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Wicca - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Gardnerian Wicca was an initiatory mystery religion, admission to which was at least in theory limited to those who were initiated into a pre-existing coven. Another significant development was creation by feminists of Dianic Wicca or feminist Dianic Witchcraft, a specifically feminist faith that discarded Gardnerian-style hierarchy as irrelevant; many Dianic Wiccans taught that witchcraft was every woman's right and heritage to claim. In 1985, as a result of Dettmer v Landon (617 F Supp 592), the District Court of Virginia ruled that Wicca is a legal religion, and is afforded all the benefits accorded to it by law. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Wicca   (3369 words)

Dianic Wicca - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Dianic Wicca, Dianic Witchcraft, and Feminist Dianic Witchcraft are all common titles for the Neopagan Feminist Dianic tradition. Dianic Wicca can be very similar to traditional Wicca in practice (see section below for a discussion of their differences), but differs significantly from it in beliefs. In traditional Wicca there is often a period of initiation (sometimes for a year or more), before advancement to more full practice, and there can be systems of 3, 5 or more degrees of rank within a coven or tradition. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Feminist_Wicca   (1284 words)

Dianic Wicca Several different flavors of Wicca are self-named "Dianic." This article describes the most widespread, that is, the Neopagan Dianic Feminist tradition. Dianic Wicca is very similar to traditional Wicca in practice (see section below for a discussion of their differences), but differs significantly from it in beliefs. Though this religion draws on pre-Christian Roman cults of Diana as well as on Gardnerian Wicca, the birth of this religion can also be traced back to the feminist movement of the late 1960s. www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/di/Dianic_Wicca.html   (807 words)

Religious Movements Homepage: Wicca Wicca, in all its incarnations, is probably one of the longest and most persecuted religions in history. Feminist practitioners such as Zsuzsanne Bedapest and her branch of Dianic Wicca have emphasized the feminine aspect much more than traditional Wicca, to the extent that men are excluded from their covens (Neitz, 367). Since its connection to Wicca, the feminist movement has then focused its purpose on stripping away all the dark connotations of the word "witch" and restore to it instead the old attachments of healing and female power (Neitz, 358). religiousmovements.lib.virginia.edu /nrms/wicca.html   (6247 words)

Satanism and the History of Wicca Wicca is an eclectic modern religion which has drawn inspiration from many sources, both ancient and modern. Wicca is not "the Old Religion", though it does draw inspiration from various old religions. Wicca's self-image is based on the records of witchhunts, re-interpreting the alleged activities of accused diabolical witches as the worship of a Pagan "Horned God". www.churchofsatan.org /vera.html   (2999 words)

Satanism and the History of Wicca Wicca as we now know it is derived from 19th-century occult philosophy -- including literary Satanic philosophy, among others -- projected onto a non-Christian Goddess and God, plus some de-Christianized Golden Dawn style ceremonial magick, plus assorted turn-of-the-century British folklore, more recently re-shaped by neo-Pagan scholarship and by modern feminist and ecological concerns. For example, when explaining that Wicca Is Not Satanism, they should acknowledge the main real reason for the confusion: that modern Wiccans have chosen to identify with the victims of European witchhunts and have chosen their terminology accordingly. I hope today's Wiccans and feminist Goddess-worshippers will stop fearing to recognize that, just as Christianity borrowed heavily from Greek mystery religion yet is a very different religion from the Greek mysteries, so too Wicca and feminist Goddess religion have drawn lots of inspiration from Satanism, though they are very different religions. www.geocities.com /Vienna/6885/Satanism_and_the_History_of_Wicca.html   (2914 words)

Femspirt Feminist spirituality for the women she interviewed meant relatedness and self-disclosure, aspects often devalued as weak even in religion (Gillespie 1995b:14). Feminist theology, defined as "an American-based religious movement whose participants hope to empower women and maintain a healthier planet by overturning patriarchal attitudes and social structures that oppress women and threaten the natural environment," was the predominant perspective (Putney Hyde 1995:4). Despite the considerable evidence that Wicca originated in the minds of a few people within the 20th century, most Wiccan identify with the sentiment that their nature-worship, centered on a benevolent goddess and unrestricted by traditional western religion, is a revival of Celtic or other early European peoples (Orion 1995:1). web.txwes.edu /sociology/horsfall/Femspirit.html   (14125 words)

Feminist Wicca Definition / Feminist Wicca Research   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15) Dianic Wicca, Dianic Witchcraft, and Feminist Dianic Witchcraft are all common titles for the Neopagan Feminist Dianic tradition Dianic tradition ("Dianic" as in "of Diana") is a branch of the Wiccan religion. Dianic Wicca can be very similar to traditional WiccaWicca is a popular Neopagan religion, originally founded by the British civil servant Gerald Gardner, probably in the 1940s, although it was first openly revealed in 1954. Feminist Wicca is a Dianic Pagan tradition, emphasize the divine feminine and among some groups women-only practice. www.elresearch.com /Feminist_Wicca   (259 words)

Wicca - Free Encyclopedia of Thelema   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15) Wicca is a popular Neopagan religion, originally founded by the British civil servant Gerald Gardner, probably in the 1940s, although it was first openly revealed in 1954. The conventional wisdom is that the term wicca derives from "wicce" the Norse word meaning "wise one" referring to either male or female. It is considered to be a learned skill, referring to the casting of spells and the practice of magic or magick (the use of the "k" is to separate the term from stage magic, and was coined as a spelling by Aleister Crowley on the basis that it has more kabbalic relevance). www.egnu.org /thelema/index.php/Wicca   (2334 words)

Dictionary of Meaning www.mauspfeil.net This seems like it could be a worthy substub, maybe should be merged with other articles about wicca instead of deleting.--User:Jpittman Jpittman 03:25, 13 Sep 2004 (UTC) *'''Redirect''' to Wicca, but don't merge the POV useless content.--User:Samuel J. Howard Samuel J. Howard 04:22, Sep 13, 2004 (UTC) *Delete. Wicca arose from the first wave feminist movement of the 1910's, after being sucked out of Madame Blavatsky. User:Geogre Geogre 12:58, 13 Sep 2004 (UTC) *Redirect to Dianic Wicca; this is an inaccurate substub. www.mauspfeil.net /Feminist_Wicca.html   (365 words)

Welcome to God Bless This Mess!: Wicca and Paganism Gardnerian Wicca is distinguished by its worshipping "skyclad" (in the nude) and its lineage of priestesses. The feminists have also taken the lead in integrating the community into the larger debates concerning women's status and role in society. Prominent among the latter is Ann Forfreedom, priestess of the Temple of the Goddess Within of Oakland, California, and editor of a quarterly, The Wise Woman. godblessthismess.tripod.com /wicca.htm   (2122 words)

Satanism vs. Wicca (Diane Vera)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15) Wicca and Satanism are very different in their aims and tone. Wicca emphasizes harmony and balance, whereas Satanism emphasizes spiritual self-liberation via iconoclasm and catharsis. Some feminist Wiccans might take offense at it, since it implies the more radical forms of feminist Wicca are really more like Satanism than like Wicca. home.att.net /~wiccanhistorian/bos/satanismvswicca.html   (323 words)

wicca The prime example of literary Satanism that strongly influenced Wicca, especially feminist Wicca, is the book La Sorciere by the 19th-century French historian Jules Michelet (published in English by Citadel Press under the title Satanism and Witchcraft). the words "witch", "coven", and "sabbat", are used because of the Wiccan myth that Wicca is the survival of an underground medieval religion that was the target of the witchhunts. Aidan Kelly, who does not believe Pickingill contributed anything to Wicca, describes Pickingill as "a garden-variety folk-magic witch and a home-grown Satanist." The assertion that Pickingill did play a major role was originally made by "Lugh" in a newsletter called The Wiccan in 1974. home.online.no /~johanlj/wicca.html   (2914 words)

"AN END TO GOD"? THE FEMINIST ASSAULT ON THE HEAVENLY FATHER EXPOSED: OF WITCHES AND WICCA All feminists are making the world less and less like the one described in the Bible and are thus helping to lessen the influence of Christ and [Jehovah] on humanity. In answer to your question, NO, Wicca is not the same thing as pagan religions of the past, though I would submit that they have their source in the same place, that is Satan (who, before Wiccans jump all over me about, I know Wiccans do not believe in). Feminist: A peculiar psychosis that effects women wherein they believe societies appreciation of them stems from what they have between between thier legs, thier general submissiveness and eagerness to please. www.freerepublic.com /focus/fr/616258/posts   (5030 words)

[No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15) Wicca, (pronounced Wick-ah) is a nature based religion which celebrates and venerates nature and life and worships the Goddess and God in their various forms. Wicca is one specific religious branch of the various religions and practices which fall under the umbrella of Neo-Paganism today (Neo meaning new). The modern Wicca movement, and the coining of the term "Wicca", is credited to Gerald Gardner who revived Wiccan practices in the mid to late 1940's from various sources. www.arwm.net /faq.html   (4036 words)

Skeptic's Dictionary: reader comments wicca Wicca in the 80's was shockingly feminist, but we are a changing people and have a tendency to correct our hypocrisies, the original feminist wicca, Dianic Wicca has taken a noticeably large drop in membership, and the number of men professing to be Wiccan has doubled. She is seen as an aspect of the Goddess; her death is the Descent of the Goddess, a common theme in Wiccan thealogy. Wicca is based in a large part on etymological, anthropological, and folkloric research done between 1900 and 1940. www.skepdic.com /comments/wiccacom.html   (5316 words)

Alt.Religion.Wicca Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) "Wicca" is the name of a contemporary Neo-Pagan religion, largely promulgated and popularized by the efforts of a retired British civil servant named Gerald Gardner. Wicca is not traditional folk magic and all magic is not necessarily Wiccan, anymore than all people who pray belong to any particular religion. Others say that their Wicca is a long-held family tradition (or "fam trad"), passed down through villages and grandmothers. www.faqs.org /faqs/religions/wicca/faq   (3272 words)

mywebsite\New Folder\journey.html I found myself being lectured to about feminist principles, a very unusual and uncomfortable experience for me. I struggled to balance the roles of feminist, polite guest, and the role I then thought appropriate for a professor in a student's home, with its attendant hierarchical shadings. A major goal of the "Craft" is to eliminate the patriarchal "mindframe" and to replace it with feminist consciousness and actions that lead to women's liberation from oppression (Spretnak 1982) and to eventually eliminate all oppression. Feminist Witches experience the Goddess through ritual and meditative techniques, which they sometimes refer to as "magic." Noted Witch and author Starhawk defines magic as "the art of changing consciousness at will...the psychology/technology of immanence" (1988, p. www.csulb.edu /~wgriffin/journey.html   (8639 words)

WiccaSearch.Com - Wiccan Pagan & Magick Searches - Feminist   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15) Lesbian Feminist publisher of literary memoir, oral history, anthologies, and poetry.... This is the Website of Isis International-Manila, an international feminist organization based in Asia whose main goal is to move information to women and women's groups advancing women's rights, anal... Explore women's history, feminist theology, women's contributions to art, music, and literature, reproductive rights, and global feminism... www.wiccanet.net /wicca/links/feminist.html   (2224 words)

Buttons Wicca Feminist - Magick-Wiccan.com.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15) It was either this or not give you what info I have while: I don't believe in reinventing the wheel. Her stance is a feminist one and she makes sure... Feminist discussion boards - people of all genders, sexualities and religions welcome... www.magick-wiccan.com /wicca-general/buttons-wicca-feminist.html   (691 words)

Storia della Wicca   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15) La Wicca nasce ufficialmente con Gerald Gardner nel 1949, anno della pubblicazione di “High Magic’s Aid”, il primo libro che tratterà in forma romanzata dei rituali stregoneschi. Nella Dianic Wicca convergeranno un grandissimo numero di femministe e donne di tutte le estrazioni sociali facendone una delle correnti più forti; vicino a questa corrente e spesso confusa con essa c’è la Dianic Feminist Wicca in cui il culto della Dea assume una forma monoteistica. Il fiorire delle correnti è continuo e costante quasi quanto l’espandersi della Wicca: nel 1974 verrà organizzato a Minneapolis il Concilio delle Streghe Americane, nel tentativo di elaborare un credo che accomuni tutti i Wiccan. www.stregoneria.info /stregoneria/storiawicca.htm   (2960 words)

Dianic Wicca   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15) Dianic Wiccans worship the Goddess only, acknowledging that She is the source of all living and contains all within Her. Some Dianics are associated with the position of lesbian separatism, while others reject that point of view. Despite this, there has been friction between some tradiional Wiccans and Dianics; some Wiccans have expressed their concern about "imbalance" in Dianic practice by invading women's groups, shutting down rituals, and denouncing Dianic practitioners. www.worldhistory.com /wiki/D/Dianic-Wicca.htm   (1023 words)

Satanism and the History of Wicca Although this article focusses on similarities and historical connections between Wicca and 19th century literary Satanism, there are plenty of differences too, and even more differences between Wicca and modern (post-LaVey) Satanism. Historically-knowledgeable Wiccans have debated what role, if any, was played in the development of modern Wiccan by a 19th-century English farm laborer named George Pickingill who was reputed to be a witch. It would also be nice if Wiccans would stop making inaccurate pronouncements on what Satanism is, such as, "Satanism is a form of Christianity" or "To be a Satanist, you must believe in the Christian God". www.angelfire.com /ny5/dvera/pagan/HistoryWicca.html   (3030 words)

[No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15) [from http://www.oakgrove.org/GreenPages/bos/0194.txt ] Satanism vs. Wicca By: Diane Vera Since your main worry seems to be public relations, here's how I would make the distinction between Wicca and Satanism, in a way that is fair to both sides and does not throw Satanists to the dogs:. Wiccans worship pre- Christian deities (or a modern-day composite of pre-Christian deities) and do not worship the Christian anti-God. Indeed, feminist Goddess religion is still my *primary* religious identification. www.luckymojo.com /esoteric/religion/satanism/satanismvswiccadv.txt   (324 words)

The Bottom of The Rabbit Hole. -&--&- The real wonderland. I myself have not read all of the books on here that I have suggested, but I do know people who have, and therefore I will recommend them to all who are curious about Wicca. I spent a lot of my time not only studying basic Wiccan, but Dianic Wicca so I have many books on Dianic Wicca on my list. Falcon Feather and Valkyrie Sword..........Conway, D.J. The Wicca Spellbook.........Dunwich, Gerina www.freewebs.com /the_bottom_of_the_rabbit_hole/library.htm   (144 words)

Browse Dianic Wicca Books   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15) We carry over 800 Wicca and Witchcraft titles, including all the best books on Wiccan beliefs, practices, and philosophy, solitary practice, covens, natural magic, spells, spellcasting, ritual and ritual tools, talismanic magick, invocation, and so much more! Dianic Wicca is the practice of Wicca by women, with women, and for women, in all-women covens. And men, if you're feeling left out, just do a title search on the main Wicca books page for the word "male" and see what comes up! www.sevenrays.com /books/Wicca.Dianic   (182 words)

MysticWicks Online Pagan Community and Pagan Forums - Satanism vs. Wicca It's kind of like Paganism, there's more then one kind, and sometimes people get to thinking their way is the right way. Wicca focuses on the transcendent and immanent Divine, often expressed in deities from various cultures, and is founded on balance, cycles, karma, and the rede and threefold law. LaVeyan Satanism is atheist and is founded on vital existence, wisdom, and individuality, and avoiding things like stupidity, self-deceit, and herd conformity. www.mysticwicks.com /showthread.php?t=40003   (799 words)

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