Witch Craft

Witch Craft - what I found out

What is Witchcraft

Witchcraft is a religion of respect and balance between nature an man, the physical and the spiritual world
Witchcraft as religion has existed for thousands of years
there are many different traditions within the religion
Witchcraft is a religion and a way of life.

Witch Crafts Basic Beliefs and Practices

believe in the concept of a God.
God is not something outside of ourselves, but rather something we are part of
"God" is a divine entity that has masculine and feminine aspects as God and Goddess combinations
Witches do not worship, they honor the divine within and around us
" God" Aspects are assigned different names mythological deities (gods or goddesses) to convey a certain part of the whole and enable
honoring of a specific part of the whole, aspects of the divine to give them form, tangible substance
believe in the seen and unseen forces in all nature here on Earth and the greater universe
belief in reincarnation, karma and the laws of accountability
believe in a soul and spirit
leader is called a priest, priestess, age, wizard or shaman
groups of followers are called coven's and clans
many traditions contain different levels of initiation (student, apprentice, teacher, leader, priest, priestess)

Each level usually requires a test or demonstration of knowledge before the title is granted

What Witchcraft is not:

witch craft is not devil worship
witchcraft is a pre-Christian religion and does not believe in the existence of the devil
witchcraft is not about spells and potions and magick, there is a big difference between spellcraft and witchcraft
Not all people on the path of Witchcraft practice spellcraft
Those that do, never cast upon any person without that person's permission
spells are not cast to make someone else do something against their will

Witch Craft Traditions

Wicca, Faery Wicca, Dianic Wicca, Celtic Wicca and many more
solitary path, eclectic study of many traditions

What is a Spell and what it is not

a focused prayer with a specific intent behind it
A spell is not an easy way out of situations and in our beliefs there are always consequences for casting

Witchcraft Quote:

I alone am not a Goddess, you are not a god.
But you and I and all things throughout the universe, seen and unseen make up the Divine.

Spells for Witch Craft