There have been dozens of rumors and misconceptions about Wicca and Witchcraft, from the completely ludicrous to the just plain silly.  Here I've tried to list them, along with the help of people on the message boards, so that everyone can see what we are and what we aren't.

We DO/CAN

We DON'T/CAN'T

Celebrate the Seasons Believe in Magick Believe in Reincarnation Believe in the law of "Harm None" Keep open minds Use Tarot cards Collect gemstones Wear Pentacles (Circled pentagram) Keep spell books Wear black robes (some of us) Cast spells for positive purposes Revere and respect Nature Respect all living things Care about the Earth's well-being Form Covens Use Divination to guide one's path Know about herbs and plants Own cauldrons (if we can afford it) Celebrate the Full Moon Believe in Universal Balance Respect other people's beliefs Believe that there's more than one path Believe the body is beautiful and natural Hold sex as sacred and beautiful Enjoy Natural places like forests Often practice at night instead of day Believe in Karma

Throw Fireballs Make ourselves invisible Change our hair colour with Magick Drink blood Worship the devil Perform sacrifices Use "Black" or negative Magick Fly around on brooms Kidnap or eat children Have wild sex orgies All dress like Goths Live forever Defy physics Teleport ourselves Melt if we get wet Have talking cats Put curses and hexes on people Turn ourselves/others into animals Have green warty skin Live in run-down shacks in the forest Always have dead trees in our yards Live in creepy old Gothic houses Raise the dead Tell you the future Make things blow up by looking at them Travel through or freeze time Die if we walk into a Church