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At what point does a person stop being Wiccan and become something else?

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    Re: At what point does a person stop being Wiccan and become something else?

    Originally posted by -JT- View Post
    I kind of relate. I actually still enjoy attending Christian rituals. You know, at the moment I sort of consider myself a "liturgical Wiccan", because the pagan group I'm a member of celebrates the Wheel of the Year rituals, like a Catholic who enjoys the ritual and attends Mass but doesn't really believe in what the priest says. I like the fact Wicca has clear cut practices and rituals because I enjoy the community of celebrating them en masse...when people get together and celebrate a sabbat, practicing certain things in unison, believing certain things about what is being done...the mass participation does give it its own spiritual power. But the very clear cut-ness that allows this is what really prevents me from believing in it on the deepest levels.

    Paganism tends to appeal to individualistic people and we live in a very "follow your own guidance" age. I'm no exception to that tendency. So it might be hard for a lot of people to consider themselves Wiccans in the technical sense. But let's not forget the fact a lot of Catholics don't really believe in everything the church teaches either, and still consider themselves Catholics.

    Personally I very much like the idea of celebrating a ritual en masse but everyone putting their own subjective meaning into it, if that makes any sense. It's the closest I can think of to getting the best of both worlds.
    Well put JT!
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