What is basic Wiccan Theology?
As with everything else, there is much diversity and some contention, but certain myths and associations seem common to many Wiccan traditions, such as the Wheel of the Year and the story it tells of the Goddess and the God and their ever-changing, ever-repeating relationship from courtship through death and rebirth. Wiccans on the whole are very appreciative of cycles: the cycle of the year, of days and moons and seasons, of life and death and rebirth. Many Wiccans also believe in the immanence of Deity/Divinity within the natural world, ourselves, and the cycle of the seasons. This places value on the Earth and this world, and engages the believer in “green” activities and community service as a matter of religion. Incidentally some feminist Wiccans use the word “thealogy” instead of “theology,” because “thea” is Greek for “goddess,” so “thealogy” emphasizes the feminine aspect. I find this as pointless as all the absurd spellings of magic. Theology does not mean “the study of the na