The Differences between Wicca and Traditional Witchcraft

	Wicca	Traditional Witchcraft
Correspondences	North = Earth East = Air South = Fire West = Water	North = Earth East = Air South = Fire West = Water
Ethics	Wiccan Rede Threefold Law	Intent of Action
Festivals	Called sabbats - 8 in a year (Samhain, Yule, Imbolc, Ostara, Beltane, Litha, Lughnassadh, and Mabon)	Sabbats & Esbats
Book	Book of Shadows (Serves as a diary, records riutals, spells etc)	Grimoire
Guardians & Watchtowers	Watchtowers (Reside in the 4 corners, protect circle, called during Calling The Quarters)	None. However Spirits & Elements may be called to protect area, usually a spirit or Ancestor
Deity's home/Afterlife	Summerlands	Spiritworld
Triple Deities	God & Goddess	No Gods/Goddesses
Clothing For Rituals	Skyclad, or use ceremonial robes	Never skyclad, body decoration or clothing
Circle	Cast circle for rituals	Every space is seen as sacred, no need for a sacred circle
Initiation	May be many degrees, self initiation	Lineage may be passed down, or self-dedication
Secrecy	Not very secretive, BoS can be found on net	Very secretive, no spells/rituals on net
Gods/Goddesses	Worshipped, horned god and his consort, reign over the universe, may follow a pantheon, or single gods/goddesses	All things are equal, thus no deities, only the sexual male/female polarities of nature

There are major differences between Wicca and Traditional Witchcraft, as can be seen above. One particualrly big one is that Wicca's may refer to their religion as both Wicca or Witchcraft, and to themselves as either a Wiccan or a Witch. A Traditional Witch will only refer to their beliefs as Witchcraft, and only refer to themselves as a Witch. Both Witchcraft and Wicca however can be referred to as Pagan religions the same as generic Paganism and Druidism.

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