A question for Wiccans
I'm currently taking some training that involves a basic overview of different religions. I wanted your opinion on how accurate this is.
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WiccaProbably the one group that has received the most attention the last few years has been the Wiccans. Part of this stems from a general misunderstanding of just what Wicca is and what they believe in, ( Read more... )
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WiccaProbably the one group that has received the most attention the last few years has been the Wiccans. Part of this stems from a general misunderstanding of just what Wicca is and what they believe in, ( Read more... )
Paganism is to Wicca as Christianity is to Catholicism. That is, all Wiccans are Pagans, but not all Pagans are Wiccans. Some Pagans are Druids, for instance, and not to be confused with Wiccans. :) In fact, as the blurb seems to be dancing around, Wicca is a very specific tradition (or rather, set of traditions), and so are all the other traditions in the bulleted list. Good overview there, but the difference could easily be missed.
Not all Wiccans are polytheists in the strictest sense. Many are monists, pantheists, etc. There's even a fine line between polytheism and duotheism. It is correct, though, that there's no personification of absolute evil (or good, for that matter).
Many Pagans follow the Rede ("An it harm none, do what you will"), but it's central to the Wiccan tradition. That being said, most people misunderstand it anyway, taking it as a law rather than advice, and twisting the concept of harmlessness to mean *only* if it harms none. There's a great article on the subject at the Pagan Library -- I'll dig it up for you if you're interested. The thing about situational ethics is very accurate, but I'm a little fuzzy on this "responsibility to avoid harm". It's essentially true, but misses the point.
Hope that helped!
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