(RNS) — The Great Rite, a Wiccan ritual celebrating the creative union of the masculine and feminine, commonly occurs after a priest and a priestess call in the God and the Goddess, the Earth ...

Wicca, sometimes known as the Goddess movement, Goddess spirituality, or the Craft, appears to be the fastest-growing religion in America. Thirty years ago only a handful of Wiccans existed. One ...

As part of the ritual that marks each sabbat, the earth and the divinities are venerated. A central “myth” of every sabbat is the changing relationship between the God and the Goddess, who may ...

Although there are hundreds of Wiccan gods and goddesses to choose from, she beholds the term deity in a general sense, and says her goddess is Aphrodite.

In most Wiccan traditions, Beltane marks the joining of the god and goddess, the religion’s two main deities. The Maypole dance itself is symbolic of their union. The Rev. Wendy Van Allen.

Wiccans make sacrifices or offerings to their chosen deities, but these offerings are usually bread, fruit, wine or flowers, according to "A Wiccan Bible" (Career Press, 2003). "Witches love animals.

Witches have long cast a spell on our imaginations, but real people practice witchcraft too. One woman dedicated a year to find out what it means to be a practicing witch.

An Iowa House representative invited a woman to give a Wiccan invocation to the House, an unusual decision that's raising a lot of questions.

Two sons and their elderly mother were found dead in what police are calling a "Wiccan ritual killing" related to the "blue" moon last week.