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yes i am too!!!im at the point now where i dont know what to ask!!! most of the prejustices and steriotpyes we have disspelled so where do i go from here? anyone have Questions? Id love to hear them!!!

As a Wicca, who do you worship?

Personally I prefer to use the term "work with" over "worship". Worship implies that the deity is seperate and above you and most of us view deity as with in us and all around us, someone that helps us, watches over us, etc.

As for who... that depends. Many Wiccans work with a general idea of deity. Masculine God and Feminine Goddess. Others work with more specific facets of deity such as Greek gods & goddesses or Celtic, or Egyptian etc.

so as a Wiccan someone could take Zues from the Greek, Ra from the Egyptian, and a Goddess from the Celtic and Mother Earth from the Native Amaricans and the Holy Spirit from Chirstians or what ever comanation that works for them and be in the same Coven.? or not?

freebubbles, I've met people who worked with all the deities you just described and most of them would call themselves "eclectic Neo-Pagans" and none of them have practiced in any sort of formal group or coven.

In fact, in my experience on the West Coast of the US, covens are pretty rare.

oh ok i know what Neo-Pagans are but what is eclectic Neo Pagan?

Thanks Fiona. I hope to contribute as well, is some way or another.

HI Aiteall, welcome to the post and thanks for the input im glad to have you too!!! the more the marrier Right?

the eclectic part refers to the fact that they aren't following an established tradition or they believe in a blend. When you hear some say they identify as an eclectic solitary, most often they mean to say that their religion is a set of private beliefs and they practice by themselves.

ok now im confused!!! i thought that there was not established tradition in Paganism?