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	Alexandrian Wicca - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Alexandrian Wicca is a tradition of the Neopagan religion of Wicca, founded by Alex Sanders (also known as "King of the Witches"
		Alexandrian Wicca is practiced outside of Britain, including both Canada and the United States.
		As in Gardnerian Wicca, there are three levels, or "degrees", of initiation, commonly referred to as "first", "second", and "third" degree.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Alexandrian_Wicca (812 words)

	Wicca - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Wicca is primarily a religion, and although its adherents often identify as witches, Wicca and witchcraft are not the same thing.
		Wicca is thus generally considered to be distinct from witchcraft, which does not of itself imply any specific religious, ethical or ritual elements, and is practiced in various forms by people of many religions, as well as by atheists.
		According to the traditional history of Wicca as given by Gerald Gardner, Wicca is a survival of the European witch-cult that was persecuted during the witch trials (sometimes called the Burning Times), and the strong element of secrecy that traditionally surrounds the religion was adopted as a reaction to that persecution.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Wicca (5302 words)

	Wicca
		Wicca is a revived religious tradition, with roots reaching back into the far distant past.
		Faery Wicca was developed by Americans Victor and Cora Anderson and Gwyddion Pendderwen in the 1970s, as an oral Tradition based on the ancient myth of a race of people skilled in magic, healing and crafts, who arrived in Ireland bringing with them a Great Mother Goddess called Dana.
		In Faery Wicca the iron and pearl pentagrams are used as meditational symbols to explore the self and restore ones balance with the universe.
	philtar.ucsm.ac.uk /encyclopedia/europe/wicca.html (1712 words)

	Wicca
		Some use the term "Wicca" to self-identify, but the members of the initiatory covens based on Gardnerian and Alexandrian practice have begun a concerted effort to claim that term belongs to their groups alone.
		Wicca, in all its incarnations, is probably one of the longest and most persecuted religions in history.
		Perhaps another attractive aspect of Wicca is the opportunity for feminists to identify with the persecuted of Europe's Witch-hunt who were victims of the strongly patriarchical structure of Christianity (Neitz, 359).
	www.meta-religion.com /Spiritualism/Wicca/wiccae.htm (5721 words)

	Paths: Wicca
		Wicca is one of the most influential traditions of modern Paganism.
		Certainly, the word "Wicca" is less evocative and emotive than "Witchcraft" but whatever their perceived differences, they both share the same commonality in their beliefs and practises.
		Alexandrian Wicca is the creation of Alex Sanders (with his then wife Maxine) who claimed to have been initiated by his grandmother in 1933.
	www.wyldwytch.com /weavings/articles/pagan_path/pages/wicca.htm (2502 words)

	Wicca
		Nonetheless, Wicca is often called the "Craft of the wise" as a result of this misconception.It appears that the word may be untraceable beyond the Old English period.
		Wicca has developed in several directions and institutional structures from the time it was brought to wider attention by Gerald Gardner.
		Alexandrian Wicca believe that the upper point represents spirit, and the four remaining points symbolise earth, air, fire, and water.
	www.crystalinks.com /wicca.html (2457 words)

	Alexandrian Wicca
		Alexandrian Wicca was started in England by a witch named Alex Sanders (1926 - 1988) and his wife Maxine (who was a Roman Catholic) in the 1960s.
		He was referred to as "The King of the Witches." He had claimed to be initiated into Wicca at the age of seven by his grandmother but later admitted that this was not true.
		At first, the Alexandrian tradition grew but later declined when it was discovered that Alex Sanders had been dishonest about his claim to be a hereditary witch.
	www.carm.org /wicca/alexandrian.htm (197 words)

	The Alexandrian Tradition (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		The Alexandrian tradition of Wicca was established in the 1960s by Alex Sanders, and his wife Maxine.
		Most Alexandrian covens will allow non-initiates to attend circles, usually as a "neophyte", who undergoes basic training in circle craft, and completes a number of projects, prior to being accepted by the coven for initiation to 1st degree.
		Alexandrian Wicca uses essentially the same tools and rituals as Gardnerian Wicca, though in some cases, the tools are used differently, and the rituals have been adapted.
	www.cog.org /wicca/trads/alex.htm (596 words)

	TRADITIONS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Alexandrian Wicca tends to be more liberal and accessible compared to Gardnerian Wicca.
		Georgian Wicca was founded by George Patterson in 1970, and was given legal status by the Universal Life Church in the early seventies as the Church of Wicca of Bakersfield, California.
		Seax Wicca was founded by Raymond Buckland in 1973 after the break-up of his marriage and conflict within the Gardnerian tradition.
	www.magickmind.net /traditions.html (1687 words)

	Wicca & Practical Magick
		Wicca is a very spiritual religion that worships a Goddess and a God and like native-american religions, Wicca is very down to earth and uses rituals in every day life.
		Wicca incorporates almost every "religion" known to man. Satanism is real, but it is not Witchcraft nor is is Wiccan.
		Although Alexandrian is similar to Gardnerian Wicca, Alexandrian Wiccans tend to be more eclectic and liberal.
	www.angelfire.com /realm2/amethystbt/wiccaandpracticalmagick.html (772 words)

	Wicca (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Rather, Wicca is a nature based religion that has been recognized as such in the United States and has full recognition as a legitimate religion.
		Wicca is often called the "Craft of the wise" as a result of this misconception, and then confused with Witchcraft proper.
		Wicca is a "modern pagan religion" focusing on worship of nature gods.
	www.souldevice.org /wicca.html (2239 words)

	Celtic Callings - Religion - Wiccan Traditons
		Wicca is a solitary religion for some of us, something we learned through books, lectures or the Internet, developed through personal experience and practice alone.
		Alexandrian and Gardnerian Wicca are sometimes referred to as Classical Wicca.
		Although Dianic Wicca is sometimes thought of as a feminist or lesbian path, there are also male Dianic witches.
	www.celticcallings.com /resources/religions/wiccan/wiccan_traditions.htm (482 words)

	Traditions
		Unlike Wicca, which has gradually evolved into many different traditions, the reconstruction of Asatru has been based on the surviving historical record; it has been maintained as closely as possible to the original religion of the Norse people.
		As "The Chuch and School of Wicca" the material is presented to students by correspondence, though the course is vertually the same is the material presented in their book The Wiches' Bible.
		A Wiccan, is a Witch who follows the Wiccan Rede, and the principals of Wicca; the wheel of the year; along with using the wiccan correspondance and of course identifies themselves as wiccan.
	www.homestead.com /summoningspirit/Traditions.html (3926 words)

	Traditions
		Alexandrian-The tradition of Alexandrian Wicca was established by Alexander Sanders in the 1960s.
		Wicca is the Anglo-Saxon word for a male witch according to Baker, who notes that this term had been out of popular usage centuries before Gardner adopted it.
		Wicca, or the Craft, is the major path followed by members of a neo-Pagan community now estimated to be 500,000 people by Aidan Kelly, who believes that Wiccans should distinguish between Gardner's Wiccan mythology and its actual history.
	jausserande.htmlplanet.com /traditio.htm (6328 words)

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		The author then goes on to descibe Wicca's sprend to America, and mentions the names of Alex Sanders, Monique Wilson, (who was Gardner's heiress) Raymond Buckland, Ed Bucyzinski, and of course Gavin and Yvonne Frost, and that each one had their own style of praticing Wicca.
		The author was attracted to Wicca, because the idea of psychic powers and the ability to do miraculous things fasinated him, and in the begining, he says his magick spells worked wonderfully.
		He describes that Wicca encourages the "dark" or "shadow" side of the human psyche, not be buried deep within, but brought to the surface recognized, yielding yourself to the darkest side of the shadow.
	blackroses.textfiles.com /occult/WICCA/wiccans.txt (3374 words)

	Groups of Witches and Witchy Terms
		Alexandrian Wicca has made some of Gardnerian's strict rules, such as the requirement of ritual nudity, optional.
		It is used within Wicca to cut herbs and fruits, to slice bread during the simple feast and for other functions.
		Wicca: A contemporary Pagan religion with spiritual roots in Shamanism and the earliest expressions of reverence of nature.
	braided-web.net /groups.html (3438 words)

	Traditions (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Alexandrian Wicca was founded in England during the 1960's by one Alex Sanders, self-proclaimed "King of the Witches", who having previously been initiated into a Gardnerian Coven by
		Once merely an offshoot of Gardnerian Wicca, now a faith unto itself Alexandrian Wicca is one of the largest Wiccan organizations on the planet with a traceable line of initiations.
		Alexandrian Wicca uses essentially the same tools and rituals as Gardnerian Wicca, though in some cases, the tools are used differently, and the rituals have been adapted to suit a more eclectic pallet.
	www.sacredgoddesscollege.com /lessons/outercourt/l7.htm (3842 words)

	Channel: Purpose (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Sanders was perhaps Wicca's best PR man. He grabbed every opportunity to speak out about wicca, and alexandrian covens quickly spread.
		Alexandrians were not as strictly bound by secrecy as Gardnerians, and as a result we have much information about Alexandrian Wicca in the public domain.
		There is little dogma in Wicca, the central core being worship of the Goddess and God, adherence to the Rede (an it harm none do what ye will) and belief in the law of Three, ie what you send out you get back times three.
	www.wiccanway.net /purpose.html (689 words)

	Spirits of Fire
		ALEXANDRIAN WICCA: A Wiccan tradition founded by Alex Sanders in England and disputed as being the original form of Wicca instead of Gardnerian Wicca.
		Alexandrian Wiccans are considered to be Traditional Witches who trace their line of initiatory descent from Alex and Maxine Sanders, through a line of Alexandrian High Priests and High Priestesses, who follow the Alexandrian Book of Shadows, and who practice the Alexandrian Tradition of Wicca.
		ALGARD WICCA: A Wiccan tradition that combines both Gardnerian and Alexandrian Wicca traditions, founded in 1972 by Mary Nesnick, an American who was initiated into both Gardnerian and Alexandrian traditions.
	groups.msn.com /SpiritsofFire/traditions1.msnw (1670 words)

	CollegeWicca.com - Wiccan Traditions
		Wicca may borrow from Druidry, and the two may be similar, but they are not the same.
		The tradition differs from Gardnerian Wicca in that it uses the wand to symbolize Air and the athame or sword to symbolize Fire.
		Alexandrian Wicca is also more flexible to the needs of its members, and is therefore more liberal than the strict rules that come with Gardnerian Wicca.
	www.collegewicca.com /basicfiles/types.html (975 words)

	Wicca
		Wicca means "to bend or alter" from the Old English (Matthews, 339).
		Even though by all observations, Alexandrian Wicca directly evolved from Gardnerian Wicca, Sanders claimed to have been initiated as a child by his grandmother.
		Because none of its traditions and rituals are branches of any existing and established religious group and since its belief system is highly innovative, Wicca qualifies as a cult because it remains in constant conflict and high tension with its surrounding society.
	www.magma.ca /~yeti/wic.html (3807 words)

	Hidden Muse.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		The coven Du Bandia Grasail released a statment some time ago trying to describe what it was that we did as "Alexandrians" and pointed out that there was a similarity to the schools in the the ancient city of Alexandria in Egypt.
		The Alexandrian tradition takes its method from the city of Alexandria because of the similarity between what the Alexandrian's did with their knowledge and how we approach spirituality.
		Alexandrian, as you see it today, stems out of a movement in England in the 1950's that started with the Golden Dawn, on to Aleister Crowley, picked up by Gerald Gardner and then by O. Alex Sanders.
	www.hiddenmuse.com /alexandrian.html (530 words)

	AMystical1...The Craft (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Consists of a mixture of "green" Wicca, celtic and druidic practices, and modern witchcraft.
		This is a person that can trace the Craft back on their family tree and was also taught the craft by a living relative.
		This type is one that practices by home and hearth concentrating on the practical side of religion, magick and the earth and elements.
	www.amystical1.com /traditionsofmagickwicca.htm (948 words)

	Witchcraft and Wicca (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Wicca was the first (or at least one of the first) of the neo pagan religions.
		The new word "Wicca" is pronounced "wick-uh", capitalized as a religion, and means a religion, not a person.) However, Wicca has developed in many directions and should not be seen as a unified whole, even though it is fairly new.
		Unlike most of the neopagan religions, Wicca is an initiatory religion, that is, people who choose to practice Wicca believe that the commitment to this path set changes in motion in their lives.
	www.exposingsatanism.org /witchcraft.htm (2255 words)

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		The typical Alexandrian coven has a hierarchical structure, and generally meets on weekly, or at least on Full Moons, New Moons and Sabbats Rituals are usually done skyclad.
		Most Alexandrian covens will allow non-initiates to attend circles, usually as a "neophyte," who undergoes basic training in circle craft prior to being accepted for the 1st degree initiation.
		Dragon Tradition bridges the gap between traditional and eclectic practice by teaching how to be eclectic in beliefs and ritual practice while maintaining the spirit of traditional Wicca. We call it Dragon Tradition because it is a new tradition with an attitude of strength, honor, and self-determination.
	spaces.msn.com /lunasnaughtyzone/Blog/cns!1pYnR1zIpozMRiiC-PAK3Dxw!373.entry (2240 words)

	Alexandrian Wicca Tradition in Pagan and Witchcraft Directory (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		The Alexandrian Tradition - Concise description of the tradition, its history and characteristics, with a short reading-list.
		The Alexandrian Wiccans Web Ring - The purpose of the Alexandrian Wiccan ring is to bring together the various lines of Alexandrian Wicca, in the hope of weaving the ties of kinship between us.
		Morven's Home Page - Lady Morven is an Alexandrian HPS in the Boston branch of the Tradition, and Craft ancestor to several covens in that lineage.
	www.branwenscauldron.com /resources/Alexandrian.html (409 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		ALEXANDRIAN WICCA ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ As most everyone by now is aware, the Alexandrian* Tradition is very close to Gardnerian with a few minor changes.
		[This material provided by Gillan] Alexandrian* Wicca is the creation of Alex Sanders (with his then wife Maxine) who claimed to have been initiated by his grandmother in 1933.
		Although similiar to Gardnerian Wicca, Alexandrian Wicca tends to be more eclectic, and liberal.
	www.ladyoftheearth.com /wicca/alexandrian.txt (273 words)

	wicca (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		This list of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) is designed as an introduction to Wicca and to this newsgroup as well as a reference for those investigating the religion of Wicca for the first time.
		The typical Alexandrian coven has a hierarchical structure, and generally meets on weekly, or at least on Full Moons, New Moons and Sabbats Rituals are usually done sky clad.
		Georgian Wicca was founded by George 'Pat' Patterson in 1970, and was given legal status by the Universal Life Church in the early seventies as the Church of Wicca of Bakersfield.
	www.ctwp.org /wicca.htm (2303 words)

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