What exactly is Wicca? Dispelling the Fear of throwing powerful magic spells. Wicca is a religious p...

1. What Is Wicca? Dispelling the anxiety about casting
powerful magic spells.
What exactly is Wicca? Dispelling the Fear of throwing powerful magic spells.
Wicca is a religious practice which believes energy connects everything in nature - some think of
that energy as various Gods or God and Goddesses, others as a worldwide force like the force in Star
Wars.
It's made by and links every living thing on the Earth and also the Earth itself, whatever you call it.
That force is within us all so we're all part of it (I will refer to it in the remainder of the particular
article as God for convenience) and we have God within us. We're all joined to each other, the
elements along with the Earth.
Is Wicca a Religion?
Wicca is a spiritual practice, not a religion. A faith is a set of rules that govern Wicca and a religious
practice has no set rules or ruling body which means it's not a religion. While there are traditions in
groups or some branches of Wicca such as other Rituals and Full Moon, their are no rules or be
rewarded by God. This really is one of the things that appeals to a lot of people about Wicca. It
supplies you liberty (or work with) God as you deem appropriate rather than requiring you to adhere
to things you might or might not fully agree with only to belong to that religion or be considered a
good member.
The closest Wiccans have to a "rule" is the Wiccan Rede ("rede" is an old English word meaning
"advice" or "council" so even it isn't a rule). Damaging none includes yourself and creatures so
Wiccans do not believe in animal or suicide or ritual sacrifice.
Is Wicca a Cult?
No. A cult is black magic a spiritual or religious group that follows one leader, regularly blindly
following them and doing things considered illegal or dangerous. No rules has no leaders just as
Wicca has it. No governing body, no leader.
Like any group, egotism might be a variable, but as Wiccans believe ardently in free will, "... do what
YOU will", this really is the exclusion and many groups will quickly fall apart if one member attempts
to control all of them. In staying with Wiccans you should naturally investigate any group you're
thinking about joining and use your own judgment.
Is Wicca Witchcraft?
Wicca is not Witchcraft while many use the terms interchangeably.
Witchcraft (or "The Craft") is a separate practice not tied to Wicca or any spirituality. Anyone of any
faith - Christian, Buddhist, Islamic, etc - may study or practice Witchcraft and that doesn't make
them a Wiccan. Witches may practice without any religious or spiritual beliefs at all working with
pure energy they view as not anything divine and merely energy.
Witchcraft uses the energy area or God to affect change in accordance with their will. For Wiccans,

2. this again means with damage to none - Wiccan Witches don't practice hexing or what's generally
considered "black" magic and they strive to alter themselves more than others.
What do Wiccans do?
As you practice is open to each Wiccan to determine for themselves as I have already said, and there
are not any set rules, it might be hard to understand what Wiccans really do. Here are a few of the
practices that are most usual, but is by no means exhaustive.
Most Wiccans meditate in some form. Meditation is a great way to calm your mind and enlarge your
senses to associate with or feel God. Some use effective meditative practices for example Yoga
(notably Hatha Yoga) instead of sitting meditation. Some find a walk in nature or a swim as the best
way to associate themselves to God.
Most Wiccans honour nature by following the seasons or the moon's cycle as both alter the degree of
energy they feel.
While there are really no set rules or rituals, writers and various covens have attempted release or
to standardize rituals for their own use or examples to new Wiccans. You are always free (and
generally supported!) To change these printed rituals or create your own. Associating with God
means doing so in a way that you just feel is best to you - for some that means robes, a complete set
of ritual tools plus altars, Latin or alternative languages that are obscure. For others, it simply
means standing in the grass and gazing at the full moon.
Many Wiccans are very involved in environmental causes as well as political campaigns as a way to
impact change.
As the sole rule of Wicca is "A in harm none, do what you will", usually there is
http://www.wicca-spirituality.com/wicca-school.html not anything to worry from anyone who
practices Wicca. There are fanatics of every spirituality, so you need to thoroughly investigate any
person or group you are thinking about joining.