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Celtic Witchcraft. A Warm Welcome or "Croeso Cynnes Cymraeg!" This is an on-line source of free information about the old religion of Great Britain. This easy to use site allows you to obtain guaranteed results. Welcome and thank you for stopping by. Here you will find ancient spiritual sources of Health, Love and Money. Contrary to most modern sources which promote our persecution or who lie about us, Witchcraft is a peaceful, harmonious and balanced way of life which promotes oneness with nature and all which exists.A Witch has a deep appreciation and feels awe in watching the sunrise or sunset, the forest in the light of a glowing moon, a meadow enchanted by the first light of day. Witchcraft is the morning dew on the petals of a beautiful flower, the gentle caress of a warm summer breeze upon your skin, or the warmth of the summer sun on your face. Witchcraft is the fall of colorful autumn leaves, and the softness of winter snow. It is light, and shadow and all that lies in between. It is the song of the birds and other creatures of the wild. It is being in the presence of Mother Earths nature and being humbled in reverence. When we are in the temple of the Lord and Lady, we are not prone to the arrogance of human technology as they touch our souls. To be a Witch is to be a healer, a teacher, a seeker, a giver, and a protector of all things. If this path is yours, may you walk it with honor, light and integrity.
Celtic Witchcraft is a belief system and way of life based upon pre-Christian traditions originating in Ireland, Scotland, and Wales. While much of the information of how our ancestors lived, worshiped and believed has been lost due to the efforts of the medievil church to wipe our existance from history, we have reconstructed the missing portions from the information available.
With recent archaeological discoveries, we now have basis to believe that the origins of our belief system can be traced even further back to the Paleolithic peoples who worshipped a Hunter God and a Fertility Goddess, as well to an ancient civilization which some have called Atlantis. With the discovery of these cave paintings which have been dated to be around 30,000 years old depicting a man with the head of a stag, and a pregnant woman standing in a circle with eleven other people, it can reasonably be assumed that Witchcraft is the oldest religion known in the world toady. These archetypes are clearly recognized by Witches as our view of the Goddess and God aspect of the supreme creative force and predate Christianity by roughly 28,000 years making it a mere toddler in the spectrum of time as we know it.
Witchcraft in ancient history was known as "The Craft of the Wise" because those who followed the path were healers, were in tune with the forces of nature, had a knowledge of Herbs and medicines, gave council and were valuable parts of the village and community as Shamanic leaders. They understood that mankind is not superior to nature, the earth and its creatures but instead we are simply one of the many parts, both seen and unseen that combine to make the whole. As Chief Seattle said; "We do not own the earth, we are part of it." These wise people understood that what we take or use, we must return in kind to maintain balance and equilibrium. Clearly, modern man with all his applied learning and technology has forgotten this. Subsequently, we currently face ecological disaster and eventual extinction because of our hunger for power and a few pieces of gold.
For the past several hundred years, the image of the Witch has been mistakenly associated with evil, heathenism, and unrighteousness. In my humble opinion, these misconceptions have their origin in a couple of different places.
To begin, the medieval church of the 15th through 18th centuries created these myths to convert the followers of the old nature based religions to the churches way of thinking. By making the Witch into a diabolical character and turning the old religious deities into devils and demons, the missionaries were able to attach fear to these beliefs which aided in the conversion process.
Secondly, as medical science began to surface, the men who were engaged in
these initial studies had a very poor understanding of female physiology, especially in
the area of a women's monthly cycles. The unknowns in this area played very well with the
early churches agenda lending credence to the Witch Hunters claims and authority. The
fledgling medical professions also stood to benefit greatly from this because it took the
power of the women healers away giving it to the
male physicians transferring the respect and power to them.
Unfortunately these misinformed fears and superstitions have carried forward through the
centuries and remain to this day. This is why many who follow these nature oriented
beliefs have adopted the name of Wicca over its true name of Witchcraft to escape the
persecution, harassment and misinformation associated with the name of Witchcraft and
Witch not to mention the bad publicity the press and Hollywood has given us simply to
generate a profit.
Witchcraft is a spiritual system that fosters the free thought and will of the individual,
encourages learning and an understanding of the earth and nature thereby affirming the
divinity in all living things. Most importantly howver, it teaches responsibility. We
accept responsibility for our actions and deeds as clearly a result of the choices we
make. We do not blame an exterior entity or being for our shortcomings, weaknesses or
mistakes. If we mess up or do something that brings harm to another, we have no one but
ourselves to blame and we must face the consequences resulting from those actions. No
if's, and's or but's and no whining...
We acknowledge the cycles of nature, the lunar phases and the seasons to celebrate our
spirituality and to worship the divine. It is a belief system that allows the Witch to
work with, not in supplication to deities with the intent of living in harmony and
achieving balance with all things.
The spells that we do involve healing, love, harmony, wisdom and creativity.
The potions that we stir might be a headache remedy, a cold tonic, or an herbal flea bath
for our pets. We strive to gain knowledge of and use the natural remedies placed on this
earth by the divine for our benefit instead of using synthetic drugs unless absolutely
necessary.
Witches believe that the spirit of the One, Goddess and God exist in all things. In the
trees, rain, flowers, the sea, in each other and all of natures creatures. This means that
we must treat "all things" of the Earth as aspects of the divine. We attempt to
honor and respect life in all its many manifestations both seen and unseen.
Wiccans learn from and revere the gift of nature from divine creation by celebrating the
cycles of the sun, moon and seasons. We search within ourselves for the cycles that
correspond to those of the natural world and try to live in harmony with the movement of
this universal energy. Our teachers are the trees, rivers, lakes, meadows, mountains and
animals as well as others who have walked this path before us. This belief creates a
reverence and respect for the environment, and all life upon the Earth.
We also revere the spirits of the elements of Earth, Air, Fire and Water which combine to
manifest all creation. From these four elements we obtain insight to the rhythms of nature
and understand they are also the rhythms of our own lives.
Because Witches have been persecuted for so many centuries, we believe in religious
freedom first! We do not look at our path as the only way to achieve spirituality, but as
one path among many to the same end. We are not a missionary religion out to convert new
members to think the same as we do. We are willing to share our experience and knowledge
with those who seek our wisdom and perspective however. We believe that anyone who is ment
for this path will find it through their own search as the Goddess speaks to each of us in
her time and way. Witches practice tolerance and acceptance toward all other religions as
long as those faiths do not persecute others or violate the tenant of "Harm
None."
Witchcraft is not a cult. We do not proclaim ourselves to be spokespersons for the divine
or try to get others to follow us as their leaders.
We do not worship Satan or consort with Demons. Satan is a Christian creation. We do not
need a paranoid creation of supreme evil and eternal damnation to scare us into doing the
right thing and helping others. We choose to do the right thing and love our brothers and
sisters because it IS the right thing and it feels good to do it. It is also a maturity
thing.
We do not sacrifice animals or humans because that would violate our basic tenant of
"Harm None." Anyone who does and claims to be a Witch is lying.
We have no need to steal or control the life force of another to achieve mystical or
supernatural powers. We draw our energy from within, and our personal relationship with
the divine in nature.
We do not use the forces of nature or the universe to hex or cast spells on others except
in self defense. Again, "Harm None" is the whole of the law.
Witches have a strict belief in the Law of Three which states that whatever we send out
into our world shall return to us at least three fold either good or bad. With this in
mind, a "True Witch" would hesitate to do magick to harm or manipulate another
because that act could boomerang back to us much larger and harder then when we threw it.
Most of us continually strive to consider the consequences before
undertaking a ritual, spell or rite that could go astray. It is when we follow the path
with the love of the Goddess in our hearts and adhere to the basic tenants of the Craft
that our work is beneficial and we achieve harmony and balance with all things.
The heart of Celtic Witchcraft cannot be summed up in just a few words. To gain a
fuller understanding of the Craft, I urge you visit the other pages on this site as well
as following the links to a select group of exceptional Wiccan and Witchcraft sites.
Through the wisdom and words set down through the ages, you will find that you are able to
understand the basis of our beliefs and how they may apply to you. Your inner voice will
also quickly let you know if the intent of what you are reading is for superficial
purposes to benefit self instead of working to benefit the whole. Remember to read with
your heart, for it is when you see life and the world with your heart and spirit that you
truly gain an understanding of Witchcraft.
celtic witchcraft. A Warm Welcome or "Croeso Cynnes Cymraeg!" This is an on-line source of free information about the old religion of Great Britain. This easy to use site allows you to obtain guaranteed results. Welcome and thank you for stopping by. Find ancient spiritual sources of Health, Love and Money. Please click on the image to enter the site. Discover knowledge, love. celtic witchcraft.
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