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Wicca - General What is Wicca? Wicca is a Pagan religion, Pagan meaning country-dweller not NON-Christian or ANTI-Christian. Wiccans are NOT anti anything. Often referred to as "The Old Religion", "The Craft of The Wise", "An Earth Based Religion" as it is based on the practices of our pagan ancestors and it is the worship of The Goddess and God through the Earth, Moon, Sun, crops, rivers, seasons, trees, water, air, fire etc. For a long time the practice of Wicca and witchcraft was shrouded in secrecy, because of the slanders and propaganda that people did not understand, or had stereotype views of Wicca put out to the public. But now the time of secrecy is over and Wicca is being made more and more public and therefore more and more acceptable to the public as time goes on. No person is ever pressured into being Wiccan, nor do we seek to recruit new members of the religion through persuasive or deceptive ways. Wicca is a very personal faith and there are many solo practitioners all around the world. We strongly believe that no one religion is right for everyone and believe that everyone's path, whether it be Christian, Hindu, whatever is a valid true path of spirituality. Many Wiccans believe that the Goddess has many names, Mary (Mother of Jesus) being one of them. The God is the same, he may be called by some God or Allah, or Jehovah. Initiates of the Wiccan faith are not "brainwashed" or badgered into entering Wicca and they, in turn, do not do it to others trying to "recruit" them. Wicca is not a human controlling cult masquerading as a religion. In Covens (after the Initiation training, which takes about a year and a day), the Wiccan may be ready for initiation to the inner circle as a Witch. After about 2 years of in-depth training, the Witch may feel ready to ask for further advancement to a 2nd degree Priestess or Priest. This however is traditionally offered by the High Priestess when she feels the person is ready and not beforehand, as is the 3rd degree. Yet many Wiccans like to stay in the lower ranks, not feeling comfortable as a teacher or leader. According to the Church of Wicca, there are six ways in which Wicca differs from mainstream religions and these are:
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