Witchcraft in the Modern World

Of Witches and Witchcraft : The Truth Revealed

Witchcraft , what does it bring to mind , ugly old ladies with warts on their nose riding a broomstick ? Evil , malevolent magic performed by ugly old ladies ? This , of course , is the general "Halloween Image " we have of witches and witchcraft . It is one taken straight from the pages of legend and myth . Although many people , perhaps most people realize that witchcraft is just another religion , there are many more misconceptions and untruths associated with witchcraft than are associated with other religions even though virtually all

religions are equally as steeped in legend , myth and magic . For fear of upsetting and even infuriating the average Christian , it would not be wise to point out the myths of Christianity , but there are many , including most of those associated with the central idea of Christ 's death on a cross That death is essentially a cruel symbol of an innocent man who was murdered by authorities for a crime he hadn 't committed so that an essentially useless prophecy could be fulfilled for what was at the time "future 'Christians (realize , of course , that there was no such thing as a 'Christian ' at that time . Yet , today Christians worldwide still place the myth of this innocent man 's death on a cross as somehow being a means to save souls that God (whatever It is ) never required in the first place . No religion , including Christianity , is devoid of its sometimes interesting but always empty myths that appeal to adherents and pull them further along in their faith . Witchcraft is no different It is merely a different religion and appeals to different people . I give my apologies to those readers who are upset or insulted for comparing witchcraft to Christianity but nothing is taken back , but the apology is offered anyway

Witchcraft is a pagan religion that involves magic , casting spells using potions and more . Perhaps sometimes some of the practices of witchcraft or the Wicca religion may even seem comical to those uninitiated in the practices and ways of the religion , but to be honest that would be true for the outsiders of any religion , and like the adherents of any religion , those who follow the ways of the Wicca religion feel just as strongly about their religion as any good Christian feels about his /hers

Contrary to popular belief , the Wicca do not worship the devil I 'm not even certain that many Wicca even believe in the devil . Wicca revere Nature and everything in it as aspects of Deity . As is true of many mystical and religious groups , the Sun , Moon and Stars hold a special place in the Wicca religion (TheMagicSprite , 1974 ) The sun moon and constellations are revered as Gods in the Wicca effort to form a closer bond to Nature . The Wicca worship Nature and seek a special closeness to it . They believe that they should seek out those things in Nature that contribute to human health and well-being

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