My Town Magazine, Discover Queensland Edition 8th September 2014 Edition 41 | Page 27

Nicky M

Healing Medium

Hey everyone, welcome to Nicky M – The Healing Medium - Universal Connections latest catch up.
The other day I was asked by a client, what is a Wicca ?
Well in the words of Wikipedia
Wicca (English pronunciation: /wike/) is a modern pagan,
witchcraft religion. It was developed in England during the
first half of the 20th century and it was introduced to the
public in 1954 by Gerald Gardner, a retired British civil
servant. It draws upon a diverse set of ancient pagan and
20th century hermetic motifs for its theological structure
and ritual practice. The word witch derives from Middle
English wicche, Old English wicce (wittse/) (feminine)
“witch” and wicca (/wittsa/) (masculine) “wizard”.[1]
Wicca is a diverse religion with no central authority or
figure defining it. It is divided into various lineages and denominations, referred to as traditions, each with its own
organizational structure and level of centralization. Due
to its decentralized nature, there is some disagreement
over what actually constitutes Wicca. Some traditions,
collectively referred to as British Traditional Wicca, strictly follow the initiatory lineage of Gardner and consider
the term Wicca to apply only to such lineage traditions,
while other eclectic traditions do not.
Wicca is typically duotheistic, worshipping a god and
goddess traditionally viewed as a mother goddess and
horned god. These two deities are sometimes viewed as
facets of a greater pantheistic godhead. However, beliefs

range from hard polytheism to even monotheism. Wiccan
celebration follows approximately eight seasonally based
festivals known as Sabbats. An unattributed statement known
as the Wiccan Rede is the traditional basis of Wiccan morality.
Wicca often involves the ritual practice of magic, though it is
not always necessary.
To me Wicca is a religion, it’s a lifestyle, a way of understanding and interacting with v