Encyclopedia - Eclectic Wicca: Encyclopedia - Eclectic Wicca
Eclectic Wicca is a widely accepted branch of Neopaganism, where followers include any aspects involved in the other traditions. This may...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Eclectic Wicca: Magickal Traditions Dictionary On Eclectic Wicca
ECLECTIC WICCA: Wicca traditions that combine elements from several different traditions to form their own unique system of reverence ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Eclectic Wicca: Pagan Denominations Dictionary On Eclectic Wicca
ECLECTIC WICCA: Although this isn't exactly an "official" tradition there are many Wiccans that call themselves Eclectic, in...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Universal Eclectic Wicca: Encyclopedia - Universal Eclectic Wicca
CUEW is the Church of Universal Eclectic Wicca, or UEW, an incorporated church with tax exemption in the United States. Universal Eclecti...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Blue Star Wicca: Encyclopedia - Blue Star Wicca
Blue Star Wicca is one of a number of Wiccan traditions created in the United States in the 1970s based loosely on the Gardnerian and Ale...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alexandrian Wicca: Encyclopedia - Alexandrian Wicca
Alexandrian Wicca is a tradition of the Neopagan religion of Wicca, founded by Alex Sanders (also known as "King of the Witches"[1]) who,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Wicca: Encyclopedia - Wicca
Wicca is a Neopagan religious movement found in many different countries, though most commonly in English-speaking cultures. Wicca was fi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Neopaganism: Encyclopedia - Neopaganism
Neopaganism (sometimes Neo-Paganism) describes a heterogeneous group of new religious movements, particularly those influenced by ancient...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Stregheria: Encyclopedia - Stregheria
Stregheria is an archaic Italian word meaning "witchcraft"[1], that has been revived, principally by Raven Grimassi, to refer to an Itali...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hellenic Polytheism: Encyclopedia - Hellenic Polytheism
Hellenic polytheism refers to a polytheistic religion honoring the gods of the ancient Greek pantheon. Hellenic polytheism - Ancient Hell...   » Read the article

Dictionary - American Eclectic Wicca: Pagan Denominations Dictionary On American Eclectic Wicca
AMERICAN ECLECTIC WICCA: A broad range of individuals or groups that have based their philosophy, rituals and practices on the publish...   » Read the article

Dictionary - American Eclectic Wicca: Magickal Traditions Dictionary On American Eclectic Wicca
AMERICAN ECLECTIC WICCA: A broad range of individuals or groups that have based their philosophy, rituals and practices on the publish...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Universal Eclectic Wicca: Encyclopedia Ii - Universal Eclectic Wicca - Standards Of Conduct
Be Excellent to Each Other :-). UEW expects people to act like reasonable adults. If they don't, they have far more problems than ju...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Universal Eclectic Wicca: Encyclopedia Ii - Universal Eclectic Wicca - Core Beliefs
Intellectual responsibility is one of UEW's highest goals, and they do not compromise on the educational requirements for their members. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Universal Eclectic Wicca: Encyclopedia Ii - Universal Eclectic Wicca - Organization Of Groups
UEW has an online teaching presence, called the Coven of the Far Flung Net, which teaches the first two circles of UEW thought in an onli...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Blue Star Wicca: Encyclopedia Ii - Blue Star Wicca - Origins And History
The "Coven of the Blue Star", established in Philadelphia in 1975 by Franque D "the Wizard", gave birth to both the name and the original...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Wicca: Encyclopedia Ii - Wicca - Wiccan Traditions
There are many traditions, sub-traditions, and lineages of Wicca; among these is Solitary Wicca, which is Wicca practiced by oneself and ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Wicca: Encyclopedia Ii - Wicca - Wiccan Traditions
There are many traditions, sub-traditions, and lineages of Wicca; among these is Solitary Wicca, which is Wicca practiced by oneself and ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Pagans: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Pagans - Wicca/witchcraft/eclectic/various
List of pagans - Wicca. Adler, Margot - author, journalist, Wiccan Priestess and Elder, NPR correspondent in New York City Beyerl, Pau...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Eclectic: Craft Witchcraft Dictionary On Eclectic
ECLECTIC: a mixture of beliefs borrowed from various Traditions and Theologies, as opposed to one Tradition or Theology and its set mo...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Eclectic Magick: Pagan Denominations Dictionary On Eclectic Magick
ECLECTIC MAGICK: A form of Ceremonial Magick which  is Magick that calls upon the aid of beneficent spirits  and is based up...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Odyssean Wicca: Encyclopedia Ii - Odyssean Wicca - Practices
Beyond the emphasis on public ministry, the Odyssean tradition is characterized by having a less structured approach to ritual than many ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alexandrian Wicca: Encyclopedia Ii - Alexandrian Wicca - Practices
Alexandrian Wicca, in similarity with other traditional Wiccan practices, emphasizes gender polarity. This emphasis can be seen in the sa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Shakti Wicca: Encyclopedia Ii - Shakti Wicca - What Is Shakti Wicca
Shakti Wicca seeks to make a synergistic combination of the Hindu and Wiccan spiritualities, providing a structure that is familiar and a...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Sacred Wheel Wicca: Pagan Denominations Dictionary On Sacred Wheel Wicca
SACRED WHEEL WICCA: An eclectic neo-Pagan path which was organized in Delaware within the past decade. Calling themselves Wiccan, they...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Tradition, Wicca: Pagan Wicca Dictionary On Tradition, Wicca
Tradition, Wicca - An organized, structured, specific Wiccan subgroup. Much like Christianity has denominations each with their own st...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Sacred Wheel Wicca: Magickal Traditions Dictionary On Sacred Wheel Wicca
SACRED WHEEL WICCA: An eclectic neo-Pagan path based on Celtic beliefs, that focuses on balance and learning. Celtic beliefs are a par...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Dianic Wicca: Magickal Traditions Dictionary On Dianic Wicca
DIANIC WICCA: A group of Wiccan traditions that focus primarily (but not always exclusively) on the Goddess. Known as the "femini...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Georgian Wicca: Pagan Denominations Dictionary On Georgian Wicca
GEORGIAN WICCA: Founded by George E. Patterson in 1970, the Georgians were chartered by the Universal Life Church in 1972, as The Chur...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Eclectic Magick: Magickal Traditions Dictionary On Eclectic Magick
ECLECTIC MAGICK: A form of Ceremonial Magick which is Magick that calls upon the aid of beneficent spirits and is based upon a blend o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Neopaganism: Encyclopedia Ii - Neopaganism - Traditions
A sect within Neopaganism is sometimes referred to as a "tradition," although this term is more properly used to define a sect within a p...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Eclectic: Wiccan Pagan Dictionary On Eclectic
ECLECTIC - n. or adj. believer in the truth of opposing schools, a synthesizer. (NAD)   (See also: ECLECTIC , Wiccan Pagan, Pa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Neopaganism: Encyclopedia Ii - Neopaganism - Traditions
A sect within Neopaganism is sometimes referred to as a "tradition," although this term is more properly used to define a sect within a p...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Eclectic: Magic Shamanism Dictionary On Eclectic
a witch who works with deities from or worships within more than one culture or mythological system   (See also: eclectic , M...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Georgian Wicca: Magickal Traditions Dictionary On Georgian Wicca
GEORGIAN WICCA: A Wiccan tradition founded by George E. Patterson in 1970, and chartered by the Universal Life Church in 1972, as The ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Neopaganism: Encyclopedia Ii - Neopaganism - Pantheon
Most Neopagan traditions are polytheistic, but the interpretation of the concept of deity may vary widely, including pantheistic, deist, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Neopaganism: Encyclopedia Ii - Neopaganism - Worship And Ritual
Many Neopagan movements overlap with occultism, witchcraft and magic. Wicca in particular emphasizes the role of witchcraft and ritual. ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Traditional Witchcraft: Magickal Traditions Dictionary On Traditional Witchcraft
TRADITIONAL WITCHCRAFT:   Hereditary or traditional Witchcraft or Wicca, which includes the Gardnerian and Alexandrian Tradition...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Neopaganism: Encyclopedia Ii - Neopaganism - Pantheon
Most Neopagan traditions are polytheistic, but the interpretation of the concept of deity may vary widely, including pantheistic, deist, ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Wicca: Craft Witchcraft Dictionary On Wicca
WICCA: 1) The contemporary pagan religeon predating Christianity. Expresses reverence for Nature, viewing Diety in all natural things...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Neopaganism: Encyclopedia Ii - Neopaganism - Worship And Ritual
Many Neopagan movements overlap with occultism, witchcraft and magic. Wicca in particular emphasizes the role of witchcraft and ritual. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Neopaganism: Encyclopedia Ii - Neopaganism - Historical Sources
Many Neopagans and Neopagan traditions attempt to incorporate historical religions and mythologies into their beliefs and practices, ofte...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Neopaganism: Encyclopedia Ii - Neopaganism - Historical Sources
Many Neopagans and Neopagan traditions attempt to incorporate historical religions and mythologies into their beliefs and practices, ofte...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Traditional Witchcraft: Pagan Denominations Dictionary On Traditional Witchcraft
TRADITIONAL WITCHCRAFT: Hereditary or traditional Witchcraft or Wicca, which includes the Gardnerian and Alexandrian Traditions and t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Odyssean Wicca: Encyclopedia Ii - Odyssean Wicca - Relationship With Other Traditions
As mentioned above, Odyssean Wicca was inspired at least in part by the Gardnerian, Alexandrian, and Continental traditions. Blue Star Wi...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Witta: Pagan Denominations Dictionary On Witta
WITTA: An eclectic Irish path which keeps very old Irish traditions and combines them with the influences of the Norse. Witta values I...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Ceremonial Magick: Pagan Denominations Dictionary On Ceremonial Magick
CEREMONIAL MAGICK:  Magick that calls upon the aid of beneficent spirits and is akin to religion. Ceremonial Magick is based upon...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Odyssean Wicca: Encyclopedia Ii - Odyssean Wicca - Origins And History
The Odyssean Tradition of Wicca was founded by Richard and Tamara James in 1979, along with other members of their coven. The name of the...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Ritual Magick: Pagan Denominations Dictionary On Ritual Magick
RITUAL MAGICK:  Magick that calls upon the aid of beneficent spirits and is akin to religion. Ritual Magick is based upon a blend...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Wicca: Encyclopedia Ii - Wicca - Definition
Gerald Gardner is credited with re-introducing the word 'Wicca' into the English language, although he himself used the spelling 'Wica' i...   » Read the article

Dictionary -  high Magick: Pagan Denominations Dictionary On  high Magick
 HIGH MAGICK: Magick that calls upon the aid of beneficent spirits and is akin to religion. It is called theurgy, from theourgia ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Theurgic Magick, Theurgy: Pagan Denominations Dictionary On Theurgic Magick, Theurgy
THEURGIC MAGICK, THEURGY (Greek, theourgia, "working things pertaining to the gods"):  Magick that calls upon the aid o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Wicca: Encyclopedia Ii - Wicca - Notes
1. ^  Old English wicce, feminine, corresponding to wicca, witch n.1, both of which are app. derivatives of wiccian, witch v.1. (...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Wicca: Encyclopedia Ii - Wicca - Definition
Gerald Gardner is credited with re-introducing the word 'Wicca' into the English language, although he himself used the spelling 'Wica' i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alexandrian Wicca: Encyclopedia Ii - Alexandrian Wicca - Relationship To Other Traditions
Scholar Ronald Hutton records comments from British practitioners of Gardnerian and Alexandrian Wicca that distinctions between the two t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Wicca: Encyclopedia Ii - Wicca - Discrimination And Persecution Of Wiccans
edit Since Wicca was first publically revealed in 1954, it has not had a long history of persecution. However, some Wiccans claim a histo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Wicca: Encyclopedia Ii - Wicca - History Of Wicca
Wicca - Origins. The history of Wicca is much debated. Gardner claimed that the religion was a survival of matriarchal Pagan religions ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alexandrian Wicca: Encyclopedia Ii - Alexandrian Wicca - Ranks And Degrees
Alexandrian Wicca shares with other traditional Wicca systems the belief that "only a witch can make another witch"[4]. The process throu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Wicca: Encyclopedia Ii - Wicca - Morality
Wiccan morality can be summarised in the form of a text that is commonly titled The Wiccan Rede. The core maxim of that text states "An i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Wicca: Encyclopedia Ii - Wicca - History Of Wicca
Wicca - Origins. The history of Wicca is much debated. Gardner claimed that the religion was a survival of matriarchal Pagan religions ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Blue Star Wicca: Encyclopedia Ii - Blue Star Wicca - Relationship To Other Traditions
As mentioned above, Blue Star Wicca was inspired at least in part by both the Gardnerian and Alexandrian traditions. It was also influenc...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Neopaganism: Encyclopedia Ii - Neopaganism - History
During Christianization, Christianity became itself suffused by pagan elements, but it was not until the High Middle Ages that interest o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Wicca: Encyclopedia Ii - Wicca - Discrimination And Persecution Of Wiccans
edit Since Wicca was first publically revealed in 1954, it has not had a long history of persecution. However, some Wiccans claim a histo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Neopaganism: Encyclopedia Ii - Neopaganism - History
During Christianization, Christianity became itself suffused by pagan elements, but it was not until the High Middle Ages that interest o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Wicca: Encyclopedia Ii - Wicca - Morality
Wiccan morality can be summarised in the form of a text that is commonly titled The Wiccan Rede. The core maxim of that text states "An i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alexandrian Wicca: Encyclopedia Ii - Alexandrian Wicca - Origins And History
The tradition is based largely upon Gardnerian Wicca, in which Sanders was trained to the first degree of initiation[3], and also contain...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Stregheria: Encyclopedia Ii - Stregheria - Relationship With Other Traditions
Stregheria shares commonalities with both Wicca and polytheistic Reconstructionism. Stregheria is one of a number of ethnicity or culture...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Blue Star Wicca: Encyclopedia Ii - Blue Star Wicca - Practices
Blue Star remains a predominantly initiatory coven-based tradition in the model of the Gardnerian or Alexandrian traditions, but a number...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Wicca: Encyclopedia Ii - Wicca - Beliefs And Practices
There is some difficulty in describing beliefs and practices because of the fact that there is a great deal of diversity within the relig...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Neopaganism: Encyclopedia Ii - Neopaganism - Number Of Adherents
Adherents.com estimates there are one million Neopagans. It is necessary to define clearly who is included in any estimate, as Neopagan c...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Neopaganism: Encyclopedia Ii - Neopaganism - Usage Of The Term 'neopagan'
The term "Neopagan" is used by academics and adherents alike to denote those Pagan traditions which are largely modern in origin, or whic...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Neopaganism: Encyclopedia Ii - Neopaganism - Number Of Adherents
Adherents.com estimates there are one million Neopagans. It is necessary to define clearly who is included in any estimate, as Neopagan c...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Wicca: Encyclopedia Ii - Wicca - Beliefs And Practices
There is some difficulty in describing beliefs and practices because of the fact that there is a great deal of diversity within the relig...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Stregheria: Encyclopedia Ii - Stregheria - Practices
Like Wicca, Stregheria uses a pentagram as an important symbol. Grimassi and other members wear a pentagram ring, which Grimassi claims w...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Blue Star Wicca: Encyclopedia Ii - Blue Star Wicca - Ranks And Degrees
Blue Star is unsual for having a five-part rank system, as opposed to the three degree system of most initiatory Wiccan traditions. Dedic...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Neopaganism: Encyclopedia Ii - Neopaganism - Concepts Of Divinity
While today's Neopaganism does continue many beliefs and practices of previous forms of Paganism, including many gods and goddesses, it i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Neopaganism: Encyclopedia Ii - Neopaganism - Concepts Of Divinity
While today's Neopaganism does continue many beliefs and practices of previous forms of Paganism, including many gods and goddesses, it i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Neopaganism: Encyclopedia Ii - Neopaganism - Usage Of The Term 'neopagan'
The term "Neopagan" is used by academics and adherents alike to denote those Pagan traditions which are largely modern in origin, or whic...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Stregheria: Encyclopedia Ii - Stregheria - Origins And History
Stregheria, as described in Grimassi's books, especially Ways of the Strega, claims a seven-hundred year history. This history incorporat...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Celtic Reconstructionist Paganism: Encyclopedia Ii - Celtic Reconstructionist Paganism - First Modern Appearance Of The Term And Other Historical Data
An early, key event in laying the groundwork for much Proto-CR and CR practice was the Celtic workshops, discussions and rituals at the 1...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hellenic Polytheism: Encyclopedia Ii - Hellenic Polytheism - Modern Revivalist Movements
Hellenic polytheism - Naming. Modern revivalist or reconstructionist Hellenic polytheism exists in several forms, both in Greece and in...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Wicca: Pagan Wicca Dictionary On Wicca
Wicca - A modern neo-pagan religion with spiritual roots in the earliest expressions of reverence for nature as a manifestation of the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Magic Paranormal: Encyclopedia Ii - Magic Paranormal - Varieties Of Magical Practice
Magic paranormal - Magical intentions. There are several historical varieties of magical practice. Generally, magical intentions can be...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Magic Paranormal: Encyclopedia Ii - Magic Paranormal - Varieties Of Magical Practice
Magic paranormal - Magical intentions. There are several historical varieties of magical practice. Generally, magical intentions can be...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Magic Paranormal: Encyclopedia Ii - Magic Paranormal - Varieties Of Magical Practice
The best-known type of magical practice is the spell, a ritualistic formula intended to bring about a specific effect. Spells are often s...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Wand: Pagan Wicca Dictionary On Wand
Wand - One of the ritual tools used in Wicca, generally it is another tool of energy direction, much like the athame. The specific cho...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Pagan: Pagan Wicca Dictionary On Pagan
Pagan - from Latin paganus a 'country dweller' or villager. Today it' a general term for followers of Wicca and other polytheistic, ma...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Magic Paranormal: Encyclopedia Ii - Magic Paranormal - Etymology
The word magic ultimately derives from Magus (Old Persian maguš), one of the Zoroastrian astrologer priests of the Medes. In the Helleni...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Magic Paranormal: Encyclopedia Ii - Magic Paranormal - Etymology
The word magic ultimately derives from Magus (Old Persian maguš), one of the Zoroastrian astrologer priests of the Medes. In the Helleni...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Magic Paranormal: Encyclopedia Ii - Magic Paranormal - Etymology
The word magic ultimately derives from Magus (Old Persian maguš), one of the Zoroastrian astrologer priests of the Medes. In the Helleni...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Neo: Pagan Wicca Dictionary On Neo
Neo-pagan - A person following a modern religion born from older pagan faiths, such as Wicca.   (See also: Neo , Pagan, Wicca ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Reincarnation: Pagan Wicca Dictionary On Reincarnation
Reincarnation - The doctrine of rebirth after death. It is one of the tennents of Wicca.   (See also: Reincarnation , Pagan, W...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Athame: Pagan Wicca Dictionary On Athame
Athame - A Wiccan ritual knife. Generally double edged with a black handle, but not always. This knife is seldom used for physical cut...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Banishing: Pagan Wicca Dictionary On Banishing
Banishing - Three meanings: banishing the Circle is the formal dismantling of a Magic Circle when the ritual is over. Banishing an ind...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Cowan: Pagan Wicca Dictionary On Cowan
Cowan - Used in Wicca and Witchgraft to mean a non Wiccan/Witch in much the same way gentile is used by Jews to desigante a non Jew. ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Craft, The: Pagan Wicca Dictionary On Craft, The
Craft, The - A term used by witches to mean Wicca. Inherited from Freemasonry.   (See also: Craft, The , Pagan, Wicca Pagan Di...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Great Rite: Pagan Wicca Dictionary On Great Rite
Great Rite - In Wicca, the major ritual of polarity between a an and a woman. It can be either symbolic or *actual*-i.e., involving in...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Circle, Magic: Pagan Wicca Dictionary On Circle, Magic
Circle, Magic - A sphere of magical energies in which Wiccan rituals are usually practiced. The area inside the circle is seen as bein...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Magic Paranormal: Encyclopedia Ii - Magic Paranormal - Beliefs
Many people in the West claim to believe in or practise various forms of magic. The Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn, Aleister Crowley, ...   » Read the article

Article - Popular Pages Sitemap V - E
This is a sitemap for Popular Pages V - E . Click on a link and you will find multiple definitions and articles related to the word. &...   » Read the article