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Originally Posted by Darkland
Exactly and what I said early I didnt nail down to Wicca for they guy who said I was completely incorrect, hence the line where I said I dont think they called it Wicca back then. Wicca is definitely an updated version of a very old religion or belief system. Wicca is very tied into the ancient religions observing certain ancient rituals, as well as observing certain ancient Pagan Holidays. Gardner didnt just create the religion (Wicca) up out of the blue, he compounded and modernized an already existing religion, maybe even several religions, pre-christian religion(s).
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Yup...I think the Wiccan beliefs are heavily drawn from the Celtic Pagans...Druids, if you will...assuming I remember correctly. It's been a while since I've shoved my nose in those books, lol.
Of course there are modern twists given to those basic ideas..every religion does that. These are modern times and there are always modifications made to adapt to the current "climate"...even catholicism has flirted with the idea of relaxing some of their doctrines....though it won't happen in the current Pope's "reign" lol.