Any Wiccans here?

I've been interested in Wicca for quite some time and finally decided to really start studying it... I'm not so much drawn to it for the spellcasting and whatnot but mostly because it is a earth-based religion that stresses a symbioses with nature. I also was drawn to the fact it is more 'open ended' in the way a coven or solitaire actually practices and performs rituals ect. Finally, I like the fact it doesnt recognize a pure evil (Satan) or hell (or 'heaven' for that matter). The more I learn about it the more I find myself drawn into it... It's hard to explain.


Anyhow, just wondering if there were any guy/girl stoner Wiccans here...

i personally am not a wiccan, although i have studied some "black" majick i.e. necromancy, names of demons, how to conjur them etc. i do however know a wiccan, and he is cool as a mofo, his family also has ties to the masons, but i cant tell you his name, rules and whatnot

yes! ;)

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Originally Posted by MastaChronic

i personally am not a wiccan, although i have studied some "black" majick i.e. necromancy, names of demons, how to conjur them etc. i do however know a wiccan, and he is cool as a mofo, his family also has ties to the masons, but i cant tell you his name, rules and whatnot

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Wiccans have nothing to do with dark magic or anything evil though bro. A true Wiccan at heart loves, reveres, and feel connected with all of nature. Magic is never used for harmful or evil purposes by a true Wiccan. "An it harms none, do as ye will" as all one's actions come back 3-fold.

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Originally Posted by Storm Crow

yes! ;)

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How long have you been practicing Storm Crow (if you dont mind me asking)?

Kind of hard to answer that. I guess it started when I was in college (the first time around). I was taking both day and night classes, and by the time I got home on the bus, it would have been time to go back to school for the night class. So, I started reading my way through the school library (I've always been a speed reader). Religion was there among the first books and I sort of made my own way through the bookshelves to the Goddess. Read the Koran, the Tibetian Book of the Dead, Egyptian Book of the Dead, Drawing down the Moon and lots more, but Wicca just seemed to fit me best. I've always been a solitary- just me and the Goddess. I'm 59, now.

While I'm no expert on the religion (or philosophy perhapse?), it seems to have very good and enduring qualities. I think learning an appreciation for nature is good for anyones spiritual path. Even a christian or muslim could learn a great deal by understanding gods most beautiful creation, it doesn't matter who you are. can anyone tell me what their spiritual practices would be in relation to nature in particular?

good for you for finding something to beleive in :) my sis was a wiccan, (dnt know if she still is) but she was telling me how the christians based their faith on wiccan religion, like christmas, thats to do with the birth of the sun or sumthing isnt it??? i dont know, all i know is christians stole alot from wiccans, and got all the credit for it.....

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I've been interested in Wicca for quite some time and finally decided to really start studying it... I'm not so much drawn to it for the spellcasting and whatnot but mostly because it is a earth-based religion that stresses a symbioses with nature. I also was drawn to the fact it is more 'open ended' in the way a coven or solitaire actually practices and performs rituals ect. Finally, I like the fact it doesnt recognize a pure evil (Satan) or hell (or 'heaven' for that matter). The more I learn about it the more I find myself drawn into it... It's hard to explain.


Anyhow, just wondering if there were any guy/girl stoner Wiccans here...

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Hi

Im in the UK and Im a Pagan with wiccan beliefs, feel free to get in touch.

Im going to a couple of Pagan festivals over the next 2 weeks, if you would like email me and I can get hold of info regarding magazines etc for you to get you on the right path from the start.

It is quite correct that Pagans/Wiccans have nothing to do with black magick (correct spelling). It is just sad that at this time of year Halloween or Samhain as we witches refer to it, the dark (black magick) side gets brought up time after time in the media and the white witches get bad press.

I often say this and it holds quite true, if Greenpeace had a religous faith it would be Paganism/Wiccan.

I know I am going to get some back lash from this but yes I am a white witch and everything I do in my everyday life is based around my beliefs. People are often quite surprised to be informed i am a practising white witch. I do not dress up in robes everyday and I dont eat frogs or toads or bite heads of bats.

Witchcraft has come a long way since many thousands were persecuted men included, simply because they found plants in the forest that were found to help certain illness. Like I said in a previous post Aspirin comes from the bark of a certain tree and is taken each day by millions for a variety of illnesses.

These discoveries by local wise ones were seen as working with the devil and that the devil cured the person in return for their soul or some other silly excuse, then they were stoned and burnt at the stake for having done such a good deed.

Ignorance played a very major role back then, just think about how many plants or indeed anything this planet has given us is currently used by us the human race?

I use a variety of herbs including ordinary cooking herbs and other natural bits and pieces in my spells. One of my newest spells is to try and get the government to see our herb in a much wider picture of things, to try and get them to see how beneficial to us all this herb can be. My spell is basically asking them to see sense about the whole concept with unbiased opinions or pressure from other countries including Mr Bushy.

If anyone would like to ask any questions I would be more than happy to answer you if I can, dont worry you wont be turned into a toad unless you choose to become one;)

As Im new to all this I wonder how things would turn out if I was arrested or summit silly, as herbs are part of my religion (human rights spring to mind), the same herbs that this planet gave us to harvest for the benefit of all.


"An it harm none, do what you will"


"Merry meet, merry part and merry meet again"


So mote it be

Mo = short for Maureen xx:)

Pagan name = Rowanmist

Storm Crow,

Sounds like you are very well read in the subject of theology! In the books that you have read on Wicca, are there any in particular that you would specifically be inclined to recommend? Right now I've been looking over some of Scott Cunningham's works.


mrdevious,

Not sure what you mean when you ask:

'can anyone tell me what their spiritual practices would be in relation to nature in particular?'

Can you elaborate?


Abattoir Dream,

From what I've been reading both Christmas and Easter are based on Pagan holidays: Sabbats (there may be others as well).

December 21 (give or take a few days) is an actual astrological event on earth. On certain days of the year the days are longer then the nights (or vice versa); These are considered winter/summer solstice. Pagans throughout time have celebrated this day as a way of honoring the natural cycle of the earth.

From what I read (not sure if it is true or not) Christianity moved Christ's birth from the spring to December as a way of converting more Pagans to Christianity. In Wicca December 21 is know as Yule or the day the God is reborn of the Goddess (Halloween is know as Samhain [pronounced sah-VEEN] in which the God dies and the Goddess weeps his loss) .

Easter, is the spring equinox (when day and night are of equal length). Ancient Egyptians and Persians traditionally celebrated Easter with bunnys and eggs as a way to celebrate fertility and renewed life long before Easter became a Christian holiday. In Wicca the spring equinox is known as Ostara (pronounced oh-STAR-ah).