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Ways to incorporate Wicca into Hellenismos beliefs?

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Or just to Hellenic Polytheism in general?

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  • S.E.B
    Lv 6
    1 decade ago
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    Can't see a problem.

    I've seen Wicca adapted to many different traditions - cannot see a problem adapting it to the Greek traditions.

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    Source(s): Just Moi.
  • 1 decade ago

    Very simple...You believe in the duality of all things in nature and follow Wicca, but you also honor and worship the Greek pantheon. It's called Hellenic Wicca. There are as many ways to combine Wicca with the Greek pantheon as there are Hellenic Wiccans. One common way to do it is to view Gaia as the Goddess and Ouranos the God and the other gods as their descendants. I've also seen people who choose different names from the Greek pantheon for the Lord and Lady or conversely those who choose no name for the Lord and Lady and honor the Greek pantheon as different aspects of them or as lower gods to them. Personally, I honor different gods from different pantheons, but because my boyfriend is Hellenic Pagan himself, I tend to praise the Greek gods first (I know them and the Romans best).

    Venus Bless

    Edit: While Hellenic Wicca is in fact Wicca, it is not really Hellenismos at all. It's Wicca with a focus on Greek polytheism. Hellenismos is a religion unto itself that cannot rightly mix with Wicca and retain it's name. The word "Hellenic" describes the pantheon of choice and not a separate religion.

    Source(s): Solitary Eclectic Wiccan
  • 1 decade ago

    You can't. Hellenismos is by definition a reconstruction of Greek religion. if you start adding stuff from Wicca, its no longer a reconstruction of Greek religion!

    Now, if you're wanting some sort of hybrid, that's certainly your choice, but don't fool yourself into thinking you're still being a reconstructionist!

    And if you're merging multiple traditions together, the only reason to do such is because you believe parts of each. Thus, you would include the parts that make sense to you. If you're just interested in being able to call yourself Wiccan, that's just silly. If there are parts of Wicca that appeal to you, include those parts. End of story.

  • Alorer
    Lv 5
    1 decade ago

    Well, it's easier to do the opposite. Incorporate the Greek pantheon, the Delphic Maxims, philosophy, the ways of worship etc into Wicca. It would become something like Hellenist Neo-Wicca (as it wouldn't be Trad Wicca).

    Source(s): An Eclectic Pagan Witch (me)
  • 1 decade ago

    I'd recommend studying both, and maybe even practicing both as a polyfaithed person over 'blending' them, although since Wicca traditionally is strongly invested in the local gods of one's area, they sometimes work together very well.

  • Anonymous
    5 years ago

    Not sure what that guy Waltz was talking about - your spelling is fine ... anyway: I burn candles & incense daily. I have a morning devotion I say before having breakfast and a bedtime devotion I say before bed. I like to have a lot of “living things” around me so I also have houseplants and (of course) my familiar. If you have small altars set up all over (nothing too extravagant) you will also have a place to look/reflect very easily without too much interruption of your daily life. Oh, and if you work be sure to have items around you (even if that means keeping them in your pockets) that are meaningful to you but does not really “out you” (unless you are out of the broom closet already). Happy to help! P.S. Ignore those who say "Come to God" and the idiots who talk about sacrificing things - they are pathetic

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    You can't. One is a reconstructionalist religion and the other is not. Mixing them together you will end up with a hybrid religion that is neither.

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