Wicca 101 (Part 2)
If you really do want to learn and become part of Paganism and Wicca then you will need a Book of Shadows (aka BOS). This is where you will keep all the information you learn and collect. This doesn't have to be fancy (but it can if you want it to be). You can just buy a regular notebook with paper, one of those composition notebooks or a fancy hardbound one from an occult store. But what I reccomend you use is a 3 ring bound note book with divides and tabs. This way if one section of your BOS grows then you can add more paper in there whenever you need, or you can take things out and shift them around, and add extra sections as you learn more. You can start off with a regular sized one, but after a few years it might get full and you'll just have to get a bigger one. I know it's happened to me.
You should most definately check out books from your library on Paganism and Wicca. While I can tell you alot of things I can't write you an entire book about this subject so it's best if you fill in the rest on your own. Once you read one or two begginer books you'll be able to understand more and move on and be able to pick better books to continue your growth and learning. I CAN however give you a list of some books I own and have read as a begginer just so you have an idea.
To Ride a Silver Broomstick-By Silver RaveWolf
The Truth About Witchcraft Today-By Scott Cunningham
The Urban Primitve-By Raven Kaldera and Tannin Schwartzstein
The Learned Arts of Witches and Wizards- By Anton and Mina Adams
Those are just a few, and remember that not everything you read (especially on the internet) is accurate or true. There are some books and websites that try to hoodwink you or lead you astray.
Also, it isn't neccesary to be initiated to LEARN about Wicca, but it is appropriate that if you are going to practice and do spells that you are initiated. Wicca and Paganism in general are long never ending journeys of learning and knowledge, it's up to you to decide how far you want to go. If you do decide to be initiated you should know that before hand you must have a dedication ceremony. This means that for 1 year and a day you will be studying to be initiated. Usually there is a certain amount of knowledge you must know before you are initiated, but this is mostly for covens. Most Solitary Practicioners (someone who practices privately on their own and not within a coven), do self initiations. They still do the year and a day of study, but they just initiate themselves.
Remember that it is your choice only what you do. And if you do an initiation it is a big step and if you choose to turn away from it someday is like breaking a big promise.
http://www.pathcom.com/~newmoon/chants.html
There is a link to the Wiccan Rede and Law of the Three
You should most definately check out books from your library on Paganism and Wicca. While I can tell you alot of things I can't write you an entire book about this subject so it's best if you fill in the rest on your own. Once you read one or two begginer books you'll be able to understand more and move on and be able to pick better books to continue your growth and learning. I CAN however give you a list of some books I own and have read as a begginer just so you have an idea.
To Ride a Silver Broomstick-By Silver RaveWolf
The Truth About Witchcraft Today-By Scott Cunningham
The Urban Primitve-By Raven Kaldera and Tannin Schwartzstein
The Learned Arts of Witches and Wizards- By Anton and Mina Adams
Those are just a few, and remember that not everything you read (especially on the internet) is accurate or true. There are some books and websites that try to hoodwink you or lead you astray.
Also, it isn't neccesary to be initiated to LEARN about Wicca, but it is appropriate that if you are going to practice and do spells that you are initiated. Wicca and Paganism in general are long never ending journeys of learning and knowledge, it's up to you to decide how far you want to go. If you do decide to be initiated you should know that before hand you must have a dedication ceremony. This means that for 1 year and a day you will be studying to be initiated. Usually there is a certain amount of knowledge you must know before you are initiated, but this is mostly for covens. Most Solitary Practicioners (someone who practices privately on their own and not within a coven), do self initiations. They still do the year and a day of study, but they just initiate themselves.
Remember that it is your choice only what you do. And if you do an initiation it is a big step and if you choose to turn away from it someday is like breaking a big promise.
http://www.pathcom.com/~newmoon/chants.html
There is a link to the Wiccan Rede and Law of the Three
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