Gardnerian Wicca was founded by Gerald Gardner (1884 -1964), a British Civil Servant, in the 1950s. Gerald Gardner was born in Liverpool, England on June 13, 1884. (Interestingly, that was Friday the 13th.) Gerald suffered from Asthma and was allowed to travel to...
Eclectic Wicca is the practice of adopting whatever works for an individual from any of the Wiccan traditions. The word "eclectic" means to select from a variety of sources. A person who holds to Eclectic Wicca can adopt rituals and ideas out of Dianic, Gardnerian,...
Alexandrian Wicca was started in England by a witch named Alex Sanders (1926 - 1988) and his wife Maxine (who was a Roman Catholic) in the 1960s. He was referred to as "The King of the Witches." He had claimed to be initiated into Wicca at the age of seven by his...
The 1734 Wiccan tradition was developed by Robert Cochrane, a British poet, and philosopher, who was born on January 26, 1931. He sought to restore the "Old Religion." The 1734 tradition is developed out of a series of correspondence between Robert Cochrane and Joseph...
It goes without saying that the Bible condemns witchcraft. Therefore, Wicca is condemned because Wicca is a form of witchcraft. But, unfortunately, as a result of some of the biblical passages about witchcraft, some Christians have killed witches. The Burning Times...
Here are some of the many symbols used in Wiccan practices and writings.[fn]Cunningham, Scott, The Truth about Witchcraft Today, St. Paul, MN: Llewellyn Publications, 2005, and DiZerega, Gus, Pagans and Christians, St. Paul, MN: Llewellyn Publications, 2001.[/fn] ...
In our postmodern world where moral absolutes are disparaged and truth statements are doubted, Wicca fits right in. It offers a subjective religious experience that is aided by your own invention. Wicca is the religion of nature worship, of gods and goddesses, of...