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Wicca
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Traditional
Witchcraft |
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Correspondences |
North
= Earth
East = Air
South = Fire
West = Water |
North
= Earth
East = Air
South = Fire
West = Water |
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Ethics |
Wiccan
Rede
Threefold Law |
Intent
of Action |
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Festivals |
Called
sabbats - 8 in a year
(Samhain, Yule, Imbolc, Ostara, Beltane,
Litha, Lughnassadh, and Mabon) |
Sabbats
& Esbats |
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Book |
Book
of Shadows
(Serves as a diary, records riutals, spells etc) |
Grimoire |
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Guardians
& Watchtowers |
Watchtowers
(Reside
in the 4 corners, protect circle, called during Calling The Quarters) |
None.
However Spirits & Elements may be called to protect area, usually a spirit or Ancestor |
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Deity's
home/Afterlife |
Summerlands |
Spiritworld |
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Triple
Deities |
God
& Goddess |
No
Gods/Goddesses |
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Clothing
For Rituals |
Skyclad,
or use ceremonial robes |
Never
skyclad, body decoration or clothing |
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Circle |
Cast
circle for rituals |
Every
space is seen as sacred, no need for a sacred circle |
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Initiation |
May
be many degrees, self initiation |
Lineage
may be passed down, or self-dedication |
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Secrecy |
Not
very secretive, BoS can be found on net |
Very
secretive, no spells/rituals on net |
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Gods/Goddesses |
Worshipped,
horned god and his consort,
reign over the universe, may follow a pantheon, or single gods/goddesses |
All
things are equal,
thus no deities, only the sexual male/female polarities of nature |
There are
major differences between Wicca and Traditional Witchcraft, as can be seen above. One particualrly big one is that Wicca's
may refer to their religion as both Wicca or Witchcraft, and to themselves as either a Wiccan or a Witch. A Traditional Witch
will only refer to their beliefs as Witchcraft, and only refer to themselves as a Witch. Both Witchcraft and Wicca however
can be referred to as Pagan religions the same as generic Paganism and Druidism.
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