Something your parents could read..

[sincerebliss]

to understand your beliefs if your wiccan. I think I would show my parents this when/if I come out. Or you could use it as a guide to tell them..or if your new to wicca you might want to take a look at it also!!!!

http://www.witch-crafted.com/wicca1.htm

[aluokaloo]

There are alot of good books, other ones are If Someone You Know Is Pagan Or If Someone You know Is Wiccan even A Dummies Guide To.... The Ways of i.e. Witchcraft, Pagsnism, Wicca, those are all great books to help others understand a little bit more about where so-and-so is coming from, dispel some of the bad rap explain what this is what that is? sabbats, esbats, cone of power, all kinds of good stuff. They are informative, humorous,practica, logistical and seem to work fairly well.l

[elfmage]

I have the book "When Someone you Love Is Wiccan" by Carl McColman. It is reaally good, it is set out as a tonne of questions (around 70-80 I think), about Wicca and even a bit of General Paganism. My only qualm is that he kind of defines Wicca and Witchcraft as being the same, but I guess for the books basic purposes, it doesn't really matter!!

Online, there are quite a few good resources. www.religioustolerance.org has a really ood article on the basics of Wicca, which could well be shown to parents, although depending on the individuals you might want to edit out the parts about skyclad ritual.....I did!! LOL

Hope I was any help to someone!

[CaitrionaMorgaine]

I have the book "When Someone you Love Is Wiccan" by Carl McColman. It is reaally good, it is set out as a tonne of questions (around 70-80 I think), about Wicca and even a bit of General Paganism. My only qualm is that he kind of defines Wicca and Witchcraft as being the same, but I guess for the books basic purposes, it doesn't really matter!!

My circle gave a copy of that book to the Air Force Chapel so that they would have a good reference that wasn't about "how to become a Pagan." Since then, we have had much smoother communication. I'm hoping that means someone read it.

Avalon's Blessings, ~Rhiannon

[Lunacie]

1. Is this evil?
No. Wicca is not an evil religion. Wiccans believe that everything exists in balance and try to maintain that balance. Wiccans revere nature as sacred and worship a single divine deity called "the All" or "the Great Spirit." This God, which can be seen as the same as the Christian God, is both male and female and is also called the God and Goddess. This duality allows the creator being to be both male and female, mother and father. Sometimes Wiccans will call it the God and sometimes they will call it the Goddess. Wiccans believe in surrounding themselves in positive energy by doing good deeds and loving themselves and others. Wiccans have one rule: harm none. This means that no matter what happens, you must never harm another. Many Wiccans take this to extremes and become vegetarian. Wiccans believe that all living beings are equal and deserve respect. This also means that Wicca is not biased against any other person, group, or organization. Wicca accepts all people of all ages, all races, all religions, and all sexuality. Truthfully, a person can be a Christian AND a Wiccan at the same time. Wiccans believe in many of the same basic concepts of Christianity such as love thy neighbor, thou shalt not kill, etc. Wicca adds a few ideas of its own such as love and care for your body and mind, treat all life as sacred, forgive others, love life, and do good deeds for others.


:noway: Whoa! I didn't even get beyond this first paragraph. It started out fine with balance in all things, and all things being divine. But many, if not most, Wiccans believe there are many individual gods and goddesses, not one uber god who is both male and female. There is nothing wrong with doing good deeds, but it is certainly not mandated by Wiccan dogma.

:geez: :collapse:Far too many have mistaken the meaning of the Wiccan Rede, which does not mean "don't harm anything, ever, no matter what happens." And where is it written in any Wiccan literature that we should forgive others? That is a Christian concept, and there is nothing wrong with it, but again it is not mandated by Wiccan dogma.

:huh: :ahhhh: If the rest of this article is written in the same vein, then it does not describe Wicca, but some fluffy-bunny, white-light Wiccan-wanna-be path. Sheesh.

[sincerebliss]

lol..but it sounds good to christian parents who read it and it's pretty accurate? All I know is that if I was a christian mom I would be more respectful and sincere to my daughter about her religion if I read that...but hey that's just me...;)

[Lunacie]

lol..but it sounds good to christian parents who read it and it's pretty accurate? All I know is that if I was a christian mom I would be more respectful and sincere to my daughter about her religion if I read that...but hey that's just me...;)
Even if what she was telling you wasn't the truth?

[SacredWithin]

I think it would do good to show that page to intolerant people of Wicca. Thanks buddy. :idea:

[Lunacie]

I think it would do good to show that page to intolerant people of Wicca. Thanks buddy. :idea:
I don't agree. You would be showing them something that does not accurately reflect Wicca. I've seen a much better essay written by a Christian who looked into Wicca. I'll have to see if I can find it again.

[SacredWithin]

Well, I think the best thing you should do is to make your own page about it and then I'll link that ok?

B/c I just linked it somewhere, but I will remove that if you think it's so evil.

hurry and make your thread correcting those mistakes and I'll link it, ok?

[Lunacie]

Read through this essay by James Clement Taylor. I think Christian parents might be more open to reading something that was written by another Christian, rather than a Wiccan who is trying to make Wicca more acceptable by twisting it and gilding the lily. This lily doesn't need to be guilded. Wicca is perfectly acceptable just the way it is.

http://wiccanhistorian.home.att.net/bos/achristianspeaks.html

[aluokaloo]

Well I have to admit that is one of the major downfalls. I know its not all like that and sweetening it up for the rest of the world is really no better. Truth is usually best in the matter. for example; when people ask me your'e a pagan don't they do sacrifices? I say well, back in the day they did. But it was more of a sacrificial feast and you gotta remember whatever animal they killed had to be eaten, since they did not have the benefit of Albertsons, and a refrigerator, so think of it like a person who farms/ hunts gets together with the community, offers some of it to deity, and throws it on the grill and makes it a kind of holiday or a celebration. Most people won't do it today, but there are a few who still do. I know Santerians and Voodouns still make animal sacrifices, even here in the u.s. but they still often make a feast of it. Its still something they can understand and its more truthful. That was just an example anyways. Not too mention you gotta remember when most of these books were written,.