WICCA, (sometimes called Wicce, The Craft, The Craft of the Wise or The Old Religion by its practitioners) is an ancient religion of love for life and nature.

In Paleolithic times, people respected Nature, attuned and celebrated with the cycles of the Earth; the seasons and the moon. They saw divinity in Celestial bodies, in the Earth Herself, and in All Life. The creative energies of the Universe were personified: feminine and masculine principles became Goddesses and Gods. These were not superhuman figures set apart from Nature. They were embodied in earth and sky, women and men, and even plants and animals.

Most Wiccans still hold this viewpoint. To Wiccans, everything in Nature ~ and all Goddesses and Gods ~ are true aspects of Deity. They are represented as the Triple Goddess of the Moon Who is Maiden, Mother, and Crone) and the Horned God of the wilds.

Wiccans tend to be strong supporters of environmental protection, equal rights, global peace and religious freedom, and sometimes magick is used toward such goals. We do not use magick for personal gain against others, or use magick for harm to another person.

We do not believe in Judeao-Christian concepts as original sin, vicarious atonement, divine judgement or bodily resurrection. Craft folk believe in the laws of karma and reincarnation, magick in all of Nature. Yet laughter and pleasure are part of our spiritual tradition, and we sing, dance, feast, and love.

Wiccans have no holy book, prophet, or church authority. They draw inspiration and insight from science, and personal experience. Each practitioner keeps a personal book or in which s/he records magickal "recipes," dreams, invocations, songs, poetry and so on. Most call it their Book of Shadows or Grimoire.

To most of the Craft, every religion has its own perspective on the nature of Deity and humanity's relationship to it: there is no One True Faith. Rather, religious diversity is necessary in a world of diverse societies and individuals. Because of this belief, Wiccan groups do not recruite: there is an assumption that people who can benefit from the Wiccan way will "find their way home" when the time is right. Many covens are quite willing to talk with interested people, and even make efforts to inform their communities about the beliefs and practices of Wicca.