era by centuries. Most Wiccans dont believe that their religion is a direct descendent of this earlier religion. We accually dont have that much info on what the celts practiced, aside from myths and legends, we know what they worshiped, and a little of how they did, so weve taken that, and added things onto it.

So whilst its not an ORIGINAL religion, it is based on an old one.


Quoted by Acended Master
" PS, throughout the ages, haven't people referred to 'dark witches'?
Or is that just what people have labelled them, on the basis they haven't a clue what witches really are?

Witches to me are 'manipulators of energy'? Or do witches have to practise wicca? Love and light..."

Well my friend, im sure your all familiar with the witch trials, which came about when the catholic church wanted to erradicate any other belief that wasnt christian. Their "Devil" as is known today, with the whole horns and demon looking appearance, was accually taken from the pagan god " the green man" (as hes most commonly known). They took the image as thier own, and spread that he was the eliged Satan as stated in the bible, hence saying that Witches who worhsipped such a being were evil. When in fact, he was the greenman, the concubine of Mother Earth, of all things loving and pure. So when it all started, people were under the influence of the catholic chuch said that the devil was evil and to worship the devil was evil.. hence, it was said that Witches were evil.

You dont have to be a practicing Wiccan to call yourself Wiccan, as long as you have the beliefs then thats it :)