Wicca for Beginners 2021

By JOHN B.GARDNER

nterested in witchcraft tradition and rituals? This book will teach you all about Wiccan beliefs, spells, potions, and magic!
Are you curious to unleash the hidden powers that each person has within them?

Wicca can assist you to move closer to nature and bring good experiences to your life!

Wicca is an ancient practice that is based on paganism and the worship of nature. When you mention witchcraft to people today, they mostly think of casting spells and spells just like witches in movies.

But in real life, Wicca is a bit different. It is a rebirth of the ancient religions, which lasted for millennia before the arrival of Christianity. Wicca is often known as "the old religion".

Witchcraft explains how to establish a perfect relationship with nature and release the great power of our ancestors. And of course, there are spells and potions included!

Spells are what differentiate Wiccans from other conventional religions.

But, before you get to that part, you must have a good handle on the fundamentals and rich history of Wicca. You must also understand how to manage and benefit from your work with candles, crystals, and herbs. And this book will guide you every step of the way!

This is what you will discover within this book:

Wicca History

Guidance For Wicca Beginners

Elementals of the Basic Wicca Practice

Wicca In Our Modern World

Magic Letters for Beginners

The Path to Initiation- Preparing Yourself and a Ritual for Self-initiation

Herbal Magic For Wiccans

Casting Spells for Health

And much more...

With the guide in this book, you can learn about Wiccan beliefs, traditions, and most importantly, potions, spells, and magic. Find out how to be part of this wonderful community today

Wicca is, at its very core, an inclusive belief system that emphasizes our relationships with the natural and spiritual realms. Anyone who wishes to channel their energy into a positive and powerful life of intention and achievement can begin by practicing Wicca today!

Wicca directs us to welcome Earth, commending the different transformations in the seasons and everything they bring, from the goodness of summer to the cold and mist of the winter periods, when Mother Nature lay in anticipation of the next unstable life cycle that begins in spring.

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• Language: English
• Publisher: Stone Angel & Son Ltd
• Release date: Apr 22, 2021
• ISBN: 9798201174316

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Wicca for Beginners 2021

The Ultimate Guide Discovering the World of Wicca; Rituals Magic, Herbs, Crystals, Traditions, and Beliefs of Modern Witchcraft

Written by:

John B. Gardner

Table of Contents

Introduction

What the Hell Does Wiccans Worship?

What Are the Wiccan Techniques, and Why Are They Being Used?

The Origins of Magic

Magic Today

Other Tools of Craft

Chapter 1: Wicca History

Chapter 2: Guidance for Wicca Beginners

What Is Wicca?

Why Is It a Religion?

What Is the Distinction Between Wicca and Black Magic?

The Wiccan Rede

Should I Worship a Deity?

Will I Need to Perform Spells?

Is This a Sacred Scripture That I Must Submit?

General Information for the Beginner Wicca

Chapter 3: Elementals of the Basic Wicca Practice

The Wiccan Elements

Air

Fire

Water

Earth

Aether (Spirit)

The Wiccan Rede

The Directions

The Intention

Chapter 4: Wicca in Our Modern World

The Growth of Christianity

The Devil Wears Nada

Begone Heathens!

Chapter 5: The Nature of Magic

What Is Magic?

White, Grey, and Black Magic

Types of Magical Workings

Working With Herbs

Elemental Magic

Candles and Crystals

Combining Items

Chapter 6: Crystal Magic

How Do Crystal and Magic Work?

Differences Between Crystal, Stone, and Rock

Choosing and Getting to Know Your New Crystals

Intuitions

Magical Intentions

Intrinsic Properties of the Crystal

Cleaning and Clearing

Chapter 7: Magic Letters for Beginners

3 Simple Letters for Beginners

To Get Money

Love to Find

Lose Weight

Magic for Beginners: Introduction to Art

Magic Letter for Beginner Wizards

Your Daily Wicca Media

Chapter 8: What Is Witchcraft?

The Triple Law

Magic and Science

Hermetic Principles

Ritual and Spell Work

Chapter 9: The Path to Initiation

3 Levels of Wicca

1st Grade

2nd Grade

3rd Grade

Chapter 10: Wiccan Traditions

Traditions

Neo-Wicca and Eclectic Wicca

Covens and the Solitary Practitioner

Chapter 11: Herbal Magic for Wiccans

Different Forms of Herbs

How to Use Herbs for Magic?

Commonly Used Herbs in Magic

Bay Leaves Planet

Echinacea

Mint

Chamomile

Lavender

Rosemary

Magical Herbs to Use in Pagan Practice

1. Apple Blossoms

2. Basil

3. Chamomile

4. Lavender

5. Mugwort

6. Patchouli

7. Pennyroyal

8. Rosemary

9. Sage

10. Yarrow

Chapter 12: Spells

Preparing to Work With Magic

Never Ask How

Timing Your Spell

Lunar Phases

Days of the Week

Understanding Your Intent

Preparing Yourself and Your Space

Having the Proper State of Mind

Casting a Circle

Grounding

Chapter 13: Casting Spells for Health

A Spell for Healing Yourself (Injury)

A Spell for Losing Weight

A Candle Spell For Healing Yourself and Others (Sickness)

How to Make a Healing Jar?

A Spell for Letting Go of a Bad Habit

Chapter 14: Wiccan Rituals

The Wheel of the Year

Sabbats

Solstices

Equinoxes

Cross-Quarter Days

Esbats

Chapter 15: Wiccan Beliefs

Deities

The Afterlife

Nature and Wicca

The Core Traditions of Wicca/Witchcraft

Chapter 16: Wicca Candles

Chapter 17: Deity: The God and Goddess

The God

The Sun God

The Harvest God

The Goddess

The Moon Goddess

The Mother Goddess

Picked Wiccan Goddesses

Seasons of the God and Goddess

Chapter 18: Improve Your Life With Wicca

The Benefits of Witchcraft

Chapter 19: Wiccan Tools & Equipment for Spells & Rituals

Wand

Athame and Sword

Boline

Besom

Chalice

Bell

Incense

Offering Bowl

Oils

Various Household Items

Cauldron

Crystal Ball

Sensor

Altar Tile

Clothing

Chapter 20: Step by Step Instructions for Constructing a Ritual

Step 1: Preparations

Step 2: Casting Your Circle

Step 3: Honoring the Gods/Goddesses

Step 4: Tools and Ingredients

Step 5: Connecting Your Intentions and Invoking Your Purpose

Step 6: Practicing Magic

Step 7: The Power of Words

Step 8: Closing Your Circle

After the Ritual

Chapter 21: Wicca Terminologies

Chapter 22: How to Be Wiccan

Gain Knowledge

Think About Your Choices

Meditate and Prayer

Book of Shadows

Make Connections

Coven Initiation

Chapter 23: Wicca Story—Is Expertise Based?

Wicca Preceded Christianity for About 28,000 Years

Starting From Wicca

Techno Paganism and Wicca

The Truth About Wicca and Paganism: Some Bigotry Facts

Chapter 24: Practical Overview of Wiccan Covens, Solitary Practice, and Spells

When to Need a New Coven

How to Create Your Wiccan Spells?

Identification of the Key Intent/Goal of the Spell

Determining and Assembling the Materials Needed

Decide on the Timing

Figure Out the Words

Finally, When Everything Is in Place, Just Do It

Spells Casting Technique

Chapter 25: The Wiccan Holidays and Festivals

Yule, Winter Solstice

Imbolc

Ostara, Vernal/Spring Equinox

Beltane, May Day

Litha, Summer Solstice

Lammas/Lughnasadh/August Eve

Mabon, Autumnal Equinox

Samhain, All Hollow’s Eve

Chapter 26: Sacred Space

What Is Sacred Space?

Creating Sacred Space

1. Creating Internal Sacred Space

2. Cleansing

3. Purification

4. Consecration

After Your Ritual

Chapter 27: How to Create Your Book of Shadows

Ways to Organize Your Book of Shadows

Sections to Include in Your Book of Shadows

Rules to Live by

Sabbats and Esbats

Symbols and Correspondences

Herbal Magic, Candle Magic, Crystal Magic

Spells

Crafts

Recipes

Chants, Prayers, Songs

A Dream Journal

General Journal Section

Conclusion

Introduction

For the last few years, we’ve been celebrating a long season of Wicca, mystical proclivities that have earned quite a bit of pop culture momentum. While the sudden flood of amateur enthusiasm thwarts legal, long-acting Wiccans, there is no evidence of early cessation. What does the market for simple primers, including Wiccans, mean what do they believe? Are both Wiccans and vice versa? Can I be a Wiccan, and I don’t even know? What’s Wicca, anyway?

Okay, okay. Wicca, a pagan belief system based on worshiping the divine and often the goddess, stresses a strong connection with the Earth and draws magic from it. Since magic is fundamental to Wicca, according to www.wicca.org, every Wiccan is a Wicca, but not every Wicca is a Wiccan.

The truth of the matter is that Wicca is a religious faith of its own. What might surprise people, even more, is that Wicca is a very nurturing spiritual practice, one that allows its practitioners to adhere to strict principles and high morals. Such ethics, summed up, reflect the Wiccan Principle of Harm None, which obliges those of the Wiccan religion to be continually aware of their daily actions and their subsequent consequences, and their relationships with human beings, creatures, and the world in which we live.

Wicca integrates a mixture of religious beliefs and practices into her research. These include Western Philosophy, Mystical Qabalah, and ancient European traditions. Through Western Religion, Wicca draws its belief system through cause and effect, karma, and reincarnation. The Qabalah applies the concepts of spiritual evolution to path-working as well as too esoteric knowledge. And from the Western tradition, Wicca derives her desires so understandings of Nature and many of her Deities.

What the Hell Does Wiccans Worship?

The philosophy of Wicca is based on the teachings and the conviction that many manifestations of the Divine Spirit live with us here on Earth, as well as in the Heavenly worlds, all of which are compassionate and available to us to support us with our needs, both physically and spiritually. Many of these Heavenly Beings are found in Nature: the stars, the moon, and the Earth itself.

How are Wiccans worshiping? Wiccans base their central interpretation on what is known as the Wheel of the Year. The Wheel includes 8 occasions a year in which seasonal shifts are observed by the Ritual to pay tribute to the blessings and rewards found in each season. Sources include the need for protection and requirements to be fulfilled during the winter months, the calling out of the spring (seed and planting time), and giving thanks for the surplus of crops in the fall.

What Are the Wiccan Techniques, and Why Are They Being Used?

During the festivities, Wiccans use ceremonial tools to help them perform. These include athames, wands, chalices, cups, candles, and pentacles. Most of these things are linked to the aspect of Nature, and each has a particular purpose of helping in rituals—which are often done to represent the roles that the Divine Spirits play in communicating and influencing our daily lives. Wiccans also use divination instruments, such as crystal balls, pendulums, and tarot cards, to obtain spiritual advice and insight into the future.

Wicca and Magic: Most of Wicca’s myths derive from his tradition of practicing magic. This mystery is often (wrongly) linked to some devil-worship by those who don’t take the time to verify the truth. In reality, most Wiccans don’t even believe in the devil. Because, if they did, Wicca’s Code of Ethics based on the section Values would compel its practitioners to be specific about him. Also, Wicca encourages well-being for all.

The Origins of Magic

The tradition of practicing magic dates back to prehistoric man. However, gifts of gratitude were given during the semi-rituals by the natives in the expectation to receive special blessings from the Ancient gods. The most famous documented evidence of the gods believed in during this period was that of the goddesses of Fertility and the gods of Hunt, both of whom were often honored in exchange for food and protection.

Magic Today

Nevertheless, much of Wicca’s magic is based on the same platform: festivals, songs, and feasts are held to pay homage to individual Sacred Spirits in return for the blessings bestowed. Crafts are made, and tokens are sold in the same way. This magic varies from complex assemblies of Wiccan multitudes to less informal ceremonies of solitary Wiccans, while an entity (or a group of a few) conducts simpler rituals to receive more specific blessings.

Other Tools of Craft

Wiccans claim that most of the all-natural materials, from stones to trees, maintain specific life and may be used in magic as external aids to produce particular results. Perhaps the most common of natural materials is the use of herbs. Herbs are transformed into art by creating creations for gifts and symbols of gratitude and respect. Herbs are also introduced into medicinal practice for their wide variety of enticing fragrances. For this purpose, they are widely used in incense which is burnt during all religious ceremonies to attract and complement the holy spirits.

Wicca, over the last 5 years, has done a great deal to encourage religious tolerance in the public eye. It is not within Wicca’s religious practice to apply for new members or to change those of other religious beliefs. But instead, by rule, to show the many blessings conferred upon those who abide by the Law of Love.

Each of the Great Religions of the World is based on the teachings of making personal changes and rising above our environment, supporting those in need, and becoming more spiritually advanced. It seems unlikely, however, that with so many parallels between different religions-any Particular faith could be right or wrong.

While Wicca is a decentralized faith frequently practiced by single adherents, there are a few central tenets that govern the Wiccan system of belief, at least in the United States. At the 1973 meeting of more than 70 Wiccans from different subsets of Wiccan, the briefly assembled Council of American Wiccans laid out 13 fundamental principles that many of the U.S. Wiccans still remember decades later.

Chapter 1: Wicca History

Let’s take a look at Wicca’s history of which we are about to be part. The human being always practiced magic. Since prehistory, there have been records of magical activities like men dressed in animal skins imitating hunts. Successful in symbolic dramas or paintings in dark and difficult to access caves. The cave drawing Les trios’ frères is a famous example.

The Egyptian priest’s Celtic Druids and Persian magi also practiced magic. In all cultures, we can see references to recitation-type practices of charms making charms, and talismans use the secret names of deities with spell plates and divination plates. But the first reference to a frown or the priestess of a pagan cult practicing magic is given by Hesiod about 700 BC (before the common age) speaking of the Medea Priestess of the goddess Hecate.

From the 4th century BC and hundreds or even thousands of people presented as professional wizards or fortune-tellers raise money in magic exchange. Certain magical practices were viewed with fear in Rome to the point that Cornelius Sulla was decreed the death penalty in 81 BC for seer’s enchanters and those who use witchcraft for malevolent purposes that summon demons and unleash the forces of nature [or] employ onerous of wax for destructive purposes.

With the establishment of the Christian as an official institution in the 4th century and both ancient pagan religions and magical practice (and of course with the inaction of the 2) became harshly repressed. Even so, they revived in one way or another. In medieval England, the term Wicca and her feminine wicce designated the old-school women they made potions medicine, and little spells. The wrinkles were often the midwives and the nurses. Traces of paganism have also only revived (Europe became Christian only in the 12th century and even later there were refugees) but it cannot be said that in the wars of the time the pagans were some proper cult.

Although there were be ecclesiastical and papal decrees against the form of the 14th century onwards, the phenomenon of hunting killed many innocents. The infamous Malleus Malleficarum’s 1486 hunting manual made wrinkles widespread in Europe in the 15th and 16th centuries. Estimates vary widely but we estimate that from 30,000–200,000 people were killed in the period.

Certainly, some of the accused people practiced some kind of magic. At least 3 of the 19 covens hung in the famous case in Salem in 1692 did maleficia (spells). But the vast majority probably had no involvement whatsoever.

Paradoxically this period was the height of high magic or magic complex ritualistic practice practiced by literate and educated people (as opposed to the magic of the ignorant people or the magic). Alchemy was now being studied in several points of Europe; the knowledge of the mystical properties of metal, plants, etc. it is systematized in the Hidden Philosophy of the German Cornelius Agrippa published in 1533 and above all the books known as spellbooks containing ritualistic methods to summon demon’s various spells and ceremonial proceedings. The most famous library is called The Key of Solomon.

At the beginning of the 17th century, although it was still widely persecuted in various regions in Europe, magic was in vogue