Similar to Hinduism, the serpent is believed by Wiccans to be a symbol of eternal life and female spiritual awakening or power. In Hinduism, yoga and meditation results in enlightenment from awakening the kundalini, or power known as the serpent power believed to be coiled at the base of the spine.
Most Wiccans do look at the serpent as a positive force like most religions through the ages. The Second Sentence is only describing one tiny sect within Hinduism however, not all Hindus practice Kundalini Yoga.
One hurdle that will have to be crossed in witnessing to a person involved in Wicca is their lack of belief in a need for forgiveness or salvation.
Not in the Christian Sense no, but to say their is no idea of sin and forgiveness in Wicca is a falsehood.
To the witch, there is no sin therefore no need for forgiveness. There is no need for salvation, as there is nothing to be saved from.
We are not Christian, we do not have the same ideas of what "Sin" is.
The main tenet of Wicca is the "Wiccan Rede" which states "And it harm none, do as ye will". Basically, as long as you don't hurt anyone, anything goes. Of course, views of what actually causes harm vary from person to person.This is a gross misunderstanding of the Wiccan Rede. "Do as ye will" is actually taken from Aleister Crowley and his Law of Thelema: "Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the law, love is the law, love under will." Will doesn't mean doing whatever you want but instead means to embrace your true destiny and your inner divinity. It isn't some stupid childlike "Do what you want".
Views of an afterlife vary widely among groups. Witches do not believe in a heaven or hell and will usually espouse the concept of karma and endless reincarnation.
Some do, this was Gardner's idea.
Backed up by "memories" of "past lives" they insist the idea of living only once is ridiculous. Others believe in reincarnation until enlightenment, or endless rebirth until such time as the person is enlightened enough to pass on to some other existence. Again, what makes a person enlightened varies from person to person. Still others will openly admit they have no idea what will happen after death and say the will find out when they get there.True. Wicca isn't too focused on the Afterlife. There is much speculation amongst Wiccans on what the Afterlife is but there is no set dogma on this issue.
As with other humanist religions everything goes as long as it doesn't oppose their claim to being god/godess or hold them accountable to a higher power.Just wow. Humanism to the people of Contender Ministries is a cardinal Sin. But the most glaring thing that people that critic Wicca from a Christian point of view don't seem to get is that "anything goes," is not a Wiccan idea. People can interpret and misuse the Bible but anyone who is honest won't say that Christians believe anything goes as long as you slap the Christian label on it. Groups like Mormonism and the Jehovah's Witnesses are not Christian groups because they deny fundamentals of the Christian Faith such as the Trinity or the incorporeality of God. In the same manner those that call themselves Wiccans but worship only the Goddess, or those who pull apart Pagan pantheons and worship those deities claiming them to be the God or Goddess are not Wiccan.
