The reason that I have and staying with Wicca is that one can mold the faith of Wicca to their own personality. This is no surprise to me because I have come to believe that faith/religion is a personal thing.
It is sad that we cannot know what Christianity was like before the Roman Catholic Church during the Dark Ages. Do to the power that the Roman Catholic Church had, it is very possible the invented the whole Christian Bible. There is no proof that Ark of the Covenant existed, Moses existed, Noah's Ark, King David, and just about all the old Testament stories. The question we really needs to ask is does it have to be real?
Christianity can be respectable if there was not so much dogma. Christianity can live without stating that it is the only true faith in the world. When Christians act proper they can represent a strong bond with their faith and respect equally of others. Unfortunately there are way to many Christians that think otherwise. They also stick their noses into others lives and demand they have to live by their standards.
Sad to say that the the First Amendment of the Constitution of the United States of America has been abused is every way regarding freedom of religion. That is why Christianity is failing and Wicca is having more and more people following it. Instead of following another absolute rules and dogmas, each individual can create their own ways to believe in the Wiccan faith. Wicca does have one rule: Do as you will as long as you do not harm others. HUM!....Is that what the Golden Rule means in the Christian faith?
I have stated this before, if any faith is ever so close to what the credo of the Star Wars Jedi Knights, it would be Wicca. The discipline and order that the Wiccan faith has is from the individuals. Even if one follows a coven, the individual has to live their own life. The most important aspect of a coven is the harmony they have among each other. Teamwork is important in general life. In a faith, it is more so.
I stated early that there is no proof that the characters of the Bible did not exist. There is also no proof of any of the characters of Mythology exist in all the traditions. Just the same, the Goddess Isis is just an important part of my faith. All that I have read about her, she parallels to all that I am and what I believe in. For that reason, the Goddess Isis is for me. There are many others that follows her for their own personal reasons.
Believe it or not, it is us that create a God or Goddess in our own image. Yes, they are all mystical beings, but it is our special focus on a day to day define purpose we have in life. All of us do have a personal purpose in life. In that case, there is a personal fitted faith ready for us to live by.
This personal faith is not a chaotic one, or it could be. That is all up to the individual. As with anything in life, order of some sort much be maintained. Wicca does have it order. Any more rules then the Wicca Rede is created by a coven or the individuals. The biggest thing about Wicca, one can be solitary in the faith, and most are Solitary Wiccans.
We all have the right to choose our own religion just because of the Constitution of the United States of America. We all also have the right to create our faith. It is up to us to believe in something or not. How we live our lives is not up to others. I simply ask that we all live our lives to the fullest.
Blessed Be to Isis and you,
Brandon Frater Phoenix
Real Name: Brandon Bowers
A Heathen's Day: I'm Choosing My Religion (Because the Constitution Says I Can)
