I used to be a Christian, but left it due to how it made me feel. But the problem is that this god that I used to worship is NOT leaving me alone. Weather it's through emails advertising my former church or Christian vids popping up on my feed. Mind you I stopped praying Months ago, but yet, this god will not leave me alone. I don't understand it. Does anyone have any advice or things I could do to get this god to stop harassing me?

Currently writing my masters dissertation on 1970s feminist self-publications and one of the publics is titled “Wicca”. There’s a pattern of using namesakes that are rooted in spirituality and matrilineal narratives which emulates the conscious deviation from organised religions and their control over women’s bodies.

So basically, I am trying to find a published quote (within reason, just not like from a blog) that describes what Wicca is/means to ground the analyses a little bit more. Any references or recommendations would be a big help.

EDIT:

I've added an example which sums up Banshee to give a better idea of what it is I'm searching for.
An example of a quote I found for a journal called Banshee:

“And she roars! Unfeminine, perhaps, but then she is no ordinary woman. Her business is to make certain that those who must hear her cry do”. Quoted from a book by Eddie Lenihan called Meeting The Other Crowd which documents Irish people's encounters with the Otherworld.

Because of the linguistic specificity of wicca (plural) rather than wiccan (singular), I'm hoping to find a defining quote from a collective perspective. I suppose it's a core tenet of Wicca that I'm seeking: in the realm of how a Banshee's cry is intended to be heard by those who need to hear it, what is a collective goal, or focus/intention, moreover, of Wicca?

I tried a sweetening ritual and the candle reaction honestly shocked me. The flame got extremely big, and then the candle glass actually popped and broke apart. I had the honey and cinnamon on the paper with our names and was using the candle to burn it,
Has anyone experienced something like this with candle work or sweetening spells? What do people who practice this usually interpret it as?

His candle flame is the white and mine is the red. I done a reconciliation spell has anyone got any idea about reading flames?I want to understand why is flame is stronger than mine what does it mean? I added honey to the candles but not to much any advice appreciated ✨

So this is about two people.

First, my mother, my aunt claims she cursed my mom when they were young, bad things happen all the time to my mom. From losing jobs she was praised alot at, to buying a used car that was only five years old and having the dash completed die, something that on this model had only happened one other time within a few months not years. Whatever it is wants her to suffer not die though as wind nearly blew her off a roof once and she felt hands push her back on. Every time she owns a piece of tech itll make this awful creaking door noise at least once, the same sound every time. I once factory reset a tablet, handed it to her, she turned it on and it was that damn sound immediately, I searched the entire device for anything that could make it but couldnt, I had owned that tablet for years without hearing the sound, same with a phone i later gave her.

Second is my brother, his ex girlfriend heard his life fell apart and bragged about cursing him. He's been in crazy amounts of pain since, conditions rapidly deteriorating, lost a job, lost friends, lost his wallet with 80 dollars in it and his id and bank card right before he was getting on a ferry that required it. He's fallen down the stairs more times than I can count since.

I know i want to break the curses if thats what it is, but im a beginner, I dont where to start, I know I should do protection magic on myself first. But any advice would be good or if you think it might not be a curse but something else id really appreciate the help.

Could you please help me with egg cleanse reading .

Thank you

I am wanting to get into Wicca more, I have a friend who also is very into it and it seems to give her clarity, direction and a force to turn to that feels more natural and caring than an what like religion says to provide, I’ve been doing my research into angels with what Latin texts I can find on the internet archive and google. I’ve been praying and leaving respects for the soul of Saint Anthony of Padua or goda the angel of lost or stolen items as I keep loosing shit but ever since I’ve been praying my lost item will always turn up compared to when it would be gone forever.

I’ve been wanting to expand my worship for the earth and wish to do that through Wicca but I have no idea what I’m this entails or where to even look so I came here for hopefully advice and pointers on where to do my studies.

I’m planning to go camping soon and want to take the last of my cats ashes and do a proper send off for his soul; equally I wish to get my anger out in a healthy way by putting a curse on Donald trump cause no one will talk about what’s happening in my life and this anger is bubbling and boiling inside of me and I want to send this boiling rage like a storm swallowing a ship, I don’t want him to die I want him to suffer.

Hi, fellow witches anyone Bangladeshi here. Because I am. It's really hard to find any wiccans in Bangladesh. Coz, the country is mostly build on Islamic fundamentals which strongly opposes pagan religions. People think witchcraft is straight up evil worshipping. Which is straight up nonsense.

If there are any Wiccan from Bangladesh I would like to hear from them.

Merry meet everyone!

I am getting married in a few months and doing a "Wiccan Lite" ceremony with a few simple rituals. We couldn't find a Wiccan officiant, so are using a secular officiant who enjoys working with rituals as symbols, and is happy to perform the rituals we have requested. However, I'm not sure if she would be comfortable casting a sacred circle before the ceremony (I have asked but am waiting to hear back from her).

If not, would it be possible for me to cast the circle myself earlier in the morning and have it hold until the ceremony? I'd have to leave the space to get ready and only return later when I "walk down the aisle". I've never heard of a circle being cast hours in advance, so I'm wondering if it's possible or if it would weaken/deteriorate, especially with vendors, decorators, etc, walking in and out of the space? Not ideal.

We won't be calling the quarters or invoking any deities or spirits until the ceremony begins - so we won't be holding any energies captive. This would just be the cleansing and drawing of the circle beforehand.

Has anyone done something similar? Or know of a better way to do this? Thanks!