Professional Documents
Culture Documents
1.
These beliefs are common to most Wiccans, though perhaps not all. In general, however, if
a person is calling himself a Wiccan, then he or she subscribes to nearly all of these
concepts.
Duality of Deity
This means actually two things. One is that we believe in male and female energies in our
deity, both God and Goddess. Again we look to nature, which shows us that it takes both
energies to create life. Also, nothing is ever all good or all bad, and our deities contain
creative as well as destructive forces in them. Nothing new gets created without something
being destroyed first, this is the balance of the Universe. Even scientists tell us that matter
and energy can never be destroyed, just changed from one form to another. And so, take
the leap here, Good and Evil are judgements that we make. Destructive or constructive is
dependent upon your point of view, and our deities contain both these energies. There is no
all good God nor all bad one, there is only the ALL.
All Gods Are One God, All Goddesses Are Also One
You may hear many Wiccans use different God or Goddess names, and indeed we have
whole Pantheons of Goddesses and Gods. But our inner self is aware that these are all
aspects of the ALL. Let me explain it this way: you may be a mother, an employee, a sister,
a daughter, and a wife, and you will act differently in each of those roles; yet you are one
person. Just as you will have different attributes depending on the title you are called, so do
the Gods and Goddesses. Since God/dess is ALL, we can call upon whatever attribute or
name we need at the time, knowing that this is but a small part.
Deity As Immanent
Immanent means that God/dess is within us - within all of us. And also within all of nature,
which is why we revere nature. Heinlein wrote "Thou art God" and "Thou art Goddess",
and some Christians will call this the "Christ Conciousness"; it means the same thing.
Deity lives within us, we are the God/dess incarnate.
Knowledge Is Power
This has been known for centuries. In fact, throughout history, rulers and despots kept the
"masses" ignorant and illiterate on purpose to prevent "peasant" uprisings. Knowledge
applied with Wisdom gives you control. You can be in control of your own life, your own
destiny, and yourself. There are many differents paths, of which Wicca is only one.
These are some of the basic concepts that you need to be familiar with in
Wicca. As I stated earlier, not every Wiccan will agree with everything I've
said here, and I don't speak for every Wiccan either. However, if you apply
these concepts in your life, I think you will see an improvement in your life,
and some spiritual growth as well.
May Goddess Bless You On Your Path