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Hello Cauldron,
Thank you for allowing me to join. My you have a lot of rules for a group that must be pretty open minded. ;) I guess there are jerks in all walks of life right? Regardless, I looked through them and they all seemed to make good sense. I'll just be careful not to post any of my pictures here so as they don't become public property.
So... that's my way of saying I actually read the rules. ;)
I've been a solitary practitioner for nearly 20 years. Where I came from before there weren't many books and the internet was just getting going with the general population so I struggled with some of the ideas. After picked up my first WICCAN book I was hooked and understood that I was to follow a more natural path. I have done a dozen or so real rituals in those 20 years but mostly I practice internally with meditation and silly ryhmes (I'm a horrible poet!). I'm a little kitchen witch, a little garden witch, a lot charm and candle magic but mostly I'm just a person who feels the energy of the things around me and I believe it's very important. It is the most important thing. I also think you can control that energy a little. With that control comes great responsiblity and often I find that I'd rather let things play out the way they want to rather than affect certain changes.
Lately I've been having some really strong feelings... the energy is speaking to me. I wish I knew what it needed but I believe that I've been asked to take note. I've also had 3, 4, 5.. and now 7 people who have wanted to do a circle.
I've obliged them and did a new moon ritual almost a month ago with a group of 5 including me. Me, a solitary witch, a male budhist, a native american spiritual with strong interest in fairies who is new on her path, one lost soul, and another woman who was strong into the Native American spirituality. It was an interesting circle and it felt like a fellowhip. I simply called the quadrants and spoke our intentions. My friend smudged and blessed us with sage. Then we say and wrote a list of the things we wanted to achieve and each of us took a turn to read one or more on the list aloud to our circle. It was very pleasant and everyone felt safe physically and emotionally. There was actually a lot of crying and hugging in our circle that evening before we released the guardians and went on our way. I asked them to read thier list daily and think about what their needs mean to them.
On the full moon we created another circle. We ended up pulling in two additional members (one man, one female). For the people who were there for the new moon, I asked them to rewrite their list and save the new copy. The new people I asked to write a new list with the though around what you would like to close or complete in your life. (instead of asking for money, ask for less dept)... that kind of thing. We all again read something from our list and each of us threw our list into the fire and watched it turn to ash and float into the sky. It was VERY cathartic for all of us and I'm getting constant affirmation from all of them that they took it seriously and they tell me what actions they are taking in their life to acheive their heart goals.
While we didn't get toooooo into what a person could actually do with magick, I think we had an extrememly successful gathering and... well... I'm a little worried about it actually. I'm not the heaviest practitioner out there and I feel like I've started something I might not be prepared for. AAAANNNNDDDDD... that's why I'm here. To be around people who can help me help guide myself and my friends.
I've done three devinations (ouiji, taro, and rune) and each one was freakily the same. Love my land and my ground, pay attention to my intuition closely and to learn to trust my instinct, and then to teach or maybe guide.
I'm currently teaching myself the RUNE letters and meanings and am working on making my own wand. I want to use rune magick on it so I've got a lot of studying to do before I commit. I'm close to being able to name them all but I really have no idea if I'm pronouncing some of them right. LOL I'll get them close and then work on the internet to learn to say them correctly. It's been interesting and every once in awhile I get a heart racing "pay attention now" feeling when I'm studying them. I sure wish the pay attention signal was clearer. ;) I want to learn Ogham next.
So, HI! I see I've written a book already. I hope this isn't too much for an introduction but I figured I'd just spill it out. I have a lot of questions, a lot to learn, maybe some to share with you all as well. I don't feel that I'm strictly on the Wiccaan path but it's my heritage and I feel closest to it than anything else I've read. I have German, Irish, and Danish in my blood. I think your ancestry calls you even if you don't know it.
By all the powers of three times three, and as ye will it, so mote it be.
Well Met my new friends, Merry Part. Please try to excuse any missspellings or poor gramar. I tried. ;)
Micheailin
Reference: http://pagan-space.blogspot.com
A tele-news from Thuglak (16-07-2008) caught up my eyes.
It was about Prof Nannan's talks on Anna daanam
in his Tamil class, telecast in Makkal TV.
Prof Nannan had said that
it is erroneous to say "Anna daanam vazhanginaar".
The reason he had given was,
it gives rise to questions like,
"annatthai vazhanginaara?"
or "daanatthai vazhanginaara?"
Therefore it is right to say "anna danam seidhar".
The Professor went on to say
that aanam is a Sanskrit word
and therefore can be replaced by the Tamil word, 'sOru'.
and said as Soru - daanam.
But somehow people do not use this term
as they seem to think that
'sOru' is the language of the down-trodden people.
This is the evil result of Varnasrama dharma.
After reading this,
I was at a loss for words.
If this is what a respected Professor of Tamil like Mr Nannan
had known of Tamil and the history of varna dharma,
what to say about the whole lot of others
who claim that they know Tamil very well.
Before going into unraveling the absurdity of these claims,
let me say in brief the following facts.
SOru is not the word of the down-trodden people.
It is the word used even in Sangam literature.
Annam, though a Sanskrit word by origin,
is very much part of Tamil lexicon
and has been given as a synonym to food in
Nigandu or Thesaurus in Tamil.
If there is one thing that binds the people of
all the four varnas and all the ashramas (from brhamchari to sanyasi),
it is this anna daanam.
Even an ascetic depends on anan daanam given by a grahastha.
Now coming to dispute the wish of Prof Nannan that
Annan daanam must be called as sOru daanam,
I have to start from the reasons
why food (aanam) has to be given as daanam.
There are 3 reasons for giving food to others.
(1) As Athithi bhojana, in Pancha Maha yajna.
Every day one can eat food only after giving food to an athithi,
or a traveler, or an unknown person in need of food.
(Details of this in
The mechanism of disease formation is to be found in the food we take.
In the chapter called "Marundu" (medicine),
Thiruvalluvar treats food as medicine
and lays importance on the nature of food we take
for healthy body.
In the introduction to this chapter,
the renowned commentator of olden times,
'ParimElazhagar' says,
"Pazha vinaiyaanum, kaaraNamgaLaanum,
makkattku vaadam mudaliya pinigaL varum.."
(translation of the introduction :-
"People get diseases due to past karma and other reasons.
The disease due to past karma will get rectified only after undergoing them.
The other diseases can be treated by food, as they are caused by imbalance of food.")
Since past karma, disease and food are
It is said that it is possible to
reduce the severity of the previous karma to 40%,
by man's efforts and by divine blessings.
"Aasashtam manusham proktham,
saptamat daiva chinthanam"
Of the remaining 60%,
30% can be resolved by human efforts
and the other 30% by invoking god's blessings.
The human efforts include good deeds to benefit the society
of which anna daanam or daanam of any kind is one,
that is given with sincerity and empathy.
The Divine intervention is facilitated by
poojas, homas, japa and vrathas.
This is as per Jyothisha sastra.
Among the daana, anna daana is the foremost.
This can be understood by etymology of the terms annam and daanam.
Contrary to what Prof Nannan thinks,
there is no substitute for these two words in Tamil.
These two words exist in Tamil lexicon for all times.
To accept this, we must first know that Tamil flourished along with Sanskrit.
As early as 9990 BC Tamil existed as a finely developed written language,
so also did Sanskrit.
The years (9990BC) is derived from Adiyaarkku nallar's explanation of the period
in years for the 3 sangams (4440 +3700+1850 =9990).
Agastheeyam was the grammar book even as early as 9990 BC.
Agastheeyam was considered as 'anaadhi' (having no beginning)
(refer Azhagiya manavala perumal naayanar's "Acharya Hrudhayam" verse 41.
written after the time of Ramanujacharya -
"Chen thirattha thamizh engaiyaalE Agasthiyamum anaadhi").
It is also possible to deduce that Tamil was known as Agastheeyam
in those times, owing to Agasthiyar's contribution
in developing the language into written form.
It was the time of Vedic culture in its full bloom
and Sanskrit and Tamil existed together.
The learned were supposed to know both Tamil and Sanskrit
in those days.
In this scenario certain commonalities were inevitable between the two languages
particularly pertaining to veda, vedantha and vedanga practices / terminologies.
That is why the terms annam and daanam which have origin in Sanskrit
were in usage in Tamil without any deviation.
As such these two words (and there are many others too)
are part of Tamil language.
Thiruvalluvar has used them -
"daanam tavam irandum thanga viyanulagam"
(vaan sirappu -9)
Both 'daanam' and 'tavam' in this kuraL are Sanskrit ones
used in the same way in Tamil.
Taking up the root of the word 'daanam',
it is explained in Brihadaaranyaka Upanishad. (5-2.1to3)
The root word is 'da'
The 3 sons of Prajapathi, (devas, manushyas / humans and asuras)
on completion of their Brahmacharya-hood
approaches Prajapathi asking for a piece of advice from him.
To the Devas, he said, 'da' as his advice.
They understood it as "daamyathethi"
It means 'control of the senses'.
Since devas are known for lack of control over indriyas / senses,
they understood 'da' as control of the senses.
By controlling their senses
the devas can prosper.
To the humans, Prajapathi said, 'da'.
Since humans have a weakness in greediness,
they understood it as 'dattha' (give )
Dattha is root word of daanam.
By giving daanam, the humans can prosper.
To the asuras, Prajapathi said, 'da'.
Since asuras have an irresistible tendency to harm others,
they understood it as 'dayathvam' - merciful.
By being kind to others, the asuras can prosper.
Here the 3 sons are personification of human beings only,
with three dominant traits, says Adi shankara in his commentary.
All of us have deva, manushya and asura tendencies.
People are divided into these 3 as
Deva, Manushya and asura Ganas in Gana-p-poruttham
of the dasa-vidha-poruttham
(10 point compatibility for marriage) in astrology.
Devas are those who lack control over their senses -
Indra is foremost among them!
Humans are those who hesitate to give,
and would not part off with their belongings so easily.
Asuras are those who take pleasure in showing cruelty to others.
Overcoming these tendencies require Himalayan efforts
and when one overcomes them, one becomes an elevated one.
Thus 'daanam' is special for humans.
By giving daanam, one reduces the effects of past karma.
Anna daanam has special place among daanams.
It is not 'vuNavu' daanam, nor 'sOru' daanam.
It is anna daanam.
There are many words to denote food in Tamil.
They all have their respective application for usage in a context.
Sutra 22 in chapter 6 of Choodamani nigandu gives
the different words as synonyms of food.
They are
Adisil, bOnakam, mooral,
Amalai, ayini, pommal,
Madai, misai, vuNaa,
Puzhukkal, valsi, paaLitham,
Annam, padam, midavai,
Paatthu, thuttru, vuNdi,
sOndri, pungam, saru,
asanam, vooN, koozh,
vodhanam, puga, sOru.
Though they all denote food,
there is some difference in them.
Adisil means food.
BOnakam is a type of 'appam'.
Mooral is type of eatable made from milk.
Amalai is a huge quantity of food.
This is derived from the word 'amaluthal'
which means 'to gather together in huge quantity'.
Ayini means 'that which is eaten'.
Pommal means 'poliyum' food - that which is good.
Madai is food made for god -
the place where it is made is called as 'madaipali'.
This is found in temples.
Misai means 'very good food that is eaten'.
vuNaa means 'that which is eaten'
Puzhukkal is boiled food.
Non vegetarian food is also known by this name.
Valsi is rice.
paaLitham is the semi-liquid 'kuzhambu'.
Padam means the food that is cooked well.
Midavai is 'uLuttham kaLi' the ball made of urad flour.
Paatthu means 'parukkai' or porridge.
Thuttru means 'kavaLam' or big balls of food.
vuNdi means that which is eaten.
pungam means the food made from a tree 'pungu'
saru means the food made from leaves.
Asanam also is a food made from a tree sap.
vooN is that which is eaten.
Koozh is thick porridge whose contents are smothered well.
Vodhanam means liquid food.
Puga means food that is swallowed
sondri means sOru
sOru means the inner food / sap that is cooked.
These two words, sondri and sOru are used in Sangam texts.
'yEttruga ulaiyE, aakkuga sOrE' (Puranaanuru - 172)
(boil the water, make sOru)
'Varagin sondriyodu perum sittrur' (Puranaanuru - 197)
Varagu is a grain.
Here it is said varagin sondri.
It means the food / sap contained in the grain is sondri.
This sondri is another name for sOru.
sOru also means the food / sap contained in something.
The sap is known as sOru.
But the word annam has a unique meaning.
It does not mean food!
It means that which eats and which is eaten!
The derivation of this word is from Sanskrit.
It is explained in Taittriya Upanishad. (2-2)
"AdhyathE atthi" -
therefore it is annam.
This means,
'beings grow from it,
it grows from beings.'
Therefore it is annam!
The food that goes into body- building is annam.
This gives rise to the 'anna-maya-kOsham'-
the basic physical structure for the body.
Not all food goes into body building.
but annam does that.
That is why the mother is known as 'annai' in Tamil.
She feeds the child so that it grows.
The annam that is given as daanam
must therefore be a balanced and rich food
that will become body parts in the eater.
This daanam is not given just to offset hunger,
or to give strength to do work.
The food must be rich enough to build the body.
This term annam denoting this, has no substitute in Tamil.
That is why annam is part Tamil lexicon
indicating this meaning.
Usually anna daanam is done at the end of some pooja or propitiation of devathas.
Once after the devathas are satisfied,
humans must be satisfied to the level
that the food they are given
must transform into
Anna-maya-kOsha - the physical sheath of the being.
Therefore it is 'anna- daanam' only -
not sOru daanam.
Since daanam means giving, one can not 'give' daanam.
One can do daanam.
In Tamil it is apt to tell
'anna daanam seidhaar'.
This is certainly not for the reasons that Prof Nannan had said
(in the beginning of this post)
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Daoshadru is a spiritual path of "Quantum Magick", not a religion. It is a way of integrating diverse ways of spirituality for those who simply can not follow a singular, exclusive or fundamentalist path. Within this method there are three "Schools": Internal, External and Eternal. Each school provides a range of techniques for healing, self-empowerment, divination, magick and the attainment of spiritual enlightenment.
INTERNAL SCHOOL
The "Internal School" is self relient with the practitioner's own mind, body and spirit as the source of power. It draws upon various forms of self-discipline such as Qi Gong, Tai Ji Chuan, Yoga and various forms of Meditation. Much of this school's practices and beliefs are from Daoism/Taoism, hence the first three leters in the name DAOshadru.
EXTERNAL SCHOOL
The "External School" is nature relient with the earth, sky, elements and animals as the source of power. It draws upon various forms of the Tribal Medicine Man (Mostly Cherokee native American) such as Ancestrialism, Totemism, Herbalism, Soul Retrieval, Vision Questing and various forms of Animism. Much of this school's practices and beliefs are from Shamanism, hence the second set of three leters in the name DaoSHAdru.
ETERNAL SCHOOL
The "Eternal School" is faith relient with the belief in divine gods, goddesses and spirits and coreponding other-worldly realms as the source of power. It draws upon various forms of ritualism such as invocation, evocation, channeling and various magickal rites. Much of this school's practices and beliefs are from Celtic Druidism, hence the last three leters in the name DaoshaDRU. Everyone in this "Grove" (Temple) can share a belief in honoring "The Seven", which are actualy a set of generic dieties evolved eclecticly from global spirituality; Great Spirit, Earth Mother, Sky Father and The Spirits of the Four Winds.
Although it has components from three languages, Daoshadru can be roughly translated to mean "Way of Spiritual Passage".
Each individual member seeks out and chooses from the infinite diversity of earth's religious and cultural mythologies to find dieties to worship, serve and adore. In the end each grove member maintains personal autonomy yet still enjoys the benefits of belonging to a group within the unity of a temple
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Gyan, this knowledge is amazing. As I mentioned many times; there is nothing like it when "revolved" in our minds and seeing its connectivity with life. It is Godly knowledge which is able to transform souls without the need of Gurus, expensive trips to ashrams, latest "self-help"
Somehow many words have been used without an adequate translation which sometimes come across as "strong" and reminds me of the "catholic inquisition" times. When I hear that, I know that something is not "ticking" right. Now, things will escalate when that same translation into English is translated from there into other languages. We are not dealing necessarily with Hindi speakers translating the Murli into, let us say, Spanish; but we have usually a non-native English speaker translating that Murli into Spanish.
This game of translation will have a consequence if the language used in the original Murli is controversial.
The other issue is that the original Sakar Murlis have been 'cut down' and fitted into a nice 3 pages long Murli, where some phrases which may be considered "politically incorrect" to translate; have been left out. What we have left in the postings shared here from the actual Murli, is usually the "answer" to the question.
The essence for Dharna is an interpretation based on the Murli. Many times that interpretation is "black or white," using language such as "never, only, you must, etc." Commandments. Imposition. Orders.
Sakar Murlis have a force and magic, but at the same time; we cannot forget that it was meant for a culture different than western culture (and even current Indian culture) at a different time. Times have changed. There is greater diversity, greater entropy. Sakar murlis have deep points of knowledge which have not been fully "churned" yet, just to support current devotional behavior, traditions.
The paradox being to "break the traditional socio-cultural belief of that time- 1940's" just to "settle down into the traditional devotional patterns of to-day." This is interesting to note.
However, we have Avyak Murlis at this time.
BapDada is speaking those Murlis with the awareness of the time. There is extreme gyan in those avyakt Murlis which will help us in our current efforts. At the same time, BapDada does a great job incorporating those devotional, bhakti elements which are needed in the Indian culture (which are the majority of BKs, anyway.) Because of that simplicity and depth which is biased-free, I feel that according to times, there is a lot to be learned from those Murlis. Usually the "blessing" and "slogan" from a Sakar Murli are the points which a soul will remember...and that comes from an Avyakt Murli!
My point is, if it is possible to get those points of Gyan form an Avyakt Murli as it is starting to happen now (we are getting 2 short avyakt murlis every Sunday) that I feel is a great idea to start incorporating "newness" according to time. Those 1975 Avyakt Murlis shared so far, have deep points not found at any other place.
It is my "unlimited" wish to see more such Murlis at least 2 times per week.
Why?
Because, current gyan is there. The "drills" which Baba wants us to practice are there. Subtle efforts are spelled out there (such as concentration on the dot, pure wishes, service through the mind, the avyakt stage, etc.) which are not available in the Sakar Murli.. and, the ability to extend these teachings to a worldwide audience without restrictions.
May our awareness of the need according to time be greater than our love for traditions.
Filed under: Churnings or Realizations Tagged: avyakt Murli, revisions, sakar murli, spiritual teachings, time
Source: http://about-world-religions.blogspot.com
"An Easy How-To Perform Magical Rituals Primer by Mambo Michele & The Root Queen!"
This is the section for all of our customers to learn more about using magical ritual items, candles, oils, and more. We are happy to provide some basic understanding of how to effectively use spiritual items to assist you in your spiritual work. Please read this section carefully if you are planning on purchasing any of our Voodoo dolls, magical fetishes, ritual candles, ritual powders, spiritual ritual oils & elixirs.
HOW TO USE SPIRITUAL OILS these handcrafted items go quite a long way due to the quality of the ingredients. Manufactured oils seem to have a satisfactory level of effectiveness even though one can never be sure of the actual contents of the bottle. Spiritual oils can be used in many ways. Here are but a few examples:
* They can be worn as a scent for spiritual purpose, like our Magical Perfume Elixirs
* They can be wiped onto the person whom one wishes to influence, like our Flames of Passion Ritual Oil
* They can be used to "dress" a candle, like our Voodoo Ritual Oils
* They can be used for Spiritual Cleansing Products like our Vodou Bath Liquids or Voudou Ritual Bath Kits
* They can be used in cleansing, love drawing or protection bath salts, like our Goddess Bath Salts products
* They can be used in a work lamp, the bend or influence another
* They can be used in conjunction with other magical items to create a focal point for the work
Spiritual oils that are worn as perfume are for very specific purposed. For example, wearing a Come to Me oil or Seduction Oil is intended to attract love or a certain lover. Wearing a Commanding Oil is intended to help the wearer command the person or situation s/he intends. Renew Oil is to calm and heal, Abundance Oil is to draw wealth and prosperity, Road Opening oil is intended to clear up the problems in your path, and so on.
If the spiritual oil and elixirs are already hand-crafted for specific spiritual purpose, please just apply like you would any perfume or fragrance and FOCUS on why you are wearing that spiritual oil to help bring about your desires.
Similarly, one can surreptitiously wipe the oil(s) onto the person one wishes to influence such as with our Flames of Passion or Come to Me Oils. To do this, subtly dab a bit on the person you are trying to influence.
HOW TO DRESS AND WORK WITH RITUAL CANDLES
* Dressing a candle or a "light," as they care called in New Orleans, is not a complicated matter. If using a jar candle (a.k.a. 7 day Candle), carve the name of the person whom one wishes to influence into the wax, pour the oil(s) on top while making the petition for one's desire. Simply dressing a candle, however, does not ensure the success of one's endeavor. The candle (now a focal point) must be "worked," that is to say that each day one must talk with one's spirit about the issue.
* When working with ritual candles (figure, cat, skull, etc.), ritual oils and ritual powder you must first carve the purpose or name of the person you are trying to influence into the correct ritual candle or place your petition underneath the candle on some natural paper (parchment, fiber paper, etc.) Pour the Ritual Oil on your hands and rub together, then sprinkle the ritual powder on top of the oil on your hands, rub your hands together and pat this mixture on the actual candle each day you go to perform ritual work. This allows for the most powerful and effective results.
* Oil lamps are used a good deal in Haitian Vodou, they combine many elements such as spiritual oils, wicks, powders and sacred herbs, etc. They are an excellent tool for focusing the Lwa's and one's own energy on one objective. Spiritual oils are used as an ingredient in the lamps to help influence the situation. We can customize Spiritual Work Lamps for any need, simple contact us at webmistress@erzulies.com with your details.
HERE'S A SIMPLE CANDLE WORK TO DRAW LOVE:
Get a red or pink candle and carve the name of the person you desire all over the candle. Rub the candle with Come to Me, Ezili Freda Love Oil, or Love Drawing Oil. After the candle is well covered with oil, take a piece of wax paper or plastic wrap and spread it out big enough to roll the candle on the paper. Sprinkle the wax paper with love powder, catnip, crushed red rose petals, and bergamot. Roll the candle in the powder and herbs until it is well covered. Make your prayers and light the candle. Pray over the candle each day to ask spirit to help you get the one you love.
Please review the detailed copy for each item in our Magical Ritual Items Section to browse the best candles, spiritual oils and ritual powders for your spiritual needs.
HOW TO USE MAGICAL FETISHES you can use the spiritual oils and powders that are included in some of our ritual kits or with your favorite oils or scents. Also, you want to personalize your fetish with your favorite charms, sample of your hair, favorite colors, photo, etc. to connect the spirit to you.
Consistency in using the magical fetish, gris-gris or Voodoo doll is very important as well, you want to use it each day until your petition is granted with prayers, talking to spirit, focusing on the changes you are seeking and meditative time to help facilitate these changes. Place your magical item somewhere special in your home to have access to the spirit anytime you need additional divine intervention.
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Gray magic is a term used to describe magic not performed entirely for beneficial, ethical or spiritual purposes, yet not malevolent either. It is seen as falling in a continuum between white and black magic.
According to D. J. Conway, practitioners of White Magic avoid causing any form of harm, even for positive outcomes, such as in stopping people committing evil deeds, energies or entities; Gray Magic incorporates all the beneficial purposes of white magic, but also works towards ridding the world of evils. Still, Ann Finnin states that many practitioners of gray magic employ the term because of its vagueness, to avoid having to consider ethical questions.
A rather different meaning to the term was given by Roy Bowers, an influential British witch of the 1960s. For him, it was a technique of baffling, bewildering, and mystifying everyone he met in order to gain power over them, since by doing so he was always more sure about them than they were about him. In his article entitled Genuine witchcraft is Defended, Bowers says the following,
"One basic tenet of witch psychological grey magic is that your opponent should never be allowed to confirm an opinion about you, but should always remain undecided. This gives you a greater power over him, because the undecided is always the weaker. From this attitude much confusion has probably sprung in the long path of history.
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Wicca and Witchcraft are not the same thing. Wicca is a form of Witchcraft, just as Mormon is a form of Christianity. Not all Christians follow Joseph Smith's book of Mormon, just as not all people who practice forms of Witchcraft are Wiccan.
Where does this misconception, that all Witchcraft is Wicca stem from? Authors and people just new to Wicca, the Occult, Witchcraft, and so on. Just like when you hear born again Christians, the new entry ones who don't know jack about their own religion, going around saying "if it wasn't for Jesus, you wouldn't be here." my response "umm, no... if it wasn't for God I wouldn't be here. The Christ and God are two different things my deluded friend." You usually hear new Wiccans saying, they stole this, and this is ours and that's ours. Pretty much every religion that's not Christian, that worships a Goddess of one form or another has to be some form of the Original Wicca.
How does this misconception come about? Well I will show you, via quoting a book:
Soraya's Book of Spells, page 25 under "Is Wicca a new religion" and the quote is as follows:
"Wicca or paganism is not a religion at all. Wicca is a Goddess based belief system that can be dated back 25,000 years."
Now I will pull this apart, just to show you the problems with this quote.
1. "Wicca or paganism" - The terms Wicca and Paganism, just like the terms Wicca and Witchcraft, are not one in the same. Wicca is merely a form of Neo-Paganism. The modern definition for the word Pagan, is someone that is not of the mainstream faiths, which are "Judaism, Christianity, Islam and Hindi". I'm pretty sure the Zoroastrians don't follow Wiccan practices, and their a pagan religion.
2. "is not a religion at all." - Well in one part she is right, Paganism is not a religion, it's a term to define a whole lot of religions, but Wicca itself is a religion. Though in the Gardnerian Book of Shadows it says you are supposed to not claim Wicca as a religion, rather say all witchcraft is evil. The structure of Wicca itself, is what classes it as a religion.
3. "Wicca is a Goddess based belief system" - NO! *SLAP* NO! BAD MONKEY! Wicca is not just Goddess based, sure there were, and probably still are, the feminist Dianic Wiccans who removed the God, for what ever reason, but I don't consider it Wicca, so it is not of too much concern. Why not? because Wicca was about balance, and its main representation of this was in its deities. Having a High Priestess and High Priest, who was the High Priest meant to be acting out in the Great Rite, if there was no male deity. All summed up: Wicca has a Goddess and a God. Not just one or the other.
4. "that can be dated back 25,000 years." - Really? Wow... 25,000? Really? I'm pretty sure the 1950's weren't that long ago. Gerald Gardner created Wicca in the 1950's just after the laws against Witchcraft in England were lifted. He claimed his religion "Wicca" to be from a secret Witch Cult which survived the burning times and so on. The Scholars then took to Wicca, and pulled it to pieces finding the truth about this, apparently "Old" religion, finding his texts to be influenced by English and Celtic Folk-lore, the Enochian system of John Dee, Thelema, the Golden Dawn, Stregaria, Tantric Yoga, the King James Version of the Holy Bible and even Kipling. The rest was made up by him as he went along, and was estimated to be wrote between 1949 and 1961.
I know this really rips the undies of new Wiccans. Their eyes unwillingly pried open, trust me it hurts, it happened to me. I spent six months researching what I believe to be Wicca only to find a website, which no longer exists called "WhyWiccansSuck" it broke my heart, but as I researched its claims, I quickly found it to be true.
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