| Witchcraft / Wicca is a positive, earthy | | | | Spiritual Experience is the one shared with |
| religion dedicated to the Goddess and the | | | | Deity and that the No Harm principle will |
| God. Witches lead a spiritual and magickal | | | | apply at all times. |
| life in harmony with Nature and recognize | | | | |
| that all Life is an expression of the Divine. | | | | So, where to now? |
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| Witchcraft is also called the Craft of the | | | | The key to moving forward lies in Knowledge. |
| Wise. For the Witch, Wisdom is about | | | | We are in a very fortunate position today. |
| interacting with everything and everyone | | | | There is an abundance of information |
| around you in a respectful and considerate | | | | available for the Seeker - both in print and |
| manner, it is about being humble - allowing | | | | on the internet. All it requires, is for you |
| your deeds to speak and not your words, it is | | | | to be open-minded (i.e. not have preconceived |
| about kindness, compassion and tolerance, it | | | | ideas), to question all that is presented |
| is about self-discipline, honor and | | | | (this is not considered irreverent in the |
| responsibility, it is about healing, it is | | | | Craft) and to trust your intuition (gut |
| about thinking before you act, it is about | | | | feel). |
| balance, and ultimately it is about Love. | | | | |
| | | | To get you going, I am recommending the |
| "In these eight words the Wiccan Rede | | | | following books and internet sites: |
| fulfill, | | | | |
| | | | There are two books I highly recommend to a |
| An ye harm none, do what ye will". | | | | Seeker. The one is Wicca: A guide for the |
| | | | Solitary Practitioner by Scott Cunningham |
| So, what will make you a Witch? In this | | | | ISBN 0-87542-118-0. Scott wrote many books on |
| article I hope to point you, the Seeker, | | | | a variety of subjects related to the Craft in |
| towards the starting point of your journey. | | | | his life time, all of which were practical, |
| There are many roads leading to the | | | | simple, informative and accurate. As an |
| proverbial Rome and as you learn, you too | | | | author he has contributed greatly to making |
| will find that path leading to your own | | | | the Craft accessible to Seekers and he was |
| spiritual fulfillment. | | | | prepared to share his two or more decades of |
| | | | practicing the Craft in an open, honest and |
| Getting Started | | | | loving fashion. His books are recommended. |
| | | | The second is Solitary Witch by Silver |
| Seekers tend to believe that Witches have | | | | Ravenwolf ISBN 0-7387-0319-2. This book is |
| "powerful secrets" and "special incantations" | | | | extremely comprehensive and contains most, if |
| and all sorts of "mysterious abilities" and | | | | not all, of the information you will ever |
| that they will learn these once they belong | | | | need to become a Witch. Silver too has been |
| to the Craft. | | | | practicing the Craft for a great many years |
| | | | and is a Wiccan High Priestess and the Clan |
| The truth is that each coven and each | | | | Head of the 28 Black Forest Family Covens in |
| solitary will develop their own secrets, own | | | | the USA. |
| incantations and own abilities over time. | | | | |
| There is no universal form of the Craft and | | | | By recommending these books, I am in no way |
| hence no universal secrets, incantations or | | | | implying that you should become a Solitary. |
| abilities. Although the Craft predates | | | | This recommendation is aimed to assist you in |
| Christianity, it has succeeded in retaining | | | | obtaining the necessary Craft knowledge, |
| its individuality. Completely. The only | | | | before deciding on a coven affiliation. |
| universal aspects of the Craft are that the | | | | |