Wicca is a contemporary spiritual religion, based on and
reviving the ancient pre-Christian pagan religions of Europe.
Wiccans believe in a divine force or power as the source of all.
It is both immanent and transcendent while encompassing the
whole universe. Therefore the world and all aspects within the
world, "nature" and "life itself" in particular, are considered
sacred. Wiccans use ancient and modern ceremonies, rituals and
shamanic practices to attune themselves to the natural rhythms
of nature, the world, and the universe in their efforts to
commune with this divine To communicate with the force, Wiccans
believe it to be manifest in the form of a Goddess and God. As
they emanate from the same source, both retain equal power,
hence equal status. By manifesting the power in two deities
(Goddess and God), the natural balance of opposites, cause and
effect are retained, e.g. Summer/winter, light/ dark, life and
death etc. Each opposite is essential to maintaining the balance
and rhythm of life on earth. D