All spiritual/ religious paths have one common thread they share and that is faith or beliefs.
How we perceive the universe and how we have arrived vary depending on that faith.
If we rewind time we know from a scientific stand point we were created by a meteor. The water off the meteor created the oceans and from that life was created.
We have passed through many periods of time starting from the Pliocene then into the lower Paleolithic, middle and finally upper Paleolithic periods which date back as far as between about 2.7 million and 10,000 years ago. Man worked with stones and thus we don't know of ancient worship until the upper period. This is when we began to see the Goddess symbol of the spiral on rocks.
We move forward into the Mesolithic period where we see the first pottery and more elevated signs of ancient pagan worship. Farmers began planting by the phases of the moon and sun thus leading to seasonal planting.
Then we move onto the Neolithic period.
In the scared worship of Witchcraft, Pagans ( country dwellers) worshipped by the phases of the moon and harvested by the sun. We continue to do that to this day.
The Matriarchal social organization means the head of the home or leader of a culture or community. Where women are still revered in this light. We see this with the queen of England. We also see this in the animal world where the female takes care of the pride or pack.
Matriarch's date back to the Upper pal eolithic period ( old stone age ). They were the leaders of the villages, tribes, council and sages. Men were not regarded in a higher position of power and in many cultures men were not depicted in art or statues.
Modern day women are reclaiming their voices and no longer have the image of leave it to beaver. They are a force in the work place, politics and in state affairs.
When Christianity came into power we saw an exchange of power and rule from the feminine to the masculine society and women lost there status.
Women are slowly resuming their power and status as jobs are opening up, politics, opportunities that women could only dream of in the suffrage movement.
We are finding equality where there once was division but we have a long way to go but I'm optimistic we will once more resume our roles as leaders, sages and the voice to lead us out of the darkness and into the light.
Witchcraft is a spiritual path. Not everyone is walking the same spiritual path even though they are Witches. Although you might find 9 covens/ groups on the internet and social media not all those that practice the ancient forms of Witchcraft agree so we must go back in order to move forward.
Thus meaning many call them selves Witches but few are schooled hence this web site so you can get a glimpse into what you need to know and not a popular tv show. Familiarize you selves with the past, our words and meanings. It's not casting magick out with out great thought. Witchcraft is a way of life not a weekend thing to do.
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What constitutes a spiritual path verses a religion?
ACCORDING to Wikipedia it says: A religion is an organized approach to human spirituality which usually encompasses a set of narratives, symbols, beliefs and practices, often with a supernatural or transcendent quality, that give meaning to the practitioner's experiences of life through reference to a higher power or truth.[1] It may be expressed through prayer, ritual, meditation, music and art, among other things. It may focus on specific supernatural, metaphysical, and moral claims about reality (the cosmos, and human nature) which may yield a set of religious laws, ethics, and a particular lifestyle. Religion also encompasses ancestral or cultural traditions, writings, history, and mythology, as well as personal faith and religious experience.
In a spiritual path people often times worship more then one god and many Goddess. In religion they worship one god.
Multi deities is called polytheism and one god is monotheism.
The word " paganus" comes from the Latin word meaning country dweller and the word heathen means rural area of village.
According to recomparisons.com it says: Spirituality is usually associated with an inner search for enlightenment. This may be achieved through practices such as prayer or meditation. It is a very internal process that requires hard work and introspection. Spirituality is often associated with New Age beliefs or alternative ideas, but it can also involve an individual awakening or participation in a conventional religion.
Spiritualism within religion is often identified as being religious rather than being spiritual. Someone who is particularly involved in their religion may be referred to as devout or religious rather than spiritual. The term spiritualism usually implies a philosophical or spiritual interest that is not linked to a particular religion. Spirituality may imply an openness to different interpretations and routes of achieving this connection or understanding, whereas a member of a particular religious group may feel that theirs is the one true religion.
However, the idea of spirituality is often used in a looser way, when someone wants to suggest that they have a deeper side even though they are not part of an organized religion, even if they have not taken much time to explore their own spiritual side. The term spirituality offers a different form of self-identification than simply being a member of a particular religious group or being non-religious.
Religions also come in a number of different forms. The largest religions in the world, by the number of believers, are Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism and those belief systems that are classified as Folk Religions and Chinese Folk Religions. There are also many other systems of belief, such as Shinto, Sikhism, Judaism, Jainism, Wicca and Rastafarianism, although they are less common, and there are also divisions within religious systems
The term "religion" refers to both the personal practices related to communal faith and to group rituals and communication stemming from shared conviction. "Religion" is sometimes used interchangeably with "faith" or "belief system,"[2] but it is more socially defined than personal convictions, and it entails specific behaviors, respectively.
The development of religion has taken many forms in various cultures. It considers psychological and social roots, along with origins and historical development.
Today were seeing many people trying to blend different faiths and spiritual beliefs under the name of Witchcraft or Christian Witch. This is incorrect. There is no such thing as a Christian Witch and it's offensive to portray one's self under that title. These are two very separate bodies of beliefs and are as different as night and day. Again look back in history to move forward.
Paganism dates as far back as the upper Paleolithic which is the third and last subdivision of the Paleolithic or old stone age period. Very broadly this period dates back to between 40,000 and 10,00 years ago.
This is where we see the first working tools and the first signs of spirituality. A goddess symbol was carved into a rock and is in the Smithsonian institute in Washington Dc.
next we enter the Mesolithic period where we see the first signs of pottery and more in depth signs of spirituality and finally the Neolithic period. In all three cultures we find the goddess symbols leading this to be the oldest form of worship.
Witchcraft or the pagan path " religion" was the official religion of the Roman empire until the death of the last pagan emperor, Julian in the year of 326 C.E.
The word "pagan" is an umbrella term meaning many different spiritual paths or faiths out side of mainstream Christianity. For instance this could embody Witchcraft, Buddhism, Hinduism, Wicce( female), Wicca ( male)etc.
THE WORD " Wiccian" plural now used as an adjective for followers of the neo-pagan movement of Witchcraft. This word also means to practice Witchcraft or sorcery. This word does not mean any specific tradition or pantheon. This word derives from low german wikken, wicken "to use witchcraft," wikker, wicker "soothsayer".
The word " Witch" the American Heritage Dictionary of Indo-European Roots, weik actually has five distinct etymological branches but only two are attributed to the supernatural.[2] In contrast, the Concise Dictionary of English Etymology, proponent of the ‘weid’ premise, states that ‘witch’ primarily comes from the word ‘witan’ through a series of phonetic changes. In modern English this word derives from the middle English word " wycche from the old English word " wicce".
O.E. wicce "female magician, sorceress," in later use esp. "a woman supposed to have dealings with the devil or evil spirits and to be able by their cooperation to perform supernatural acts," fem. of O.E. wicca "sorcerer, wizard, man who practices witchcraft or magic," from verb wiccian "to practice witchcraft" (cf. Low Ger. wikken, wicken "to use witchcraft," wikker, wicker "soothsayer"). OED says of uncertain origin. Klein suggests connection with O.E. wigle "divination," and wig, wih "idol." Watkins says the nouns represent a P.Gmc. *wikkjaz "necromancer" (one who wakes the dead), from PIE *weg-yo-, from *weg- "to be strong, be lively." That wicce once had a more specific sense than the later general one of "female magician, sorceress" perhaps is suggested by the presence of other words in O.E. describing more specific kinds of magical craft. In the Laws of (c.890), witchcraft was specifically singled out as a woman's craft, whose practitioners were not to be suffered to live among the W. Saxons
The other two words combined with it here are gealdricge, a woman who practices "incantations, and healing are called "female wizard, woman magician," from a root meaning "phantom, evil spirit." Another word that appears in the Anglo-Saxon laws is wizard, sorcerer," but with suggestions of skill in the use of drugs, since the root of the word is lybb "drug, poison, charm." Lybbestre was a fem. word meaning "sorceress," and lybcorn was the name of a certain medicinal seed (perhaps wild saffron). Weekly notes possible connection to Gothic weihs "holy" and Ger. weihan "consecrate," and writes, "the priests of a suppressed religion naturally become magicians to its successors or opponents." In Anglo-Saxon glossaries, wicca renders L. augur (c.1100), and wicce stands for "pythoness, divinatricem." In the "Three Kings of Cologne" (c.1400) wicca translates Magi:
" paynyms ... cleped , kyngis Magos, at is to say wicchis."
The glossary translates L. necromantia ("demonum invocatio") with galdre, wiccecraft. The Anglo-Saxon poem called "Men's Crafts" has wiccraft, which appears to be the same word, and by its context means "skill with horses." In a c.1250 translation of "Exodus," witches is used of the Egyptian midwives who save the newborn sons of the Hebrews: "the wicches hidden them for, Biforen pharaun nolden he ben." Witch in ref. to a man survived in dialect into 20c., but the fem. form was so dominant by 1601 that men-witches or he-witch began to be used. Extended sense of "young woman or girl of bewitching aspect or manners" is first recorded 1740. Witch doctor is from 1718; applied to African magicians from 1836.
"At this day it is indifferent to say in the English tongue, 'she is a witch,' or 'she is a wise woman.
1541, probably from O.E. wice "wych-elm" (from wican "to bend").
IT MUST BE A CALLING INSIDE YOU AND IT IS TO BECOME A WAY OF LIFE TO YOU.
THERE IS NO ROOM IN WITCHCRAFT FOR A "PART TIME" WITCH. WE ARE FULL TIME AND
ALWAYS TRUE TO OUR WAYS.
9. Last but not least, Witchcraft is NOT a federally recognized religion despite some who might thing so. Under our constitution it is illegal to deem any religion a federally acknowledged religion. It is states that decide to recognize Witchcraft as a religion and not all states do this. We have no national holidays nor any holidays even recognized. We continue to fight for equal rights but have a long way to go.
Religion is following some one else's concept and idea's , spirituality is paving your own path to your own beliefs.
MANY WENT TO THE FRONT LINES AND BECAME PUBLIC ABOUT THE CRAFT AND THEIR PRACTICES. WE MUST CONTINUE TO BE THE VOICES FOR OUR ANCESTORS AND THE OLD WAYS AND CONTINUE TO SPREAD OUR POSITIVE ASPECTS WHEN ASKED OR OTHERS INQUIRE ABOUT OUR RELIGIOUS PRACTICES. NO LONGER SHOULD WE HIDE IN THE BROOM CLOSET BUT MANY DO IN FEAR OF JOB LOSS, FAMILY'S DON'T KNOW AND THEY FEAR LOSING FRIENDS PERHAPS OR STATUS IN THE COMMUNITY. I'M SO VERY PROUD OF THE PENTAGRAM I WEAR AND WHAT THE RELIGION OF WITCHCRAFT MEANS TO ME AND OUR PAST, PRESENT AND OUR FUTURES. WE, YOU AND I ARE THE VOICES OF TODAY AND OUR CHILDREN AND GRANDCHILDREN WILL BE HOPEFULY THE VOICE TO CARRY ON WHEN WERE LONG GONE.
MANY HAVE GONE PUBLIC LIKE lAURA CABOT AND DAVID PICKERING WHOM I HIGHLY RECOMMEND HIS BOOK "DICTIONARY OF WITCHCRAFT".
IF YOU WANT TO KNOW ABOUT THE HISTORY OF WITCHCRAFT AND THE PEOPLE THAT DIED SO WE CAN HAVE SOME OF THE RELIGIOUS FREEDOMS WE HAVE TODAY READ THIS BOOK. PERHAPS YOU WILL FIND THAT SOME OF THESE PEOPLE CAME FROM YOUR VERY OWN FAMILY TREE AND YOU ARE RELATED TO THEM! WOULDN'T THAT BE EXCITING!! THERE ARE MANY , MANY OTHERS IN THE FOR FRONT THAT TEACH AND DEVOTE THERE TIME AS WELL AS I TO EDUCATING THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE TRUTHS ABOUT WITCHCRAFT AND TO DISPELL THE LIES AND NEGATIVE PUBLICITY WE HAVE RECIEVED FOR YEARS DUE IN PART BUT NOT LIMITED BY: DISNEY, NEWS MEDIA, AND THE CHURCH. THE CHAIN OF IGNORANCE HAS TO BE BROKEN AND THIS IS MY SMALL CONTRIBUTION TO HELP TAKE OUT ONE LINK IN THAT VERY LONG CHAIN.
IN NO WAY IS THIS PAGE DESIGNED TO
CONFORM YOU TO PAGANISM NOR AM I RECRUITING YOU TO JOIN OUR WAY OF LIFE , THIS IS SIMPLY AN ENLIGHTENING PAGE AND YOU CHOSE TO COME HERE. TO ALL THOSE OUT THERE SUCH AS I AM, MY HATS OFF TO YOU FOR A JOB WELL DONE, AND TO KEEP UP THE HARD WORK.
YOU ARE WEAVING THE WEB OF ENLIGHTENMENT FOR THE NEXT GENERATION AND THE THREAD WILL ONLY GROW LONGER.
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HERE IS A POEM MY TEACHER HANDED TO ME
AND THOUGHT IT FIT WELL INTO THE BREATH OF LIFE. I HOPE YOU LIKE IT AS WELL.
SCHOOL INVOCATION BY: DIANE ACKERMAN
IN THE NAME OF DAYBREAK AND THE
EYELIDS
OF MORNING AND THE WARFARING MOON
AND THE NIGHT WHEN IT
DEPARTS,
I SWEAR I WILL NOT DISHONOR
MY SOUL WITH HATRED,
BUT OFFER MY SELF HUMBLY
AS THE GUARDIAN OF NATURE,
AS A
HEALER OF MISERY,
AND A MESSANGER OF WONDER
AND AN ARCHITECT OF
PEACE.
IN THE NAME OF THE SUN AND IT'S MIRRORS
AND THE DAY THAT
EMBRACES IT,
AND THE CLOUD VEILS DRAWN OVER IT,
AND THE
UTTERMOST NIGHT,
AND THE MALE AND THE FEMALE,
AND THE PLANTS
BURSTING WITH SEEDS,
AND THE CROWNING SEASONS
OF THE FIREFLY AND
THE APPLE,
I WILL HONOR ALL LIFE
WHEREVER AND IN WHAT EVER FORM
IT MAY DWELL- ON EARTH MY HOME,
AND IN THE MANSIONS OF THE
STARS.
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MAY THE
MAGICK OF THE GODDESS DANCE IN YOUR HEART FOREVER, SO MOTE IT BE! SO MOTE IT BE!
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In the northern hemisphere, if the left side of the Moon is dark then the light part is growing, and the Moon is referred to as waxing (moving towards a full moon). If the right side of the Moon is dark then the light part is shrinking, and the Moon is referred to as waning (moving towards a new moon). Assuming that the viewer is in the northern hemisphere, the right portion of the Moon is the part that is always growing. The phrase "dog comes, cat goes" is any easy way to remember the phases of the moon. A waxing moon has the shape of the letter D (which is the first letter of dog) and a waning moon has the shape of the letter C (which is the first letter of cat)
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