Wiccan Beliefs
1. We practice rites to attune ourselves with the natural rhythm of life
forces marked by the phases of the Moon and the seasonal Quarters
and Cross Quarter.
2. We recognize that our intelligence gives us a unique responsibility
toward our environment. We seek to live in harmony with Nature, in
ecological balance offering fulfillment to life and consciousness within
an evolutionary concept.
3. We acknowledge a depth of power far greater than that apparent
to the average person. Because it is far greater than ordinary it is
sometimes called supernatural, but we see it as lying within that
which is naturally potential to all.
4. We conceive of the Creative Power in the universe as manifesting
through polarity -- as masculine and feminine -- and that this same
Creative Power lies in all people, and functions through the
interaction of the masculine and feminine. We value neither above
the other, knowing each to be supportive to the other. We value sex
as pleasure, as the symbol and embodiment of life, and as one of the
sources of energies used in magickal practice and religious worship.
5. We recognize both outer worlds and inner, or psychological,
worlds sometimes known as the Spiritual World, the Collective
Unconscious, Inner Planes, etc. -- and we see in the inter-action of
these two dimensions the basis for paranormal phenomena and
magickal exercises. We neglect neither dimension for the other,
seeing both as necessary for our fulfillment.
6. We do not recognize any authoritarian hierarchy, but do honor
those who teach, respect those who share their greater knowledge
and wisdom, and acknowledge those who have courageously given of
themselves in leadership.
7. We see religion, magick and wisdom in living as being united in the
way one views the world and lives within it -- a world view and
philosophy of life which we identify as Witchcraft -- the Wiccan
Way.
8. Calling oneself "Witch" does not make a Witch -- but neither does
heredity itself, not the collecting of titles, degrees and initiations. A
Witch seeks to control the forces within her/himself that make life
possible in order to live wisely and well without harm to others and in
harmony with Nature.
9. We believe in the affirmation and fulfillment of life in a
continuation of evolution and development of consciousness giving
meaning to the Universe we know and our personal roll within it.
10. Our only animosity towards Christianity, or towards any other
religion or philosophy of life, is to the extent that its institutions have
claimed to be "the only way" and have sought to deny freedom to
others and to suppress other ways of religious practice and belief.
11. As American Witches, we are not threatened by debates on the
history of the Craft, the origins of various terms, the legitimacy of
various aspects of different traditions. We are concerned with our
present and our future.
12. We do not accept the concept of absolute evil, nor do we worship
any entity known as "Satan" or "the Devil", as defined by the
Christian traditions. We do not seek power through the suffering of
others, nor accept that personal benefit can be derived only by denial
to another.
13. We believe that we should seek within Nature that which is
contributory to our health and well-being.
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