The Significance of Symbols in Modern Witchcraft Witchcraft, also known as wicca, is a religion with ancestry in an ancient Pagan religion of Northern Europe which pre-dates the Christian era (Simms 30.) It is an earth religion and its main deity is a goddess. Most participants worship the earth and belong to a coven, or group of believers, run by a high priestess. Most covens meet on days determined by solstices and equinoxes or on seasonal …showed first 75 words of 1018 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1018 total…should not be questioned. It is the symbolism that can determine the vitality of a faith to its members. For as long as there is conviction and faith, the religion can survive. Bibliography Works Cited Luhrmann, T.M. Persuasions of the Witch’s Craft: Ritual Magic in Contemporary England. (Massachusetts: Harvard University Press, 1989.) Simms, Maria Kay. The Witch’s Circle. (Minnesota: Llewellyn Publications, 1998.) Pentacles and Pentagrams. Online. Available. http://www.religioustolerance.org/wic_pent.htm