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The Significance of Symbols in Modern Witchcraft
Title: The Significance of Symbols in Modern Witchcraft
Category: Law & Government / Government & Politics
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The Significance of Symbols in Modern Witchcraft
The Significance of Symbols in Modern Witchcraft
Witchcraft, also known as wicca, is a religion with ancestry in an ancient Pagan religion of Northern Europe which pre-dates the Christian era (Simms 30.) It is an earth religion and its main deity is a goddess. Most participants worship the earth and belong to a coven, or group of believers, run by a high priestess. Most covens meet on days determined by solstices and equinoxes or on seasonal …showed first 75 words of 1035 total…
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…showed last 75 words of 1035 total…should not be questioned. It is the symbolism that can determine the vitality of a faith to its members. For as long as there is conviction and faith, the religion can survive.
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Luhrmann, T.M. Persuasions of the Witch’s Craft: Ritual Magic in Contemporary England. (Massachusetts: Harvard University Press, 1989.)
Simms, Maria Kay. The Witch’s Circle. (Minnesota: Llewellyn Publications, 1998.)
Pentacles and Pentagrams. Online. Available. http://www.religioustolerance.org/wic_pent.htm
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