mqstalker
I'm sorry I'm just jumping in here...so...being Wiccan involves being initiated by a coven and becoming part of it.
And not having that done means you're an eclectic pagan?
All this time, I thought I was Wiccan. Incorrect that I was.
*hides*
I really should read more around here...I haven't been on that long, so yeah. I should get to reading more.
If I may be so bold as to ask...what books would you recommend me reading? Like, specifically? I am completely interested in learning much more than I already know. which isn't much to begin with...*sigh*
And not having that done means you're an eclectic pagan?
All this time, I thought I was Wiccan. Incorrect that I was.
*hides*
I really should read more around here...I haven't been on that long, so yeah. I should get to reading more.
If I may be so bold as to ask...what books would you recommend me reading? Like, specifically? I am completely interested in learning much more than I already know. which isn't much to begin with...*sigh*
It's okay, it's not your fault ^_^ There are heaps of books out there that say you can be a Wiccan if all you do is cast their spells and stuff. Even good authors like Cunningham use the word "Wicca" in ways they shouldn't. So people get mislead all the time. I was the same way for years ^_^
I personally believe that the religion based on Wiccan outer-court info exists as a specific religion in its own right. It's not Wicca, but for the sake of things "Neo-Wicca" is as good a compromise as any. (It's hard to get so many people to change the name of their religion wink ) But yeah, there are practices and beliefs that comprise that religion, so I believe it's a religion in its own right... just a religion that isn't Wicca.
But then there are a whole bunch of people who think they fit into the "Neo-Wicca" category but don't wink