Lilith Rain
February 28th, 2001, 05:11 AM
For anyone who is confused or a little bewilled with my offering to the pagan community and anyone who is curious, this is what I am offering you all.
A chance to learn and gain knowlege in various faiths.
That there is more than one faith to the path.
1970's council of American Witches, an organization that no longer exists, drew up a list of basic principles;
*We do not recognise any authoritarian hierarchy.
* Calling oneself a "witch" does not make a witch,, but neither does heredity itself, or the collecting of titles, degrees, and initiations. A witch seeks to control the forces within him/herself that make life possible in order to live wisely and well, without harm to others, and in harmony with Nature.
* Our only animosity toward Christianity, or toward any other religion or philosophy to life, ia that its insitutions have claimed to be "the one true, right, and only way" and have sought to deny the freedom of others and to supress other ways of religious practices and belifes.
* We do not accept the concept of absolute evil, nor do we worship any entity known as "Satan" or "the Devil" as defined by Christian reigions.
Those are just a few of the basic priciples, you can read the rest of them and learn an abundence of knowledge in the book I quoted them from;
The Complete Idiot's guide to Wicca and Witchcraft by Denise Zimmermann and Katherine A. Gleason. Published by alpha books. You can get this wonderful book from amazon.com or any good bookstore. I highly recommend you reading it if you want t put a basis to your faith and/or your looking for that extra bit of knowledge.
Also if you are curious about the Aradia (The Old Religion of Southern Europe, here are a few excerpts from Raven Grimassi's book ITALIAN WITCHCRAFT The old Religion of Southern Europe. Published by Llewellyn Publications.
Excerpts from "The Conenant of Aradia"
* Do not use the arts of Stregheria to appear powerful amoung others. Do not lower the standards of the Art and thereby bring contempt upon the Old Ways.
* Teach all who appear worthy and aid the contiuance of the Old Religion.
Do not belittle another's beliefss, but simple state your own truths. Strive to be at peace with those who differ.
* Strive to be compassionate to others, and to be aware of the hearts and minds of those around you.
* Be true to your own understanding and turn away from those things which oppose the good in you, or are harmful to you.
Remain open in your heart and in you mind to the Great Ones who created all that is, and your brothers and sisters alike.
This book is also very good if you are wishing to learn about the history of the Old Religion in Southern Europe. I also, highly recommend this book to you all.
A chance to learn and gain knowlege in various faiths.
That there is more than one faith to the path.
1970's council of American Witches, an organization that no longer exists, drew up a list of basic principles;
*We do not recognise any authoritarian hierarchy.
* Calling oneself a "witch" does not make a witch,, but neither does heredity itself, or the collecting of titles, degrees, and initiations. A witch seeks to control the forces within him/herself that make life possible in order to live wisely and well, without harm to others, and in harmony with Nature.
* Our only animosity toward Christianity, or toward any other religion or philosophy to life, ia that its insitutions have claimed to be "the one true, right, and only way" and have sought to deny the freedom of others and to supress other ways of religious practices and belifes.
* We do not accept the concept of absolute evil, nor do we worship any entity known as "Satan" or "the Devil" as defined by Christian reigions.
Those are just a few of the basic priciples, you can read the rest of them and learn an abundence of knowledge in the book I quoted them from;
The Complete Idiot's guide to Wicca and Witchcraft by Denise Zimmermann and Katherine A. Gleason. Published by alpha books. You can get this wonderful book from amazon.com or any good bookstore. I highly recommend you reading it if you want t put a basis to your faith and/or your looking for that extra bit of knowledge.
Also if you are curious about the Aradia (The Old Religion of Southern Europe, here are a few excerpts from Raven Grimassi's book ITALIAN WITCHCRAFT The old Religion of Southern Europe. Published by Llewellyn Publications.
Excerpts from "The Conenant of Aradia"
* Do not use the arts of Stregheria to appear powerful amoung others. Do not lower the standards of the Art and thereby bring contempt upon the Old Ways.
* Teach all who appear worthy and aid the contiuance of the Old Religion.
Do not belittle another's beliefss, but simple state your own truths. Strive to be at peace with those who differ.
* Strive to be compassionate to others, and to be aware of the hearts and minds of those around you.
* Be true to your own understanding and turn away from those things which oppose the good in you, or are harmful to you.
Remain open in your heart and in you mind to the Great Ones who created all that is, and your brothers and sisters alike.
This book is also very good if you are wishing to learn about the history of the Old Religion in Southern Europe. I also, highly recommend this book to you all.