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  Witchcraft - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Contemporary Neo-Pagan Wiccans have reclaimed "witch" attempting to remove its gynophobic and misogynist Christian and Patriarchal connotations.
Wiccan author Starhawk, in her book Spiral Dance, describes these as the Talking Self (the conscious mind), the Younger Self (the unconscious mind) and the Higher Self (the soul, also called the Divine Self); the unconscious (Younger Self) is non-verbal and does not understand speech, but understands and responds to symbolism.
Many similar models exist in the fields of psychology and magic, such as the ego, id and superego of Freud, or the Qabalistic concept of three parts of the self, being the Ruach (intellect and ego), the Nephesch (body, lower instinct and subconscious) and the Neschamah (the highest divine self).
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Witchcraft   (3908 words)

  
 The Llewellyn Encyclopedia: Wicca and Witchcraft
Alexandrian Alexandrian Tradition is a Wiccan sect founded in the 1960s by the British Witch Alex Sanders and his wife Maxine....
Dianic Wicca This is a Wiccan path that focuses on the strong female Deity Diana.
Wiccan A person who follows one of the many sects of Wicca.
www.llewellynencyclopedia.com /subjects.php?gen_sbj=Wicca+and+Witchcraft   (2212 words)

  
 Major Religions Ranked by Size   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
The list was created by the same people who collected and organized this database, in consultation with university professors of comparative religions and scholars from different religions.
This list is based primarily on the degree of doctrinal/theological similarity among all the various sub-groups which belong to these classifications, and to a lesser extent based on diversity in practice, ritual and organization.
Wiccan groups have traditionally been secretive and often their numbers can only be estimated based on magazine circulations, attendance at conferences, etc. The counts of many ethnic-based faith groups such as tribal religions are generally based on the size of associated ethnic groups.
www.adherents.com /Religions_By_Adherents.html   (11821 words)

  
 Witchcraft
Recently, witchcraft has taken on a distinctly positive connotation among Wiccans and other Neopagans as the ritual element of their religious beliefs.
Most people would call male witches sorcerers, wizards, or warlocks; however, modern self-identified witches and Wiccans continue to use the term witch for all who practice witchcraft.
Psychology and medical research have shown that beliefs have an effect on one's perception of reality, and that beliefs and perception appear to effect behaviorial and other quantifiable physical changes; one well known example is the placebo effect.
www.brainyencyclopedia.com /encyclopedia/w/wi/witchcraft.html   (3710 words)

  
 Encyclopedia :: encyclopedia : Witchcraft   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
This was a short-lived group that did not have any noticeable impact on the modern development of witchcraft, except possibly Dianic craft, but is often cited because of its colourful acronym.
Witches are iconically associated with Halloween, although Wiccans generally prefer to celebrate Samhain.
People who go by the term Wiccan are more likely to believe in divine action as ultimate cause.
www.hallencyclopedia.com /Witchcraft   (4628 words)

  
 WiccaNet :: The Home of Wicca and Wiccans on the Web.
Roberta Stewart has chosen a national church-state watchdog group to help her get the Wiccan emblem recognized by the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Since her husband's death Sept. 25, when his Chinook helicopter was shot down in Afghanistan, the Fernley resident has sought a memorial plaque that recognizes her husband's religion.
In addition to a calendar with all of the Pagan and Wiccan Sabbats (holidays) on it, the almanac includes world holidays, time changes, Moon phases, and an incense and color of the day correspondence.
wiccanet.us /CMS/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=index   (1169 words)

  
 {H-I}: Positive Atheism's Big List of Scary Quotations
The leaders of our country are going to give count to God with how they deal with witchcraft because our precious single soldiers are going to be involved in it if they allow it on military forts.
Prove beyond reasonable doubt that the process of evolution (option 3 above, under "known options") is the only possible way the observed phenomena could have come into existence.
The universe came into being by itself by purely natural processes (known as evolution) so that no appeal to the supernatural is needed.
www.positiveatheism.org /hist/quotes/scar_h.htm   (2183 words)

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