Comments on: Is Wicca a New or an Old Religion? http://www.freewiccaschool.com/blog/67/is-wicca-a-new-or-an-old-religion Find everything Wicca and Witchcraft related here. Find free spells, free Wicca tips, and more at Free Wicca School. Sun, 23 May 2010 12:55:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Ahmeenah http://www.freewiccaschool.com/blog/67/is-wicca-a-new-or-an-old-religion/comment-page-1#comment-7154 Ahmeenah Mon, 22 Jun 2009 16:58:18 +0000 http://www.freewiccaschool.com/blog/67/is-wicca-a-new-or-an-old-religion#comment-7154 @rhiannon *sigh* Why is it that people must make up stories of antiquity to feel validated for believing or practicing a religion or following a spiritual path that might be only 50 years old? Really, adding the story line of antiquity ---or the "grandmother story" as those of who really are in the know call it, is really pathetic. I've known people who make the claims you have and don't know the first thing how to cast a circle, or what the airts are...look it up, I"m sure you'll have too, yet those who have followed and explored this 50 year old spirituality created by Gardner for maybe a few years are probably the most spiritual, self empowered and magickal people I know! It not a matter of how "Old" something is but rather is it a system that works for you AND is your life a reflection of the positive growth and changes because of it?? People get caught up in the allure and "mysterious" and like the idea that they are tapping into something "ancient and dusty" as if that gives them more power, and as I said, adds more validity to what they are doing. They feel like some super Witch or mega Merlin...whatever....it's all valid as long as it works for the healing and helping the soul. Blessings, )O( Ahmeenah @rhiannon *sigh* Why is it that people must make up stories of antiquity to feel validated for believing or practicing a religion or following a spiritual path that might be only 50 years old?

Really, adding the story line of antiquity —or the “grandmother story” as those of who really are in the know call it, is really pathetic. I’ve known people who make the claims you have and don’t know the first thing how to cast a circle, or what the airts are…look it up, I”m sure you’ll have too, yet those who have followed and explored this 50 year old spirituality created by Gardner for maybe a few years are probably the most spiritual, self empowered and magickal people I know!

It not a matter of how “Old” something is but rather is it a system that works for you AND is your life a reflection of the positive growth and changes because of it?? People get caught up in the allure and “mysterious” and like the idea that they are tapping into something “ancient and dusty” as if that gives them more power, and as I said, adds more validity to what they are doing. They feel like some super Witch or mega Merlin…whatever….it’s all valid as long as it works for the healing and helping the soul.

Blessings,

)O(
Ahmeenah

]]> By: rhiannon http://www.freewiccaschool.com/blog/67/is-wicca-a-new-or-an-old-religion/comment-page-1#comment-6921 rhiannon Mon, 02 Mar 2009 20:43:02 +0000 http://www.freewiccaschool.com/blog/67/is-wicca-a-new-or-an-old-religion#comment-6921 Wicca basically has taken from the ancient pagan religions. What I follow - is something that has been passed down through my direct Celtic ancestors - not what was based by the invention British Civil Servant gerald gardner. I don't want people to get the wrong idea, that Wicca is an old religion - cause it is not. by the time Wicca was invented last century - my great great great great grandmother was already passing down through the lineage what she had been taught from her fore mothers. There is Celtic Wicca - then there is the ancient Celtic religion - which is viewed as pagan. I have been a practitioner since age of 6, and an ordained. This is a part of my life, and has been through the bloodlines, not because I saw a stupid show on tv or the movies. But my view is - if it has WICCA in the explanation - it is not associated with the ancient beliefs. It takes from it - but it is not what has been passed down through the generations. Wicca basically has taken from the ancient pagan religions. What I follow – is something that has been passed down through my direct Celtic ancestors – not what was based by the invention British Civil Servant gerald gardner. I don’t want people to get the wrong idea, that Wicca is an old religion – cause it is not. by the time Wicca was invented last century – my great great great great grandmother was already passing down through the lineage what she had been taught from her fore mothers. There is Celtic Wicca – then there is the ancient Celtic religion – which is viewed as pagan. I have been a practitioner since age of 6, and an ordained. This is a part of my life, and has been through the bloodlines, not because I saw a stupid show on tv or the movies. But my view is – if it has WICCA in the explanation – it is not associated with the ancient beliefs. It takes from it – but it is not what has been passed down through the generations.

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