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The General Beliefs of Wicca

  This is a good outline to start with to learn about Wiccan beliefs and practices.

Council Of American Witches, Principals Of The Wiccan Belief

1-        We practice rites to attune ourselves with the natural rhythm of life forces marked by the phases of the Moon and the seasonal Quarters and Cross-Quarters.

2-        We recognize that our intelligence gives us a unique responsibility toward our environment. We seek to live in harmony with nature, in ecological balance offering fulfillment to life and consciousness within the evolutionary concept.

3-        We acknowledge a depth of power far greater than that apparent to the average person. Because it is far greater than ordinary it is sometimes called "supernatural", but we see it, as lying within that which is naturally potential to all.

4-        We conceive of the Creative Power in the universe as manifesting through polarity-as masculine and feminine-and that this same Creative Power lies in all people, and functions through the interaction of the masculine and feminine. We value neither (gender) above the other, knowing each to be supportive to the other. We value sex as pleasure, as the symbol and embodiment of life, and as one of the sources of energies used in magical practice and religious worship.

5-        We recognize both outer worlds and inner, of psychological, worlds sometimes known as the spiritual world, the Collective Unconscious, Inner Planes, etc.-and we see in the inter-action of these two dimensions the basis for paranormal and magickal exercises. We neglect neither dimension for the other, seeing both necessary for our fulfillment.

6-        We so not recognize any authoritarian hierarchy, but do honor those who teach, respect those who share their greater knowledge and wisdom, and acknowledge those who have courageously given of themselves in leadership.

7-        We see religion, magick and wisdom in living as being united in the way one views the world and lives with-it a world view and philosophy of life which we identify as Witchcraft-The Wiccan Way.

8-         Calling one self-a "witch" does not make a witch-but neither does heredity itself, nor the collecting of titles, degrees and initiations. A witch seeks to control the forces within her/himself that make life possible in order to live wisely and will without harm to other and in harmony with nature.

9-        We believe in the affirmation of life in continuation of evolution and development of consciousness giving meaning to the universe we know and our personal role within it.

10-      Our only animosity towards Christianity or toward any other any religion or philosophy of life, is to the extent that its institutions have claimed to be "the only way" and have thought to deny freedom to others and to suppress other ways of religious practice and belief.

11-      The American witches are not threatened by debates on the history of the craft, the origins of various terms, the legitimacy of various aspects of different traditions. They are concerned with their present and future.

12-      We do not accept the concept of absolute evil, nor do we worship any entity known as "Satan" or "the Devil", as defined by Christian tradition. We do not seek power through the suffering of others, nor accept that personal benefit can be derived only by denial to another.

13-      We believe that we should seek within Nature that which is contributory to our health and well being.


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