* Wicca Beliefs and Practices..to skydancer and all...

[Guest guest]

There are a wide variety of beliefs and practices in modern day

Wicca.

However, despite the pluralism and diversity, distinct principles

derived from Gardnerian Wicca are common to most modern witches. Some

of these beliefs are as follows:

 

* Everyone has the divine (or goddess) within.

* One should develop natural gifts for divination or occult magic

(often spelled 'magick' by occultists.)

* Divine forces or nature spirits are invoked in rituals.

* The Goddess, as either a symbol or a real entity, is the focus

of worship.

* Nature and the earth are sacred manifestations of the Goddess.

* Everyone has his or her own spiritual path to follow.

* Rituals and celebrations are linked to the seasons and moon phases.

* Meditation, visualization, invocation (calling on forces or

gods/goddesses)

 

, chanting, burning candles and special rituals trigger

a sense of the mystical, thus reinforcing the core belief system.

 

These beliefs will often be mixed with a combination of mystical

traditions, Celtic or Norse paganism, Greek and Roman goddess

worship,

ancient Egyptian spirituality, Eastern Shamanism, or even Native

American spiritual practices depending on the group. All of these

groups revere nature, support peace, and believe society cannot be at

peace if we are out of harmony with nature or are mistreating Mother

Earth (also known as Gaia, the name of a pagan goddess given to

Earth).

 

Similar to Hinduism, the serpent is believed by Wiccans to be a

symbol

of eternal life and female spiritual awakening or power. In Hinduism,

yoga and meditation results in enlightenment from awakening the

kundalini, or power known as the serpent power believed to be coiled

at the base of the spine.

 

Skydancer how did you open your Kundalini?, was there a herb or a

ritual ?

 

Paula..

[Guest guest]

Interesting stuff paula, nice correspondences there. I'd fit right in.

Grin.

 

Peace

 

Don

 

> * Everyone has the divine (or goddess) within.

> * One should develop natural gifts for divination or occult magic

> (often spelled 'magick' by occultists.)

> * Divine forces or nature spirits are invoked in rituals.

> * The Goddess, as either a symbol or a real entity, is the focus

> of worship.

> * Nature and the earth are sacred manifestations of the Goddess.

> * Everyone has his or her own spiritual path to follow.

> * Rituals and celebrations are linked to the seasons and moon phases.

> * Meditation, visualization, invocation (calling on forces or

> gods/goddesses)

>

[Guest guest]

Hi Paula,

 

Thank you for your post. I have been a Wican (one 'c')for 30+ yrs and

still have those beliefs, they are part of me as I was partly raised

by a Wiccan aunt. I was mainly talking about some of the more secret

esoteric groups. I am in fact a Gardnarian HP's initiated by Gerald

Gardners secretary. More info on my lineage etc can be found on :

www.thewica.co.uk The site is written by my best friend and fellow

HP's Melissa Seims.

 

Thanks for your reply also Don.

 

Blessings Skydancer x

 

, " alayafire "

<ari.reza wrote:

>

> There are a wide variety of beliefs and practices in modern day

> Wicca.

> However, despite the pluralism and diversity, distinct principles

> derived from Gardnerian Wicca are common to most modern witches.

Some

> of these beliefs are as follows:

>

> * Everyone has the divine (or goddess) within.

> * One should develop natural gifts for divination or occult magic

> (often spelled 'magick' by occultists.)

> * Divine forces or nature spirits are invoked in rituals.

> * The Goddess, as either a symbol or a real entity, is the focus

> of worship.

> * Nature and the earth are sacred manifestations of the Goddess.

> * Everyone has his or her own spiritual path to follow.

> * Rituals and celebrations are linked to the seasons and moon

phases.

> * Meditation, visualization, invocation (calling on forces or

> gods/goddesses)

>

> , chanting, burning candles and special rituals trigger

> a sense of the mystical, thus reinforcing the core belief system.

>

> These beliefs will often be mixed with a combination of mystical

> traditions, Celtic or Norse paganism, Greek and Roman goddess

> worship,

> ancient Egyptian spirituality, Eastern Shamanism, or even Native

> American spiritual practices depending on the group. All of these

> groups revere nature, support peace, and believe society cannot be

at

> peace if we are out of harmony with nature or are mistreating Mother

> Earth (also known as Gaia, the name of a pagan goddess given to

> Earth).

>

> Similar to Hinduism, the serpent is believed by Wiccans to be a

> symbol

> of eternal life and female spiritual awakening or power. In

Hinduism,

> yoga and meditation results in enlightenment from awakening the

> kundalini, or power known as the serpent power believed to be coiled

> at the base of the spine.

>

> Skydancer how did you open your Kundalini?, was there a herb or a

> ritual ?

>

> Paula..

>

[Guest guest]

Thanks Skydancer ,

Im not wiccan but always interested to find out something new..

 

Love Paula..