How profitable is the Wiccan religion?
Unfortunately with every religion there comes sales persons. Wicca is not immune to the Profits of Religion (not to be confused with prophets). There are shops that sell ‘stuff’ related to Craft – most often the mark-up on the basics is so high as to be utterly ridiculous. Then there is always a question about the purity of the product you are buying. Take Dragon’s Blood (an herb derived of the Dracaena draco or dragon tree: http://www.botanical.com/botanical/mgmh/d/dragon20.html ) Most often the product you find on the shelf is an odd ‘bright’ or strong purplish color – this color is from additives used. The actual color of dragons blood is that of dried blood – a brownish/rusty red color – usually it is washed out unless you select the correct resins or the ‘purist’ resins, then the color (when ground especially) is a deep dark red – somewhat like the color of semi-congealed blood. He
