Wicca Religion: A Neo-Pagan Religion

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The person who introduce Wicca publicly was Gerald Gardner in 1950, and the religion has been around since then, it is also a Neo-Pagan religion that is centered on nature, and its primary elements are, earth, air, fire, water, sun, and spirit. Wiccan believe that these elements symbolize the five points of the pentagram, and each element of nature symbolizes a different place, an emotion, an object, and a natural energy and a force. This religion is nature oriented the love for nature and paganism has always been a big part of this religion. Wicca is assumed to be from the old English Wicca meaning Wise One. The definition, meaning a “religion influenced by pre-Christian beliefs and practices of Western Europe that supports the existence of …show more content…
It all started in 1951 The 1735 Witchcraft Laws which had made the practice of witchcraft a crime in Great Britain were abolished. 1951 The witchcraft museum on the Isle of Man opened with backing from Gerald Gardner. 1954 Gardner published the first non-fiction book on Wicca, Witchcraft Today. 1962 Raymond and Rosemary Buckland, initiated witches, came to the United States and began training others. 1971 The first feminist coven was formed in California by Zsuzsanna Budapest. 1979 Starhawk published The Spiral Dance: The Rebirth of the Ancient Religion of the Great Goddess. 1986 Raymond Buckland published the Complete Book of Witchcraft. 1988 Scott Cunningham published Wicca: A Guide for the Solitary Practitioner. 2007 The United States Armed Services permitted the Wicca pentagram to be placed on graves in military …show more content…
Here we can see that women are only mainly attracted to the religion because they can identify themselves with the High Priestesses. I find this interesting because this religion at the beginning was only composed of females and through the years, it has been more open to both male and females. Another reason why others might join the religion is because “Its eclectic nature allows individuals the freedom to select from a range of beliefs and expand their perimeters in an atmosphere of permissiveness which is of an esoteric nature”. Here we can see that the Wiccan Religion is a free religion and you don’t have to feel like you are trapped in the