Wicca - Are you into it ?

@SimplyJo (1694)
India
December 24, 2006 1:55pm CST
Hi.. anyone over here into Wicca? If so, tell me from how long and how you developed interest in Wicca ? Do mention which country you are from. Well i used to be but just don't get a chance anymore to talk to my other wiccan friends/ participate in wiccan grps online which i'm part of/ read my books n mags... or anything at all lately. I guess my interest just started and due to insufficent time.. just faded. I've hrd there are over 1 lac wiccans in the US alone. that's really amazing.. i hardly know 2/3 ppl in India who r into Wicca. I hope to find some like minded peeps here.
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@Ravenladyj (22904)
• United States
27 Dec 06
I am not Wiccan but I am Pagan and a practicing Witch and have been Pagan all my life but walking my Witchy road for over 10 yrs now..I was originally introduced to Wicca as a starter thing by a long time veteran of Witchcraft and have long since left that and moved onto the path I'm on which is actually a combo of old school Witchcraft, Vodou, Buddhism and native american spirituality among other things. Its funny because ppl tend to natter about how one cant blend religions etc but IMO thats just a load of crap, our personal spiritual and/or religious choice are just that "personal" so for someone to tell me I'm "wrong" is, well, entertaining to say the least ;-) ...I'm from Canada originally but moved here to NY after getting married (my husband is american)...
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@SimplyJo (1694)
• India
27 Dec 06
hehee.. so true ! thx for responding. it's good to know there are atleast a few wiccans here.
@magikrose (5429)
• United States
27 Dec 06
I am a bit surprised that you dont have more responses. I am also Wiccan and have been practesing for just over 2yrs now. I live in the USA and I am a member of an internet coven which are the most wonderfull perople I have ever met. I have met alot of wiccans, witches here on mylot who are very nice. Blessed Be Merry Meet
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@SimplyJo (1694)
• India
27 Dec 06
hey i was surprised myself :) internet coven .. how does that work ? i'm part of few meetup grps etc online.. but internet coven is a new thing for me.. it sounds gr8. thx for your inputs. blessed be
@runsgame (2031)
• India
25 Dec 06
Can any one explain me also about this wicca. as i am very much interested in this. pleaze..
@SimplyJo (1694)
• India
25 Dec 06
sure. you can read up a bit online..understand what it means and get in touch with me if you want to take it further :) www.magicwicca.com/wicca/definition.html
@SimplyJo (1694)
• India
27 Jan 07
glad u liked it. u can do a lot of research on wicca online. good luck.
@lauriefnp (5111)
• United States
27 Jan 07
This has been a very interesting discussion! I have never heard of Wicca, and I was just at the site you linked to. I bookmarked it so that I can explore it more when I have the time. I love to learn about new things, and this is so interesting. Thanks for posting it!
@brokentia (10389)
• United States
1 Feb 07
I am from USA and I am a Pagan Wiccan. You can be Wiccan by following the ways even if you are not able to currently study. I have been Wiccan for....wow...I can't even remember when I really started. It has been a number of years ago. But my partner and children made the decision to practice and learn Wiccan 3 Yule's ago! :) Even though I studied and practiced, my partner did not believe in it and did not want our 7 children raised as such. But a few years ago, he finally decided to go out and get a book while I was at work to learn more. And when I got home, he was soooooo excited because he said it made so much sense to him! That he now finally understood why I have never given it up no matter his protest and he wanted to teach the Wiccan ways to the children. I took some time...but we are now a Pagan/Wiccan family.
@SimplyJo (1694)
• India
1 Feb 07
oh wow..thats so lovely. thanks for sharing such a beautiful story.
@otshock (271)
• United States
7 Jan 07
I first started learning about Wicca because my daughter wanted to learn about it, then I found out that my stepdaughter was practicing. I figured that I'd better find out what they were getting into. lol I really connected with what I was reading, and now I combine it with my Native American Spirituality.
@otshock (271)
• United States
27 Jan 07
Oops! I forgot to say that I'm from the USA.
27 Jan 07
Merry Meet and Blessed Be. You may have put your craft to one side, and perhaps like me you are Hedge Witch, I think that means when practice when we can.
• United States
28 Jan 07
I don't think I like the term "into Wiccan" as if it were a mere hobby rather than a religion. Aside from that, this is a very interesting discussion. I'm surprised about the number of people who have never heard of Wicca before! I cannot call myself Wiccan, but I have studied the religion extensively (among others) to get a feel for what the best spiritual path is for me based on my beliefs.
@SimplyJo (1694)
• India
29 Jan 07
hi denise. i'm sorry if you didn't like the term. i really didn't mean it in such a way to term it a mere hobby. what i meant was - are you so involved in it in any way ? i hope that better :)
@rmuxagirl (7548)
• United States
27 Dec 06
I'm not into it, like I don't practice it, but I am interested in the beliefs, traditions and stuff like that. I like learning about different beliefs and practices.
@tamra2 (259)
• United States
29 Dec 06
I was lucky in that i was raised by people that did not force any kind of belief system on me. I was free to choose. I studied and dabbled in various systems. I was a practioner of Science of mind for over 5 years, but was becoming disillusioned with it. It is remarkably similiar to Wicca. I honestly do not recall exactly how I made the transition from SOM to Wicca. I do know that I was going through a very hard time in my life and was bordering on depression. I saw a picture of a pentacle, intertwined with a rose, and it touched me deeply. I felt such a surge of power, strength, and peace from that simple picture, even though I did not know what it meant or stood for. I had it tattooed on my stomach. I went to work and showed my best friend, also a co-worker, my new tattoo, and found out that she and her husband were Wiccan. They had kept it a secret for fear of judgement. She then led me to various books and such on the subject, and i found what i knew was "right" for me. I have been on this path for over 4 years now, and it fits me.
@SimplyJo (1694)
• India
29 Dec 06
hi thats very interesting. thx for sharing :)
@loudcry (1043)
• India
25 Dec 06
I didn't know about wiccan at all. Good to get to know new things.
@wmg2006 (5381)
• United States
5 Jan 07
No never have been. I am 100% Christian. I have had friends in the past that were into it and now my new daughter-in-law is a Wiccan. I have checked it out somewhat and it all seems very nice, not at all what I expected. Any environmentalist could easily be involved since it is the study and honor of nature and all natural things. I know there is more to it than that, but wanted to make sure everyone understood it is not devil worshipping like I was always led to believe.
@brendalee (6082)
• United States
25 Dec 06
I know there are many Wiccans on this forum. My boyfriend has been studying it for over a year. He too hasn't had much time to do anything lately. I am somewhat interested in it as my faith in god is just about gone. I read wiccan articles every once in awhile but I haven't had much time lately. Hopefully soon we will get back into it. But I know we won't be part of a coven,we will be on our own. By the way, I am from the USA.
@SimplyJo (1694)
• India
25 Dec 06
hi its not totally anti-god religion or anything. anyways, some ppl prefer to be by themselves rather than join a coven but i've always been interested in forming a coven.. just didn't get enuff time to find like minded ppl in my area!
@emeraldisle (13139)
• United States
27 Jan 07
I was raised Roman Catholic and always felt like something wasn't right, something was missing. In my 20's I really began to learn about paganism, Wicca and other religions. I found that for me it gave me the balance I didn't have before with my religion. I personally believe that all gods are the same it's just a matter of how we precieve them. I believe there are many up there others might only believe in one. To each is own in my opinion. I've been studying when I can. I admit the last couple of years my time has been a bit short so haven't had the chance to devote to it as much as I used to.