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I find that the universe gives what we need...not actually when we may need it....but when we are ready to deal with it. Is that a nonsensical outlook? Life has given me a mixed bag....great pain, great healing, great friendships, and a gentle love that totally rocks my world. Don't tell him I said so. Not all things have come to me when I wished they would....or left me when I most needed them to leave...but all things have come to me at a time I am most capable of handling them. It's an interesting concept. Everyone knows I am Wicca. Many people believe Wicca stands for witchcraft...white witchcraft...although a true Christian sees witches in shades of black. There are no white witches. I will tell you I am not a witch...nor do I believe in witchcraft. The basic belief of Wicca begins with....An you harm none, do as you will. That's a difficult concept to encompass. The idea behind it is that...any harm I bring to another...knowingly or unknowingly...carries a price in return multiplied by a factor of three. We believe in threes. I try very hard never to harm anyone else. I've paid a lot of heavy prices through my life...that I sometimes believe are tied to my actions in a previous life. The second basic concept behind Wicca...is that it is not an organized religion...it is a spiritual way of living that can and is practiced both in groups....called covens (oh Havens...there's a witch word)....or by solitary practitioners. I have always practiced my beliefs as a aolitary practitioner....I do not believe in any kind of organized...structured practice. I believe that I can worship as I believe...with my own form of structure..in ways that suit me. Wiccans can believe in a single God...in Jesus...in multiple deities. Basically...we are free to believe as we believe and none will ever judge us for those beliefs. That is what drew me strongest to this....form of spirituality. I believe in purity....in unity....in uniqueness...and in the rights of each to choose as they choose...without judgment. There are two reasons Wiccans are called witches...because they call themselves witches frequently....which keeps people who are just wanting to get close for the sake of curiosity away...and because they believe they can "cast spells". I don't believe in casting spells....although I have studied the concept of spell casting extensively. When I look at the procedures...the concept...the techniques...what I see is a ritual...much as the Catholic church uses ritual in their masses. In my personal opinion....we do not cast spells as much as we focus the power of our mind...and all that is above and beyond us....in a ritualized ceremony....in a form of visualization...on that...one thing we wish to produce in our lives. Picture it this way....we channel our energy in a positive belief that things will happen as we visualize it. It is not "casting a spell"....it is visualization....hmmmm...a strangely respected concept. Do the trappings of ceremony change the reality of what is done? I think not. Just as I focus my energy in a positive way on healing...on letting go...on changing...so I can focus it on what I desire to have in my life. I've never done that. I have always chosen to focus on change...emotional, spiritual, intellectual change. Knowledge. When I pray...I pray for the knowledge to take my next steps in wisdom. I pray for understanding...let me understand why this person behaves the way they do...and if it is what is meant to be...let me learn to accept it...and if it is not meant to be...let it change. I've been asked if I could/would cast a love spell for someone. No. I don't believe in them...and they violate the basic precepts of my faith. By it's very nature...if a love spell could work...it would involve changing a person against their will...and thus brings harm to them. There's a heavy price to pay. If it could work. I don't pray for love for me, either. If I did...it would be simple...bring into my life that one who fulfills my needs as I fulfill theirs. A visualization of the idea...not a spell...not directed to any person. Instead...I simply write my stories...and my poems...and watch what the universe brings into my world. It brought me to this place. Feel the passion, walk in peace, live in love....Ari 
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5/20/2008 11:16 pm |
I never even heard of the word wicca till I came to this site. Mere said to tell you hello also. 
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5/21/2008 1:01 am |
I read book written by Soraya about Wicca couple of years ago and it is very interesting concept of belief. Then I learned about where the word pagan came from. Very interesting! I read book about channelling and I tried to do it few times but at the end I am a bit scare doing it without anyone who fully understands about it. I'm into healing stone now.
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5/21/2008 5:34 pm |
ah yes... Wicca.... so incredibly misunderstood.... The form of Buddhism I practice has interesting parallels to Wicca...do no harm...and the belief in karma... that each of our actions has a consequence and that is why we practice having a good intent. Wishing you happiness Misty
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