About Wicca
		The Wiccan Rede
Bide the Wicca Law ye must, In perfect love and perfect trust. Eight words the Wiccan Rede fulfill: An harm ye none, do what thou wilt. Unless in self defense it be, Evermind the Rule of Three. Follw these words with your mind and heart Merry ye meet, and merry ye part
							What you see to the left is the Rede, that which Wiccans live by.  I guess that you can say that it's simular to the Golden Rule, or the Ten Commandants.  There are many different traditions and specific beliefs in Wicca, but this is the common thread that holds them all together.  It's not my intention to get into an involved discussion of the different traditions, so I'll keep it basic, and try to explain some of our core beliefs.
							Wicca has two gods, a God and a Goddess.  Or, as I call them, the Lord and the Lady.  A lot of Wiccans take names from different mythologies.  Greek is popular, as is Roman, and Celtic.  Since I don't use the different mythologies, I don't have names for the Gods.  However, that doesn't mean that they are any less powerful or capable than those who come from mythologies.
Wicca is a nature based religion.  We're not into Satanic rituals, sacraficing small children, chickens, or the family pets.  Satan is a Christian concept, and since we're not Christians, why worship an entity that we don't believe in? We have eight seasonal celebrations a year, called Sabbats.  The Greater Sabbats are Imbolc, Beltane, Lammas, and Samhain.  The Lesser Sabbats fall on the equinoxes and soltices.  They are Ostara, Midsummer, Mabon, and Yule.
							For those of you wondering, yes, there are Wiccans in the United States military.  Click here for a transription from the Air Force's Chaplain's Handbook.
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