Originally posted by vyper
Wicca = cool. Unfortunately, I've never truly understood or accepted half of it could be real.
What don't you understand?
And for the record, Wicca is very diverse: you are basically free to choose what you do and do not believe. In some cases, some Christian converts even turn it to be a lot like Christianity.
Here's a basic run down of that statement:
In Wicca, there is The One. It is the energy of all living and non-living things, that flows through the universe. Everybody is connected to it, even people who do not believe in it. However, for those who do believe in it, you can use it to magick and that sort of stuff. NOTE: Magick is not like "Charmed," but if I had to describe it in the simplest terms, it's sort of like changing the probability of something happening in your favor. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't.
Anyway, back to The One (I'm fuzzy on the exact name). The One is not a physical or conscious entity. It is the binding energy that keeps us all together, etc. Lower down on the list are the two Gods, the God and the Goddess. The former symbolizes life, and is usually a creature with a man's upper body and a goat's lower body. Similar to the Christian satan? Sort of, yes. Why? Because of the Crusades, but that's another topic. The Goddess is a human.
The creationist myth is that the two of them created the universe from their union (aka sex). This created the stars, planets, people, etc. Thus, sex is actually considered a very good thing in Wicca, as it gives us the same power as the God and Goddess.
Now, the thing about Wicca is that you can use several different idealogies. I personally believe in
just the God and Goddess (for now), however, many others use a pantheon of Gods, taken from around the world. These can include the Greek, Egyptian, Asian, etc.
I think that's most every basic thing.
I probably forgot something, but oh well.
