Witchcraft/Wicca Concepts of God
A sense of interconnection is seen in the honoring of the Goddess.
Most visions of the Goddess are based on the ancient view that she
encompassed all life, good and bad. Within the Goddess, there is
no split between body and mind, or matter and spirit. Nature is
viewed as sacred. Since we are part of nature, we are sacred as
well. Witches find joy in the material as well as the spiritual
worlds. Sexuality is not something "dirty." Created by
the Gods, it is sacred. While some Witches honor a single aspect
of the Goddess, others honor the divine partnership of the Goddess
and the God. Still others worship many Gods and Goddesses, whether
from one culture (such as a Celtic pantheon) or from several. The
Goddess is often seen in triple form, as Maiden, Mother, and Crone,
while the God may be seen as both the Horned God of the Forests
and the Lord of Death and Resurrection. Since many Witches believe
in reincarnation, death is envisioned not as an end but merely a
natural transition.
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