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 Posted: Sat Apr 16, 2011 7:57 am
I think maybe Wicca might be the right path for me...I don't know where to start looking for more information so I can study it and see if it truely is the right path for me...
any help would be much appreciated
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Posted: Sat Apr 16, 2011 7:36 pm
You could go online and start looking for Wiccan groups that could help you train.
It's important to note that there is a difference between Wicca and Eclectic Neo-paganism that has been influenced by Wicca. Most actual Wiccan covens won't even let you in until you're eighteen because of the sexual nature of some ritual acts.
You might also consider that Wicca and all other Neo-pagan movements have been heavily influenced by the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn and Aleister Crowley. Knowing that, you may want to start there to see if Wicca is really what you want.
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Posted: Sun Apr 17, 2011 1:16 pm
Obscurus You could go online and start looking for Wiccan groups that could help you train. It's important to note that there is a difference between Wicca and Eclectic Neo-paganism that has been influenced by Wicca. Most actual Wiccan covens won't even let you in until you're eighteen because of the sexual nature of some ritual acts. You might also consider that Wicca and all other Neo-pagan movements have been heavily influenced by the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn and Aleister Crowley. Knowing that, you may want to start there to see if Wicca is really what you want. Thanks, man! My eighteenth birthday is in about 2 months. So, it'll give me time to find if it really is what I want. Thank you again! ^w^
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Posted: Sun Apr 17, 2011 9:46 pm
iDarthy Obscurus You could go online and start looking for Wiccan groups that could help you train. It's important to note that there is a difference between Wicca and Eclectic Neo-paganism that has been influenced by Wicca. Most actual Wiccan covens won't even let you in until you're eighteen because of the sexual nature of some ritual acts. You might also consider that Wicca and all other Neo-pagan movements have been heavily influenced by the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn and Aleister Crowley. Knowing that, you may want to start there to see if Wicca is really what you want. Thanks, man! My eighteenth birthday is in about 2 months. So, it'll give me time to find if it really is what I want. Thank you again! ^w^ You're welcome.
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Posted: Thu Apr 21, 2011 5:01 am
iDarthy I think maybe Wicca might be the right path for me...I don't know where to start looking for more information so I can study it and see if it truely is the right path for me... any help would be much appreciated Ditto...But there are a lot of obstacles for me >.<
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Posted: Sat Apr 23, 2011 10:04 pm
There is a Wiccan FAQ here on Gaia.
These sites might also be helpful:
geraldgardner.com
thewica.co.uk
spiralpaths.org
tradwicca.org
Here is a book list:
The Alex Sanders Lectures – Alex Sanders
Witchcraft Today – Gerald Gardner
The Meaning of Witchcraft – Gerald Gardner
A Witches Bible (or ‘What Witches Do and Eight Sabbat’s for Witches) – Stewart Farrar
Wicca- The Old in the New Age – Vivienne Crowley
Charge of the Goddess - Doreen Valiente
Circle of Fire – Sorita d'Este and David Rankine
Towards the Wiccan Circle – Sorita d'Este
Wicca Magickal Beginnings – Sorita d'Este and David Rankine
The Divine Struggle – Fred Lamond
Lid off the Cauldron – Patricia Crowther
Rebirth of Witchcraft – Doreen Valiente
Dancing with Witches – Lois Bourne
Religion Without Beliefs – Fred Lammond
And these are free to download e-books:
The Golden Bough
by Sir James George Frazer
http://www.sacred-texts.com/pag/frazer/index.htm
The Witch-Cult in Western Europe
by Margaret Alice Murray
http://www.sacred-texts.com/pag/wcwe/index.htm
Aradia; Gospel of the Witches
by Charles G. Leland
http://www.sacred-texts.com/pag/aradia/index.htm
Etruscan Roman Remains in Popular Tradition
by Charles Godfrey Leland
http://www.sacred-texts.com/pag/err/index.htm
Letters on Demonology and Witchcraft
by Sir Walter Scott
http://www.sacred-texts.com/pag/scott/index.htm
The Sorceress (La Sorcière) by Jules Michelet
translation by Afred Richard Allinson
http://www.sacred-texts.com/pag/sor/index.htm
Witchcraft Today (PDF) - by Gerald Gardner
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/wisewoman/WiccaWitchcraftToday.pdf
The Meaning of Witchcraft - Gerald Gardner
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/wisewoman/TheMeaningofWitchcraft.doc
High Magics Aid - A 'fictional' book by Gerald Gardner
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/wisewoman/HighMagicsAid.doc
Gerald Gardner: Witch - attributed to Jack Bracelin but actually written by Idries Shah http://homepage.ntlworld.com/wisewoman/GeraldGardnerWitch[1].rtf
God of the Witches (PDF) - by Dr Margaret Murray,
http://www.thewica.co.uk/godwitch.pdf
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