<img width="150" height="150" src="https://www.nerdandtie.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/bsfwc-card89nt-150x150.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" /><p><iframe title="What Makes Wicca Wicca? | BS-Free Witchcraft" width="800" height="450" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/y2hvQbor8NM?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen></iframe></p> <p>One of the biggest things I think a lot of older witches take for granted is that people understand what makes Wicca, well, <i>Wicca</i>. While <a href="https://www.bsfreewitchcraft.com/2018/10/06/episode-3-the-history-of-wicca/">we&#8217;ve discussed the history</a> before, and last month talked about <a href="https://www.bsfreewitchcraft.com/2025/10/25/88-wicca-bad-featuring-thumper-forge/">the weird anti-Wicca backlash</a>, I think there are a lot of misconceptions about how this incredibly diverse religion is practiced. Frankly, just the fact that it is largely an orthopraxic religion and not an orthodoxic one is a concept a lot of folks raised in predominantly Christian frameworks struggle with.</p> <p>So let&#8217;s talk about it.</p> <p>(I know this is two months in a row talking about Wicca, but I think this is important)</p> <blockquote><p><b>Pre-order Trae&#8217;s new Novel <i>Buried Memories</i> &#8211; out December 15th!</b><br /> <b>ISBN:</b> 9798349560958<br /> <b>eBook:</b> <a href="https://a.co/d/hcY9pds">Pre-order on Kindle</a> / <a href="https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/buried-memories-22">Pre-order on Kobo</a><br /> <b>Paperback:</b> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Buried-Memories-Graves-Trae-Dorn/dp/B0FRW2F2LP/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0">Amazon Pre-order</a> / <a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/buried-memories-trae-dorn/1148333050?ean=9798349560958">B&#038;N Pre-order</a></p> <p><em>Also <a href="https://www.nerdandtie.com/books/trae-dorn/">check out the rest of Trae&#8217;s Books</a> and <a href="https://www.trhonline.com/">visit Trae&#8217;s website</a>.</em></p></blockquote> <p>(And, of course, don&#8217;t forget this show is part of the <a href="http://www.nerdandtie.com/">Nerd &amp; Tie Network</a>, and funded by listeners like you via <a href="http://www.patreon.com/traegorn">Patreon</a>. Consider joining our <a href="http://www.nerdandtie.com/discord">Discord</a> or our <a href="https://nerdandtie.social/">forums</a>!)</p> <p><i>Music: &#8220;The Man With One Eye,&#8221; &#8220;So I Said It, &#8220;Untitled Nonsense&#8221; (Trae Dorn) / Random Loops (Apple Music Library)</i></p><p>The post <a href="https://www.bsfreewitchcraft.com/?p=1086">89. What Makes Wicca Wicca?</a> first appeared on <a href="https://www.nerdandtie.com">Nerd & Tie Network</a>.</p>