A witch is anyone who casts spells. Even Satanists and Christians could be considered witches if they cast spells and do magic, but they aren't Wiccan because they follow a different religion than Wiccans. A Wiccan is someone who follows the religion of Wicca, which is an officially recognized religion just like Christianity, Judaism, Islam, and Buddhism. If you get nothing else from this, remember that "Wicca" is the name of the religion and "Wiccans" are the followers of Wicca. So you wouldn't say, "I have a friend who is Wicca." Instead, you would say that your friend is Wiccan.
According to the Wiccan Rede, which are the rules that Wiccans abide by, Wiccans are not supposed cast harmful spells. The Wiccan Rede says, "And ye harm none, do what ye will."
Someone who claims to be a "witch" but who is not "Wiccan" is not following the religion of Wicca. Therefore, they do not have to follow the rede. So they can throw curses at you from across the room.
If you think you want to be Wiccan, or you want to know the difference in Wicca and witchcraft, here are some useful pages to read that explain the difference:
http://paganwiccan.about.com/od/wiccaandpaganismbasics/a/WWPDiffs.htm
http://www.spiralnature.com/spirituality/wicca/witchcraft-versus-wicca.html
Blessings,
StarWitch.
Re: Be a witch but not Wiccan By: bluemoon99 / Beginner
Post # 12 May 08, 2012
Im christian wicca to and in many places of the bible it mentions spells and such magick is good and bad and the fear of magick in religion derived from preists feeling threatened by people able to heal and protect themselves without paying in the churches in the middle ages and the witches and wicca who practiced dark magick
Re: Be a witch but not Wiccan By: Hekatewitch7 / Beginner
Post # 13 May 08, 2012
Everyone has different believes, you can be what you choose. If you choose to believe in God and practice witchcraft than its your belief. You can be whatever you wish and none can get in the way of that.
hello i'm also a christian witch and didn't let my parents know because they might not forgive me and worst of all they might stop me to do magick for magick is my life :)
well in my opinion i think witchcraft is just borrowing christ's energy=the nature,the universe and by the way if you do cast spells,instead of putting the gods/goddess' name on the parayer just substitute it with lord,i did it on my previous spell casting and still the spell works :) so i think christianity is not a hindrance in the craft...just my opinion :)
Blessed be...
