Clearing up misconceptions about Wicca 16 Articles

by Amanda Kinder

There are many people who view the Wicca religion to be evil- full of black magic. As I am part of that religion, I can tell you now that any misconceptions are wrong. Wicca is dealing with the Goddess and the God, Eart...read more

by Rev. Hyperion

Misconceptions about Wicca exist for those outside of the religion as well as for those inside of the religion. Many of these misconceptions have been perpetuated by dramatic misrepresentations in the media, fairy tales, h...read more

by Treesong

There are many misconceptions about Wicca among both non-Pagans and Pagans. Some of these are harmless, but others lead to biases against Wiccans that can inspire fear and mistrust of an otherwise benign and benevolent rel...read more

by Maria K.

I try not to fly off the handle when someone says something offensive to me - especially when it happens unintentionally. However, if the statement still stings a long time after it was made, I do my best to address it - f...read more

by Cory Nabors

lately, I've seen a growing and, let's face it, a disturbing trend. it's the perception of wicca being an evil, diabolic cult that worships Satan. this perception is, apparently, being fueled by propaganda and out and out ...read more

by Sarah Jackson

Wicca is a spiritual and earth-based religion. People who practice Wicca are referred to as Wiccan or witches. I think this is the main reason why many people get confused into thinking Wiccans worship the devil and cast h...read more

by Ms.Tie'ente

Why is it that according to the dictionary, the word pagan means "heathen", which means "uncivil" or "godless person", when that is hardly the case..We "godless persons" actually believe in a number of Gods and Goddesses.....read more

by Peter Boehringer

People have over the many seasons, made mistaken identities in regards to what wicca is, to me wicca is life, we meditate, we do magick, there is black magick, some will say there isn't, but i believe that there is, and w...read more

by Melissa Drewes

There are so many misconceptions on the subject of Wicca. It seems that I hear more and more negativity on this subject each and every year. I am Catholic. I have been baptized, made my First Communion and have been Con...read more

by Jaqui Richman

While pagan religions are some of the fastest growing religions in the world at this time, there is still much need to clear up some of the questions, rumors and misconceptions about the different religions. Being that I...read more

by arieanna

different covens have different beliefs. i dont belong to a coven. i am a soltary witch. i believe it is a religion of responsiblity. whatever you do comes back to you three times three times three. we are not all evil....read more

by Sages

I know that there are several people in the world today that believe that Wicca or Pagans are EVIL or satanists. Let me help to clarify some misconceptions that are out there for you. Wicca is an earth based religion for...read more

by Amanda Jollay

Have you ever looked up Wicca on the web, expecting to find some advice on spell casting or ritual preparation and instead are bombarded by accusations about Wiccans being evil or even more absurdly worshiping Satan?! I a...read more

by Becky Barton

When I clicked on the Religion and Spirituality tab, I had no idea what to expect. I know it certainly wasn't a whole tab on Wicca and Witchcraft, that just totally blew my mind. Because of the misconceptions about this re...read more

by Heather Smith

I am a new age Wiccan who always has to hear all the negative things people have to say about Wicca. People are always saying Wiccan's are Satanist and that they have mass orgy's and sacrifice animal's or even people.. al...read more

by turtling

Wicca...i'm having trouble thinking of anything with more misconceptions about it. To clear them all up would be a massive task, so i'll just deal with the first 11 that came to mind. 1. Wiccans worship satan. No! wicc...read more