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@@ -1,33 +1,43 @@ -What is Wiccan: - Wicca is pagen witchcraft. Very important to know that it's not satanisim, and it's kinda cool - Wicca is devided into branches of diffrent beleifs and orginizational structures, these branches are called traditions - Wicca is generally dualistic, worships two primary gods - Wicca beleives in two gods, Tripple Goddess and Horned god - *duotheism* - Tripple Goddess and Horned god stand for many things, which can be represented by lower level dieties - Because of this they are often refered to as the "Great * god[ness]", great refering to containing other dieties - Many interpretations on these gods. Some refer to them as a devine figure, others more an imporsonal force - Broader Wiccan beleifs range from monisim (all from one source), panthesm (reality is the embodyment of god), or Godness Monothesism (a movement worshiping godnesses due to male dominated religon) - - History: Gerald Gardner: Publisized wicca in book "Witchcraft Today", 1954 Created the Garderian tradidion of wikka from - Doreen Valiente: + Doreen Valiente ("Mother of Wicca"): Outlined traditional core beliefs, principles, and practices before Gerald publisized it, in 1940's and 1950's + + + Beleifs: + Wicca beleives in two gods, Tripple Goddess and Horned god + + Tripple Goddess and Horned god stand for many things, which can be represented by lower level dieties + > Because of this they are often refered to as the "Great * god[ness]", great refering to containing other dieties + > Many interpretations on these gods. Some refer to them as a devine figure, others more an imporsonal force + > Commonality between traditions is that Wiccan dieties are viewed as forms of ancient, pre-christian divinities + Tripple Goddess: - Lord - Hornded God: - Lad + Hornded God + + Broader Wiccan beleifs can range from + monisim (all from one source), + panthesm (reality is the embodyment of god) + Godness Monothesism (a movement worshiping godnesses due to male dominated religon) + + +Tradition branches: + Wicca is devided into branches of diffrent beleifs and orginizational structures, these branches are called traditions +Misconceptions/controversy: + Is it a religon? + Evangelical Christains tried to make sure it wasn't legally classified as a religon + "Wicca has both influenced/been influenced by other Pagan religions, making clear-cut distinctions difficult for religious studies scholars" Paragraph ideas: History - Pushback, controversy, people confusing it with statanisim + Misconceptions + Controversy Diffrent branches of wiccan Values of wiccan Beleifs of wiccan |