Wicca

Question 2

what does wicca mean

Answer 2

witchcraft

Question 3

life of Gerald Gardner

Answer 3

He was researching
personally and published “witchcraft today” which is the beginning of wicca. He got a few things wrong
with his research because he wasn’t a professional.

Question 4

where does the divine live

Answer 4

within each of us and nature

Question 5

magick

Answer 5

an ability to control the divine forces and nature. a spell can help put a soul inside a body (reincarnation/samsara) using a shell, cross zodiac sign astrology

Question 6

How does the Wiccan Rede apply to magick?

Answer 6

Contains magick spells and rules like don’t use them for
bad purposes or you will get bad karma. Smudging sage is used to purify (borrowed from indigenous
religions)

Question 7

Wiccan practices typically involve what?

Answer 7

singing, dancing, chanting, and feasting

Question 8

why do some covens forgo clothing

Answer 8

clothing? It brings them together through being comfortable. Clothing can also get in the way of magick and energy

Question 9

three ceremonies

Answer 9

1. Esbats - moon ceremony fem.
2. Sabbats - sun ceremony masc
3. Beltone - spring ceremony important they combine fem/masc energies so engaging in sexual intercourse

Question 10

birth ceremony

Answer 10

dedicates the child to the divine, but lets their child decide their religion when they’re older

Question 11

other practsies by wiccans

Answer 11

• divination - Tarot cards palm reading
• pentagram - symbol that means fire, water, wind, soul. When turned upside down becomes satanist symbol…
• Necromancy - conversing with the dead through spells