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by Anonymous on October 17th, 2004

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What do are male Wiccans called?

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  • by Merry Walker on October 19th, 2004

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    I've heard male practitioners of Wicca referred to as both witches and warlocks.

    I don't think there is a clear consensus among practioners about this, as different Wiccan groups follow different traditions.

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    • sorry, I don't know of any trad that uses warlock in a positive manner. Only non Wiicans would use this term.

      Bibliophile_kg

      by Bibliophile_kg on February 17th, 2005

    • Sorry, Bibliophile, but the original Pagans didn't even speak English, so dont get too glorified on what we cant call ourself

      Scoundral

      by Scoundral on July 21st, 2005

    • Warlocks are a bit of a giggle really, not met one I could take seriously yet.

      Serai-K

      by Serai-K on March 24th, 2006

    • Scoundral: most Wiccans are Pagans but no Pagans (at least not the original ones) were Wiccans. Wicca, as a religion, began with Scott Gardener in the late 1950's. And I have NEVER heard of any Wiccan refer to a male participant as a warlock... at least not without jest.

      teknimage

      by teknimage on November 17th, 2006

    • Oops! I gave a misnomer for Mr. Gardener's given name. It's not Scott, but Gerald.

      teknimage

      by teknimage on November 17th, 2006

    • The word "warlock" was used by the early English covens to describe someone who had revealed the coven's (or a covenmate's) secrets - or merely their true names (since being a witch even now can bring about persecution by others). The person was cast out of the coven and called a "warlock" which means "oath-breaker" (meaning he/she broke the oaths he/she swore to keep certain coven information secret).

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      by hedge-rider on December 8th, 2009

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