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| Subject: Re: There are many different branches of Wicca | |
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Author: Anonymous |
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Date Posted: 00:06:06 07/21/10 Wed >Strega: Strega is the name given to Italian traditions >of witchcraft. Stregheria is the Italian word for the >religion of witches and stregoneria means the magickal >practice of witches. Italian witchcraft is one of the >oldest forms of European witchcraft, besides a few >others, that has been documented through historical >and literary references. For example, writings >discovered by a Roman Poet Horce dating back to 30 >B.C. as well as writings from Homer and Hesiod in the >eighth centry B.C. Italian witchcraft does differ from >region to region, traditions orginating in the North >tend to be rooted in ancient Etruscan >religion(relations to Greek & Roman religion), Those >in Central Italy often conatain a mixture of medieval >magick with Italic Paganism, Southern Italy retained >more rural forms of witchcraft, and then you have >Sicilian witchcraft which over the many centuries >really hasn't been altered much either. This is a >herediatry tradition but also can be studied and >learned by solitary practioners. > >For those who do not know what Solitary means: A >Solitary practitioner is an individual who preferrs to >work, study, and learn a particular tradition and >witchcraft alone in private rather than within the >confines of a group also known as a coven. Some >solitary practitioners practice and study one single >tradition, while another may become more of an >Eclectic wiccan-choose and blend different traditions. >Because Wicca is so diverse in its number of >traditions this works very well and can be as >fulfilling as working with a coven. However, being >solitary also means it involves a great deal of >discipline, self-study and determination to achieve >goals and results but if one is serious about this >then this should not be a problem. > >Witta: This tradition was born out of America during >the mid-twentieth century and based on Celtic Irish >Paganism, with influences of the Norse history and >cultures of Ireland and incorporates many beliefs and >practices of modern eclectic Wicca. Witta is a >non-hierarchial and instead of a degree structure all >initiates are encouraged to study and learn to be >leaders, priests, and priestess who can lead rituals >and teach others. > >Pecti-Wita: Breac was a Scottish Highlander born and >raised into a hereditary Craft family on an island off >the Northwest coast of Scotland. He is a descendant of >the Carnonacae tribe of the Picts who lived in the >Northwest of what is now called Ross and Cromarty >Counties. Breac devoted himself to teaching the >Pecti-Wita traditions to others. This is different >from many other forms of Wicca, in that is is a >solitary tradition. It is probably closer to the >tradition of the British Isles than to the more >formalized traditions of Wicca. Pecti-Wita does not >practice circle consecration or the other formalized >rituals of most other Wiccan traditions. Healing, >herbal lore, and divination, just to name a few, is a >very important part of this tradition. [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ] |