NB Wiccans define Wicca very differently from group to group -
From the main UK Wicca site:
“What Wiccans believe varies from one individual but the main thread is that the
tradition is polytheistic with locus dei or local spirits linked to rivers, mountains
and the natural features. There is also an overriding deity, mother earth. The protection
of the natural world is very important to Wicca. Wicca has an afterlife concept,
Avalon, to which everyone is admitted, good or bad, from whatever tradition. There
is no concept of evangelism in Wicca, as Wiccans generally have no wish to include
or exclude anyone from the tradition.
When Wiccans meet they almost always cast circles
as the circle, where all are equal, is sacred to the tradition. When the circle is
cast gods and goddesses are invoked, generally by calling the four quarters, or invoking
the gods of north, south, east, and west. Then various activities take place focusing
on strengthening the will of the participants or celebrating native British (or other)
traditions. These often include trance or imagination sessions. Next the sharing
of cake, cut with a knife and alcoholic liquids, in a cup, takes place. This is a
symbolic reconstruction of the grail feast. Finally the circle is closed.
Wiccans
hold sacred many sites around the UK, particularly stone circles, of which the most
important is Stonehenge. Many Wiccans are to be found at Stonehenge and other magalithic
sites at the solstices, and equinoxes. Some sites are also used at the cross quarter
festivals and for lunar cycle based celebrations.
Wiccan traditions in the UK today
tend to consist of groups of friends casting circles, although there are groups that
are open to varying degrees. Many groups are formed on a fairly ad hoc basis and
then close or break up into private groups.
Wicca believes in the individual creating
their own strong will to carry out what they need to do, and the purpose of the tradition
is to strengthen the will of the individual without harming the natural world. Most
Wiccan groups also have a taboo against harming others with the motto 'An it harm
none do thy will' being widely accepted.” To read more: Check out wicca.org.uk