RE: What do you think of Wicca?
June 19, 2018 at 5:52 pm
(This post was last modified: June 19, 2018 at 5:53 pm by *Deidre*.)
I appreciate that ^^ (post #191 lol)
But, let me say, I'm not looking for a ''droid.'' lol I'm comfortable believing in one God. I'm comfortable being monotheistic, yet not adhering to religion. There are days, I glean things from Christianity...days, I find benefits from Buddhism or Islam. But, the sum total of any one faith, to follow any one faith like I did at one time with Catholicism, is not of interest to me. I left Catholicism (Christianity) roughly 5 years ago, and it's been an on and off thing with me, for two years, identifying as an atheist. There are even spiritual atheists among us, and some who are agnostic. I find labels to be limiting, but I hear what you're saying. I'm not so naïve to think that spell binding is going to be able to comfortable blend with my current beliefs - even if I'm not clinging to any one religion. That said, I have read that some of the tenets of Wicca, can be woven with other spiritual beliefs. The challenge I'm having if I'm honest, is with astrology. I'm learning that many Wiccans build spells, and ideas around the moon, sun, and the different planets. And math. I'm still new to this, but I never ever dabbled in this before, perhaps because when I was Catholic, all of this was taboo. I'm comfortable in my spiritual skin now, and I guess that's why I feel enthusiastic about learning about something new. Radically new, for me.
That's really ''who I am,'' in summation, as it relates to my spiritual beliefs. I don't have any expectations of Wicca, I only seek to learn about it, and I do like the idea of rituals, and spells. Spells, I've been reading, are similar to prayers. You're putting forth intentions, and for me, I'm putting them forth towards ''one'' God. Wiccans can be polytheistic, and also monotheistic. But, I can't see myself ever joining a Coven. I can't help but feel that any ''organized'' group, will have some semblance of what caused me to leave religion behind in the first place.
But, let me say, I'm not looking for a ''droid.'' lol I'm comfortable believing in one God. I'm comfortable being monotheistic, yet not adhering to religion. There are days, I glean things from Christianity...days, I find benefits from Buddhism or Islam. But, the sum total of any one faith, to follow any one faith like I did at one time with Catholicism, is not of interest to me. I left Catholicism (Christianity) roughly 5 years ago, and it's been an on and off thing with me, for two years, identifying as an atheist. There are even spiritual atheists among us, and some who are agnostic. I find labels to be limiting, but I hear what you're saying. I'm not so naïve to think that spell binding is going to be able to comfortable blend with my current beliefs - even if I'm not clinging to any one religion. That said, I have read that some of the tenets of Wicca, can be woven with other spiritual beliefs. The challenge I'm having if I'm honest, is with astrology. I'm learning that many Wiccans build spells, and ideas around the moon, sun, and the different planets. And math. I'm still new to this, but I never ever dabbled in this before, perhaps because when I was Catholic, all of this was taboo. I'm comfortable in my spiritual skin now, and I guess that's why I feel enthusiastic about learning about something new. Radically new, for me.
That's really ''who I am,'' in summation, as it relates to my spiritual beliefs. I don't have any expectations of Wicca, I only seek to learn about it, and I do like the idea of rituals, and spells. Spells, I've been reading, are similar to prayers. You're putting forth intentions, and for me, I'm putting them forth towards ''one'' God. Wiccans can be polytheistic, and also monotheistic. But, I can't see myself ever joining a Coven. I can't help but feel that any ''organized'' group, will have some semblance of what caused me to leave religion behind in the first place.
