tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4407507233856990377.post62353320140320363..comments2023-08-17T00:31:28.700-07:00Comments on Deep Pagan Thoughts: WordsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4407507233856990377.post-519928447797199232011-10-10T11:43:31.789-07:002011-10-10T11:43:31.789-07:00Read him, Aradia Gospel of Witches, and you will b...Read him, Aradia Gospel of Witches, and you will be surprised.Roberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10144040453666802786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4407507233856990377.post-23647512539532815382011-10-10T11:22:57.409-07:002011-10-10T11:22:57.409-07:00I would argue that Modern Wicca probably dates fro...I would argue that Modern Wicca probably dates from at least the 1940's, and even if you were to just say the 50's, that's sixty years now, that would be three generations of people. I think there are elements to it that could be hundreds of years old, related to the magick side of things, not the religious one.<br /><br />Leyland used the word Wica? I don't think so.Panmankeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10377332569960991864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4407507233856990377.post-63133902514565543452011-10-10T11:05:50.079-07:002011-10-10T11:05:50.079-07:00"While some of the ritual that makes up BTW h..."While some of the ritual that makes up BTW has been leaked, there is still a lot out there that has never been published. It's a secret, initiatory thing, and as a result it has wisdom in it going back generations."<br /><br />Um, Wicca has been pretending to be ancient religion since 1958. I suppose generations can be used but it is very few generations.<br /><br />Wica was a term used by Leland long before BTW existed. <br /><br />When I was with a BTW group EVERY meeting was bogged down by rants on this topic. People visited from England things were bogged down by this topic. It seems to me that if people did the work involving their religion, they'd get over this ego trap.Roberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10144040453666802786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4407507233856990377.post-88076261521587636982011-09-30T11:06:37.307-07:002011-09-30T11:06:37.307-07:00Awesome, Jason. Now you are getting Mormon ads. Lo...Awesome, Jason. Now you are getting Mormon ads. Love it.Angushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01900358348070248251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4407507233856990377.post-47585212458471222302011-09-30T09:16:31.134-07:002011-09-30T09:16:31.134-07:00I like to consider myself Pagan with Wiccan tenden...I like to consider myself Pagan with Wiccan tendencies. I think this mostly because I'm solitary, have never had formal training and so the labels don't really mean too much in my case, although after 22 years on the path I like to know what to call myself.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4407507233856990377.post-55802187893613382202011-09-29T17:48:09.775-07:002011-09-29T17:48:09.775-07:00No no -- no disparaging taken. I just know the Tr...No no -- no disparaging taken. I just know the Trad folks get accused of being snooty and judgmental enough without it looking like we tried to define Wicca for the entire world. I agree with the entirety of your entry here. I know what I mean when I say I'm Wiccan, but I can't necessarily know what you mean with the same word. My father-in-law deals with that issue as a Lutheran (Missouri Synod) minister -- he has a very narrow personal definition of "Christian", and gets frustrated when that label is applied to Mormons, the Unity School of Christianity, or even Catholics. He refuses to accept that the word means more than just what it does to him.AEMaxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03724676070380361723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4407507233856990377.post-84738435610962082652011-09-29T17:24:21.454-07:002011-09-29T17:24:21.454-07:00I certainly wasn't trying to disparage A&J...I certainly wasn't trying to disparage A&J, I chose that definition because I know you write things clearly and concisely. Amber and Jet defines the traditional definition of Wicca with a clarity I'm incapable of. :)Panmankeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10377332569960991864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4407507233856990377.post-87414387406836311672011-09-29T13:45:56.109-07:002011-09-29T13:45:56.109-07:00Editing the Amber and Jet definition like you did ...Editing the Amber and Jet definition like you did makes it look like we're trying to define Wicca for everyone. The actual statement as it appears on the list and website begins: "For the purposes of the Amber and Jet list, the term "Wicca" refers...". Those first nine words are important -- that's why I wrote it that way.AEMaxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03724676070380361723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4407507233856990377.post-86790903022540177322011-09-29T13:07:16.368-07:002011-09-29T13:07:16.368-07:00Hmmmm......Hmmmmm! Food for thought, Mr. Mankey. F...Hmmmm......Hmmmmm! Food for thought, Mr. Mankey. Food for thought.......Angushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01900358348070248251noreply@blogger.com