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herbal_legends
November 3rd, 2010, 10:00 AM
Would anyone like to share their thoughts on the combination of Pantheism and Wicca?
Do you consider yourself a Pantheistic Wiccan? Is it even possible?
mystic_zoe
November 3rd, 2010, 11:02 AM
* At the heart of pantheism is reverence of the universe as the ultimate focus of reverence, and for the natural earth as sacred

*When scientific (or natural) pantheists say WE REVERE THE UNIVERSE we are not talking about a supernatural being. We are talking about the way our senses and our emotions force us to respond to the overwhelming mystery and power that surrounds us.


Above is just a few snippets from http://www.pantheism.net/paul/index.htm which I think is a good page which for me describes Pantheism.

I think it is possible to combine them both.

From looking at the thread on the core beliefs of Wicca the two main things you would have to figure out would be your view on Deities
(http://www.mysticwicks.com/showthread.php?t=151625)

If you combined them both you would have to figure out your position with how you view the Deities i.e could hold the view that everything is divine and the Deities were maybe a representation of the Universe or a way or worshipping the Universe or something.

Just found this thread:
http://www.mysticwicks.com/showthread.php?t=156991

Could be useful.

Just some of my thoughts :)
PaganSpirit
November 3rd, 2010, 11:04 AM
Would anyone like to share their thoughts on the combination of Pantheism and Wicca?
Do you consider yourself a Pantheistic Wiccan? Is it even possible?

A lot of Wiccans are pantheistic, considering the Lord and Lady not as literally separate entities, but more akin to the yang and yin of Taoism.
jetpiston
November 3rd, 2010, 12:52 PM
Would anyone like to share their thoughts on the combination of Pantheism and Wicca?
Do you consider yourself a Pantheistic Wiccan? Is it even possible?In a Tradition like Gardnerianism there is no 'commandment' or the like that would force you to believe in, or not believe, in any gods. Rather, being of the Wica means that you practice the religion in a particular way. It is perfectly acceptable to worship the particular God and Goddess of the Wica while still retaining belief in and even worshiping (separately) other gods.

-Jet