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I'm not even going to dignify that with a response.
Nate, if they made up these notions about witches that means the idea of witches must already have existed. What I'm asking is, where does the basic concept of witches come from?
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probobly the religion of wicca.... study of witchcraft....
Quotes from the witch's bible (forgot what it's called):
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We of the Church of Wicca are often amazed and saddened at the lack of knowledge in both Christians and pagans regarding the real origins of much of present-day Christian thought and ethic [foreword, page xi].
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Power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely. Therefore we do not believe that the Deity has power to operate on the earth plane; whereas the power that we store by prayer in (stone) god forms can be effective on the earth plane
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Covens will go looking for spirits that are miserably clinging to the earth plane, unaware that their body is dead. These spirits can be trapped and used as workers.
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Are you so preconditioned that you can't admit to known, documented facts?
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(a description of a ritual) :
The woman cuts the man's forearm so that she draws blood. (The easiest way to produce the necessary cut is to pinch the flesh with one hand and cut with the other.) ... Man and woman each cut themselves; the man allows his blood to fall on hers.
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Renewal of Female Desire
This very tricky procedure should be attempted only by a competent group. The problem, of course, is that the woman can easily be turned into a nymphomaniac.
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Some spirits are mavericks. Not wanting to go through development in Side, and also unwilling to be reborn, they possess available earth shells.
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Jesus the teacher and healer was killed for his attempts to straighten out his church; the church has ever since killed off almost everyone who showed psychic or healing powers ...
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It is inherent in Wicca belief that marriage is mainly a matter of the mind, not of sex. Can you allow the woman you live with to have sex with another in the perfect faith that she will return to you and you will feel more, not less, loving toward her? This tenet is obviously the reverse of the Judeo-Christian [sic] "thou shalt not." We are interested in binding the coven together with love and understanding; therefore, our rule is that twice a year every male and female in the coven will live with a female or male other than the spouse for one full lunar month. It is usual for the males to change homes, though in many cases, if more convenient, the women agree to change.
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note that this is from the current witch's bible....
Also note the Wicca is a neopagan Earth- Centered religion
ALSO note that Wicca is NOT a Satanic religion, contrary to popular belief
Quotes from followers of Wicca:
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"We are not evil. We don't harm or seduce people. We are not dangerous. We are ordinary people like you. We have families, jobs, hopes, and dreams. We are not a cult. This religion is not a joke. We are not what you think we are from looking at T.V. We are real. We laugh, we cry. We are serious. We have a sense of humor. You don't have to be afraid of us. We don't want to convert you. And please don't try to convert us. Just give us the same right we give you--to live in peace. We are much more similar to you than you think." Margot Adler
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"If you take the Christian Bible and put it out in the wind and the rain, soon the paper on which the words are printed will disintegrate and the words will be gone. Our bible IS the wind and the rain." Herbalist Carol McGrath as told to her by a Native-American woman.
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"We should educate people that 'Witch' is not evil but ancient and positive. The first time I called myself a 'Witch' was the most magical moment of my life." Margot Adler.
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"When one defines oneself as Pagan, it means she or he follows an earth or nature religion, one that sees the divine manifest in all creation. The cycles of nature are our holy days, the earth is our temple, its plants and creatures our partners and teachers. We worship a deity that is both male and female, a mother Goddess and father God, who together created all that is, was, or will be. We respect life, cherish the free will of sentient beings, and accept the sacredness of all creation." Edain McCoy
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I'll try to do some more research later
