Cyber Cauldron

Another relative new be to the neo paganism created / founded by the Gardnerian High priest Raymond Buckland after his move to the united states in the 1970s.

Seax-Wica is one of the more open pagan practices based on historical Anglo-Saxon paganism but does not claim to be a re-creation of any historical religion it is one of a very few witchcraft traditions that has been crafted for others to use as solitary practitioners or as a coven.

The tradition is based on the Germanic deities fused with Wiccan deities Woden is the Horned god and Freya as Mother Goddess. The ritual and rites are publicly available although their first publication expected the reader to have some knowledge of Wicca and or witchcraft and was not design for the solitary practitioner or the beginner.

But due to it openness and it willingness to show it self as a respected path within the pagan community it gave all the information needed to follow and practice Seax-Wica.

Buckland in 1986 released the in my mind the ultimate beginners guide to witchcraft (known as the “big blue” and “The big blue book”) Buckland’s complete book of witchcraft copies of which can now be download off the net (bucklands_complete_book_of_witchcraft but no substitute for real book (*)) which I suggest that you view and if interested please show author the honour for his good work and buy the book.

I read the complete book of witchcraft when I was 15 years old and to this day I would hold it as the no1 book that any beginner of witchcraft or pagan path should read.

Many pagans find a home it Seax-Wica due to its democratic way of working a coven a leader high priest / priestess who are elected to office for a period of 12 new moons and those that don’t find it a great stepping stone to other pagan paths especially Wicca.

Although Buckland created Seax-Wica as an offshoot of Wicca he is only considered to be a founder and not a leader. Like Wicca, major members have created offshoots Lyblác Anglo-Saxon Witchcraft (founded 2003) is the most well known offshoot created by Wulfeage.  Unlike Alex Sanders who’s off shoot was the first from Gardnerian Wicca; Wulfeage Kept his links with Seax-wica and was elected in 2007 to the position of Steward of Seax-Wica by Coven and solitary based Gesith (Seax Priesthood) from the UK, Sweden, Germany, Holland, Peru and Australia.

Since I have provided a copy of the “Big Blue” I feel that I don’t need to give the in and out of ritual and rites and I feel I can indulge my up most respect for Seax-Wica since it was one of the first paths I practiced before Wicca and to be honest if it was not for the openness of Seax-Wica I would still be blundering trying to find my path to witchcraft through Christian ideology (goddess could you imagine the problems I would have today being it nearly a ¼ of a century since I read the complete book of witchcraft).

Seax-wica is a very simple path, which offers a step-by-step approach to learning witchcraft with Buckland’s “the complete book of witchcraft” contains 12 lessons information of the path and witchcraft and information on how to create your own tools and robes.

Copies of Buckland’s Complete Book Of Witchcraft is available from the shop

*a copy of Buckland’s Complete Book of witchcraft is provided in this article it was originally downloaded from http://www.eso-garden.com/specials/bucklands_complete_book_of_witchcraft.pdf I suggest that you have a look through it and if you find it of value please buy a copy.

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Originally posted 2010-08-05 07:27:43. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

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