Principals of 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-quarters.
2. We recognize that our intelligence
gives us a unique responsibility towards
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 is 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 lives
in all people, and functions through the
interaction of the masculine and feminine.
We value neither above the other,
knowing each to be supportive of the
other. We value sexuality 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, the Inner
Planes, etc. – and we see in
the interaction of these two dimensions the
basis for paranormal phenomena and
magickal exercises. We neglect neither
dimension or 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 that
one view the world and lives within it -
a world view and philosophy of life, which
we identify as Witchcraft and the
Wiccan Way.
8. Calling oneself “Witch” does not make
a Witch, but neither does heredity itself,
or the collecting of titles, degrees and
initiations. A Witch seeks to control the
forces within one’s self that make life
possible, in order to live wisely and well,
without harm to others, and in harmony
with Nature.
9. We acknowledge that it is the
affirmation and fulfillment of life, in a
continuation of evolution and development
of the consciousness, that gives meaning
to the Universe we know, and to our
personal role within it.
10. Our only animosity toward
Christianity, or toward any other religion
or philosophy of life, is to the extent that
its institutions have claimed to be “the one
true right and 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 origin 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” not do we worship any
entity known as “Satan” or “the Devil” as
defined by Christian tradition. We do not
seek power through the suffering of
others, nor do we accept the concept
that personal benefits can only be derived
by denial to another.
13. We work within Nature for that
which is contributory to our health and
well-being.
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