Okay, one of my novels is going to be an informative book on Wicca. So anyone who practices any sort of tradition of Wicca, I'd love to hear from you if I could. NaNomail me if you feel more comfortable discussing it that way.
Also anyone who practices any form of witchcraft (candle magic, hedgewitchery, greenwitchery, etc) I'd also like to hear from you. I'm throwing in a section on the differences between the two terms and why they're not synonymous, and I'd like some examples. Very much appreciated! BB
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Sep 28, 2008 - 06 58
You can NaNo mail me, I'm just generally pagan, but I'm happy to help! :)
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Oct 2, 2008 - 23 51
I'm Pagan, but I'll try to help you out in anyway I can. Just NaNomail me. :3
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Oct 3, 2008 - 09 20
I too am a pagan, though I would generally call myself a witch. Feel free to nano-mail me if you have any questions.
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Oct 3, 2008 - 09 31
Wicca = religion.
witchcraft = not a religion.
Difference explained!
----------Pen to page, finger to keys - we are the remembrance of what we see.
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Oct 3, 2008 - 10 23
witchcraft = not a religion.
Difference explained!
LOL! Very true, but that wouldn't make for much of a chapter now wouldn't it? ;) But that'll be the basic premise of that chapter.
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Oct 5, 2008 - 20 23
I was Wiccan for a couple of years - I don't know much, granted, but feel free to NaNoMail me anyway if you have any questions. (If you do a section on prejudice and how some people just can't help it - plus, how Wiccans are prejudiced against Christians at times, too, it really goes both ways - I might be helpful. My whole time as a Wiccan I tried really hard to feel comfortable around Christians, and although I came to respect them, I was still very nervous and afraid of them. So, yeah, I'm mostly only helpful on sections about perspective and not fact.)
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Oct 5, 2008 - 20 36
I'm a witch, not a wiccan, although my basic philosophical beliefs and worldview are strongly influenced by wicca. Feel free to nanomail me.
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Oct 5, 2008 - 21 00
I began studying wicca when I was 15 and have been practicing on and off since then for the last 25 years. I have read alot , Nano mail me, if you would like!
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Oct 5, 2008 - 22 18
My last reply got deletified in the Great Server Crash of 2008, so I'll try again. :) I'm Pagan, was Dianic Wiccan, now I'm too eclectic for that modifier to be a really good descriptor. (Plus, I'm loath to call myself "Wiccan", I feel it's stepping on the toes of initiated practitioners, whose Craft looks nothing at all like mine.) Feel free to NaNomail me if you'd like.
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Oct 5, 2008 - 22 36
I'm Pagan, too. Mostly a Goddess oriented Witch and I'm also a Kitchen Witch.
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Oct 6, 2008 - 07 29
I'm an eclectic witch. My practice is actually mostly based on a poem by Walt Whitman. Feel free to Nanomail me if you'd like to ask any questions.
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Oct 6, 2008 - 13 04
I started off as Wiccan when I was young, then slowly evolved into what I am today: A Pagan and kitchen Witch. :) If you think I may be of help, feel free to message me! And as always, best of luck with NaNo!
.:edit:. Whoops, can't proofread... LOL
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Oct 7, 2008 - 10 04
I practice a fairly traditional Wicca and am planning on writing a NANO this year that continues to explore my own faith while encouraging Wiccan readers to explore there own as well. If you have questions that you want out of the way before NANO starts just nanomail me.. Once it starts I don't promiss any time for answering.
----------Blog - http://betweentheticks.blogspot.com/
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Oct 7, 2008 - 20 12
I'm a Pagan and a hedgewitch ^_^ Also a hard polytheist and I live in the southern hemisphere, if you're looking for an upside-down view of things ;) Nanomail me if you like ^_^
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Oct 9, 2008 - 09 47
So do you go counter-clockwise instead of clockwise, and things like that? Because I think that's awesome.
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Oct 13, 2008 - 10 58
I'm not Wiccan, but I am an eclectic Pagan creating a new tradition with my husband.
In addition to casting spells, and writing the occasional celebratory rituals, I am a Reiki Master and Professional Tarot Reader and I enjoy dabbling in herbalism from time to time! Not that this means I'm any more knowlegable than the people who have already written on this list, but this way you know what areas I consider to be my "specialties".
Please ask any questions you need. I don't even mind answering them on open forum. I feel that the more good information we have out there the better!
----------For those that love me, no explanation is needed. For those that don't, none can be given.
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Oct 13, 2008 - 20 23
Oh gosh! I've got a plethora of information. If you need to ask question about stuff, or find out more info about things, let me know.
----------Namaste
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Oct 15, 2008 - 03 51
witchcraft = not a religion.
Difference explained!
He He , cant get much straighter to the point t hen t hat ,,,,, Thats good, when I saw that I had to smile and laugh ,,,,, what a great way to start the day - with a smile.
Always reach for the stars, because in doing that you may find your dreams.
----------Always reach for the stars, because in doing that you may find your dreams.
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Oct 15, 2008 - 06 14
Yep! ^_^ Deosil is the other way around down here, so we cast a circle anti-clockwise ^_^
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Oct 15, 2008 - 10 26
Remember in the Southern Hemisphere seasons are different as is the Wheel of the Year.
We are approaching Samhain, or Halloween
----------They are approaching Beltaine, or May Day
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Oct 17, 2008 - 09 29
CORRECT !!
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Oct 17, 2008 - 09 32
I too liked this straight forward way of saying it .. And it is CORRECT .. Like it ..
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Oct 17, 2008 - 09 34
witchcraft = not a religion.
Difference explained!
He He , cant get much straighter to the point t hen t hat ,,,,, Thats good, when I saw that I had to smile and laugh ,,,,, what a great way to start the day - with a smile.
Always reach for the stars, because in doing that you may find your dreams.
I too liked the Straight forward way of saying this .. Totally Correct !! Liked it .. ;-)
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Oct 17, 2008 - 15 14
I've been a witch for almost four years now. I'm incredibly open, so if you've got any question at all, NaNo me, and I'll be more than happy to help :D Although you've got quite a few people already offering their knowledge xD
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Oct 18, 2008 - 15 18
Eclectic Wiccan here. I'm a member of a pretty academic trad and we like to help out with info, so I'm happy to be mailed :)
Oh and just to court controversy - I don't believe that "witch" (or "Witch") and "Wiccan" mean different things at all. I think that distinction is pure politics, and that repeating it is actually a really unhelpful and divisive thing to do; it just sets one part of the pagan community against another part for no reason. I'm not interested in getting into flamewars about this on forums - if it doesn't work for you, ignore it for pity's sake, I'm not the Pagan Pope. But if you'd like to discuss the issue level-headedly, feel free to message.
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Oh true enough, it's not worth flamewar definitely. Actually you're the first person I've met that doesn't think they are different. I don't think it's so much politics as much as clarification, really. I have an acquaintance who is a Wiccan High Priest, and while he does practice a form of witchcraft and considers himself both Witch and Wiccan, he's one of the first to explain that not all Wiccans are Witches, and vice versa. Two of my very close friends are both Witches (one's a hedgewitch, the other's a hereditary witch), both proud of their paths, but they can't stand people thinking they're Wiccan just because of their Craft. What I'm going to try and do with that aspect of the book is outline that while Wiccans often practice a form of Witchcraft, there are other paths of the Craft also. I don't think we have to worry about setting the pagan community against itself; for the most part we're more accepting than not :)
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