Everything I always wanted to know about Wicca... (Earth, beliefs)

[Fluffy]

It seems as long as you follow the Rede "even thats optional" that you almost create your own religon. Your Book of shadows is a diary of your personal growth in the spirt, earth, air, water, fire concept?

Ahhh the Rede... the Rede has only existed for roughly half of Wicca's existence. It is uncertain whether Gardner ever saw it written in its modern incarnation and he certainly never stated it as explicitly. Many traditionalists view it as a bit of an attempt to improve the PR of Wicca, harking back to the more "free form" ideas of Aleister Crowley, ironically.

However, just like most religions, some forms of Wicca are more structured than others. The more unstructured ones generally have the following in common:
Firm right hand path following
Practice and belief in magick
Belief in a god and a goddess
Belief in reincarnation
Belief in the Rede and/or the Rede of the Wiccae

and that is about it .

[jeffrey]

Excellent info, Fluffy! Thank You!

[ChrisP]

Originally Posted by Fluffy

Ahhh the Rede... the Rede has only existed for roughly half of Wicca's existence. It is uncertain whether Gardner ever saw it written in its modern incarnation and he certainly never stated it as explicitly. Many traditionalists view it as a bit of an attempt to improve the PR of Wicca, harking back to the more "free form" ideas of Aleister Crowley, ironically.

However, just like most religions, some forms of Wicca are more structured than others. The more unstructured ones generally have the following in common:
Firm right hand path following
Practice and belief in magick
Belief in a god and a goddess
Belief in reincarnation
Belief in the Rede and/or the Rede of the Wiccae

and that is about it .

Could anyone point me to an online copy of the Rede. I have googled but seem to end up nowhere!!!

Scratch that just found it

[jeffrey]

Give me a second.

[jeffrey]

Wiccan Rede: http://www.wicca.com/celtic/wicca/rede.htm Good info on it at http://www.religioustolerance.org/wicrede.htm