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I believe in One Deity that is Spirit. Both Father/God and Mother/Goddess.
I believe that the Holy One has walked the Earth as both
man and woman to teach us.
I believe in the Love that Jesus taught.
I believe in the power of the Divine to work magick.
I see the Earth not only as my home, but my family.
I see that I am a part of all that is seen and un-seen.
My God/dess has many lessons to teach me
and all of creation to teach me with.
I am here to love one another, to love my God/dess
and to live in peace with all of creation.
This is what I strive for.
First, you have to understand that when I say "witch" I don't mean devil worshiper. Wicca is the path of witchcraft that I follow. Wicca does not believe in a devil or an evil force in the world. They think that good and bad are the natural order of things and we should strive to be good. This is one of their basic beliefs. No devil. That's a Christian thing. Wiccans don't believe in satan. Some people need eternal punishment to be good. I don't. I don't believe in the devil like Christians do, but I do believe in a evil force that leads us away from the Divine. I hear it refereed to as a cesspool of bad karma and thought, That's it! I use the term "witch" instead of Wiccan to not limit myself only to the Wiccan path. There is so much to learn, but Wicca is my preferred path.
The things I have in common with Wicca is that I believe in the God and Goddess (except I see them as One Deity and not two), I believe in karma, reincarnation and the Wiccan Rede "harm none.". I keep the Sabbats and Esbats. I believe that the physical world is but one of many realities. Creation is a manifestation of Divine energy.
The Christian aspect of my faith has more to do with how I see God and sin. I believe in One God (God/dess) that can be all things, including the pagan gods and goddess. I call upon God as Father, Goddess as Mother. These are just titles. For me there is only One Deity that is neither male nor female. The Power of the Holy One I call the Holy Spirit. I don't believe in the Trinity. I believe that there is only One that can be seen as many.
I do believe in sin and an evil force, but the only power it has is what you give it or I should say allow it to have. If there is no evil, then why do witches spend so much time on protection? There are plenty of people giving it power, so I don't take this lightly. Sin is when we make the wrong choice and hell is paying the price for it. I don't believe in an eternal hell. I feel that the Divine loves us so much that we get as many lives as we need to make the right choices. My idea of hell is like Karma coming back at you. Not an eternal punishment.
I believe in Jesus as my Savior in the sense that his teachings show us how to be free from the evil around us and change it to something positive. Since you are saved by faith alone. I consider myself saved. Jesus is my savior because it is through his teachings of Love that I can discover the Divine within me (salvation) and someday re-join the Divine (heaven). I believe that we are all sons and daughters of the Divine and possess a spark of the Divine within us. The Divine within Jesus and others like him, is more like a flaming torch (Christ Spirit) then a spark. We who hear Jesus message of Love keep a spark from his torch within us. That spark we feel is faith in Love. There are others who have carried this spark within them, but it is the path that Jesus showed us that I follow. That's what I feel is what makes me a Christian.
As a witch, I don't believe Jesus is the only way to heaven. God/dess works in mysterious way. So I don't feel the need to "save" anyone. I do believe that "good works" from the heart, not the show-and-tell type, do count for a lot more in God/dess's eyes then I was first lead to believe. My time on this Earth is to develop into a better person. I don't believe that the Bible or any one book is perfect. We're not. I believe that if you read the bible or other spiritual books with unconditional love in your heart, that you will find what is inspired by The Holy One and what is not. Love is the only "truth" I believe in.
I have found my connection to the universe. I study and practice the Wiccan Way. I cast circles, call the Elemental Guardians and the Archangels. I celebrate the Esbats and Sabbats and practice magick to improve myself. The power of the Holy Spirit is real and meant for us to use. God/dess wants us to be happy.
If you have any questions, I would love to hear from you. If you just want to save my soul. It's been done. God/dess Bless and Brightest Blessings to you,
Starlight
Zine for Christian Witches
