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Wiccan views of divinity are generally theistic, and revolve around a Goddess and a Horned God, thereby being generally dualistic.In traditional Wicca, as expressed in the writings of Gerald Gardner and Doreen Valiente, the emphasis is on the theme of divine gender polarity, and the God and Goddess are regarded as equal and opposite divine cosmic forces.
Wicca (English: / ˈ w ɪ k ə /), also known as "The Craft", [1] is a modern pagan, syncretic, earth-centered religion.Considered a new religious movement by scholars of religion, the path evolved from Western esotericism, developed in England during the first half of the 20th century, and was introduced to the public in 1954 by Gerald Gardner, a retired British civil servant.
Landon. The Horned God is one of the two primary deities found in Wicca and some related forms of Neopaganism. The term Horned God itself predates Wicca, and is an early 20th-century syncretic term for a horned or antlered anthropomorphic god partly based on historical horned deities. [ 1 ] The Horned God represents the male part of the ...
2. Maxine Sanders (born Arline Maxine Morris; 30 December 1946 [citation needed], in Cheshire) is a key figure in the development of modern pagan witchcraft and Wicca and, along with her late husband, Alex Sanders, the co-founder of Alexandrian Wicca. [1]
The name Cernunnos became associated with the Wiccan Horned God through the adoption of the writings of Margaret Murray, an Egyptologist and folklorist of the early 20th century. Murray, through her Witch-cult hypothesis , believed that the various horned deities found in Europe were expressions of a "proto-horned god" and in 1931 published her ...
Dianic Wicca, also known as Dianic Witchcraft, [1] is a modern pagan goddess tradition focused on female experience and empowerment. Leadership is by women, who may be ordained as priestesses, or in less formal groups that function as collectives. [2][3] While some adherents identify as Wiccan, it differs from most traditions of Wicca in that ...
Inanna's name is also used to refer to the Goddess in modern Neopaganism and Wicca. [394] Her name occurs in the refrain of the "Burning Times Chant," [395] one of the most widely used Wiccan liturgies. [395] Inanna's Descent into the Underworld was the inspiration for the "Descent of the Goddess," [396] one of the most popular texts of ...
Died. 1 September 1999 (aged 77) [ 1 ] Brighton, England. Occupations. Wiccan priestess. writer. Doreen Edith Dominy Valiente (4 January 1922 – 1 September 1999) was an English Wiccan who was responsible for writing much of the early religious liturgy within the tradition of Gardnerian Wicca. An author and poet, she also published five books ...