Not necessarily. There can be Witches who are not followers of Wicca. And one can follow and practice only the Wiccan rituals without using the Witchcraft.
There are many Wiccans who Practice Witchcraft. It is like two intersecting sets in a Venn diagram.
There are also Pagan Witches, Neo-Pagan Witches, Eclectic Witches, Satanic Witches and many more..
There are many people whom identify as a Witch today. Some of these people are also known as Wiccans however not all Witches are Wiccans.
Just like any other group of people, some are mean. However, for the most-part Witches, Pagans and Wiccans are very nice people.
In a way both are modern. But Wicca is more modern overall - since it is a branch of witchcraft. To better explain - All Wiccans are Witches, but not all Witches are Wiccan. Paganism is the oldest religion involving witchcraft.
Okay, we have to make this clear. Witches are Pagan/Wiccans who practice spells. Witchcraft is NOT a paranormal thing. They live in every country in the world.
The Earle of Egliton used this spelling for the word "witches". If that is what the author of the question means by the word "wicthies", then the question, re-phrased, should be: Approximately how many witches are there in the world. There are approximately 50,000 to 3 million Wiccans in the world, but this only answers for one branch of witchcraft, and these statistics are subject to error because not all witches or Wiccans (the reorganization of the "old religion") are self-identifying.
a wicca practitioner is a witch Just to clarify here. Wicca is just one of the many spiritual paths that fall under the umbrella term of Pagan. Not all witches are practitioners of Wicca and not all Wiccans call or consider themselves Witches. Also of note, not all practitioners of witchcraft, call or consider themselves witches.
They don't lie any more or less than any other people.
Wiccans or witches, though they more frequently where pentacle necklaces around their necks.
Wiccans and Witches do not believe in or worship the Devil and they do not work with demons.
maybe in astrology spells usually no because the wiccans and witches call upon the moon wiccan vocab: moon : the main source of power to the witches
Due to the staunchness of the christian faith during the 1800's wiccans were generally disregarded as witches. Though persecution may not have extended to execution wiccan were constantly harassed for their pagan ideologies.
A Witch is someone who practices WitchCraft. Witches could follow any religion that accepts WitchCraft. (The word Wtch does not mean Female. A male could also practice Witchcaft, and be called as a Witch) Many Witches follow a pagan religion. There is a large number of Witches who follow Wicca as their religon; but this does Not mean that all Witches follow Wicca, or All Wiccans practice WitchCraft. WitchCraft itself is a religion. Wicca is a new religion which is very simillar to the ancient religion of Witches.