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I Have Long Thought...

...that there is something forming out there that might be called "Catholic Wicca" or "Catholic Eclectic Paganism."

And that doesn't mean "Roman Catholic" as in Christian.

The English word "catholic" comes from the Greek "katholikos" which means "universal" or "general."

Given that there already is a "universal eclectic Wicca" out there, then perhaps one can say yes, Wicca is becoming "Catholic" or "Universal" or "General."

Elements of Catholic Wicca would include:

Belief in a triple Goddess Who invariably takes the form of Maiden, Mother and Crone

Belief that all Goddesses that have ever existed fit into the Maiden, Mother and Crone model

Belief that all Goddesses are always lunar

Belief that all Gods are always solar

Prime importance given to Goddess

The Charge of the Goddess and the Wiccan Rede as holy texts

Liturgy would consist of the typical casting of circle, invoking the Watchtowers of the Four Directions, etc

Principles such as Karma and the Threefold Law, etc

Eightfold Wheel of the Year

Things like that. There's probably more but that's what I came up with off the top of my head.

But...what if someone came along and said, "I'm Wiccan, but my Goddess isn't a triple Goddess, my lunar deity is male, and I don't do circle casting or invoking of the Watchtowers, and I don't bother with karma and threefold law," etc?

Would that person really be Wiccan?

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