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 - 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 - 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 - 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

Article - Wiccan Holidays: March 21 - Vernal Equinox - Lady Day
March 21 - Vernal Equinox - Lady Day As Spring reaches its midpoint, night and day stand in perfect balance, with light on the increase...   » Read the article

Article - Wiccan Holidays: April 30 - May Eve - Beltaine (beltane)
April 30 - May Eve - Beltaine 'Beltane' means 'fire of Bel', Belinos being one name for the Sun God, whose coronation feast we now cele...   » Read the article

Article - Wiccan Holidays: June 21 - Summer Solstice - Litha
June 21 - Summer Solstice - Litha Although the name 'Litha' is not well attested, it may come from Saxon tradition - the opposite of 'Y...   » Read the article

Article - Wiccan Holidays: July 31 - August Eve - Lughnassad
July 31 - August Eve - Lughnassad 'Lughnassad' means 'the funeral games of Lugh', referring to Lugh, the Irish sun god. However, the fu...   » Read the article

Article - Wiccan Holidays: September 21 - Autumnal Equinox - Harvest Home
September 21 - Autumnal Equinox - Harvest Home In many mythologies, this is the day the Sun God, the God of Light, is killed by his riv...   » Read the article

Article - Wiccan Holidays: October 31 - November Eve - Samhain
October 31 - November Eve - Samhain Samhain means 'summer's end', for now nights lengthen, winter begins, and we work with the positive...   » Read the article

Article - Wiccan Holidays: December 21 - Winter Solstice - Yule
December 21 - Winter Solstice - Yule 'Yule' means 'wheel', for now the wheel of the year has reached a turning point, with the longest ...   » Read the article

Article - Wiccan Holidays: January 31 - February Eve - Imbolc
January 31 - February Eve - Imbolc Actually, this holiday is most usually celebrated beginning at sundown on February 1, continuing thr...   » Read the article

Article - Wicca And Witchcraft: General Practices In Wicca
Wicca and Witchcraft: General Practices in Wicca (Witchcraft) The roots of the religion called Wicca, or Witchcraft, are very old, c...   » Read the article

Article - Love Spells: The Ethics Of Love Spells
Love Spells: The Ethics of Love Spells Why so many books containing so many love spells? Why such an emphasis on a kind of magic that I,...   » Read the article

Article - Witchcraft: Two Witches A Modern Craft Fairy-tale
Witchcraft: TWO WITCHES A Modern Craft Fairy-Tale Once upon a time, there were two Witches. One was a Feminist Witch and the other was ...   » Read the article

Article - Wicca Or Witchcraft: Definitions Of Terms In Witchcraft
Wicca or Witchcraft: Definitions of terms in Witchcraft Including: Occult, Earth, Pagan, Neo-Paganism, Witchcraft, The Craft, Coven, Wit...   » Read the article

Article - Witchcraft: Frequently Asked Questions About Witchcraft
Witchcraft: FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS about Witchcraft Including: Q. What form does the practice of Witchcraft take? Q. How do you ...   » Read the article

Article - Wicca And Witchcraft: Basic Philosophy Of Wicca Or Witchcraft
Wicca and Witchcraft: Basic Philosophy of Wicca or Witchcraft Wicca, or Witchcraft, is an earth religion -- a re-linking with the life f...   » Read the article

Article - Wicca And Witchcraft: Holidays In Wicca And Witchcraft
Wicca and Witchcraft: Holidays in Wicca and Witchcraft Includes: October 31 - November Eve - Samhain December 21 - Winter Solstice - ...   » Read the article

Article - Paganism: The Pentagram
THE PENTAGRAM The pentagram, or five-pointed star, may be the most misunderstood religious symbol around these days. Being the most com...   » Read the article

Article - Paganism: Reflections On Old Guard Paganism
Reflections on OLD GUARD PAGANISM 'Old Guard Paganism'. The phrase started out as a joke, but then caught on. This tells us something. ...   » Read the article

Article - Paganism: Sexual Come-ons At Pagan Festivals - An Open Letter To The Web Of Oz
SEXUAL COME-ONS AT PAGAN FESTIVALS - An Open Letter to the Web of Oz Like many another Neo-Pagan, I began life under the heavy indoctri...   » Read the article

Article - Wicca And Celtic Paganism: Why Wicca Is Not Celtic Paganism
Why Wicca is Not Celtic Paganism There are many out there who believe that Wicca and its related forms of NeoPagism are a type of Celtic...   » Read the article

Article - Sacredspace: Creating Sacred Space In Your Home
Creating Sacred Space In Your Home Many modern Celtic pagans today are faced with a difficult question: how can I bring my religio...   » Read the article

Article - Ancient Celts: Celtic Marriage
  Celtic Marriage This article is not just for those interested in the traditions of Celtic Marriage, it is also a look into the c...   » Read the article

Article - Paganism: Re-thinking The Watchtowers Or 13 Reasons Air Should Be In The North
The first time I noticed conflicting ritual elements was when I was invited as a guest to attend another Coven's esbat celebration. When ...   » Read the article

Article - Paganism: Toward A Celtic Numerology
Toward a Celtic Numerology What's in a word? Or a name? What special power resides in a word, connecting it so intimately to the very t...   » Read the article

Article - Halloween: All Hallow's Eve
Samhain. All Hallows. All Hallow's Eve. Hallow E'en. Halloween. The most magical night of the year. Exactly opposite Beltane on the wheel...   » Read the article

Article - May Day: A Celebration Of May Day
A Celebration of MAY DAY There are four great festivals of the Pagan Celtic year and the modern Witch's calendar as well. The two greate...   » Read the article

Article - Beltane: Beltane - May 1 Or May Day
Beltane is celebrated on May 1st and is one of the original Celtic festivals. Beltane or May Day is also known as the Lover's holiday. Be...   » Read the article

Article - Beltane: Beltane - May Day Recipes
Beltane is celebrated on May 1st and is one of the original Celtic festivals.   7 recipies for Beltane including MEADE, FARLS, BEL...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dianic Wicca: Encyclopedia - Dianic Wicca
Dianic Wicca, also known as Women's Spirituality, Feminist Spirituality, Feminist Witchcraft, and Feminist Wicca. Dianic Wicca - Beliefs ...   » 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 - Witchcraft Today: Encyclopedia - Witchcraft Today
Witchcraft Today is a non-fiction book written by the founder of the Wicca religion, Gerald Gardner. Published in 1954, Witchcraft Today ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Neo-druidism: Encyclopedia - Neo-druidism
Neo-druidism is an attempt to reconstruct the ancient religion of druidism. Neo-druidism - Neo-Druidry in Britain. In the eighteenth cen...   » 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

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 - Dianic Wicca: Encyclopedia Ii - Dianic Wicca - Beliefs And Practices
Dianic Wicca, Dianic Witchcraft, and Feminist Dianic Witchcraft are all common titles for the Neopagan Feminist Dianic tradition. While s...   » 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 - 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

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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - Lady Frieda Harris: Encyclopedia Ii - Lady Frieda Harris - Thoth Tarot And Wicca
"The goal of the occult path of initiation is BALANCE. In Freemasonry and High Magick, the symbols of the White Pillar and Black Pillar r...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Renaissance Fair: Encyclopedia Ii - Renaissance Fair - Myths
Renaissance Faires have in recent years drawn several myths and stereotypes which, often as a result, attract people to the faire who are...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Neo-druidism: Encyclopedia Ii - Neo-druidism - Neo-druidism In America
Neo-druidism - The Mother Grove of the RDNA. The founding of the first congregation of the Reformed Druids of North America, or RDNA, a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Neo-druidism: Encyclopedia Ii - Neo-druidism - Other European Druid Organisations
In January 2003, the New Order of Druids was opened by David Dom (founded in 2002) in Belgium. It is a worldwide organisation, using the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aradia Or The Gospel Of The Witches: Encyclopedia Ii - Aradia Or The Gospel Of The Witches - Claims Questioned
Leland's claim that the manuscript was genuine, or even that he received such a manuscript, has been called into question, and has, in so...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aradia, Or The Gospel Of The Witches: Encyclopedia Ii - Aradia, Or The Gospel Of The Witches - Claims Questioned
Leland's claim that the manuscript was genuine, or even that he received such a manuscript, has been called into question, and has, in so...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Theodism: Encyclopedia Ii - Theodism - History
In 1976, Garman Lord formed the Witan Theod, the first aett within the Theodish community, as an apostasy of Seax Wicca; striving to clea...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Renaissance Fair: Encyclopedia Ii - Renaissance Fair - Myths
Renaissance Faires have in recent years drawn several myths and sterotypes which, often as a result, attract people to the faire who are ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chaos Magic: Encyclopedia Ii - Chaos Magic - Symbols And Deities
Chaos magick is unique among magical traditions in that it does not attribute significance to any particular symbol or deity. Wicca and T...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chaos Magic: Encyclopedia Ii - Chaos Magic - Symbols And Deities
Chaos magick is unique among magical traditions in that it does not attribute significance to any particular symbol or deity. Wicca and T...   » 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 - 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

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

Encyclopedia - Wiccan Rede: Encyclopedia Ii - Wiccan Rede - History
The combination of Wicca with no harm to others and do what thou wilt made its first known appearance in The Old Laws by Gerald Gardner, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Willow Rosenberg: Encyclopedia Ii - Willow Rosenberg - Powers And Abilities
Willow became a skilled practitioner of witchcraft from the series' third season onwards. Her interest in the Wiccan religion lies more i...   » 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 - 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

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

Encyclopedia - Exorcism: Encyclopedia Ii - Exorcism - Exorcism In Other Religions
In Hinduism the possession of the body by spirits is often accorded a more holy status as it is believed that Goddess Kali or her various...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anarchism And Religion: Encyclopedia Ii - Anarchism And Religion - Anarchist Clashes With Religion
Published posthumously in French in 1882, Mikhail Bakunin's God and the State was one of the first Anarchist treatises on religion. Bakun...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Reiki: Encyclopedia Ii - Reiki - Non-traditional Reiki
The independent movement developed partly in response to the belief that Reiki training should be more widely available and practiced in ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Goddess Movement: Encyclopedia Ii - Goddess Movement - Background
Inclusive spirituality in the West initially gained ground in 19th century, when North American first-wave feminists such as Matilda Josl...   » Read the article

Dictionary - King: Craft Witchcraft Dictionary On King
KING... in Celtic, Druid magick, there is the Holly King of the waning year & his twin, Oak King of the waxing year. They switch a...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Elder Ones: Craft Witchcraft Dictionary On Elder Ones
ELDER ONES: in Pagan mythology worldwide, it is noted that there were advanced races who either died or migrated into other lands (pla...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Wizardry: Pagan Denominations Dictionary On Wizardry
WIZARDRY (Middle English, wis, “wise”): A term used in various periods of history for magicians, sorcerers or witches and ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Fairy Magic: Spiritual Dictionary On Fairy Magic
Fairy magic: Ashleen O'Gaea shares a cozy barrio row house in the Arizona desert with her husband Canyondancer, their 12-year-old son ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Al Butain: Spiritual Dictionary On Al Butain
Al Butain: Ashleen O'Gaea shares a cozy barrio row house in the Arizona desert with her husband Canyondancer, their 12-year-old son th...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Willendorf: Spiritual Dictionary On Willendorf
Willendorf: The goddess of Willendorf was found in 1908 near Willendorf in Austria. She is over 30,000 years old and is one of the old...   » 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 - Welsh Tradition: Craft Witchcraft Dictionary On Welsh Tradition
WELSH TRADITION: 1) Y Dynion Mwyn, the American branch of Dynion Mwyn, brought to the U.S. by Rhuddlwm Gawr in 1966. Derived from the...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Burning Times: Craft Witchcraft Dictionary On Burning Times
BURNING TIMES- Refers to the times from the Spanish Inquisiton through the last outburst of persecution and witch killings in the mid ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Alpha Et Omega: Spiritual Dictionary On Alpha Et Omega
Alpha et Omega: English occult order, founded after the breakup of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn in 1900 by former GD head Sam...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Irish Myth Dictionary: An Irish Myth Concordance
An Irish Myth Concordance The following concordance is based on 'Gods and Fighting Men' by Lady Augusta Gregory, first published in 1904...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Welsh Myth Dictionary: A Welsh Myth Concordance
A Welsh Myth Concordance The following concordance is based on the four branches of the Welsh "Mabinogi", as retold in the fou...   » 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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

Article - Spiritual Sitemap I - W
This is a sitemap for Spiritual - W . Click on a link and you will find multiple definitions and articles related to the word.  ...   » Read the article