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Bylaws
The
constitution and bylaws of the church, ratified at our first business
meeting
by unanimous consensus of the founding members and later registered
with
the state, are the establishing documents of our church. They were
carefully
written and debated over (and modified) before they were finalized.
Care
was taken to provide an organizational structure which would meet not
only
the legal requirements of NC and the USA but also foster the practices
of ethical Wiccans. A hypertext version of both are available here: NC
Piedmont Church of Wicca Bylaws 1 And it harm none, do what you will. 2 The 3-fold law: What we do will be returned to us. 3 We practice rites to attune us with the natural rhythm of life forces marked by the phases of moon and cycles of the sun. 4 We seek to live in harmony with nature. 5 We connect to divinity through the polarity of God and Goddess. 6 We view the universe as consisting of complementary forces of light and dark. 7 Many paths are valid. We acknowledge the validity of all life affirming religions. 8 We believe in the authority of the individual to craft his or her own path. 9 Wicca is a religion that embraces magic. 10 The affirmation and fulfillment of life gives meaning to the universe. 11 We believe in the principles of reincarnation in all of its many forms. 12 Wicca is a
modern religion with a
philosophical lineage based in historical theology. For Starters ISBN 0-87542-003-6 Wicca: A Guide for the Solitary Practitioner, by Scott Cunningham, Llewellyn Publications, ISBN 0-87542-118-0 Living Wicca: A Further Guide to the Solitary Practitioner, by Scott Cunningham, Llewellyn Publications, ISBN 0-87542-184-9 The Complete Idiot's Guide to Wicca and Witchcraft, by Denise Zimmerman & Katherine A. Gleason, Alpha Books, ISBN 0-02-863945-6 Further Reading A Witch's Bible: A Complete Witch's Handbook, by Janet & Stewart Farrar, Phoenix Publishing, Inc., ISBN 0-919345-9-21 Drawing Down the Moon, by Margot Adler, Penguin Books, ISBN 0-14-019536-X Earth Power: Techniques of Natural Magic, by Scott Cunningham, Llewellyn Publications, ISBN 0-87542-121-0 Spiral Dance: A Rebirth of the Ancient Religion of the Goddess, by Starhawk, Harper & Row Publications, ISBN 0-06-067535-7 For Advanced Readers Aradia: Gospel of the Witches, by Charles G. Leland, Phoenix Publishing, Inc., ISBN 0-919345-10-7 Background & Reference The White Goddess: A Historical Grammar of Poetic Myth, by Robert Graves, Noonday Press, ISBN 0-374504938 Book of Hours: Prayers to the Goddess, by Galen Gillotte, Llewellyn Publications, ISBN 0-56718-273-9 The Meaning of Witchcraft, by G. B. Gardner, Red Wheel/Weiser, ASIN 0877281556 Recommended
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