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Wicca: Anyone get tired of the emphasis on magic, instead of the spiritual part?
I mean, its a beautiful religion with emphasis on acceptance and equality of the sexes, and pays homage to the nature and the world around us... but pick up a book on Wicca these days, and its all about setting up your altar and casting spells. Instead of giving me holiday rituals from past times in far away lands to incorporate into my own observances, I get instructions for staring into a crystal ball. Am I the only one who wants more spirituality, and less magic and divination?
That seems to be a common problem with a lot of the pagan and heathen faiths. I strongly suspect that a lot of the books written about my faith are written by those who don't actually practice it, in all honesty. They seem to have a tenuous grasp on the nature of the Nordic deities and I also suspect they are wannabe pagans in Nordic Heathen clothing. While some people of my faith *do* practice Seidhr, the vast majority of us do not, though that is not the impression you get from reading some of the popular books on Asatru (the authors also apparently being unaware that there are many forms of Nordic Heathenism). Seidhr is a Nordic Shamanistic tradition and should be reserved for those with an affinity and talent for such things - not promoted to all of us. (I do not practice Seidhr, btw. I raise a Nid against those nithings who attacked my adopted homeland every year on September 11th and place a Nidstang, but that's it.)
I *do* feel badly for Wiccans as I've read some of the books that purport to represent your faith. It truly does give people the wrong idea about the vast majority of you. I'd have the wrong idea from reading some of those books if I didn't actually know a lot of Wiccans and other pagans in person. I've found the vast majority of them to be just like me - a deep spiritual connection with their patron deities with little or no emphasis on the "magic" part other than as a tool to focus their own inner energies to deal with the task at hand.
It's very sad to me when someone corrupts the base nature of ANY faith, really. It's even worse in my mind when hacks like Raven Silverwolf prey upon the wallets of confused teenagers and further confuse them with their twaddle. We have such an emphasis on historical facts and look to the archaeological record in my faith, we don't have quite the same problem with that that you Wiccans have, but it does still exist and most of us find it reprehensible and even completely enraging.
I think all we can really do is for those of us who have been in the faith for a long time (or in my case - who were raised in the faith) lead by example. If a young Nordic Heathen shows an affinity for Shamanism and a talent for Seidhr or even just runework, I will still counsel them on practical matters and traditions, but for spiritual instruction they go to a Goði or a Goðia - not a book, which could easily lead them astray. I really do think those of us in such faiths need to be a bit more vigilant in guiding our younger members so they *don't* fall victim to misdirection or are made to feel badly because they lack the natural talents necessary for spellwork in any faith. After all, most people do NOT have those talents - they're quite rare.
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