Women Clergy Robes For Neo Pagan And Wiccans

By Christi Larsen


There is controversy in the Christian church regarding female lead figures in church, but in the Wiccan community, there are many women clergy robes. Initially, Pagan males and females often create their own ritual clothing. However, as they become better entrenched into the Pagan community as a whole, they often meet up with professionals who create very elaborate and ornamented garments for ritual.

A basic religious robe starts out in a t-shaped pattern which is very easy for someone who has no experience to sew. This makes it easy for those newly involved with a Pagan or Wiccan group to create their first robe. In this religion, artistry is encouraged, so often these individuals will add new details as time passes.

Such a robe is worn by both males and females during rituals honoring either full or new moons, or other celebrations known as Sabbats. Wiccans and Pagans nearly always have a Priest and a Priestess who conducts the ritual. The purpose to this is to maintain the balance of masculine and feminine energies.

Many people regard this as a positive alternative to the entirely patriarchal religions that have been mainstream for a very long time. Many of these religions have dogmatic beliefs that the woman is inferior to the man, and Wiccans are offended by this. Balance and cooperation between the genders is necessary for the survival of the human race.

Even with this balanced belief system, this does not mean that same-sex couples are discriminated against. The exact opposite is true, as many Priests and Priestesses have conducted a sort of marriage ritual for gay couples. In Wicca it is called a handfasting, and they do not care if the establishment recognizes their union or not.

Males have an active, creative energy while women have a receptive, nurturing energy. This is not a universal, as with the Yin-Yang symbol, each side has a seed of the other within. Every woman has male traits, and every man has a nurturing and feminine side. To be fully balanced within ourselves, it is necessary to acknowledge, embrace, and balance all the elements of personality.

As with Christians, there are variations of philosophies in Wicca. There are even female-only groups who are referred to largely as Dianic groups. Unlike Christianity, however, the different denominations of Wicca have never engaged in armed combat with one another due to their different philosophies.

Christianity regard proselytizing as a very important part of their religious practice. Wiccans are actually very offended by this, and they do not share specifics about their spiritual path with the intent to convince someone else to follow them. In Wicca, there is a belief that all religions have their kernel of truth, and all paths are leading to the same place.

One requirement to adorn women clergy robes is a commitment to self empowerment and the learning of wisdom. Christianity has largely destroyed the notion of female divinity, and it takes a strong and wise woman to change this perspective in the world. These Wiccan Priestesses wish to change the world perception of them in a loving and positive way.




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