| Some people seem to think that this religion is hellish | | | | Nine woods in the Cauldron go - Burn them quick an' |
| which is ridiculous! There is simply no way. This is | | | | burn them slow. |
| such a loving religion. | | | | Elder be ye Lady's tree - Burn it not or cursed ye'll |
| Feel free to expand your knowledge and really know | | | | be. |
| what you are getting into as some Wiccans (AKA | | | | When the Wheel begins to turn - Let the Beltane |
| Witches) love the Magick! | | | | fires burn. |
| What is Wicca? (The Basics) | | | | When the Wheel has turned a Yule, Light the Log an' |
| One might ask 'Then what exactly is a witch? If they | | | | let Pan rule. |
| cannot fly on a broom or transform others, then are | | | | Heed ye flower bush an' tree - By the Lady |
| they really witches?' The answer is yes! A Wiccan | | | | Blessèd Be. |
| Witch is nothing to scared of. 'Then what are these | | | | Where the rippling waters go Cast a stone an' truth |
| spells they cast?' Well, it is their way of praying. It is | | | | ye'll know. |
| the way you fold your hands and close your eyes | | | | When ye have need, Hearken not to others greed. |
| and pray to The Lord to help you through a hard | | | | With the fool no season spend Or be counted as his |
| time. A spell can be anything a Wiccan wants it to be. | | | | friend. |
| It can be a prayer to any God or Goddess to help | | | | Merry meet an' merry part - Bright the cheeks an' |
| the Wiccan for whatever they might desire. It is | | | | warm the heart. |
| simply another way of focusing your energy and | | | | Mind the Threefold Law ye should - Three times bad |
| asking for help. There are some types of witches like | | | | an' three times good. |
| the typical Halloween ones that might be scary but a | | | | When misfortune is enow, Wear the Blue Star on thy |
| Wiccan Witch looks nothing like it. You never know. | | | | brow. |
| Your co-worker might be a witch. Your teacher or | | | | True in love ever be Unless thy lover's false to thee. |
| student could be a witch. To put it simply, a Witch is | | | | Eight words ye Wiccan Rede fulfill - An' it harm none, |
| referred to someone who follows the Wiccan Path | | | | Do what ye will. |
| like how someone who follows the Christian Path is | | | | Another way to explain what is Wicca is to inform |
| called a Christian. There might a few people who | | | | you of what they believe in. For one, Wiccans are |
| think "Well, what if a wtich gets mad at me and | | | | very much into nature and the natural cycles of the |
| casts a spell to harm me?" This is usually a very rare | | | | Earth. They watch the moons cycles. (When the |
| situation because Wiccans follow the Wiccan Rede. | | | | Lady's Moon is new, Kiss thy hand to Her times |
| The most famous line which sums up Wicca is "An' | | | | two.-Wiccan Rede) They celebrate the Sabbats. |
| ye harm none. Do as ye will." A Wiccan who is very | | | | There is a God and a Goddess. Unlike many other |
| well researched will know not to cast a spell upon | | | | religions, both female and male are considered equal. |
| someone who caused them pain. For you are too | | | | There is no male without female and no female |
| harm none and also whatever a witch sends out will | | | | without male. They do not believe in discrimination. At |
| come back threshold. If a witch casts a spell to harm | | | | their wedding rituals (called 'Handfesting), same |
| another, it will come back to get them. Therefore, | | | | gender couples were allowed to marry as well as well |
| Wiccan's do not do evil. Wicca is a peaceful loving | | | | male and female. They were married for a year and |
| religion. After all, the main rule is 'Harm None." | | | | a day. It was at that point, they decided if they |
| The Wiccan Rede | | | | would continue on with the marriage or if they would |
| Bide the Wiccan Laws ye must In Perfect Love and | | | | wish to part ways. |
| Perfect Trust. | | | | The Wiccan Symbol |
| Live an' let live - Fairly take an' fairly give. | | | | The Symbol of Wiccans-The Pentagram |
| Cast the Circle thrice about To keep all evil spirits out. | | | | Earth-North |
| To bind the spell every time - Let the spell be spake | | | | Air-East |
| in rhyme. | | | | Fire-South |
| Soft of eye an' light of touch - Speak little, listen | | | | Water-West |
| much. | | | | Psychic/Spirit-Above us all |
| Deosil go by the waxing Moon - Sing and dance the | | | | Each point of the Pentagram or Pentacle represent |
| Wiccan rune. | | | | an element that makes up the Earth. Earth, Air, Fire, |
| Widdershins go when the Moon doth wane, An' the | | | | Water and of course, us. The Spirit. The living |
| Werewolf howls by the dread Wolfsbane. | | | | concept of life. This represents the Earth that the |
| When the Lady's Moon is new, Kiss thy hand to Her | | | | Wiccans love very much. Every Wiccan develops a |
| times two. | | | | love and attachment to their Pentagram. Soon, it is |
| When the Moon rides at Her peak Then your heart's | | | | not just a symbol. It becomes a part of you. |
| desire seek. | | | | Whenever you need faith or guidance, you can look |
| Heed the Northwind's mighty gale - Lock the door | | | | to your Pentagram for some help. When you are |
| and drop the sail. | | | | scared or lonely, you can feel the comfort it will bring |
| When the wind comes from the South, Love will kiss | | | | you. When you are happy, the Pentagram may |
| thee on the mouth. | | | | absorb some of your happiness (Otherwise called |
| When the wind blows from the East, Expect the | | | | 'charging'). Pentagrams are mostly made out of silver |
| new and set the feast. | | | | (it represents the Goddess) or gold (to represent the |
| When the West wind blows o'er thee, Departed | | | | God). |
| spirits restless be. | | | | |