Wicca: Difference between revisions

* [[A Form You Are Comfortable With]]: A school of thought on the nature of the Divine says that the forms humanity has given it, such as the various deities (including the Triple Goddess), are merely attempts to understand a being [[You Cannot Grasp the True Form|ultimately beyond human comprehension]] if viewed in its entirety.

* [[Anthropomorphic Personification]]: The God and Goddess represent various aspects of nature and life.

* [[Brand Name Takeover]]: Some people mistakenly refer to ''any'' neo-pagan or witch as a Wiccan, or use the word "Wicca" to refer to any generic brand of neo-paganism. Actually, many religions practice witchcraft, including [[Voudoun]]. It gets ''especially'' frustrating when it's a person insisting on calling their personal brand of neo-paganism "Wicca" when, at best, their path bears only a superficial resemblance to Wicca.

* [[Broken Base]]: Over the issue of whether or not those who aren't in lineaged covens (and therefore, do not know the Mysteries) have the right to [[Call a Smeerp A Rabbit|apply the name]] "Wiccan" to what they practice.

** Notice how schizo this very page is; part of insists Wicca is a mystery religion that only those initiated can truely follow, while other sections mention the information is available to anyone willing to look for it.

*** Both of those statements are largely true, on one hand most of the important information (even the mysteries) is pretty easy to find if you know where to look, on the other, Wicca, like all mystical religions really, is highly experiential, and you probably won't experience the mysteries as intended without being in a proper coven.

* [[Clap Your Hands If You Believe]]: Magic works this way, though not to the extent that you can summon fireballs or teleport yourself. Also, most agree that magical tools are just props to help you get into the right frame of mind to work magic.

* [[Cool Old Lady]]: The Crone aspect of the Triple Goddess alternates between this and [[Granny Classic]].

* [[Never Mess With Granny]]: [[Dark Is Not Evil|The Dark Goddess]], who represents death, occult knowledge, and other frightening parts of nature, is the fourth aspect of the Triple Goddess and is associated with the Dark Moon. To keep with the Triple Goddess theme however, some associate these things with the Crone.

* [[Newer Than They Think]]: Although Gardner tried to reconstruct "the Old Religion" as best as he could, he had to fill in some of the blanks himself. (This is not seen as having any bearing on the validity of the religion, mind you.)

* [[Reincarnation]]: Not a universal belief, but still common.

* [[Ritual Magic]]: A lot of spells Wiccans cast are of this sort.