[Christina Nickson]

Re: Why Wicca is nonsense

Okay, I'm a wiccan, so let me spell it out.

GODS
There are many sects and gods of wicca, but it is generally accepted that there are two main gods (Lady and Lord) and a variety of other more minor ones that embody other things. My coven devotes most of our time to the gods and goddesses of the earth, for without her there is no life.

HOLIDAYS
Samhain: End of summer. oct. 31st. We leave out food and light candles in the windows to lead the dead back to where they belong. We set extra places at the table for the unseen guests.

Imbolc: Springtime festival. Scottish for the time of the Ewe's milk. It is the time for planting the crops, the festival of the maidens, and all sorts of other great new-life kinds of things. March 21st.

Beltane: One of eight solar sabbats. celebrated on April 30th or may 1st. Mayday. In the old times, young couples would go out to the woods to spend the night 'A'Maying', before returning in the morning to dance around the may pole. Older couples could cast off their wedding rings and all that they imply for one night. Basically, a huge fertility festival. And the great goddess becomes pregnant by the god, and wedding feasts were prepared.

Lughnasadh: Generally around August 5th. Celebrates the time when the sun god gradually dies as he gives way to winter.

Yule: The solstice, the time when the long winter nights give way to longer spring days.Children were escorted from house to house with gifts of clove spiked apples and oranges which were laid in baskets of evergreen boughs and wheat stalks dusted with flour. The apples and oranges represented the sun, the boughs were symbolic of immortality, the wheat stalks portrayed the harvest, and the flour was accomplishment of triumph, light, and life. Holly, mistletoe, and ivy not only decorated the outside, but also the inside of homes. It was to extend invitation to Nature Sprites to come and join the celebration. A sprig of Holly was kept near the door all year long as a constant invitation for good fortune to pay visit to the residents.
The ceremonial Yule log was the highlight of the festival. In accordance to tradition, the log must either have been harvested from the householder's land, or given as a gift... it must never have been bought. Once dragged into the house and placed in the fireplace it was decorated in seasonal greenery, doused with cider or ale, and dusted with flour before set ablaze be a piece of last years log, (held onto for just this purpose). The log would burn throughout the night, then smolder for 12 days after before being ceremonially put out. Ash is the traditional wood of the Yule log. It is the sacred world tree of the Teutons, known as Yggdrasil. An herb of the Sun, Ash brings light into the hearth at the Solstice.

Ostara: Spring Equinox. The young sun god celebrates a sacred marriage to the Maiden goddess, and in nine months she gives birth and becomes the great mother.

Litha: Summer solstice. The sun god is at his greatest strength, and the night dances with oak fires around which we dance (my coven, all female, does it naked. That's just us.) to reaffirm our faith to the Lady and Lord.

Mabon: Fall Equinox. A time to celebrate the aging Mother Goddess, and to offer libations to the trees, such as cider, wine, herbes, and fertilizers, natural ones that don't harm the trees.

FAMILIARS: A spirit that chooses to walk among the humans who may or may not take a physical form. It may be a cat, it may be a wolf, it may be a surrealistic being beyond comprehension. But it is not a cat posessed by the devil. The bond between a witch and familiar is like nothing else. It breaks telepathy, it breaks transcendentalness, it is beyond anything else you know.

Any more questions? Ask a wiccan! I'm here for you.

Does your coven meet often? Do you also practice in a solitary setting? Also, just so people know on here that may not be familiar, the dates for all of the sabbats are below.

Samhain/Halloween: October 31

Yule/Winter Solstice: Around December 21

Candlemas/Imbolc: February 2

Ostara/Spring Equinox: Around March 21

Beltane/May Day: April 30 or May 1

Litha/Midsummer/Summer Solstice: Around June 21

Lammas/Lughnasadh: August 1 or August 2

Mabon/Fall Equinox: Around September 21

There may also be additional dates depending on what pantheon if any you are used to working with but these are the basic sabbats as far as Wicca goes. Also there are Full Moons and Dark/New Moons but those dates are different every year so there is no need to try and give them here.

[Rev. M. Rodimer]

Re: Why Wicca is nonsense

Yule: The solstice, the time when the long winter nights give way to longer spring days.Children were escorted from house to house with gifts of clove spiked apples and oranges which were laid in baskets of evergreen boughs and wheat stalks dusted with flour. The apples and oranges represented the sun, the boughs were symbolic of immortality, the wheat stalks portrayed the harvest, and the flour was accomplishment of triumph, light, and life. Holly, mistletoe, and ivy not only decorated the outside, but also the inside of homes. It was to extend invitation to Nature Sprites to come and join the celebration. A sprig of Holly was kept near the door all year long as a constant invitation for good fortune to pay visit to the residents.

Any more questions? Ask a wiccan! I'm here for you.

Do tell, when was this wonderful Yule celebrated (years, that is)? And where in the world?

[Pastor Ezekiel]

Re: Why Wicca is nonsense

This is a very powerful prayer against Witchcraft. This prayer can shut down witches and satanists forever. Being that this prayer basically shuts down the senders of the hexes and vexes by returning their evil to them sevenfold. I hurl it at you and your coven IN JESUS'S NAME!!

Father,
In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, I plead the precious uncorruptable blood of Jesus over myself and my church and everything that belongs to us. I ask for giant warrior Angels to be loosed from Heaven to surround and protect us. As your war club and weapons of war I break down, undamn, and blow up all walls of protection around all witches, warlocks, wizards, satanists, and the like, and I break the power of all curses, hexes, vexes, spells, charms, fetishes, physic prayers, physic thought, all witchcraft, sorcery, magic, voodoo, all mind control, jinxes, potions, bewitchments, death, destruction, sickness, pain, torment, physic power, physic warfare, prayer chains, and everything else being sent my way or my family members way, and I return it and the demons to the senders right now!, SEVENFOLD, and I BIND it to them by the Blood of Jesus!

Father, I pray that these lost souls will find the light of your son Jesus.. Their own snares and traps have been set against themselves.. In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth I now loose them from all mindcontrol of satan!.. Father I also ask that you Bind the Holy Spirit to there hearts as a guide to your son Jesus.. So they may be set free from the bondages of satan.

In Jesus name I pray..
Amen

[jennabenna]

Re: Why Wicca is nonsense

Okay, I'm a wiccan, so let me spell it out.

GODS
There are many sects and gods of wicca, but it is generally accepted that there are two main gods (Lady and Lord) and a variety of other more minor ones that embody other things. My coven devotes most of our time to the gods and goddesses of the earth, for without her there is no life.

HOLIDAYS
Samhain: End of summer. oct. 31st. We leave out food and light candles in the windows to lead the dead back to where they belong. We set extra places at the table for the unseen guests.

Imbolc: Springtime festival. Scottish for the time of the Ewe's milk. It is the time for planting the crops, the festival of the maidens, and all sorts of other great new-life kinds of things. March 21st.

Beltane: One of eight solar sabbats. celebrated on April 30th or may 1st. Mayday. In the old times, young couples would go out to the woods to spend the night 'A'Maying', before returning in the morning to dance around the may pole. Older couples could cast off their wedding rings and all that they imply for one night. Basically, a huge fertility festival. And the great goddess becomes pregnant by the god, and wedding feasts were prepared.

Lughnasadh: Generally around August 5th. Celebrates the time when the sun god gradually dies as he gives way to winter.

Yule: The solstice, the time when the long winter nights give way to longer spring days.Children were escorted from house to house with gifts of clove spiked apples and oranges which were laid in baskets of evergreen boughs and wheat stalks dusted with flour. The apples and oranges represented the sun, the boughs were symbolic of immortality, the wheat stalks portrayed the harvest, and the flour was accomplishment of triumph, light, and life. Holly, mistletoe, and ivy not only decorated the outside, but also the inside of homes. It was to extend invitation to Nature Sprites to come and join the celebration. A sprig of Holly was kept near the door all year long as a constant invitation for good fortune to pay visit to the residents.
The ceremonial Yule log was the highlight of the festival. In accordance to tradition, the log must either have been harvested from the householder's land, or given as a gift... it must never have been bought. Once dragged into the house and placed in the fireplace it was decorated in seasonal greenery, doused with cider or ale, and dusted with flour before set ablaze be a piece of last years log, (held onto for just this purpose). The log would burn throughout the night, then smolder for 12 days after before being ceremonially put out. Ash is the traditional wood of the Yule log. It is the sacred world tree of the Teutons, known as Yggdrasil. An herb of the Sun, Ash brings light into the hearth at the Solstice.

Ostara: Spring Equinox. The young sun god celebrates a sacred marriage to the Maiden goddess, and in nine months she gives birth and becomes the great mother.

Litha: Summer solstice. The sun god is at his greatest strength, and the night dances with oak fires around which we dance (my coven, all female, does it naked. That's just us.) to reaffirm our faith to the Lady and Lord.

Mabon: Fall Equinox. A time to celebrate the aging Mother Goddess, and to offer libations to the trees, such as cider, wine, herbes, and fertilizers, natural ones that don't harm the trees.

FAMILIARS: A spirit that chooses to walk among the humans who may or may not take a physical form. It may be a cat, it may be a wolf, it may be a surrealistic being beyond comprehension. But it is not a cat posessed by the devil. The bond between a witch and familiar is like nothing else. It breaks telepathy, it breaks transcendentalness, it is beyond anything else you know.

Any more questions? Ask a wiccan! I'm here for you.

[Jo Freddie]

Re: False Religions Register

Actually Wiccans believe in various gods and actually they don't accept all faiths because you can't be a Christian and a Wiccan.

I do not condone or condemn the practice of Wicca I just post this to show that your assumption that Wiccans will not accept Christians is wrong.
WICCA FOR CHRISTIANS

The two traditions are generally seen as at loggerheads with compromise and understanding virtually impossible, however if you look at the situation between Shinto and Christianity there is no such conflict and Shinto is seen as a perfectly respectable tradition in Japan by Christians. Shinto is simply the local pagan tradition and its position is analogous to Wicca. Conflict between Wicca and Christianity is therefore cultural, and we need to look to see if it is necessary. Many Christian parents would be unhappy if their child became a Wiccan. My goal is to show that this concern is unfounded in part by showing Wiccan traditions within the church that are part of its everyday practice.

[Pastor Ezekiel]

Re: Why Wicca is nonsense

Nonsense. Wiccians worship their master satan. Don't play games with us, crone.

[Nobrains]

Re: False Religions Register

I am not a heathen just because I follow a different religion than you do. Wicca is an earth/nature based religion. We believe everything comes from the earth and goes back into the earth. I am a solitary Wiccan and will not be for long beause in our state the are building a Wiccan church and Wiccan library. BTW the Wiccan church accepts all faiths. This is 2008 not 1200 B.C. so get with the times. I will not let a man tell me what to do. I am independant and I will speak my mind. I was raised to have tolerance even for people like religious zellets(you).

Actually Wiccans believe in various gods and actually they don't accept all faiths because you can't be a Christian and a Wiccan.

Wiccan is also a very corrupt religion yes it is earth/nature based but it is also very evil in senses.

And whoever was saying that "Blessed be" is a curse is wrong. I had my experience with spells (never going back) typing something isn't going to get the spell to work.

[Meek and Humble]

Re: Why Wicca is nonsense

and YES, I'm talking about those out there who have been blessed to see that of the dark side of the candles on your precious pews that you so called bless with your prayers on Sunday during mass.

What are you talking about??? This is not a Catholic church. We are Baptists. We do not bless candles (that's really more the type of nonsense best left to witches) , nor do we participate in the cannibalistic ritual known as "Mass".

[heavenlychildoflove]

Re: Why Wicca is nonsense

I am very sorry to say that I am not in agreement with this. All of God's children were made as they are for a reason. Each serving their own purpose in this land. My younger sister and I were not supposed to be born into this world, and since we have been graced this gift, she has made the top of her class, as well as making my parents proud. My older brother has suffered Cancer for two years, and since he has recovered, he has ran over 30 Kilometer (each) runs to support those who are still suffering. I have helped children from weeks after they were born until they were fit to go to school. I housed my grandfather when he was ill until God lent out his hand to bring him home. I have seen my friends and family fight brothers and sisters for this precious land that we live upon, the reason that you still have a place to hang a flag, that is if you believe in Free Will and Independence that our founding fathers found. if you had any grace on this earth, you wouldn't be talking about people less fortunate than anyone else. you must be on the hell side of god if you can't even say something that doesn't make you sound like the devil himself in someone's body. and YES, I'm talking about those out there who have been blessed to see that of the dark side of the candles on your precious pews that you so called bless with your prayers on Sunday during mass. YOU HAVE NO RIGHT TO TALK ABOUT A CHILD THAT HAS A PROBLEM. Whether you know who they are or not. A child is what you were once and what you still haven't learned to grow from. If they are our future, then why won't you respect them as so? *SATANIC ENCHANTMENT DELETED*

[Marshall]

Re: Why Wicca is nonsense

Saying Wicca is real is like saying you love your Downs baby.
Sure you might say it and join advocacy groups but inside you KNOW it's not right and it's probably your fault that God hates you.

[BillSattler]

Re: Why Wicca is nonsense

I am, I truly am! Dear God, I am a worthless dirty little speck of dirt not even worthy of Him to spit on! Oh, dear God, how can I be saved from being tortured forever with fire and brimstone and reruns of Nobama's inauguration speech? Please, please tell me! Oh, God I am truly sorry for all my sins!! Save me!!!

I am not sure what the point of blubbering on this blessed forum is. If you are truly repentant, God will know, you may want to take a look here. If you need more information you should look here.

I shall pray that you will come to God with open arms. If you do not that is fine, but plan on spending eternity with the rest of the heathens.

[Bob4God]

Re: Why Wicca is nonsense

I am, I truly am! Dear God, I am a worthless dirty little speck of dirt not even worthy of Him to spit on! Oh, dear God, how can I be saved from being tortured forever with fire and brimstone and reruns of Nobama's inauguration speech? Please, please tell me! Oh, God I am truly sorry for all my sins!! Save me!!!

Who said you were banned? If you are truly interested in becoming a Christian, you are welcome here. There is always hope as long as you can be made to think like us!

[wanderingspectator]

Re: Why Wicca is nonsense

I am, I truly am! Dear God, I am a worthless dirty little speck of dirt not even worthy of Him to spit on! Oh, dear God, how can I be saved from being tortured forever with fire and brimstone and reruns of Nobama's inauguration speech? Please, please tell me! Oh, God I am truly sorry for all my sins!! Save me!!!

[Bob4God]

Re: Why Wicca is nonsense

I would kindly ask for your forgiveness, pastor. please, please tell me how to be saved from eternal damnation.

Oh glory to GOD! I was praying for you intermittently in my head today, and I just knew JESUS would work out a miracle!

Get down on your knees right now and tell JESUS you are a filthy rotten piece of trash unworthy of His amazing love and grace!

[wanderingspectator]

Re: Why Wicca is nonsense

I would kindly ask for your forgiveness, pastor. please, please tell me how to be saved from eternal damnation.