Before I continue I would like to state that the following is a generalization of what MANY (read: NOT ALL) Wiccans believe. Some have different views in their practice, and these are their personal views that they are entitled to have. Again, this a general view on what the MAJORITY believe in. -Real Wiccans (from my personal practice and experience) do not hurt people physically, mentally, spiritually, or magically. We have taken an oath to help people. We follow the Wiccan Rede which is "An it harm none, do what ye will." Which I like to say as "Do whatever the hell you want, as long as you don't hurt anyone."
-Most wiccans, (not all, b/c [in my opinion] they're dumb) do not do illegal drugs. We take medicines, yes, but if it's breaking the law, well, you know the drill. Our bodies are a source of power, so hurting it is hurting that power. For example, I do not smoke pot, but I take antidepressants to help me stay sane. If you're saving your energy for crack cocaine, then we have a problem. ;)
-We believe in karma, so we do not practice any "dark" magic. Now, truthfully, there is no real "black" or "white" magic. It is what we create with our negativity or positivity. Again, this falls under the "harm none" rule. We have the little poem that says "What you give out comes back to thee, so ever mind the rule of three."
-We do not eat or boil babies. We love babies. I am a mother of two. I love my babies very much. I would not like them harmed or any other children harmed. -We do not kill animals, people, or anything else. We love and honor animals and have pets of our own.
-We don't get together and have massive orgies and force people to have sex with strangers or do strange initiations where you have to do it with someone, or walk on burning coals or anything like that.
-We do not use or drink blood from people or animals in rituals.
-We can't make things fly, change shape or color, or have any type of spiffy power that is shown in Hollywood movies.
-We do not worship the Christian Devil, or Satan. We don't believe in Satan or anything similar. We understand that there are negative forces out there, but to give it a name, just gives it more power against you.
-We do not believe in Hell. We believe that we are responsible for our own actions and that we will pay for it. If the lessons of this life have not been learned by the time we pass on, we have the choice to reincarnate and try again. if we dont reincarnate, I believe that we either stay behind as spirits if we're stubborn, or pass on and become a part of the Universal energy.
-We do not brainwash people or try and force them to join us. We do not try and "convert." We are not a cult. Now, just like in every religion, there are crazies. Unfortunately, those crazy people are the ones who get put on TV and give us a bad name.
-We do not always work magic. Some pray, or are just too busy, or do something to help the environment, etc.
-We do not cast spells that control someone. It is against the "harm none rule."
-We do believe in God. Our view is that God is a universal force of energy and we split that into the Lord and Lady as aspects of that energy. We give it a masculine, feminine quality to help in connecting to it.
-We try and respect all other religions. (This sometimes gets a little hard to do when people disrespect us.) But in time, it gets a little easier to just ignore and move on.
-We believe that we are all one with the world and are all just trying to connect to the Divine (God).
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