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There have been innumerable religions since shortly after mankind came into existence. However, the following information is the accepted origins of Wicca.
It is believed that Wicca started from an ancient religion called Shamanism. The Shamans were medicine people, the power wielders, male and female. They wrought magick and spoke to the spirits of Nature. (You can find all sorts of information about this with the Native Americans.)
From these primitive beginnings arose all magick and religion including Wicca. Though refined and changed, Wicca touches our souls and causes ecstasy and awareness shifts which unite us with Deity. Many of the Wicca teachings are of Shamanic origin.
Modern Wicca began in England in 1939, when Gerald Gardner was initiated into a traditional British coven by Dorothy Clutterbuck (Old Dorothy). He later broke the coven's seal of secrecy and published books about the beliefs and practices of British Wiccans, because he feared the religion would die out. This began a groundswell of people converting to Wicca.
Debate currently rages over whether Wicca is a new religion or the oldest of all religions. Some say that Wicca has been practiced continuously in Europe since the Ice Age. They cite paleolithic carvings of female figures, such as the Venus of Willendorf, as evidence of Goddess worship having been the origin of all religions. But, other say, Wicca is a neo-pagan faith of the 20th century.
Wicca has its origins deep within generalized Paganism. You can trace the roots back to Norse Magik, Celtic Magik, etc.
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Where did the belief system of Wicca originate?
ancient pagan traditions
When was the idea of Wicca first brought to the US?
The idea was said to originate with Gerald Gardner who brought it to the US in 1950's.
What old English word did witch originate from?
The Old English word is Wicce or Wicca - a woman having dealings with the devil
When did the wicca religion originate?
Many Wiccans regard their modern faith as the restoration of a nature-based spiritual tradition that reaches back through the earliest ages of pre-history. In the historical sense, the modern practice of Wicca began with Gerald Gardner in Britain in the 1930s, or, according to some claims, in the 1920s. Many different groups, schools and forms of Wicca branched off from that original group very quickly. Gardnerian Wicca and the related Alexandrian Wicca, continue to thrive today. Some feminist and other forms of Wicca now have very little in common with the Gardnerian tradition.
Does Wicca have a bible?
Wicca has its own scriptures.
Where is Wicca?
Wicca isn't based anywhere.
Where is wicca based?
Wicca isn't based anywhere.
Is there a Wicca word for sister?
No. Wicca is a religion, not a language.
What is the Faerie sect of Wicca?
Yes, Faerie Wicca is practiced.
When was Georgian Wicca created?
Georgian Wicca was created in 1970.
When was Wicca Craft created?
Wicca Craft was created in 1991.
Are there afro american wicca?
As Wicca is a religion focusing not on race, but on the belief structures of the individual, there is not (to my knowledge) a specific African-American Wicca. If you are asking if there is a participation by African-Americans in wicca, then the answer is yes.
