I always find it strange when people make a distinction between 'Witch' and 'Wiccan'. The vast majority of Wiccans consider the two terms one in the same. As a matter of fact, some of the people who are considered fathers of modern witchcraft (Raymond Buckland and friends) think that Witch...
I don't treat my rites as if I was making love with someone. I don't see them as so 'deeply personal'. How I myself would feel about observers was never the issue. But everything went great, and I would do it again for anybody else I loved.
I would have no reason to have anyone watch my typical...
My advice is this: mold Wicca to fit your lifestyle. Take the teachings of Wicca, and then do what you can, and want to do. Wicca is one of the most versatile religions, in that it can be as complex, or uncomplex as you want it to be. Such as the fact that you don't really need tools, but they...
It would be better to keep the books listed Wicca related. This purpose of the thread is to help those interested in Wicca, or Wiccans interested in learning more about Wicca, find books relative to their interests.
Non-Wiccan but Paganism related books are fine as well, but it would be a good...
If somebody joins Wicca, and then leaves Wicca, it means they discovered that Wicca was not their path, and have moved on in their journey to find their path to spiritual enlightenment. They are just as equal as the rest of the world in our eyes.
In Wicca, non-believers and believers go to the same place. There is absolutely no difference in what happens to people who aren't Wiccan. Wiccans generally believe that there is an afterlife called the Summerland that we visit in between reincarnations. There is no punishment area. We believe...
It doesn't change the fact that Wiccans do not believe in any entity called 'Satan', the devil, or any all evil deity, regardless of yours, or anyone's beliefs. One thing I always find the need to mention, is that Atheists and Wiccans, and other non-Christian religions don't have a concept of...
I think there are certain things that a child can do that would deserve a good spanking. However, for simple things, another form of punishment should be used. Pain should only be associated to the most severe punishment, and the hardest one to earn.
The most annoying misconception in my book, does not come from outsiders. The most annoying misconception that Wiccans tend to have about Wicca is that the Goddess is more important than the God, or that the God is worthless enough to completely be forgotten.
Now, I understand there are...
Dogs as intelligent as two-year-old children - Telegraph
"They [dogs] can also deliberately deceive, which is something that young children only start developing later in their life."
Do you have a source stating otherwise? If you do, I'd like to see it. I'm quite interested! :)
You're right. Dogs were recently proven to have the intelligence of the average 2 year old, if I remember correctly. They also have the ability to purposefully deceive, something 2 year old's are not capable of.