TABLE OF CONTENTS

  • Foreword 2
  • Table of Contents 8
  • Chapter 1 – Introduction to Wicca 12
  • What is Wicca 13
  • Present Focused and Experiential 13
  • Deeply In Tune with Nature 14
  • Aware of Magic 17
  • What Wicca 18
  • Basic Ethics and Principles of Wicca 20
  • The Polarity of the Deity 20
  • The Immanence of Deity 21
  • The Divinity of the Earth 21
  • A Belief in Psychic Power 22
  • A Belief in Magic 23
  • The Reality of Reincarnation 24
  • The Sacred Nature of Sex 25
  • The Rede and the Threefold Law 25
  • Chapter 2 – The History of Wicca and Witchcraft 28
  • The Early Earth Religions 29
  • The Rise of Christianity 30
  • Witch Hunting 31
  • Malleus Malleficarum 31
  • Ongoing Witch Trials 32
  • Into the Shadows and Out 33
  • Chapter 3 – Modern Wicca 36
  • Wiccan Traditions 37
  • Gardnerian 37
  • Alexandrian 38
  • Algard 39
  • Georgian 40
  • Seax-Wica 40
  • Feri 40
  • Dianic 41
  • Other Traditions 41
  • Covens and Coven Life 42
  • Earning Your Degree 43
  • Ongoing Coven Membership 45
  • Solitary Practitioners 45
  • Other Forms of Witchcraft 46
  • Pros and Cons of Covens 47
  • Pros and Cons of Solitaire 48
  • Chapter 4 – The Wiccan Deities 50
  • There Is No Evil Counterpart 52
  • The All 53
  • The Goddess 54
  • The God 58
  • Considering The Pantheons 62
  • Chapter 5 – Deciding to Become a Witch 66
  • Dedicating Yourself to the Craft 68
  • Self-Dedication Ritual 68
  • Choosing Your Magickal Name 70
  • Chapter 6 – The Magickal Cabinet 74
  • Shopping for the Tools of the Trade 75
  • Exploring Magickal Tools 75
  • Candle Magick 76
  • Common Wiccan Tools 78
  • Athame 78
  • Wand 79
  • Chalice 80
  • Cauldron 80
  • Broom 80
  • Censer and Incense 80
  • Salt and Water 81
  • Bolline 81
  • Book of Shadows 81
  • Other Tools 82
  • What About the Pentagram? 83
  • Storing Magickal Tools 85
  • Where Do I Shop? 86
  • Chapter 7 – Herbs and Crystals 88
  • Plants and Wicca 88
  • Crystals and Wicca 90
  • Chapter 8 – Understanding Ritual 96
  • The Wiccan Personal Altar 96
  • Casting a Circle 97
  • Taking Down the Circle 99
  • Points of Ritual Etiquette 99
  • Chapter 9 – Wiccan Terminology 102
  • “The Rede of the Wiccae” 114
  • Afterword 118
  • Suggested Reading 122
  • Metaphysical Supplies Online 126
  • Index 128
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