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Rountree (2002 . For Anne , the air , water , and the earth are essential for life such that she is a vegetarian unable to hurt and kill animals even for food . Fire according to her is in her heart as her zest for life is written down for others to read and aid in the wiccan practice and religion . For her , the principles of Alexandrian Wicca or the Gardnarian wicca is important but does not have to be the ultimate guiding force...
Once initiated a member is referred to as a priest or priestess . There exists however , in the modern practices , no central authority or dogma . An individual can practice either individually or with a community , but occasionally is expected to meet with other Wiccans and ``celebrate on nights of the full moon ' or during the eight sabbats ( HYPERLINK "http /www .witchway .net " www .witchway .net . For others , they arrange themselves into small groups of maybe 12 members where they are led...
Some are respected professionals , such as lawyers , teachers , and nurses . There has been a worldwide resurgence of religious movements that seem to b on the occult , such as nature religions and neo-paganism . ``You can go anywhere in Russia these days and witchcraft is a daily part of life ' said a police officer in that country (Aidan , 1991 , 54 ) The United States is home to an estimated 50 ,000 to 300 ,000 witches , or ``Wiccans ' as some call themselves . Today the...
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