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Last Updated 5/16/07

What is Paganism?
All Those -ism's
What is Wicca?
History of Wicca
Wicca/Witchcraft Differences
Darker Aspects
Wiccan Rede
Witches Crede
Charge of the Goddess
Charge of the God
Charge of the Dark Goddess
Charge of the Horned God

This site contains my own reference material, as well as some...er...rants that I've written. I didn't start this site in an attempt to teach people about Paganism or Wicca - however - with such an influx of new blood into the Pagan community (I say that loosley), I've decided to tailor my information a bit.

I am not Wiccan. I am not a member of any Tradition/Coven/Group/etc. I have never been initiated into anything. I am a Pagan...eh, maybe neo-Pagan will work, if I am to have a label.

One might wonder why i much such specifications so early in the site...well, I have an issue with labels. Everyone has an opinion about who is allowed to call themselves what in the pagan community - and I am no different. Let me tell you how I define certain labels: Pagan - someone who follows a religion that is NOT monotheistic; Wiccan - someone initiated into a Wiccan Tradition (Seax-Wica, BTW, Alexandrian, Lycian, etc.); Neo-Pagan - Someone who follows a Wicca based religion (eclectic Wiccans who have not been initiated into a Tradition); Witch - a practicioner of Traditional Witchcraft, which is NOT the same as Wicca.

A witch is a pagan, but a pagan is ot neccesarily a witch or a wiccan. By the way, Witchcraft and Wicca are two different things around here, so pay attention.

These are my definitions and may or may not carry over elsewhere. For posterity's sake, let's just assume they don't - they are fairly specific. So, as I said, I'm not here to teach. So why put this on the web, one might ask? Lots of reasons! Once being the fact the I enjoy putzing around with HTML and CSS, two being that I need to put my materials somewhere, and three being that there are so many 'fluffy' sites, I feel the urge to try and stack the odds in another direction.

Also, should you take anything in my Realm to heart, remember that nothing herein is the absolute and final Truth. You'll have to search for far better then me to find the Truth - if such a thing can be found!

Wander as you will...

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