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Celtic Wicca is a blended form of Wicca that incorporates modern and Celtic tradicional beliefs in what many refer to as Baptist Wicca. It is a polytheistic form of Wicca that tends to focus mostly on the male aspect of deity worship but in recent times has began to regognise the relevance of the goddess as well.

The Celtic Wiccan region essential refers to the area encompasing Wales. Scotland and Ireland which has a long standing tradition of deity worship. Celtic Wicca is a nature based form of Wicca that draws on the powers of the Earth, herbalism and divination as well as the many Celtic gods and godesses during ritual practice. Much of what we know as Celtic Wicca today traces its roots to the early post Christian times of the Roman Empire.

Some Celtic Wicca History

While Romans who lived in the cities were torced to practice an early form of Christianity, the rural peasants carried on their religious traditions in the countryside far from reach of the religious authorities. During that time living in a Roman city and not practicing Christianity was hazardous to ones health as the ruling class of the time were the first to recognize Christianity as an effective means of controling the working class.

What the early Celts practiced was actually referred to as Paganism, because the term Wicca came from the the English practitioners of Witchcraft and it was Gerald Gardner who changed the spelling from Wica to Wicca. Because acurate records weren't kept by early Celtic Pagans it is difficult to know the exact details of what this early form of religion intailed.

Celtic Wicca, In Conclusion..

Enough is known about Celtic Wicca, however, because it was passed down from generation to generation and it has been heavily studied by anthropologists and historians. Even today many of the peoples living in rural areas where Celtic Wicca originated still practice tradicional religions that contain a hint of pagan traditions in their rituals.