Wicca is a modern pagan, witchcraft religion

Wicca is a diverse religion with no central authority or figure defining it.

Wicca often involves the ritual practice of magic, though it is not always necessary

Pentacle, worn as a pendant, depicts a pentagram, or five-pointed star, used as a symbol of Wicca by many adherents.

Beliefs in Wicca range from hard polytheism to even monotheism.

Wicca is typically duotheistic, worshipping a god and goddess traditionally viewed as a mother goddess and horned god.

The term Wicca first achieved widespread acceptance when referring to the religion in the 1960s and 70s

Application of the word Wicca has given rise to "a great deal of disagreement and infighting".

The Goddess and the God may be regarded as the Divine Feminine and the Divine Masculine

The God and Goddess are generally seen as lovers and equals, the Divine Couple who together co-create the cosmos.

Traditionally the God is viewed as a Horned God, associated with nature, wilderness, sexuality, hunting and the life cycle

The Horned God is given various names according to the tradition, and these include Cernunnos, Pan, Atho and Karnayna.

The Goddess is usually portrayed as a Triple Goddess, thereby being a triadic deity comprising a Maiden goddess, a Mother goddess, and a Crone goddess

Some Wiccans, particularly from the 1970s onwards, have viewed the Goddess as the more important of the two deities, who is pre-eminent in that she contains and conceives all. In this respect, the God is viewed as the spark of life and inspiration within her, simultaneously her lover and her child.

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Tuesday, April 17, 2012

The Nemesea August 23Rd

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The Nemesea August 23Rd
IN ANCIENT GREECE, THE "DAY OF THE NEMESEA," A SOLEMNITY IN MEMORY OF DECEASED PERSONS WAS CELEBRATED ON THIS DATE. THE FESTIVAL HONORED THE GODDESS" NEMESIS", WHO DEFENDED RELICS AND THE MEMORY OF THE DEAD FROM INSULT AND INJURY. HER NAME MAY BE TRANSLATED TO" 'SHE WHO DISTRIBUTES OR DEALS OUT'" OR DIVINE VENGEANCE. "NEMESIS" WAS BOTH FEARED AND REVERED. She was an avenging goddess executing the righteous anger of the gods.

IN GREEK AND ROMAN MYTHOLOGY, "NEMESIS" WAS THE GODDESS OF RETRIBUTION. SHE IS A PRIMORDIAL DEITY WHO EMERGED FROM "CHAOS", THE PERSONIFICATION OF DIVINE JUSTICE. SHE REPRESENTS THAT POWER WHICH ADJUSTS THE BALANCE OF HUMAN AFFAIRS, BY AWARDING TO EACH INDIVIDUAL THE FATE WHICH HIS ACTIONS DESERVE SHE WAS THE GODDESS OF VENGEANCE, ALWAYS PREPARED TO PUNISH IMPIETY. SHE IS THE FORCE OF KARMA. "NEMESIS "IS USUALLY DEPICTED AS HOLDING A WHIP IN ONE HAND, AND A PAIR OF SCALES IN THE OTHER.

Source: pagan-wiccan.blogspot.com
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