WOTC Extra – The Ceremony Performed upon Reaching Sexual Maturity

The Ceremony Performed upon Reaching Sexual Maturity

In wicca, reaching sexual maturity is extremely important, especially in groups of women, when a young girl has her first period and becomes a woman. The women get together for a celebration or a party in honor of the girl, and on this occasion, the girl hears about the responsibility that accompanies sexual maturity. Since free choice is of great importance in wicca, the girl has the option of being sexually active. It is important to remember that although fertility is the central belief in wicca, this does not include sexual promiscuity (as it does in various black magic rites – for example the ones recommended by Alistair Crawley). The opposite is true – personal responsibility and free choice in the sexual realm lead to aware sexual relations that are also linked to love and partnership. The time for celebrating boys’ sexual maturity is not defined. It can be upon the appearance of the secondary sex characteristics such as the growth of a mustache and pubic hair, or when the boy makes a conscious choice to undertake the responsibility of a man (like the Jewish bar-mitzvah ceremony). The tradition of celebrating boys’ sexual maturity is not widespread in wicca. At such parties, if they are held, the boy is told about sexual responsibility and his obligations upon reaching maturity.

The witches and wizards consider sexuality to be a natural and normal part of human life. How sexuality manifests itself is a totally private matter, so long as the person expresses his sexuality in accordance with the law of wicca that states: “Do as you please – as long as you do not hurt anyone else.” For witches and wizards, the family is sacred.

However, their definition of “family” may extend beyond merely their nuclear family: family can also be the extended family of grandparents, aunts and uncles, and cousins. It can also include the members of the group, friends, the High Priestess or the High Priest, and so on. There are witches and wizards who consider all the witches and wizards in the world as one big family.

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