| Term Paper Title | Merry Meet Friend! |
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Merry Meet Friend!
This is an essay on Basic Wiccan Philosophy. It explains most of our ethics and some history to boot. This should help you understand Wicca more, I hope.
OK, for starters, Wicca is the revival movement of an ancient European religion dating back as much as 25,000 years BCE (before common era).
The word Wicca derives from the ancient English term, wicce, which literally means "wise one". In ancient times, witches held great authority with their villages, and people came to them for advice on all subjects. A witch had to be doctor, lawyer, magician, and counselor.
I feel I should also make a distinction between Wicca and Satanism. Satan is a Christian belief. Since we are not Christian, we do not follow their philosophy. Most are shocked when they hear this, and I don't blame them much. It's the church's fault for not educating them about other religions so they'll at least be tolerant. Anyway, to understand why people confuse Wicca and Satanism, get ready for a little history lesson. When the Christian church first came around, about 100% of Europe followed Pagan religions and weren't willing to convert. Christianity threatened damnation to basically everyone, and some started converting out of sheer fear. Witches kept on practicing the Old Religion. At the same time, quite a few church-goers were upset by how much the church controlled their lives. They figured that since God was so hard on them, maybe Satan would be OK. They flipped Christianity inside out, and Satanism was born. And since Witches and Satanists were both "enemies" of the church, they figured they were the same thing.
Enough history. Wicca believes in a God and Goddess, because energy manifests itself in two polarities, as does nature. It does not believe in a source of ulitimate good or ultimate evil. That which comes from the God and Goddess...Read entire document
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