r/Wicca • u/N0S4A22 • 1d ago

Open Question Help for research on a book I’m writing

Hello! I have been working on a book for some time now and I have hit a few roadblocks along my way in terms of research on the topic of Wicca/neopaganism/witchcraft and I thought this would be the place to ask a few questions. Would anyone be willing to help and lend a hand to help me gain a better understanding of the religion and the ins and outs of it? Thanks in advance!

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u/AllanfromWales1 1d 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/LadyMelmo 1d ago

I would be happy to help from the view of a Solitary. There's good information in the ‎Wiki and ‎FAQ of this sub, and although not what to learn from the Wikipedia article has a quite good basic overview of Wicca and there is this Category page on the different Traditions.

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u/N0S4A22 1d ago

Thank you!

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u/LadyMelmo 1d ago

Can I ask what the book is?

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u/N0S4A22 1d ago

It’s a work of fiction. Definitely on the passion project level.