What do you call a performer (or believer) of Wicca?
17. Apr, 2010 
14 Comments
I see that some people that perform Wicca call them self witches, but isn't a witch a performer of witchcraft? As far as I know is Wicca actually a religion, that bases on old celtic nature religions, and witchcraft is powers given by the devil in Christianity. So witch can't be the right thing to call a performer (or believer) of Wicca, so then what is the right to say?
heathen..
wizard
A witch or Wiccan
wiccan, they are going to hell, but i guess thats what they want.
Someone who needs to be purified by fire…
A person who is a member of Wicca is a Wiccan.
Wiccan..or pagan I’m not sure. Most I meet are slightly insane, but very lovable ^_^
The correct term for either a male or female practitioner is witch.
The correct term is indeed “Wiccan”. Not all Wiccans are witches and practice witchcraft and not all witches are Wiccans. A “witch” is merely someone who practices witchcraft and they can fall into many different faith categories.
No, Fireball, they are not Heathens. *I* am a Heathen. Heathens practice the prechristian faith of any of the original Germanic tribes and that includes the Norse, along with many other groups that have since died out or intermarried into obscurity. (think Frisians to start with)
Wiccan is correct. Depending on their variety, fluffy is also correct. While people tell you that it’s based on Celtic religions, the deities are for the most part from the Greek and that makes sense, as Gerald Gardner stole most of it from Aleister Crowley to the point where some claim Crowley actually wrote the laws and rituals.
Wicca is a religious belief system. Some Wiccans use magick as part of their worship. Magick is what is referred to as witchcraft, hence the colloquialism “witch” is used instead of Wiccan. But “witch” can be used for anyone who practices magick, whether Wiccan or not.
Most Wiccans are also Witches. No, Witchcraft doesn’t ahve anything to do with the devil, that’s nasty propaganda and stereotyping.
A follower of Wicca is a Wiccan. But since Traditional Wiccans are ALWAYS Witches too, it’s fine to call them that.
In the words of some initiations: “…Initiate, Witch and Priest/ess of the Tradition.”
Well dear, just call us Wiccans or Pagans, both are just fine. Some Wiccans are practicing for the spiritual and religious aspect which is honoring the God and the Goddess and the elements and the wheel of the year. Those of us who are witches are usually the clergy performing most of the rituals that non-witch Wiccans can attend. We also perform the spells and charge tools with magick.
There is a lot of work and study that goes into learning Wicca and then a lot more to learn to be a witch. Most people lack the time, and patience to get too heavily involved but do believe and it is easy to believe as in Wicca, God, the Goddess and the power of the universe is evident to you from the start. So most people do not become witches. We do have Esbats and usually it is mainly witches who attend and when you have the power of a group of witches in a circle the energy will literally knock you out. If you do not learn to ground the energy and shield yourself from it, you will become ill, muscle cramps, nausea and fainting are the usual physical problems.
We have nothing to do with the Devil the Christians believe in.
So, there are Wiccans, and there are Wiccan Witches. Not all Witches are Wiccans, not all Wiccans are Witches, but some of us are Wiccan Witches. Does that help you out any?
Blessed Be
A Wiccan is what you call a practitioner of the religion Wicca.
Many Wiccans are practicing Witches, too; but not all of us, and the terms are no longer synonymous (if they ever were).
To Christians, yes, I’m sure they would describe Witchcraft as a power given by the devil.
To Witches, Witchcraft is the practice of nature magic, which is natural and neutral (not evil or good in and of itself– intent is everything).