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  Wicca
Wicca is a Neopagan Religion that is found in many English-speaking countries and several other countries as well.
Wicca has developed in several directions and institutional structures from the time it was brought to wider attention by Gerald Gardner.
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.
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  Wicca Encyclopedia Article @ Worshipped.org   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
Wicca is a religion, and although its adherents often identify as witches, Wicca and witchcraft are not necessarily the same thing.
Wicca is thus 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 some 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.
www.worshipped.org /encyclopedia/Wicca   (6415 words)

  
 Kemetic Wicca - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Kemet is a transliteration of one of the words ancient Egyptians used to identify their country; it refers to the fl land, the fertile areas around the Nile.
Kemetic Wicca, although related to Kemetic Reconstructionism, is different in that much of its practice and theology is based on traditional Wicca.
Kemetic Reconstructionism discourages anachronisms in religious practice, unless necessary, while Kemetic Wicca does not seek to be a recreation of the ancient religion.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Kemetic_Wicca   (358 words)

  
 Wicca information - Search.com
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.
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 Wicca Resource Page - wica
Garderian Wicca is perhaps the most popular today, excepting perhaps the practice american plumber wica filter of Solitary Wicca (those who are without "companions" in the religion, are physically isolated, cannot find a coven to be a part of, or prefer to work alone).
Wicca is often called the "Craft of the Wise", alluding to the latter derivation.
Many practitioners of Wicca consider that the term 'Wicca' only correctly applies to an initiate of a traditional branch of the religion (such as Gardnerian or Alexandrian Wicca), however the term what is wica has increasingly come to be adopted by people mga pagbabago sa wika who are not initiates of a traditional lineaged coven.
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 Kemetic Orthodoxy: ancient Egyptian religion on the Internet--a research note. - HighBeam Encyclopedia
Kemetic Orthodoxy is a reconstruction of the religion of Egypt circa 4500 B.C.E. to 500 C.E. The name Kemetic Orthodoxy reflects the indigenous name of the Nile River region, Kemet, and the intention of this group to practice an authentic form of ancient Egyptian religion.
The temple and seminary for Kemetic Orthodoxy, the House of Netjer, was legally recognized by the State of Illinois in 1993 and given tax-exempt status by the federal government in 1999.
People who want to join Kemetic Orthodoxy have to take a class, fill out an application, and obtain the consent of their family or guardian if they are under eighteen, married, or have a caregiver.
www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1G1-117041776.html   (3436 words)

  
 Wicca - Monstropedia - the largest encyclopedia about monsters   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
Wicca is a religion, and although its adherents often identify as witches, Wicca and witchcraft are not necessarily 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 some atheists.
Wicca does, however, incorporate a specific form of witchcraft, with particular ritual forms, involving the casting of spells, herbalism, divination and other forms of magic.
www.monstropedia.org /index.php?title=Wicca   (5362 words)

  
 Temple of the Equinox Wicca Information
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.
Some practitioners of traditional initiatory Wicca consider that the term 'Wicca' only correctly applies to an initiate of a traditional branch of the religion (such as Gardnerian or Alexandrian Wicca) because solitary Wicca or eclectic Wicca are different in practice from the religion established by Gardner.
www.theequinox.org /wicca   (6242 words)

  
 Wiccan Study - The History of Wicca
Wicca is often called the "Craft of the Wise", alluding to the latter derivation.
Some practitioners of traditional initiatory Wicca consider that the term 'Wicca' only correctly applies to an initiate of a traditional branch of the religion (such as Gardnerian or Alexandrian Wicca) because solitary Wicca or eclectic Wicca are different in practice from the religion established by Gardner.
A "tradition" in Wicca refers to a branch of the religion with specific teachings and practices, often involving the concept of a lineage that is transferred by initiation.
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 Wicca - The Mind-N-Magick Paganpedia
Wicca is thus distinct from witchcraft, which does not require any religious element, and may be practised by people of any religion, or by atheists.
Wicca was first publicised in 1954 by a British civil servant and Co-Freemason named Gerald Gardner after the British Witchcraft Act was repealed.
In 1985, as a result of Dettmer v Landon (617 F Supp 592), the District Court of Virginia ruled that Wicca is a legally recognised religion and is afforded all the benefits accorded to it by law.
paganpedia.mind-n-magick.com /wiki/index.php?title=Wicca   (4399 words)

  
 What is Wicca?
Wicca was publicly introduced in the 1950's by Gerald Gardner, a British civil servant.
Wicca emphasizes the balance of Masculine and Feminine energies, and the God is as much a vital part of the religion as the Goddess.
The "Rede of the Wiccae" is the Wiccan Rede
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 Wicca - WiccanWeb.ca   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
Wicca is a religion, and although most of its adherents identify themselves as Witches, Wicca and Witchcraft are not necessarily the same thing.
Wicca is thus distinct from Witchcraft, which may or may not imply any specific religious, ethical or ritual elements, and is practiced in various forms by people of many religions.
Wicca as a religion is primarily concerned with the Priestess or Priest's relationship to the Goddess and God.
www.wiccanweb.ca /wiki/index.php/Wicca   (6424 words)

  
 Wicca - Free Encyclopedia of Thelema
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   (2365 words)

  
 Thelemapedia: The Encyclopedia of Thelema & Magick | Wicca
Some contend that the term wicca is related to Old English witan, meaning wise man or counselor, but this is widely rejected by language scholars as false etymology.
When someone is being initiated into a coven, it is also traditional to study with the coven for a year and a day before their actual initiation into to the religion, and some Solitary Wicca choose to study for a year and a day before dedicating themselves to the religion.
There are many traditions, sub-traditions, and lineages of Wicca; among these is Solitary Wicca, which is Wicca practiced by oneself and often in secret.
www.thelemapedia.org /index.php/Wicca   (2847 words)

  
 Wicca Spells   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
Alexandrian Wicca - Alexandrian Wicca is a tradition of the Neopagan religion of Wicca, founded by Alex Sanders (also known as "King of the Witches") who, with his wife Maxine Sanders, established the tradition in the 1960s.
Kemetic Wicca - Kemetic Wicca, Tameran Wicca, or Egyptian Wicca is the adaptation of Gardnerian Wicca so that it exclusively worships the ancient Egyptian pantheon.
Kemet is a transliteration of one of the words ancient Egyptians used to identify their country; it refers to the fl land, the...
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 Wicca @ Wikipedia - Printable Version
Citation needed Nonetheless, Wicca is often called the "Craft of the wise" as a result of this misconception.
It is common in the southern hemisphere, for example, to associate the element fire with north (the direction of the equator) and earth with south (the direction of the nearest polar area).
Gerina Dunwich, an American author whose books (notably, Wicca Craft) were instrumental in the increase in popularity of Wicca in the late 1980s and 1990s, disagrees with the Wiccan concept of threefold return on the grounds that it is inconsistent with more than one law of physics.
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 Wicca
Some contend that the term wicca is related to Old English witan, meaning wise man or counselor, but this is universally rejected by language scholars as false etymology.
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).
There is good evidence, however, that while the ritual side of Wicca is undeniably styled after late Victorian era occultism, the spiritual side is inspired by the old Pagan faiths, with Buddhist and Hindu influences.
www.keywordmage.net /wi/wicca.html   (2543 words)

  
 Wicca at AllExperts
Wicca is a Neopagan religion and a religious movement found in many different countries, though most commonly in English-speaking cultures.
Wicca was previously an Old English word (pronounced 'witcha'), meaning a male witch or wizard; wicce was a female witch (see also Völva), and wiccecræft was witchcraft.
Wicca is often called the "Craft of the Wise" in allusion to this derivation.
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 Kemetic FAQ (The Cauldron: A Pagan Forum)
Most Kemetics prefer to keep their images of the gods in some kind of enclosed area except when they are performing rituals; a shrine cabinet is called a naos.
The Kemetic Orthodox have a Nisut, Rev. Tamara Siuda.
Reconstruction in general and Kemetic reconstruction in specific both came about as part of the modern pagan movement and revival, and several of the Kemetic temples are active participants in various pan-pagan gatherings.
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 Bay de Noc UU
In the earlier stages of Wicca and the religions that it is based off, the Christians used the wiccan's pentagram symbol as a symbol of the devil.
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 'in order to distinguish the Science of the Magi from all its counterfeits', and was coined as a spelling by Aleister Crowley).
Gardner claimed that the religion was a survival of matriarchal religions of pre-historic Europe (see Völva), taught to him by a woman named Dorothy Clutterbuck.
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 Lughnasadh/Lammas
Kemetic people followed the changes of the seasons, but like I have said, they do not match up with the seasons where I live (which is not really a suprise).
that 'Kemetic Wicca' is often referred to as Tameran to distinguish between the Orthodox path and the non-orthodox paths...
Because the Kemetic ideal is a reconstruction, it uses ritual structures and practices that resemble those of the ancients instead of the modern neopagan structure.
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 Wicca - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
However, from the collection of Toronto Papers of Gardner's writings investigated by American scholars such as Aiden Kelly, many have come to suppose that their names are Cernunnos and Aradia, as these names are used in the prototype Book of Shadows known as "Ye Bok [sic] of Ye Arte Magical".
A sensationalised aspect of Wicca, particularly in Gardnerian Wicca, is that some Wiccans practice naked.
Wicca was previously an Old English word (pronounced 'witcha'), meaning a male witch or wizard; wicce was a female witch (see also Völva), wiccan a plural equivalent to "witches", and wiccecræft was witchcraft.
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 TEENWITCH.COM
Wicca is a loosely connected group of about 150 modern Western witchcraft religions.
Kemetic Witchcraft is an attempt to exactly recreate ancient Egyptian witchcraft, usually one particular time period in ancient Egyptian history.
Tefnut: Kemetic Goddess of water, clouds, and moisture
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 Studies: Stregheria Wicca
The form of Stregheria popularized by authors such as Raven Grimassi is considered by many adherents to be little more than Wicca with an Italian flavor, and those belonging to family traditions predating the Gardnerian movement are generally scornful toward such authors and their Wicca-biased characterizations of the religion.
In Raven Grimassi's version of Stregheria, the Grigori are merely keepers or watchers of the variety found in the various tradition of Wicca, perhaps ancestral spirits.
Some may feel more comfortable casting circles as a precaution before any type of magickal working, and it is probably from this practice that modern Wicca and the "Wiccanized" version of Stregheria developed their current practices, as contradictory as they now seem.
mystudiesresearchs.blogspot.com /2005/07/stregheria-wicca.html   (1584 words)

  
 ThothWeb - Some Major Differences Between Kemetic Religion and Wicca   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
In Kemetic religion, one wishes to be present in the world and interact with creation, not separate from it.
Kemetics have consecration rites to create sacred space, but often the act of doing a ritual or rite in a place makes it sacred.
In Wicca one seeks to have an immanent connection with the Divine, often in the form of recognizing the Divine within oneself, “Thou art God/ess.” In Kemetic religion, one seeks to communicate with the Gods and to serve them.
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 Kemetic Reconstructionism - ReligionFacts
Kemetic Reconstructionism ("Kemet" is the ancient word for Egypt) is a form of reconstructionist Neopagan religion that seeks to recreate ancient Egyptian religion as accurately as possible, based primarily on the latest research of Egyptologists.
Several Kemetic temples and organizations maintain Egyptian-style priesthoods, with a hierarchy of part-time and full-time priests in addition to a chief priest embodied in the pharaoh or ruler.
The Ritual of the Senut or the Daily Rite is a Kemetic Orthodox ritual written in the early 1990s by Rev. Tamara Siuda, based upon a basic daily ritual practiced in the formal temples of antiquity and is partially translated into modern languages from those ancient rituals to that effect.
www.religionfacts.com /neopaganism/paths/kemetic.htm   (1233 words)

  
 Some Major Differences Between Kemetic Religion and Wicca
Wicca was chosen because it is the most popular of the modern pagan religions, so most readers will have a familiarity with it.
Kemetics draw much more heavily from the past, changing only what is necessary for the religion to be practiced in the modern world.
Another group, Kemetic Traditional Religion (KTR), calls their concept "One and Many" and believes that the Gods are both separate individuals and one divine force at the same time.
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 Per Sebek ~*~ My Path   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
I was 16 when a fiend of mine suggested Wicca to me as a way of worshipping the Egyptian Gods.
I left Wicca about a year and a half ago because I wanted to embrace the Egyptian religion fully (or as fully as is possible), not just have the Gods.
I did tend to follow my instincts a lot of the time, and they led me away from Christianity to Wicca and from Wicca to Kemetic paganism, which is where I am now.
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 Wicca - Webled.com
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