| Wicca is a personal, positive religion that is based on | | | | The most important rule of the Wicca (or the Craft as |
| respect of nature and celebration of all things that exist | | | | it is called) is that people can choose to do anything so |
| in the physical and ethereal world. Practitioners of | | | | long as it doesn't harm anyone. Wiccans believe in |
| Wicca follow the precepts of Shamanism, which is | | | | reincarnation and the thee-fold Law which states that |
| believed to be the first "religion" on Earth. | | | | the effect of what we do to others will return to us |
| Most practitioners of Wicca commune with the | | | | three fold. As a result of this dogma, Wiccans usually |
| Goddess and God during rituals that allow them to | | | | stay away from negative Magick, for if they practice it, |
| understand and guide these energies which created | | | | they will feel the devastating effects of their actions. |
| our Universe. These rituals are usually enhanced by | | | | Wiccans are practitioners and not followers because |
| the use to tools, chants, music, dancing, etc. that | | | | they do not "follow" anyone. This way of life believes |
| increases the practitioner's mental acuity and intuition to | | | | that each one of us is capable of communing and |
| high levels not easily available in most other religious | | | | communicating with the Powerful energies that |
| practices. | | | | created life. |
| These altered states of consciousness allowed human | | | | Magick is used in many ways. Some witches can use |
| beings to communicate with the powerful energies of | | | | just their minds to control the energies. Others use |
| the Universe and persuade them to move in the | | | | tools such as the Athame, the Besom, the Wand, |
| direction of their intentions. Stated simply, many | | | | Chalice, etc to supplement the power of their own |
| practitioners of Wicca are able to change the direction | | | | energies. Wicca is a very personal religion and |
| of their future. This ability of these practitioners is called | | | | communing with the Deities may be performed |
| Magick and the actions that are required to perform | | | | anywhere since the energies exist everywhere. |
| Magick are called Spells. | | | | Most celebrations are held outdoors if possible |
| Wiccans use Magick to effect change in their lives as | | | | because the Wicca practitioners believe that nature |
| well as in the lives of others who request their help. By | | | | cleanses or purifies our surroundings easily. Also, |
| communing with the deities and listening to the | | | | communing with the deities mean communing with |
| messages from nature, they understand what needs | | | | nature, so the best place for this meeting would be |
| to be done and go about doing it. | | | | where most of the energies exist. |