(from the brocure by the Witches' League for Public Awareness)

Witches do not do evil

They believe that doing evil and harm is against all ethical and moral laws.

Furthermore, Witchcraft tells us

"An ye harm none (not even yourself), do what ye will."

Witches DO NOT worship Satan

Simply put: He's Their Boy... NOT Ours! Witches do not have a Satan/Devil

or any all-evil deity in their religious structure. Witchcraft is a religion

that underscores polarity and views the God and the Goddess as equal entities.

A Male Witch is not a Warlock

The word Warlock is a Scottish word meaning "oath breaker",

and became a term designating a male Witch during the "burning times".

A Male Witch is simply that.

Witches wear clothing of every color and every style

Many Witches do choose to wear black clothing or ritual robes.

The color black is the culmination of all vibrational rates of light

on the material plane. Black absorbs light information and helps

Witches be more receptive to psychic impressions and energies.

Witches come from every socio-economic and ethnic background

Many Witches are professional people holding positions of responsibility

such as Doctors, Nurses, Police Officers, Teachers etc.

Witchcraft does not discriminate against color or ethnic origin and does

view everything as equal in the eyes of the Goddess and the God.

Witches do use Spells - A spell is a thought, a projection, or a prayer. Other religions use

prayer, meditation, projection and ritual to produce an intended result.

The word "spell" does not imply doing evil or harm.

Witches do use Magic Wands

Often you see the use of magic wands in children's

cartoons and movies making the idea seem frivolous.

In actuality they are used in healing for directing energy.

Witches do use Witchcraft as a science, an art and a religion

They use their knowledge and magic in harmony with the

Universe and Nature around them. The word "Witch" has a deep and rich history –

As defined by the English Oxford dictionary "Witchcraft" is a Celtic (pronounced Kell-tick)

word meaning the wise, good people. "Wicce" (wick-kay) designates a female Witch

whereas "Wicca" (wick-kah) designates a male Witch.

In the religion of Witchcraft we view the pentacle as an amulet and a symbol for protection

The five-pointed star represents the human body and the earth. In combination,

the star surrounded by the circle represents the human body encompassed by the protection of

the Goddess/God force. The pentacle is the symbol for Universal Wisdom.

Witches do concern themselves with ecology - They have never forgotten this basic fact:

the world is not our enemy. Neither is it inert, dumb matter. The earth and all living things share

the same life-force. They are composed of patterns of intelligence, of knowledge, and of

divinity. all life is a web. We are woven into it as sisters and brothers of All. Witches need to

be grounded in both worlds and awake to their responsibilities for both worlds. It is only by

being responsible human beings that we can be responsible Witches and only responsible

Witches will survive.

Merry Meet and Brightest Blessings of our Lord and Lady to you

May you find the path you seek and walk it with confidence and honor.

The above is a synapsis of what it is to be wicca.

We follow the ways of the Lord and Lady (also known as the goddess and gods)

and honor the mother earth. We heal and help those who will accept it

and strive at all times to do no harm. In the doing no harm it is why

so many of us will not perform love spells for others...

simply put without the consent of both people involved

a love spell harms for it takes away the natural choice or

reaction of one of the people. In all that we do we seek to be more than others...

to be better but not superior.... we try to be understanding and to help

those in need as we have always done in the past. We accept that there are

those who would seek to do us harm, or would scorn us for what we believe.

Even in the face of that we "DO NO HARM" for it is human nature

to scorn what we do not understand. One of the biggest things which most wicca

have to over come is being outcast from normal society in many cases

as well as dirision and outright hated. We must accept these things and

rise above them to be more and be all that is possible.

To learn from what others have done and others have been through

in order to grow in this life and pass on to the next one.

Merry Parting and Blessed Be

Lady Guenhwyvar