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			What's behind wicca The word "wicca" has several meanings. "Witch" is defined as "wise woman" which is one of them. Male members of the wicca-cult are called "witch" as well.

The former meaning of "wicca" or "wicce" was "to bend" or "to form", which means witches change things in the invisible world and bring results to our world which we can see and feel.
"Wicca" also stands for a certain circle* of initiated people that have special knowledge about the immaterial world. They often work as poets, teachers or healers. Finally "wicca" can also stand for the whole religion of the witches, while the followers of this cult prefer to call it the "old religion".

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Zudem ist "wicca" das Synonym für den gesamten Hexenglauben, wobei die Anhänger selbst den Ausdruck "Alte Religion" bevorzugen. Tatsächlich lassen sich zentrale Symbole und Anschauungen bis in die Steinzeit zurückverfolgen. Im Mittelpunkt steht die Verehrung der Grossen Göttin, als Anfang und Ende alles Lebenden. Sie schuf einen männlichen göttlichen Gefährten, der sowohl Sohn als auch Geliebter ist. Wie die Ernte auf die Saat und die Saat auf die Ernte folgt, wird auch er geboren, stirbt und ersteht wieder auf.

There are also central symbols and views which can be retraced back to the stone age. The Great Goddess is at the center of admiration - she is the beginning and the end of every thing alive. She created a divine male companion, who she takes as a son or as a lover. Just as harvest follows seed and seed follows harvest, he will be born, come to death and will return again.
In contrast to later male-dominated religions, the wicca-cult has no religious texts. There are no rigid doctrines and commands - only certain points of view. They come from observing nature and the belief that everything is interdependent. Even in very early times, witches observed the course of the stars. The movements of sun and moon led to a very precise calendar, what was an important factor for survival in agriculture and stock-farming.
The easily identified periods of the moon provided the basis for dividing the year into 13 months. Observation of the sun led to the perception that some days are more suitable for magical practice than others. These days were made to be days of celebration. These are the days of solstice and equinox as weIl as the days right in between.

Christians kept up the same celebrations and just named them as days significant to their religion. For example the ancient New Years Day - beginning during the night of November, is called Samhain, nowadays known as Halloween. The Ohristians just named it "All Saints Day". Even though this old religion was cruelly persecuted and suppressed, a lot of this faith is kept in the subco
nscious of mankind.
That might be one reason why people are so highly interested in this rich mystical and magical inheritance today.

* The number 13 has great symbolic meaning, because of this natural cycle. A wicca-circle or coven doesn't extend to more than 13 people.


The former meaning of "wicca" or "wicce" was "to bend" or "to form", which means witches change things in the invisible world and bring results to our world which we can see and feel. "Wicca" also stands for a certain circle* of initiated people that have special knowledge about the immaterial world. They often work as poets, teachers or healers. Finally "wicca" can also stand for the whole religion of the witches, while the followers of this cult prefer to call it the "old religion".
Diese Seite in deutsch	Zudem ist "wicca" das Synonym für den gesamten Hexenglauben, wobei die Anhänger selbst den Ausdruck "Alte Religion" bevorzugen. Tatsächlich lassen sich zentrale Symbole und Anschauungen bis in die Steinzeit zurückverfolgen. Im Mittelpunkt steht die Verehrung der Grossen Göttin, als Anfang und Ende alles Lebenden. Sie schuf einen männlichen göttlichen Gefährten, der sowohl Sohn als auch Geliebter ist. Wie die Ernte auf die Saat und die Saat auf die Ernte folgt, wird auch er geboren, stirbt und ersteht wieder auf.
	There are also central symbols and views which can be retraced back to the stone age. The Great Goddess is at the center of admiration - she is the beginning and the end of every thing alive. She created a divine male companion, who she takes as a son or as a lover. Just as harvest follows seed and seed follows harvest, he will be born, come to death and will return again. In contrast to later male-dominated religions, the wicca-cult has no religious texts. There are no rigid doctrines and commands - only certain points of view. They come from observing nature and the belief that everything is interdependent. Even in very early times, witches observed the course of the stars. The movements of sun and moon led to a very precise calendar, what was an important factor for survival in agriculture and stock-farming. The easily identified periods of the moon provided the basis for dividing the year into 13 months. Observation of the sun led to the perception that some days are more suitable for magical practice than others. These days were made to be days of celebration. These are the days of solstice and equinox as weIl as the days right in between. Christians kept up the same celebrations and just named them as days significant to their religion. For example the ancient New Years Day - beginning during the night of November, is called Samhain, nowadays known as Halloween. The Ohristians just named it "All Saints Day". Even though this old religion was cruelly persecuted and suppressed, a lot of this faith is kept in the subco nscious of mankind. That might be one reason why people are so highly interested in this rich mystical and magical inheritance today. * The number 13 has great symbolic meaning, because of this natural cycle. A wicca-circle or coven doesn't extend to more than 13 people.