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"Religion is for those who are afraid of going to hell. Spirituality is for those who have already been there." Collection of Spirituality Stories Cheryl's Home Webrings

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About Wicca

Definition of magic is: The art of changing consciousness at will.

When we ask, "What is reality?" we are not so much looking for an ultimate definition as stating our willingness to be taken somewhere beyond the boundaries of our previous experiences.

But that journey cannot be rich & varied unless we are willing to let go of seeing our own experience, our own styles and answers and insights, as defining reality for everyone.

Witch's have a saying, "Where there's fear, there's power." Transform fear into power-from-within.

Goddesses and Gods are not figures for us to copy -- they are more like broomsticks: grab hold, and they will take us away somewhere behond the boundaries of our ordinary lives.

The three core principles of the Goddess religion:

Immanence calls us to live our spirituality here in the world, to take action, to preserve the life of the earth, to live with simplicity and responsibility.

Interconnection is the understanding that all being is interrelated, that we are linked with all of the cosmos as parts of one living organism. What affects one of us affects us all. Interconnection demands from us compassion, the ability to feel with others so strongly that our passion for justice is itself aroused.

Community primarily focuses on the growth and transformation that comes through intimate interactions and common struggles, not individual salvation or enlightenment or enrichment. Community is personal -- one's closest friends, relatives, and lovers, those to whom we are accountable.

The Goddess religion is a conscious attempt to reshape culture. But we CANNOT reshape consciousness by force or through fear, for to do so would only reinforce what we are trying to change. We will experience more repression as we become more visible. But we should never let fear silence us -- or we do the oppressor's work for them.

With courage, vision, humor, and creativity, we can use our magic, our ability to change consciousness, our world view, and our values to reinstate the living web of all interconnected life as the measure by which all choices are judged.

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