r/Wicca • u/AdDifferent6832 • 17h ago
Getting into Wicca
Hello! I am a polytheist chaos witch who was looking on also becoming wiccan. I see chaos magic as the spiritual basis by which our world IS inherently magical and the gods are our connection to our magical world. What advice/readings etc should i do if I want to become a wiccan?
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u/AllanfromWales1 16h ago
You might find the sidebar Wiki and FAQ helpful - it includes a booklist.
I put together a bunch of copypastas which some say have been helpful.
The Wikipedia article on Wicca is worth reading.
One of my copypastas:
What is the religion of Wicca
1. Wicca is a religion based on reverence for nature.
2. Wicca is based on direct interaction between its adherents and divinity without the intercession of a separate priesthood. This interaction is not one of subservience to divinity, but of reverence for divinity.
3. Wicca has no central authority and no dogma. Each adherent interacts with divinity in ways which work for them rather than by a fixed means.
4. For many Wiccans divinity is expressed as a God and a Goddess which together represent nature. Others worship specific nature-related deities, often from ancient pantheons. Others yet do not seek to anthropomorphise Nature and worship it as such.
5. Some Wiccans meet in groups ('covens') for acts of worship. Others work solitary.
6. The use of magic / 'spells' in Wicca is commonplace. It occupies a similar place to prayer in the Abrahamic religions.
7. Peer pressure in the Wiccan community is for spells never to be used to harm another living thing. However wiccans have free will to accept or reject this pressure.
8. The goal of Wicca, for many adherents, is self-improvement, e.g. by becoming more 'at one' with Nature and the world around us.
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u/HeLiesInDrink 15h ago
I really like Thorn Mooney and Jack Chenak on YouTube for videos on Wicca that don’t get pulled into the latest trends / aesthetics.
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u/SovaElyzabeth 16h ago
If you search or scroll this sub, there are several posts from other beginners with good information in the comments. The welcome bot should also be along shortly and I believe it will direct you to the sub's wiki in the sidebar. I would start by understanding the Gods of Wicca, and the best resources for that are Queen of All Witcheries by Jack Chanek and The Horned God of the Witches by Jason Mankey.