The Goddess and the God represent the duality of the energy in the
universe. Although nothing would be complete without both aspects, some
forms of Wicca place more emphasis on the Goddess, because She is the giver
of life, the womb, and the earth itself.
Monotheism is the belief in one deity.
Polytheism is the belief in many deities.
Animism is the belief that all things have a consciousness and are helped to
grow by the non-physical worlds.
Pantheism is the belief that god is everywhere and that all gods and
goddesses are aspects of one deity.
Wicca often is Pantheistic. In that belief:
All Goddesses are one Goddess.
All Gods are one God.
The God and Goddess are one. THE GODDESS
The Goddess is the giver of life, but knowledgeable of death. She
represents the womb of the mother, nature, the earth, and a plethora of other
things. The Goddess is very dynamic and receptive, as opposed to active and
energetic. Symbols of the goddess include the triple moon, the chalice/goblet,
and the cauldron. She is the ruler of the waxing half of the year, from Yule
(December 21st) to Midsummer (June 21st).
The Goddess has three general aspects: the Maiden, the Mother, and
the Crone. These aspects are in correspondence with the three phases of a
woman's life, as well as the three phases of the moon. The Maiden is the
waxing crescent moon, which is the moon at the beginning of its life cycle. The
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Mother is the full moon, the ripe, fertile lady. The Crone is the waning crescent
moon, the moon in its final stages of the cycle.
The moon is full for three days, and these days can also be broken
down to fit into this pattern. The full moon is a very powerful time, because
during those three days, the moon is reflecting back the most amount of the
sun's light as possible. The first day of the full moon represents Maiden
energies, the second day is Mother energies, and the third day is Crone
energies.
The color that best represents the Goddess is silver. The moon appears
silver or gray. A pool of water reflecting the light of the moon is silver. Mirrors
also have reflective properties and they tend to be silver as well. Silver is a
cool, calm, and receptive tone. It balances well with gold, which is the color
most associated with the Sun God.
Here are a few goddesses from various traditions: Cerridwen, Isis,
Astarte, Diana, Hecate, Demeter, Kali, Innana, Aphrodite, Persephone, Gaea,
Hera, Artemis, Iris, and Athena.
THE GOD
The God is the father figure. He is the Horned One, the consort of the
Goddess, and her equal. He represents linear energies and is very active and
energetic. Symbols of the God include the sun, harvest, death, incense, wand,
and the athame. He is the ruler of the waning half of the year, from Midsummer
(June 21st) to Yule (December 21st).
The color gold best represents the God, because the sun is bright and
warm. Gold is also the color of the fields waiting to be harvested. It is an color
of stability, power, and wealth.
Gods from various traditions include Pan, Zeus, Odin, the Green Man,
and the Horned One.
The universe is a give and take, an ebb and flow of energies. Wicca is
a system that recognizes the oneness, the wholeness, of the universe and in
the divine cosmic energies that are present in everything. However, we
separate the deity into the God and the Goddess to better understand the
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balance that exists within the vast reaches of the universe, as well as here on
earth.
Birth and death, yin and yang, good and evil, black and white, new and
old, light and dark...our reality is made up of countless dualities. Though each
of these dualities expresses two absolute extremities, many times in real life,
the actual dualities are a mixture of the two. At the beginning of life, you are
born. However, birth is not one end of the extremity. It is not purely the
beginning of life. It is also the end of something. Reincarnation is the process of
experiencing many lifetimes to gain the necessary knowledge to become one
with the divine. When we are born, we lose much of our knowledge of prior
experiences. This is a death or ending of some sort. So, in reality, birth is never
truly one side of the extremity. Birth is both living and dying in some sense. It
is a mixture of the two.
We work with the God and the Goddess to understand how the cosmic
energies in the universe are mixed, how they move, and how they affect us. We
also utilize their symbology to better direct our energy or the energy of the
earth and the universe. THE REDE AND THE CHARGE
The Wiccan Rede is a moral guide to which Wiccans hold themselves
accountable. Similar to an earlier writing by Aleister Crowley, "Do what thou
wilt shall be the whole of the Law," was transmuted to read, "And ye harm
none, do what thou wilt," and is now the most commonly accepted version of
the Wiccan Law. It was adopted because it represents some of the most
fundamental Wiccan principles, having made its way into the following poem.
The Law is about self-accountability, self-responsibility, and above all,
self-awareness. It speaks of the need to be more aware of the fact that what
we do affects other people and living things. Wicca does not restrict us to a set
of defined guidelines. We are of our own command, but the underlying principle
is that what we do should not hurt others.
A frequently overlooked principle of the Rede is that harming none
includes not harming ourselves. Even knowing this, many Wiccans do not take
an active part in keeping themselves from harm. We may not inflict intentional
physical pain upon ourselves, but we would do better to take care of our bodies.
Once the body is exhausted beyond its means, the spark of life cannot
continue.
THE WICCAN REDE
And ye harm none, do what thou wilt.
THE WICCAN REDE
Extended Version 1
Bide in the Wiccan Law ye must,
In perfect love and perfect trust.
Eight words the Wiccan Rede fulfill:
An ye harm none, do what ye will.
Ever mind the Rule of Three:
What ye send out, comes back to thee.
Follow this with mind and heart,
And merry ye meet, and merry ye part.
(Author unknown) THE WICCAN REDE
Extended Version 2
Bide ye the Wiccan laws ye must, in perfect love and perfect trust.
Ye must live and let live, fairly take and fairly give.
Cast the circle thrice about, to keep unwelcome spirits out.
To bind the spell well every time, let the spell be spake in rhyme.
Soft of eye and light of touch, speak ye little and listen much.
Deosil1 goes by waxing moon, chanting out the Wiccan rune.
Widdershins2 go by waning moon, chanting out the baneful tune.
When the Lady's moon is new, kiss the hand to Her times two.
When the moon rides at Her peak, then the heart's desire seek.
Heed the North wind's mighty gale, lock the door and trim the sail.
When the wind comes from the South, love will kiss thee on the mouth.
When the moor wind blows from the West, departed spirits have no rest.
When the wind blows from the East, expect the new and set the feast.
Nine woods in the cauldron go, burn them quick and burn them slow.
Elder be the Lady's tree, burn it not or cursed ye'll be.
When the Wheel begins to turn, let the Beltane fires burn.
When the Wheel has turned to Yule, light the log and the Horned One rules.
Heed ye flower, bush and tree, by the Lady blessed be.
Where the rippling waters go, cast a stone, the truth to know.
When ye have and hold a need, hearken not to other's greed.
With a fool no seasons spend, or be counted as his friend.
Merry meet and merry part, bright the cheeks and warm the heart.
Mind the Threefold Law ye should, three times bad and three times good.
When misfortune is now, wear the blue star on thy brow.
True in love ye must ever be, lest they love be false to thee.
These eight words the Wiccan Rede fulfill: "An harm ye none, do what thou
will."
THE GOD
The God is the father figure. He is the Horned One, the consort of the
Goddess, and her equal. He represents linear energies and is very active and
energetic. Symbols of the God include the sun, harvest, death, incense, wand,
and the athame. He is the ruler of the waning half of the year, from Midsummer
(June 21st) to Yule (December 21st).
The color gold best represents the God, because the sun is bright and
warm. Gold is also the color of the fields waiting to be harvested. It is an color
of stability, power, and wealth.
Gods from various traditions include Pan, Zeus, Odin, the Green Man,
and the Horned One.
The universe is a give and take, an ebb and flow of energies. Wicca is
a system that recognizes the oneness, the wholeness, of the universe and in
the divine cosmic energies that are present in everything. However, we
separate the deity into the God and the Goddess to better understand the
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balance that exists within the vast reaches of the universe, as well as here on
earth.
Birth and death, yin and yang, good and evil, black and white, new and
old, light and dark...our reality is made up of countless dualities. Though each
of these dualities expresses two absolute extremities, many times in real life,
the actual dualities are a mixture of the two. At the beginning of life, you are
born. However, birth is not one end of the extremity. It is not purely the
beginning of life. It is also the end of something. Reincarnation is the process of
experiencing many lifetimes to gain the necessary knowledge to become one
with the divine. When we are born, we lose much of our knowledge of prior
experiences. This is a death or ending of some sort. So, in reality, birth is never
truly one side of the extremity. Birth is both living and dying in some sense. It
is a mixture of the two.
We work with the God and the Goddess to understand how the cosmic
energies in the universe are mixed, how they move, and how they affect us. We
also utilize their symbology to better direct our energy or the energy of the
earth and the universe.
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