About Wicca

What is WitchCraft?

WitchCraft is a pro-active, Earth-centered belief system that honors
all life. For myself and my children, it has become a living course
in miracles. It hasn't always been easy -- not because of the belief
system itself, but because of other people's perception of it. My
children learned early on what discrimination was all about. They
discovered that people around them feared anything different, and
when people fear something, they act in ignorance.

Whenever anyone asks me, "What is Wicca?" all kinds of things flood
into my mind -- summarizing Wicca in a few short words is really hard
to do. How do I tell someone that my life is filled with love,
beauty, joy, harmony, and peace? Will they believe me? Most likely
not, because those things seem so hard to attain. So, I could
discuss for days what Wicca is or is not, and meanwhile the best
basic answer to the question that I can give is this:

WitchCraft is a nature-based, life-affirming belief system that
follows a moral code and seeks to build harmony among people which in
its process empowers the self and others. Its magick is nothing
more than an advanced understanding of quantum physics melded with
spirituality.

We could, in fact, use that statement for a wide variety of beliefs.
What makes those of us who believe in Wicca different? Actually, we
aren't so different, but we do celebrate free, individual thought,
and don't just follow the crowd without thinking. Wiccan Witches
also have a close connection with the world around them -- plants and
animals as well as people. We commune with Nature, from the sky to
the rocks under our feet. To us, every single thing on the Earth is
a manifestation of the Divine. If you haven't read the Principles of
Belief yet, you might want to click on the link as this is one
document that all Witches share in common.

Silver Ravenwolf