As Seax-Wicans, our journey intertwines the ancient wisdom of the Saxon pantheon with a personal and accessible path in modern spirituality. We find ourselves grounded in devotion to the gods while embracing a practice that allows for personal growth, transformation, and community connection. Here are a few reflections that often arise in the heart of a Seax-Wican:
1. Connection Beyond Words
Our bond with the Saxon deities is more than ritual; it is a profound relationship with forces that represent both the wild and the wise within nature and within ourselves. Through Woden, Freya, and others, we explore the depths of wisdom, courage, love, and change. This connection calls for respect, honor, and a daily awareness of the divine in both the world around us and within us.
2. The Value of Orthopraxis
In Seax-Wica, we value orthopraxis—the correct practice of rites—not as a rigid rule but as a way to preserve the essence and teachings passed down from our founder, Raymond Buckland. Each ritual, every spoken word, and gesture carries intentionality and authenticity, connecting us to a lineage of seekers who also walked this path. Through these practices, we honor the foundations while allowing for genuine, organic growth and personal expression within the Tradition.
3. The Journey of Self-Dedication
For many, the path begins in solitude through self-dedication. In this way, Seax-Wica offers a unique approach, trusting each seeker to honor the gods with integrity and focus, guided by The Tree, our foundational text. The solitary path fosters discipline, resilience, and a deeply personal relationship with the divine. For some, this may lead to a coven, while others may continue their solitary practice with equal devotion.
4. Community and the Power of Recognition
Being part of a Seax-Wica coven means more than sharing rituals—it is a family of choice, where we uphold and support each other in times of strength and vulnerability. We grow together, learning from one another’s insights and experiences, and recognize each other as equals on the path. This power of recognition, where solitaries and coven members alike find mutual respect and acceptance, is a hallmark of our Tradition.
5. The Heart of the Craft: Love and Unity
Seax-Wica is a path of unity and love. We live by the principle that Love is the Supreme Law, and Love is the Bond. This commitment extends to our relationships with the gods, with nature, with our brothers and sisters, and within ourselves. In a world often divided, our Tradition offers a reminder that connection, compassion, and love are at the core of true spiritual practice.
6. Recognizing a Wicca(n)
Some time ago, members of Seax-Wica and Non-Seax Wica Solitary Practitioners began discussing ways to establish mutual recognition in our practices. As we share a significant global presence on the Wiccan path and as true brothers and sisters in The Craft.
This mutual recognition does not always extend to Traditional Wiccans (such as Gardnerians, Alexandrians, and their derivatives), whose systems and practices differ.
On the Essence of Wicca
Anyone who identifies as Wiccan or a follower of Wicca acknowledges that Wicca represents a return to primordial spirituality—a connection to a Creative Force represented by two polarities (male and female). This spirituality draws on a particular pre-Christian cultural foundation, often syncretized from various traditions. In Seax-Wica’s case, its foundation is Saxon, rooted in the Germanic tribes and reflected in the Nordic and Teutonic peoples.
Values of Inclusion and Respect in Wicca
Those who follow the Wiccan path, regardless of its specific tradition, do not support racial segregation, religious discrimination, homophobia, xenophobia, political systems that violate human rights, or any ideology that promotes hatred, intolerance, or division among people. Wicca, as proposed, embraces a holistic, integrative worldview where unity is synonymous with love for all beings. In devotion, we see this love as essential to our spiritual practice.
A true initiate of Wicca does not insult, harm, or ridicule another; they do not degrade those who lack knowledge or mock their ignorance. Instead, Wiccans respect everyone, Wiccan or not, and avoid conflict unless it becomes necessary for protection, in which case a Wiccan can use their full strength to defend themselves and others.
When met with curiosity or questions about Wicca, a Wiccan should respond with patience, offering insights to help others understand the path—not to convert but to clarify and inform. If someone cannot explain what Wicca is, it may suggest they haven’t fully embraced or understood the practice.
Community, Tradition, and Respect
Wiccans respect and welcome each other as kin, aiding each other in harmony. It is important that any Wiccan’s teacher or lineage is openly acknowledged if exist that. Real Wiccans do not refer to “astral initiations” or claim invisible masters, or mixture pagan traditions with monotheist religions like Christianism. Solitary Wiccans who are self-taught should recognize themselves as “Eclectic,” especially when drawing from various systems, and see themselves as solitary practitioners without tradition rather than “masters of …”. They would not claim a tradition title without prior recognition from a structured tradition.
A Wiccan respects the different traditions that express the various manifestations of Wicca, while rejecting interpretations that distort or remove Wicca from its true essence. Wiccans do not seek superiority over others nor allow themselves to be demeaned. Instead, they strive for balance, seeing each individual as equal in spirit, if not always in form.
Wiccans honor the freedom to choose one’s own path, philosophy, or spiritual guide, following this personal freedom with reason and a deep commitment. This choice should come from thoughtful study, not hasty decisions. In this way, we recognize those with good teachings through the clarity and strength of their arguments.
Clear teaching and sound arguments provide a broader perspective; silence can lead to misunderstanding by the seeker or to a rejection by those denying the seeker’s access to knowledge. Ultimately, all knowledge pales without practice. Our actions are what truly define who we are.
EXTRACT WITH PERMISSION- ©The Forest – A further guide for the Experienced Seax-Wica Practitioner: Insights After a Decade of Practice(2019) by Juan Manuel Espinoza Guzmán.
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