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 | First ask yourself whether you really want to become a Wiccan. Some Cowans (non-Wiccans) are keen to convert to Wicca in order to cast spells and gain power over other people. They have seen Witches wiggling their noses or waving a wand on TV or in the movies and are enthused about gaining that degree of control over nature and other individuals. Wicca doesn't really work that way. The Wiccan Rede severely restrict Wiccans' spells and rituals. It prohibits any manipulation, coercion or harm. Spells must be for the good of all; they must harm none. A Witch cannot, for example, cast a love spell on another person in order to make them feel fall in love. That would manipulate them. A Wiccan is permitted to perform a ritual to make themselves more open to love generally, but that is about it. | ||||||||
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| If you decide to proceed, then you might spend some time learning about
Wicca:
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| After you have gained a little knowledge about Wicca, you might want to try to contact a local Wiccan coven. A coven is a group of Wiccans, typically three or more in number. Some are informally structured. Others require potential members to pass a training class before being initiated as a Wiccan; it often lasts the traditional "year and a day." There are also individual Wiccans who are not affiliated with a coven. They are often called solitary practitioners. See our essay on how to contact other Wiccans. | ||||||||
| If you wish to remain a solitary practitioner yourself, you might find the Seax-Wica tradition founded by Raymond Buckland to be of interest. 1 This tradition has a self-initiation ritual by which a sincere individual can initiate themselves into the craft as a Priestess or Priest. Alternatively, you might wish to write your own ritual. |
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Reference used:
- Raymond Buckland, "The Tree: The complete book of Saxon Witchcraft," Red Wheel/Weiser, (1974). Review/order this book safely from the Amazon.com online book store
Web sites that provide on-line teaching:
| Kaatryn MacMorgan, "All One Wicca: A study in the universal eclectic Wiccan tradition," at: http://home.att.net/~macmorgan_design/ |
| "Coven of the Far Flung Net," at: http://home.att.net/~ladykaat/coven/index.html |
| "How do i [sic] become Wiccan," at: http://uk.geocities.com/angel_fire6585/become.html |
Copyright © 2002 by Ontario Consultants on Religious
Tolerance
Originally written: 2002-JAN-13
Latest update: 2002-JUN-2
Author: B.A. Robinson
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