In traditional Wicca, however, these other representations of the Wiccan god are subsumed or amalgamated into the Horned God, as aspects or expressions of him.

These other conceptions of the Wiccan god should not be regarded as displacing the Horned God, but rather as elaborating on various facets of his nature.

Most traditional Wiccans worship the god and goddess, and a central part of Wiccan liturgy involves the Great Rite ; an act of actual or symbolic ritual sexual intercourse between the two deities.

Magical organizations can include hermetic orders, Wiccan covens or Wiccan circles, esoteric societies, arcane colleges, witches ' covens, and other groups which may utilize different terminology

Historically, the Christian church and lay-people have believed that more women than men are involved in paganism and witchcraft, which can be seen as far back as 1487 with the printing of the Malleus Maleficarum Several modern authors of Wiccan books state that, in current Wicca, the situation is the same.

In this light, the Rede can be seen as encouraging a Wiccan to take personal responsibility for his or her actions.

One of the largest and best-known Wiccan covens in Utah County can be found in Payson.

This emphasis can be seen in the Sabbat rituals, which focus on the relationship between the Wiccan Goddess and God.

Author Jane Raeburn believes that while there is " a firm distinction between historical Celtic inspiration and modern Wiccan practice ", that the two can be blended to form " a living path of ethical and spiritual growth ".

Though Wiccan is unsure about what to do — being confined or go on the run — Cassie suggests that he find the Scarlet Witch, believing that if they can show her that her children were alive, she may be able to reverse everything she has done, including restoring her father to life.

The Odyssean training system is remarked upon as being notably rigorous, which can be observed in the Wiccan Church of Canada weekly classes.

The Blue Star tradition's theology allows for enough flexibility to allow polytheists, pantheists and monotheists to participate in the tradition, and rituals can involve prayer or invocation to Wiccan deities, the gods and goddesses of Pagan peoples, or deified abstractions.

Dianic Wiccans as " positive path " practitioners do neither manipulative spellwork nor hexing because it goes against the Wiccan Rede ; other Dianic witches ( notably Zsuzsanna Budapest ) do not consider hexing or binding of those who attack women to be wrong.

For this reason, Gardnerian Wicca is usually considered to be the earliest extant tradition of Wicca, from which most subsequent Wiccan traditions are derived.

In the UK and most Commonwealth countries someone self-defined as Wiccan is usually understood to be claiming initiatory descent from Gardner, either through Gardnerian Wicca, or through a derived branch such as Alexandrian Wicca or Algard Wicca.

Within many forms of Wicca the Goddess has come to be considered as a universal deity, more in line with her description in the Charge of the Goddess, a key Wiccan text.

Over the years Bonewits also had varying degrees of involvement with mystical organizations such as Ordo Templi Orientis, Gardnerian Wicca, and the New Reformed Orthodox Order of the Golden Dawn ( a Wiccan organization not to be confused with the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn ) as well as others.

The most prominent and widespread moral code to be found in the contemporary pagan movement is the Wiccan Rede, which states that those who follow it should " do as you will, as long as you harm none ".

According to Wiccan tradition, there is no separation between " clergy " and " congregation " and all initiates are generally considered to be priestesses and priests, though there is a growing movement toward allowing laity and not requiring active participation in circles.

Folklorist Sabina Magliocco points out that " Grimassi never claims to be reproducing exactly what was practiced by Italian immigrants to North America ; he admits Italian-American immigrants " have adapted a few Wiccan elements into their ways ".

Sabina Magliocco, who has criticized some of Grimassi's claims, does point out that " Grimassi never claims to be reproducing exactly what was practiced by Italian immigrants to North America ; he admits Italian-American immigrants " have adapted a few Wiccan elements into their ways ".

* 1985: Judy Harrow became the first member of CoG ( Covenant of the Goddess, a Wiccan group ) to be legally registered as clergy in New York City in 1985, after a five year effort requiring the assistance of the New York Civil Liberties Union.

It could also be said that they each represent a different stereotype of witches: Granny is the classic fairy tale witch, Nanny the village wise woman and Magrat the modern romantic Wiccan.

Cooper, Kate, and Annie find this to be alarmingly true, and their progress on the Wiccan path is nearly undone by what the stars tell them.

Indeed, Buckland's Book of Saxon Witchcraft was written in mind that the reader would already be well versed in the various techniques of Witchcraft and Wiccan ritual, therefore intense study of other sources is imperative if one is looking to enter this tradition.

Whedon commented on her appearances in Buffy's dream: " The idea that Tara would be her spirit guide made sense because she didn't have that particular relationship with Tara, and Tara has a kind of good Wiccan mystical energy.

When she, and other coven members, in 1957, confronted him saying that some rules had to be developed, he claimed it was not needed as some already existed, at which point he produced the Wiccan Laws in 1957.

After breaking from Gardner's Bricket Wood coven, she formed her own coven with Ned Grove as High Priest, still following the tradition of Gardnerian Wicca, albeit without the Wiccan laws, which she believed to be entirely an invention of Gardner's.

Within many forms of Wicca the Goddess has come to be considered as a universal deity, more in line with her description in the Charge of the Goddess, a key Wiccan text.

Bonewits considers NROOGD to be the quintessential ( and probably the first ) " California Eclectic " Wiccan Tradition, near the " liberal / heterodox " end of his Wiccan spectrum of " orthodoxy / heterodoxy.

Moreover, the Bricket Wood coven today is well known for its many members from academic or intellectual backgrounds, who contribute to the preservation of Wiccan knowledge.

Margot Adler noted how there were many pagan groups whose practices revolved around the inclusion and celebration of male homosexuality, such as the Minoan Brotherhood, a Wiccan group that combines the iconography from ancient Minoan religion with a Wiccan theology and an emphasis on " men-loving-men ", and the eclectic pagan group known as the Radical Faeries.

When she eventually came across the Wiccan religion many years later, she then found that it confirmed her earlier childhood experiences, and that " I never converted in the accepted sense.

According to Ann-Marie Gallagher, a professor of women's studies and long-time author of many books related to Wicca, " there is no moralistic doctrine or dogma other than the advice offered in the Wiccan Rede ...

Although not specifically Wiccan, one branch of traditional Witchcraft has provided a home for many Neo-Pagan LGBT men and women.

There are many different Wiccan traditions.

While many Neopagans are not Wiccan, and within Neopaganism the practices and theology vary widely, many Wiccans and other neopagans worship the " Triple Goddess " of maiden, mother, and crone, a practice going back to mid-twentieth-century England.

The word is also used as a title of the Wiccan Goddess, The Lady ; Margaret Thatcher was informally referred to in the same way by many of her political colleagues when Prime Minister of Great Britain.

Noting Adler's position as a practicing Wiccan, and the impact which this would have on her study, Pike however felt that the book was " less defensive and apologetic than sociological studies conducted by many supposedly objective " outsiders ".

The current view held by many Wiccans is seen in this poem by Wiccan poet Enadus:

As is common with many Wiccan festivals, there are also community rituals and spiritual connections, which play a large part in the festival.

The law is not a universal article of faith among Wiccans, and " there are many Wiccans, experienced and new alike, who view the Law of Return as an over-elaboration on the Wiccan Rede.

Beyond the emphasis on public ministry, the Odyssean tradition is characterized by the following: it is an Eclectic tradition in its origins that has a strong British Traditional Wicca style to its forms of organization and initiation ; although it emulates British Traditional the tradition's approach to ritual is more flexible and may often be less structured than many British Traditional Wiccans would be comfortable with ; the tradition rejects the concepts of Neopagan monism and Neopagan monotheism ; the tradition does accept the base-line Wiccan concept of Neopagan duotheism but does encourage students and seekers alike to choose to affiliate with a particular Pagan pantheon and encourages the devotion to a deity ( or group of deities ).

She also shares many traditional Wiccan practices-such as casting a circle, drawing down the Goddess, and casting spells for health, prosperity, and love.