From b4c9c9cb36ab6cb680932f9d136b782fa0102fd8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Brett Weiland Date: Mon, 9 Nov 2020 15:30:27 -0600 Subject: modified: notes --- notes | 52 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-- 1 file changed, 50 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/notes b/notes index 590768f..c8729da 100644 --- a/notes +++ b/notes @@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ History: + Beleifs: Wicca beleives in two gods, Tripple Goddess and Horned god @@ -16,15 +17,62 @@ Beleifs: > 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: - Hornded God + Animals, natural world, afterlife, role model for men + + Hornded God: + Life, fertility, described as ideal role model for women 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) + Monotheism: + > Gardner says above the two gods are "Supreme Deity/Prime Mover", entity too complex for humans to understand + That god created two "Under Gods", but are otherwise not involved in our world + > God is pantheistic, or part of the universe + Polytheisim: + > all gods are one god, all godesses are one godess + > Other stuff I shouldn't get into because this is taking too long + + After life doesn't play centreal peice in religon + Reincarnation is common beleif + + Many beleive in magic, not all + Spells often cast in a circle, and create physical changes such as healing, fertality, bandishing negativity + Early wiccans refered as their magic to white magic, to help seperate themselves from satanisim ("dark" magic) + + People speculate wichcraft was a positive antitype, critising againsed christain fear of women with power/whiches + > They deny commonly associated negative stereotypes + Five elements: + > Spirit, air, water, earth, fire + > geolocational + + Wheel of the year, usually 8 sabbats + > All traditions have these 4: + * candlemass + * May Eve + * Lammas + * Halloween + > Rites of passage: + * + +Practices: + > Many partake in them without beleif, as the rituals themselves induce a religous experience more then "dry" practices + +Values: + no centerallized dogmatic moral or ethical code, however, they beleive this: + > Wiccan Rede: "an it harm done, do what ye will"; you can do whatever with responsability. + Common beleifs: + > Law of Threefold return: What ever actions one takes, they get it back 3x stronger, or equal on mind body spirit. + > 8 virtues: mirth, reverence, honour, humility, strength, beauty, power, and compassion. Comes from Doreen Valientine + > Traditionally they were heteroexclusive (is that a word?), but sence then they've moved on and people are openly gay/bi + > Jonne Pearson claimed wicans don't claim their gods have all answers and live rationally, gods help obtain completeness + + + Tradition branches: Wicca is devided into branches of diffrent beleifs and orginizational structures, these branches are called traditions -- cgit v1.2.3