Truth's Of Wicca
~Margot Adler~
We are not evil.
We don't harm or seduce people.
We are not dangerous.
We are ordinary people like you.
We have families, jobs, hopes, and dreams.
We are not a cult.
This religion is not a joke.
We are not what you think
we are from looking at TV We are real.
We laugh, we cry. We are serious.
We have a sense of humour.
You don't have to be afraid of us.
We don't want to convert you.
And please don't try to convert us.
Just give us the same right we give
you-to live in peace.
We are much more similar to you than you think.
Truths Of Wicca
~Scott Cunningham~
The Goddess and God are revered.
This is central to Wiccan thought.
Human souls enjoy a series of incarnations.
Reincarnation is one of the most widespread
of Wiccan beliefs.
Precisely how and why we incarnate
several times is open to mystical speculation.
Power can be sent in non-physical form
to affect the world in positive ways.
Thus, we accept both
the practice of magick
and its effectiveness.
What is done
will be returned to the doer.
Precisely how this energy is returned
has been a matter of great speculation.
The Earth is our home, our Goddess.
It's not a tool
that we can ruthlessly abuse.
Ecological concerns are rather new in Wicca,
but now pay an important role.
Many rituals are performed
to give healing strength to the Earth.
Wiccans aren't evangelical.
We have no need to go out and spread the word.
Answering questions about our religion
is far different from knocking on doors
and asking strangers,
"Have you heard the word of the Goddess today?"
Wicca accepts that every religion
is correct to its adherents.
This doesn't mean
that we like every representative
of every religion,
but ecumenism must
be the way of life.
Wicca accepts members
from both sexes, from every race,
national origin and,
usually, of every sexual preference.
Wicca is a religion,
not a political organisation.
Groups of Wiccan can and sometimes do
work toward a common case,
and individual Wiccans may
indeed become personally involved
in the political system,
but Wicca as a whole
isn't a religion that preaches issues
or supports specific
political candidates.
Wicca Doesn't charge
for private lessons or for initiation.
Physical objects created by Wiccans
(pentacles, knives, wands, incenses, oils,
books) and services
(such as public classes
and Wiccan-based counselling)
can and should be paid for,
but not personal, private
Wiccan instruction or initiation.
Wiccans Do not sacrifices animals
or people in rituals!
Wiccans do not cause harm to others.
Unless in self defence.
"Harm None"
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