Essay - Abstract Objective Write a Five-page Paper Exploring the Roots of...

Abstract

Objective

Write a five-p*****ge paper exploring the roots of Wiccan music, the instruments used and how the music moves participants into meditative states.

Methodology:

***** at least five books ***** articles as references and no Internet sites.

Conclusion:

Wiccan music comes in many forms and uses a variety of traditional instruments and incantations to create themes and messages.

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As a brief introduction, it is important to the subject matter ***** this paper to underst***** what Wicca is. ***** is a neo-pagan religion, a ***** of personal experience with several deities, both male and fe*****, of equal powers. Worshippers in this religion are encouraged, taught and expected to develop an ongoing and positive direct relationship with the Gods and Goddesses. It is a very western religion in cultur*****l flavor and very dif*****rent from eastern religions.

Wicca is full of beliefs and traditions, many ***** which center around the use of music. S*****ce Wicca has many holidays, festivals and celebrations that ***** cheerful and fun-loving, they ***** music and words to celebrate. Dancing, merriment and feasting generally characterize *****n celebrations.

Wiccan Music

Let's begin by trying to define what Wiccan ***** *****. Most often, people associate New Age music with Wiccan music. However, other types of ***** such as Celtic, Gothic and even Electronic fall under the realm of Wiccan music. The key things about ***** music are the message ***** the *****me and that would seem to categorize various types of music as Wiccan. Obviously, if the writer is a Wiccan, than chances ***** the music will be Wiccan in nature Even Native American music and Australian Aboriginal ***** may have had its roots in Wiccan music.

Pagan music is also closely ********** with Wiccan ***** because a lot ***** ***** themes can be ***** similar. Wicca itself is a neo-pagan religion that draws *****spiration ***** the indigenous, pre-Christian religions of Europe, ***** America, Asia, Africa and Australia (Blackthorne 2002).

Traditional and modern Wiccan music ***** not changed that much over the ages. What makes all of it Wiccan ***** are the themes ***** tie into the Wiccan religion. The music in ei*****r form or function deals with Wiccan ideology.

***** is an *****cient pagan religion, although it has only been recognized as a legal religion since 1985. It centers around ***** and ***** a single Goddess and her less powerful God counterpart. Some denominations have more ***** than that even, and some have less; they don't worship the God at all. The Goddess is really the central point of the religion, and she teaches th***** everyone should be in balance with nature and with those around them (Poundcake 1999).

A lot of the traditional Wiccan music was used as part ***** rituals or ceremonies. Chanting is a big ***** of Wiccan music and ritual. Chanting was used to call on the elements or sung as part of traditi*****al verses from ***** *****. An example of a chant ***** be, "Earth my body, Water my blood and an example