Essay On Wicca

The Religion of Wicca originated in the early twentieth century as part of contemporary paganism. It was founded by the “father” of Wicca, Gerald Gardner. Wicca is a form of Paganism, said to have derived from pre modern Europe. Wicca was founded and based on the idea that witches are not followers of Satan, but rather followers of pre-Christians. Today there are various types of Wiccan’s religions. Some Wicca and other contemporary pagan religions practice monotheistic dimensions and others practice polytheism, but the most focus is mainly on the dwelling of spirituality and deepest part of your soul. Wicca differentiates itself from what people think Witchcraft as. When we hear about Witchcraft we usually tend to think about dark spells and evil, this is not so for Wiccans’. Wicca religion typical focus is white magic. They don’t not worship Satan, but rather work with the energy of the earth. They mainly focus on seeking love, consciousness, working with healing and inner balance. Just like a lot of pagan religious, they focus mainly on spirituality in order to find the divinity in oneself. Wicca religion is not really a believe system, its main focus is to experience rather than believing.

It was founded by Gerald Gardner, the father of Wicca. There are other various Wiccan religions such as; Hereditary/family tradition, shamanic, Gardnerian, Alexandrian, Celtic, British tradition and many more. These groups differ usually in size, structure orientation symbolism and other ritual practices. Not everyone is involved in a group, now some practice it on their without joining a group. Though there are different practices between different Wiccans and pagans there are things which they have in common. These practices or beliefs is that they love and respect nature. Most feel the relationship with nature, animals, plants and other life forms. They see and believe animals, trees and humans as divine spirits