Wicca!

Question

So, I was born and raised Christian, but I want to transition to Wicca. Any recommendations for me? Like websites to use for research, general rules, traditions, things to learn about, book recommendation's I'll take any. Thank you :D

Answer 1

as wiccan id recommend reading the book Wicca: A Guide for the Solitary Practitioner Book by Scott Cunningham bc it has the general history and beliefs :D

but like if you dont wanna buy a book or read a pdf ill just say as a wiccan that the rules generally arent strict. basically just be respectful and have a emotional and spiritual bond towards nature. we believe life is a rebirth journey for the soul to learn different lessons. if youd like to give offerings to the gods (two gods, male and female that are unnamed) you can make a designated area for them. put the offerings in the center, then on the left side put a candle (or a specific offering) to the goddess, do the same for the god on the left. the two gods are specifically there for guidance, they will help you but its not like other more popular religions where they control you, they believe in karma and everything you do is on you. no evil or good is controlling you. offerings can be anything. from food, drinks, little trinkets, or you could make something for them. anything that shows growth or interest to you. everything in the world has energy, a lot of wiccans (me included) believe as a core thing that everything has life. stones, water, etc. cleansing is a big thing too. (take that as you will, rather self cleansing or clearing the room of evil) this involves smoke, salts, crystals, etc.

this is just a general rundown, theres a LOT more. from festivals, rituals, etc

im not trying to be an advertiser please dont cancel me (insert crying emoji that i cant find)

also just realized who this is HI GANG :D

Comments

Heeeeey!!!! Thanks for the advice bestie!

Answer 2

not wiccan, but you should research other religions before making the choice, I recommend researching Hinduism or islam

Answer 3

Not a wiccan, and don't feel like making this a question, but any wiccans here, I have seen some bad stuff online about how wicca is just copying stuff from a bunch of other religions and is just bad in general. Is there an substance to that

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So, from what I know Wicca draws roots from other practices because it's a more modern pagan religion. However, I do not believe we are stealing. Again, I am transitioning so I do not know a lot.

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as a wiccan, we're a relatively new religion, and we draw from a lot of old pagan traditions fromm different cultures. I wouldnt say we're copying, as we tend to follow traditions that have been around for a long time. That includes, Celtic, Germanic, European, etc. Basically, we borrow from other cultures, and rework them. I promise we're not bad, we're just a very very new religion that draws from old paganism  what have ppeople said we're copying?

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Yeah just anywhere with people mentioning wicca there are people saying one of a few things: 1. cultural appropriation blah blah 2. the founder(s) were lwk bad people so the whole religion is bad 3. some wiccans hold unsavory stances.

To me I think bc wiccans are less common than say christians they are more heavily judged and if you meet one bad wiccan you judge the whole religion, instead of in more mainstream religions where that's frowned upon. Anyways, seems mostly baseless to me

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ohh ok ty for informing me :) its kinda interesting to hear people's reasonings for saying wicca is bad other than "witch bad" lol

just looked up stuff about the founder. There's nothing about Gardner being a bad person from what I found. I might look into it more, but people generally reguarded him as a kind, genuine man, but he was also known for being a bit vain and dramatic in his exaggerated storytelling, but he had no criminal record. I don't understand why a bad founder would make us bad tho since our whole thing is "just be a good person"

ty for actually asking about it tho :) feels really rare to see people actually ask instead of assuming. Yeah, most of those claims are pretty baseless. Possibly people just trying to justify calling us bad lol sorry im rambling now lol

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as a wiccan i will say the religion has gained more popularity now but is also really old at the same time (founded in 1940 but at the same time following paganism which is really old), originally it was made as a religion that also provided a break from a lot of the more harsh core religions (not religion judging, follow your beliefs i respect :D)
while they get ideas and some beliefs from others as reference, its not inheritably a copy religion. Another main reason people misinformed it is because wiccans are able to be free with religion, theyre able to MAINLY (not fully) choose what parts to follow, sorta like a guide. So some people mix religions, such as wicca and greek mythology

Answer 4

AAAA as a wiccan myself, id start with researching different types of witchcraft and learning about the gods you want to work with :) then id look for beginner's guides and a Book of Shadows thats formatted more like an interactive journal. A book I recommend for spells is "1001 Spells: The Complete Book of Spells For Every Purpose." Theres also beginner spell kits that  come with colorful candles and herbs, but a lot of good herbs can just be bought in the seasoning aisles of stores lol will add more later.

Comments

Yipeee thank you!

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I saw this post and immediately knew u would answer it :3

hi

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AAAAA another thing!!!! we have very few rules. The one we do follow is the Wiccan Rede, which is this:

"An' it harm none, do what ye will" which basically justt means that as long as you dont hurt someone, do what you want.

We also follow the Rule of Three /Threefold Law:

Whatever energy a person puts out into the world, be it positive or negative, will be returned to that person three times.

We take personal responsibility pretty seriously, whether it be mundane or magickal, as well. i might thin k of more later lol just remembered the rede

Answer 5

Is your pfp who i thinmk it is (take that deppresion)

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Yes it is (Back flipping rubber duck! That spits fire!)

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I prefer ("pleasure to meet you, my dear, quite a pleasure!")

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(Oh it's you it- Charlie's girlfriend!)

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(HA! No! Hmm, your much shorter in real life.)