Does Wicca Have a Theology?

Is there such a thing as a Wiccan theology? In some ways, the answer is obviously yes; we're all familiar with a basic Wiccan cosmological framework of the Goddess, the God, the Wheel of the Year, the elements, and so on. But in other ways, there's such incredible diversity of practice and belief among Wiccan initiates that the project of Wiccan theology feels incoherent and impossible. In this video, I talk through the fundamentals of Wiccan theology--the "skeleton" that I think Wiccans share--and the ways in which people have fleshed out that skeleton with their own stories and interpretations, as a way of understanding Wicca's core mysteries.
Wicca has a plurality of robust theologies, all of which aim at accessing those skeletal fundamentals. Importantly, though, the skeleton is what matters--not the fleshed-out version on top of it.
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[@MasterPoucksBestMan]

My wife never wanted children, but she still identified strongly with her womb power and her cycle, so when she had to have a hysterectomy at a young age, it really negatively affected her. I told her "now your womb is in the Underworld, so it's even more powerful for you now" and that really helped her. I'm an 80's-90's era "traditional eclectic wiccan" (is that a thing? lol). As you mentioned in your Politic-Theology video, that 2nd wave feminist influence is definitely a major feature of my practice and that of my wife. It's really important to find *your own* way of relating your wiccan tradition to your personal life. The earlier forms need to accept the later forms as just as legitimate, but likewise the later forms need to accept that the earlier forms are still legitimate for those who still practice in that way.

[@ElhoimLeafar]

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[@ElhoimLeafar]

We need (and demand 😎) more videos like this one so full of substance and expertise 😎❤️ Please and Thank You 🙏🏼

[@NorthbertR]

Oh it is so funny that I just watched an interview with fabulous Deborah Lipp about polarity... Lot to think on. Thank you for a brilliant food for thought.

[@CrisPCruz]

I'm not sure that I agree with the premise of this video. If we compare to other religions we see a similar set up. The only two things that are required of Christianity are a belief as Jesus Christ as the Messiah and holding the Christian Bible as one of if not the only important religious text. Christian theology could be argued to be even more diverse than Wiccan theology. Catholicism is radically different from say the Baptist tradition. Yet we base almost all theological arguments (in the West) on Christianity as a whole. I guess I get what you're saying but I'm not sure that I agree? UGH DIALECTICS ARE HARD!

[@JackChanek]

This is a fair point and may stem from the ambiguity in my lazy titling. I'm thinking specifically about the theology of traditional Wicca; to my mind, the analogy would not be looking at the theology of Christianity as a whole, but rather a particular Christian denomination. There's variation across different Christian sects, but Catholic theology is robust and broadly internally consistent; you won't find major variations in theology from one Catholic diocese to another. By contrast, covens within the same tradition of Wicca can have wildly different approaches to and understandings of the Wiccan mysteries.