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 Posted: Fri Aug 19, 2005 12:26 pm
Hey,
I am currently without a religion. I am actually thinking about converting to Wiccan. My Boyfreind is Wiccan. Um, Well anyways, I study many religions, such as paganish, druidism, Wiccan, Vampirism and more. I have books on them and such.
Since all you guys I am assuming are Wiccan/Pagan, or know a lot about it, can you tell me some things about it, and its advantages? I would really appreciate that.
Thank You Very Much!
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Posted: Fri Aug 19, 2005 1:26 pm
Laws
You may know the Wiccan Rede - 'An if it harm none, so mote it be.'
All Wiccans must follow this law.
Sects
There are many different sects of Wicca. This means that Wiccans are open minded to new ideas and beliefs.
Nature
Wiccans love nature and animals. We do not harm anyone or thing.
Disadvantage
I think the only disadvantage is that there is a lot of bad press about Wicca and WitchCraft. Some people who do not understand the religion make fun of its followers. I've lost count of the number of times I have said "No, We do NOT believe in Satan..."
heart biggrin heart
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Posted: Fri Aug 19, 2005 4:12 pm
Yeah, Im not Wiccan and I argue to people about Wiccans supposedly Satan worshipers, which is funny because they don't believe in satan period.
Question... I Have read and been told this, so forgive me if I am wrong. But I have been told that there is no such thing as black or white Magik. Which makes sense if their laws saw spells cannot be made if they harm or make someone go against their will type thing. But I have had people who have been wiccan for years argue with me that it is real. That black and white magick does indeed exist. Can you help me with this then?
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Posted: Fri Aug 19, 2005 5:29 pm
Inatyrb Yeah, Im not Wiccan and I argue to people about Wiccans supposedly Satan worshipers, which is funny because they don't believe in satan period. Question... I Have read and been told this, so forgive me if I am wrong. But I have been told that there is no such thing as black or white Magik. Which makes sense if their laws saw spells cannot be made if they harm or make someone go against their will type thing. But I have had people who have been wiccan for years argue with me that it is real. That black and white magick does indeed exist. Can you help me with this then?
There is, in a sense, black and white magic. Black hurts, white helps. Then there's grey areas. I don't think you can really smack a "black/white" label on every spell, so, it doesn't exist like you'd see on Charmed (*gag*)... anyway... A witch can practice black, white, or somewhere in between, but it'd be very distasteful for a Wiccan witch to practice black magic because of the three-fold law. sweatdrop
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Posted: Fri Aug 19, 2005 6:35 pm
sybex Shark Inatyrb Yeah, Im not Wiccan and I argue to people about Wiccans supposedly Satan worshipers, which is funny because they don't believe in satan period. Question... I Have read and been told this, so forgive me if I am wrong. But I have been told that there is no such thing as black or white Magik. Which makes sense if their laws saw spells cannot be made if they harm or make someone go against their will type thing. But I have had people who have been wiccan for years argue with me that it is real. That black and white magick does indeed exist. Can you help me with this then?
There is, in a sense, black and white magic. Black hurts, white helps. Then there's grey areas. I don't think you can really smack a "black/white" label on every spell, so, it doesn't exist like you'd see on Charmed (*gag*)... anyway... A witch can practice black, white, or somewhere in between, but it'd be very distasteful for a Wiccan witch to practice black magic because of the three-fold law. sweatdrop I agree about the label part. You can't smack a label on many things. But I also disagree in some ways. I think energy is energy. It's all the same, and not black or white- UNTIL you put a force behind it. It's only energy until you direct it to a specific thing or purpose, then it become positive or negative.
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Posted: Fri Aug 19, 2005 9:30 pm
sybex Shark Inatyrb Yeah, Im not Wiccan and I argue to people about Wiccans supposedly Satan worshipers, which is funny because they don't believe in satan period. Question... I Have read and been told this, so forgive me if I am wrong. But I have been told that there is no such thing as black or white Magik. Which makes sense if their laws saw spells cannot be made if they harm or make someone go against their will type thing. But I have had people who have been wiccan for years argue with me that it is real. That black and white magick does indeed exist. Can you help me with this then?
There is, in a sense, black and white magic. Black hurts, white helps. Then there's grey areas. I don't think you can really smack a "black/white" label on every spell, so, it doesn't exist like you'd see on Charmed (*gag*)... anyway... A witch can practice black, white, or somewhere in between, but it'd be very distasteful for a Wiccan witch to practice black magic because of the three-fold law. sweatdrop As a practicing pagan.... ^^ I don't really like using color to describe different types/aspects of spellwork, whatever, because I think it's more of a negative/positive energy thing. However, even that is relative, so.... If you want to put it into black/white terms, then yeah.
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Posted: Sat Aug 20, 2005 1:26 am
I'm not even going to pretend like I know what I'm talking about, but let me just throw my two cents in.
I think magick can be like anything else, good or bad. Something that would usually be considered good if done for the wrong reasons can be bad, and something that is usually considered bad if done for the right reasons can be considered good.
I think it has a lot to do with the intentions of the person, and you cant really classify anything until you know the intent.
But like I said, I really don't have a clue.
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Posted: Sat Aug 20, 2005 2:49 am
Angellen As a practicing pagan.... ^^ I don't really like using color to describe different types/aspects of spellwork, whatever, because I think it's more of a negative/positive energy thing. However, even that is relative, so.... If you want to put it into black/white terms, then yeah.
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Posted: Sun Aug 21, 2005 2:38 am
Really again I agree Energy is Energy its neutral, you cannot label it however you can label the witch. I mean, a spell is directing enery to a certain thing to get a result like a chemical equation Energy -> Spell -> Result. You can't say a spell is black magick because you wrote it to be, it is you who his putting negative energy into the equation so its not the spell who is negative it is you.
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Posted: Sun Aug 21, 2005 5:36 pm
SolitaryChild LawsYou may know the Wiccan Rede - 'An if it harm none, so mote it be.' All Wiccans must follow this law. SectsThere are many different sects of Wicca. This means that Wiccans are open minded to new ideas and beliefs. NatureWiccans love nature and animals. We do not harm anyone or thing. DisadvantageI think the only disadvantage is that there is a lot of bad press about Wicca and WitchCraft. Some people who do not understand the religion make fun of its followers. I've lost count of the number of times I have said "No, We do NOT believe in Satan..." heart biggrin heart The Rede is : "An it harm none, do as ye will" not "So mote it be" It's about your free will, not a god saying you have to do it this way or that way. That's why I chose this path, it's free minded and open instead of restrictions imposed in print by penalty of your immortal soul. The thing is, you can be a Pagan and not a Wiccan. You can be a witch and not a Wiccan. There's threads about that, I'd suggest, Ina, that you look over every sticky thread and many of the discussion threads. That's the best education you can get on the matter. If you're talked into joining a religion, it's not your religion. 3nodding
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Posted: Mon Aug 22, 2005 5:13 am
kyrana kirri SolitaryChild LawsYou may know the Wiccan Rede - 'An if it harm none, so mote it be.' All Wiccans must follow this law. SectsThere are many different sects of Wicca. This means that Wiccans are open minded to new ideas and beliefs. NatureWiccans love nature and animals. We do not harm anyone or thing. DisadvantageI think the only disadvantage is that there is a lot of bad press about Wicca and WitchCraft. Some people who do not understand the religion make fun of its followers. I've lost count of the number of times I have said "No, We do NOT believe in Satan..." heart biggrin heart The Rede is : "An it harm none, do as ye will" not "So mote it be" It's about your free will, not a god saying you have to do it this way or that way. Oh yeah! *Feels silly* My excuse is that i was tired! 3nodding
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Posted: Wed Aug 31, 2005 1:24 pm
im wiccan ive been wiccan for 3 years now......
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