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Old 07-08-2010, 02:30 PM
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Default Witchcraft but not religion...?

So I've heard pagans & Wiccans & something else that I just went blank on... I know there's a difference but I'm not sure exactly what it is..

If I believed in magic & practiced it, the spells & cards & all, kept a book of shadows.. But did not believe in goddesses..which would I be?
I know I'm not atheist, it's not that I think nothing exists. I believe it's possible there be one god, or many, or none. I believe it's possible there be ghosts magic, just as it's possible there not be any.
I just saw something on line the other day that said something like "All pagans are vicunas but not all vicunas are pagans" I might have swapped it, but it was something like that.
Thanks guys, you cleared it up
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Old 07-12-2010, 02:30 PM
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An atheist Wiccan.
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Old 07-15-2010, 02:30 PM
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Pagan. There are many different pagan faith's, and most are recognized in the USA, though I don't know if all are.
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Old 07-16-2010, 02:30 PM
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Old 07-18-2010, 02:30 PM
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You'd be a Non-Wiccan witch.

Edit:

You've got it switched. It should be: All Wiccans are Pagans, but not all Pagans are Wiccans.

Additionally, not all witches are Wiccans. Wicca is a religion. Witchcraft is not.
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Old 07-21-2010, 02:30 PM
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Pagan or theistic witch.. Wiccans are not all witches. Wicca is an actual religion of earth and goddess worship. They may choose other god/goddesses for their altar but the goddess is the highest power, and not all Wiccans practice the craft.
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Old 07-26-2010, 02:30 PM
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Pagan is basically a label that many, many religions fall under depending on whose definition you go by. It's basically a category.

Wicca is one specific religion in the Pagan category. "Book of Shadows" pretty much was popularized by the Wiccan religion. But Wiccans believe in Goddess and God.

Witchcraft is the practice of magic... you can be of any (or no) religion to practice the Craft.
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Old 07-27-2010, 02:30 PM
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You'd probably best fit under Witch (possibly agnostic), as Witches generally work spells, use different forms of divination (including tarot), keep some sort of record book (doesn't necessarily have to be called a Book of Shadows).

To be a Witch does NOT require the belief in any Gods at all, as Witchcraft is a practice not a religion. A Witch may believe in any religion they want, or no religion at all. They also may simply believe in a deity if they wish, but it's not required. There are many atheistic Witches, as well as Theistic Witches...not all belong to any particular religion.

If you want to practice Witchcraft without the belief in a God or Goddess, then by all means do so.

And as already stated All Wiccans are Pagan, but not all Pagans are Wiccan, just as not all Witches are Wiccan nor are all Wiccans Witches.
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