Basic things about Wicca
For the start I will give you some guide lines.
Wicca is nature religion and peaceful one too.
Our Godess And God have many names but generaly I like to use just Lady and Lord, some calling them The Divine and many others.
First you must love and respect the nature, then you must be correct
as the Wiccan Rede says "Ain't harm to none...".;
Thirteen Goals of a Witch
From the book "Wicca" by Scott Cunningham
Thirteen Goals of a Witch
From the book "Wicca" by Scott Cunningham
1. Know yourself
2. Know your Craft
3. Learn
4. Apply knowledge with wisdom
5. Achieve balance
6. Keep your words in good order
7. Keep your thoughts in good order
8. Celebrate life
9. Attune with the cycles of the Earth
10. Breathe and eat correctly
11. Exercise the body
12. Meditate
13. Honor the Goddess and God
Wheel of the year
Yule/Winter Solstice
Around December 21st . The shortest day of the
year and the longest night. The Goddess gives birth to a son, the God.
The festival of the Sun�s rebirth, and a time to honor the God. Love, family,
togetherness and accomplishments of the past year are also celebrated.
It is celebrated by fire and the use of the Yule log.A portion of the Yule log
is saved to be used in lighting next year�s log. (Should be oak.) This piece
is kept throughout the year to protect the home. The Yule log is burned to
give life and power to the Sun. Hang mistletoe over doorways, decorate the
Yule tree and exchange gifts. Bayberry candles are also burned to ensure
wealth and happiness throughout the following year. The reindeer stag is
also a reminder of the horned God.
-Traditional Pagan foods-roasted turkey, nutts,wine.
-Incense-bayberry, cedar, pine and rosemary
-Candles-gold, red, green and white
-Sacred Gemstones-Ruby
Candlemas/Imbolc
February 2nd. Marks the time to welcome spring. The recovery of the
Goddess after giving birth to the God.This is a festival of light and fertility.
A good time for self-dedication rituals (performed or renewed). Represents
new beginning and spiritual growth and also leaving the old things behind you."
You can look at your magical stuff and make some additions or so.
-Foods-sunflower seeds, cakes and herbal teas
-Incense-basil, myrrh and wisteria
-Candles-pink, red and brown
-Gemstones-amethyst, onyx and turquoise.
Ostara/Spring Equinox
Around march 21st. Marks the 1st day of true spring. The Goddess blankets
the Earth with fertility, bursting forth from Her sleep, as the God stretches
and grows to maturity. He walks the greening fields and delights in the
abundance of Nature. This is a good time for beginning to make new spells, planting your magical garden, spells for future gains, and of tending ritual gardens. Eggs are colored
and placed on the altar as magickal talismans. The familiar Easter Bunny has his roots in wiccan religion, as are baskets of flowers. The colors light
green, lemon yellow and pale pink are traditional for this holiday.
-Foods-hard boiled eggs, honey cakes and the season fruits.
-Incense-violet, jasmine, rose, sage and strawberry
-Candles-gold, green, yellow and pink
-Gemstones-amethyst, aquamarine, bloodstone and.
Beltinne
April 30th. Celebrating the union of the Goddess and God, and
thus is also a fertility festival. Also celebrates the returning sun
(or Sun God). The traditional colors for Mayday are red and white.
Flower petals can be used in the circle and in the house for protection.
-Foods-red fruits, herbal salads, and large, or barley cakes.
-Incense-frankincense, lilac and rose
-Candles-dark, green
-Gemstones-emerald, orange carnelian, sapphire and rose quartz.
Summer Solstice/Midsummer
Arround june 21st. Marks the longest day of the year. Midsummer is a classic time for magick of all kinds. Try to remember what you dream at that night beacuse there is a belife that this dream will come true. A celebration of passion and success.
-Foods-fresh vegetables, summer fruits, pumpernickel bread, ale and mead.
-Incense-frankincense, lemon, myrrh, pine, rose and wisteria
-Candles-blue, green, gold and red
-Gemstones-green stones.
Lammas
August 2nd. The time of the first harvest. The God losses His
strength as the Sun rises farther in the South each day and the
nights grow longer. The God is dying, and yet lives on inside the Goddess as Her child. Nothing in universe is not forever!
-Foods-homemade breads (wheat, oat and corn bread), nuts, wild berries, apples, rice,
berry pies, elderberry wine, ale and meadowsweet tea.
-Incense-aloes, rose, sandlewood
-Candles-orange, yellow
-Gemstones-aventurine, citrine, peridot, sardonyx
Autumn Equinox
Around september 21st. Marks the completion of the harvest. Day and Night are equal.
God prepares to leave His physical body toward renewal and rebirth of the Goddess.
A time for thanksgiving and meditation. Now is time to give power to the stones gathered over the year.
-Foods-corn bread cakes, wheat products, breads, nuts, vegetables, apples,
cider, carrots, onions, potatoes and pomegranates.
-Incense-benzoin, myrrh and sage
-Candles-brown, green, orange, yellow
-Gemstones-carnelian, lapis lazuli, sapphire, yellow agate
Halloween/Samhain
October 31st.God is gone but not into darkness but to be born again at Yule.It is the time when souls are going on the other world and when they are reincarnating again.
This holiday is considered the Witches� New Year, representing one full turn of the seasonal year. Remembering our ancestors and all those who have gone before.It is said that lighting a new orange candle at midnight on Halloween and let it burn till sunrise brings good luck.But bad luck can came if bread is baking on this day or if traveling after sunset. Black candles are used to ward off negativity.
Wiccan traditions- rune-casting, making Jack-o-lanterns and standing before a mirror and making a secret wish.
-Foods- apples, pumpkin pie, hazelnuts, corn, cranberry muffins and breads, ale, cider and herbal teas.
-Incense-apple, heliotrope, mint, nutmeg and sage
-Candles-black, orange
-Gemstones-all black gemstones (jet, obsidian and onyx).
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