freedomdwarf1 -> RE: Pagan/Wiccan/Druidism Discussion (3/27/2014 6:26:17 AM)
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ORIGINAL: LadyConstanze freedom, that's weird, because I know a bunch of Wiccans and for them most of the methods are tools and the way they are used define left or right hand path, I always thought most of them were less dogmatic, that they worship the forces of nature, law of 3 and the credo is harm no one, first time I heard that they associate tarot cards with black arts. I know very little of Wiccan, only what my brother practices within his coven. And yes, Wiccan, like Pagan, and the many off-shoots of both, have an underlying premise to follow nature and harm no-one. That is the basic roots of both of them. But I guess, like many other 'religions', there are various factions within the overall umbrella. A bit like 'christian' or 'islam' has many different off-shoots, some even vehemently against each other. The only thing I will comment on, is the fact that for those within this sphere of idealism (for want of a better word), is that an awful lot of them, myself and brother included, consider it as a way of life rather than the traditional idea that it is a "religion" per se. The reason for that (and I'm only guessing here) is that by having nature itself as a root rather than a person or an ethereal being, makes a huge difference in how we ourselves view it. And unlike most religions, we don't have a 'holy book' to follow rigidly. There's the wonderful story of Mother Earth and her two side-kicks (the Holly and Oak kings) that are used to describe the fundamentals of nature, rebirth, the seasons, and the whole cycle of things; it is just a story and we treat it as such rather than it being a literal 'truth' to be followed to the letter.
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