Jeanel Walker shows a set of rune stones, which are part of ancient pagan practice and used to give guidance for life Jeanel Walker prepares to throw her flowered headpiece to a group of women who participated in her wedding ceremony. The different colors in the headpiece symbolized different positive characteristics of life. Here are 13 principles of the Wiccan religion, adopted in 1974 by the Council of American Witches. Certain spiritual rites allow people to attune themselves with the natural rhythm of the forces of life. Human intelligence brings with it responsibility toward the environment.
Supernatural power exists and is available to everyone.
The masculine and feminine symbolize the polarity of all life. The seen and the unseen work together in paranormal phenomena and magic. Authoritarian hierarchies are rejected, but those with greater knowledge and wisdom deserve respect. The world view of witchcraft, or the Wiccan way, says that religion, magic and wisdom are united in the way a person lives. Witches seek to control forces within themselves in order to live peaceful lives.