The History of Wicca – Where Did The Craft Originate: Title:The History of Wicca – Where Did The Craft Originate
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Summary:The history of Wicca or “The Craft” is complex but traditional Wicca is rooted in the so called British Mystery Traditions, for example the Picts, who existed before the rise of Celtic consciousness, the Celts, and some Celtic Druidism.
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Article Body:The history of Wicca or “The Craft” is complex but traditional Wicca is rooted in the so called British Mystery Traditions, for example the Picts, who existed before the rise of Celtic consciousness, the Celts, and some Celtic Druidism.
Wicca predates Christianity by about 28 000 years.
A variety of archaeological discoveries, reveal that the history of Wicca can be traced as far back as the Paleolithic peoples who worshipped a Hunter God and a Fertility Goddess. Cave paintings, that are dated at around 30,000 years old, depict a man with the head of a stag, and a pregnant woman standing in a circle with eleven other people.
Modern American Wicca has its roots in British Wicca, brought to the United States in the late 1950's by English and American initiates of Gardne
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