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Whats the difference between Luciferian Witchcraft and Paganism/ Wicca?

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Whats the difference between Luciferian Witchcraft and Paganism/ Wicca?

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Wicca is a fairly new religion that is founded on “earth-based” spirituality and originally purported to be the reestablishment of an ancient, pagan religion and folk culture. In some respects it is, in that it draws on preChristian Celtic and Druidic traditions and myth celebrating the wheel of the year within which are milestones important to agrarian life. In its inception, it also drew on romanticism about what European witchcraft was about and also borrowed a lot from Thelema–a form of ceremonial magic–and from Freemasonry. What we call magick was an integral part of ancient/pagan religion and in fact also was part of certain paths within medieval Christianity and Judaism. Medieval Hermetic and occult Christianity evolved into ceremonial magic but it mostly lost its Christian influences during the occult revival of the late 19th/early 20th century. Ceremonial magic is more about spiritual development than “magic,” btw. Post-modern magic/sorcery, on the other hand, is full of res

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