just wondering
but no where in the actual bible is the word witch or witchcraft mentioned..and I mean the actual actual translated Hebrew text. Not the king james versions.
and I am JUSTwondering cuz I found this thing on ebay ^_^ and I though it would be fun. But I dont wanna do something that goes against my religion. So Im researching for confirmation
Wicca is a religion. Following that religion would absolutely be against the Christian God as it is about honoring the gods of Wicca.
Wicca is not about spells and a spell has no religion. If you want to cast spells within the Christian belief system, there is a Christian mystical tradition that goes back centuries.
This book is from the 16th century and the man makes an interesting argument that all Christians SHOULD be mages:
Why do witches/wiccans/pagans spell magic with a ‘k’? like magick?
Why do witches/wiccans/pagans spell magic with a ‘k’? like magick?
Anyone have any ideas???
Mainly it is Alister Crowley's fault... he put the "k" on the end for a few reasons-- to make it numerologically better for working, to distinguish it from stage magic, and presumably to be distinguished.
But Crowley lived in the 1800s before spelling became more formally standardized.
I think it's stupid, personally, and believe if we are to be taken seriously at all, spelling common words incorrectly isn't going to help. So I use "magic."
Why does God believe the practice of mysticism and witchcraft(wicca) to be a sin?
Can someone give me example from the bible or explain to me by their own religious experience as to why it's a sin?
I don't think God thinks it is wrong.
I believe the people who wrote the books that made it into the Bible believed God thinks it was wrong.
The people who debated which books went into the Bible and which didn't probably liked the idea (whether they believed it or not)... it was a way of keeping authority soley in the church, and thus under government control. The gentiles sought answers in divination, looked to spell casters and healers for help but when Rome was converting they wanted everyone under obedience to the new religion.
Fellow Wiccans and Pagans, what books concerning your religion display a bad grasp of history?
Hello all:
Fellow Wiccans and Pagans, what books concerning your religion display a bad grasp of history?
I'm just rereading "The Great Cosmic Mother: rediscovering the religion of the Earth" by Monica Sjöö and Barbara Mor, which proposes to be a general overview of "ancient matriarchies", and I'm struck all over again by the rampant wackiness of it all AND the appalling grasp of history it displays. I consider myself a feminist, and find that particular book to be interesting primarily as a portrait of the obsession some feminists have with TEH EBIL PATRIARCHY, to the point where they make up history whole-cloth to support their theories.
I've certainly seen other books concerning Wicca that have a horrible grasp of history in general. What books have you read that made you go, ":-P, well, I'll never recommend THAT one..."?
Thanks to everyone who takes the time to respond.
"TEH EBIL PATRIARCHY" lmao, that's hilarious.
Well, I'd have to say Ravenwolf's "Solitary Witch: The Ultimate Book of Shadows for the New Generation" and Grimassi's "Italian Witchcraft: The Old Religion of Southern Europe" (I feel like I always mention this book whenever a question like this is asked ) for sure. I've heard Edain McCoy is really bad history-wise, I have one of her books ("Sabbats") and knowing how bad her history has been before, I take everything she says with a very large grain of salt.
Many people in the U.S. think Wicca is the religion, but Wicca is a denomination of the religion. Think of it this way; Wicca is to Pagan Metaphysics what Baptist is to Christianity. Not everyone who practices the religion of Pagan Metaphysics is Wiccan, but all Wiccans are practitioners of Pagan Metaphysics. Wicca is a fairly new tradition that was established in the early 1950s by Gerald Gardner, who based his initial coven on a combination of practices he learned from other existing traditions. It's what we call 'hiving'.
Each tradition of the religion defines their own group of pantheons to work with. So there is not a single "goddess", nor is there a single "god" that fits the entire religion. If you choose to work with the pantheon of India, then embrace them and walk your path as you like.
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) for sure. I've heard Edain McCoy is really bad history-wise, I have one of her books ("Sabbats") and knowing how bad her history has been before, I take everything she says with a very large grain of salt.
