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Wicca is, above all else, a religion of change. With each new generation of initiates, Wicca grows to encompass the changing times. For example, there are now Techno Wiccans who use computers to perform graphically enhanced rituals. There are ... gay and lesbian covens because Wicca has quickly adapted to accept all initiates, regardless of sexual orientation. Because of this ability to change and adapt, Wicca will continue to be around for many generations to come.
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Wicca is a religion, where you try find the truth about yourself, which in turn helps you find the truth about the world around you. Wicca is being in tune with yourself, in a depthness not reached by the average human. Wicca is worshipping the beauty of the world. Wicca is flowing with the world around you, and learning how to make it turn in a way that is pure. Wicca is nature. Wicca is beauty in everything.
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Although Wicca is new, the forces behind Wicca aren't new. Wicca is the same old wicked devil worship and rejection of God. It's simply been warmed over and served to a spiritually devastated world. People would rather believe lies and do what they want to than believe the Lord and surrender to Him. Consequently they will have no peace. For those who would progress further in Wicca they get into a relationship with the Lord of the Underworld, the Dark Lord of Death. As the Wiccan progresses, he is told to essentially embrace the dark side of his nature (the Bible calls it sin). Wicca claims to be "a back to nature" type religion that worships the sky and earth—It is goddess worship. Some of them even proudly tote bumper stickers that say, "In Goddess We Trust". Their chief deity is the Great Mother, "Holy Mother Earth."
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Wicca is not a patriarchal or oppressive religion. There is no jealous, punitive sky-God. Wicca particularly venerates the feminine aspects of spirituality. The feminine is worshipped as the earth (most Wiccans are committed environmentalists), the moon, or as Goddesses drawn from ancient Celtic and other religions. The Lady Tara with her twenty-one aspects and rich, resonant imagery is an especially popular object of veneration. Almost all the information about ancient Goddess worship in Britain was destroyed by the church long ago, and Tara is seen as providing the archetype of enlightened feminine compassion and spiritual wisdom (See 'Liberation from Sorrow 'and 'Great Compassionate Mother' published by Tharpa).
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Wicca is one of the fastest-growing religious movements in the world, yet with its rise has come a torrent of misconceptions, misunderstandings, and untruths about whatWiccans do and believe. This book alleviates all confusion by offering a clear guide for everyone curious about this much talked-about religion—whether you are considering becoming Wiccan or a family member, friend, or colleague of someone who is Wiccan. Wiccan High Priest Bryan Lankford explains the background, beliefs, and practices of Wicca in two accessible sections—one focusing on a basic understanding and one full of answers to deeper questions.
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Wicca is a pagan healing religion. In pre-Christian times the knowledge of the healing power of herbs and psychological healing techiques was the province of the wise woman (or sometimes cunning man) of the village. Throughout the Middle Ages most of rural Britain, especially the wilder western Celtic areas, was only nominally Christian with ancient folk beliefs continuing to thrive.
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