I also have seen the connections with "the Force" but also with Eywa the mother goddess in Avatar. Those concepts came from somewhere and found themselves imbedded into our modern mythologies. And yes, there are a lot of female witches, but... Wicca is about balance, and that includes male and feminine energy. We wouldn't be whole without both sides and all the in-betweens of the spectrum.

Eywa is such an awesome example!

I really enjoyed reading your post, thank you. I wanted to jump in and say, Dianic Wicca, also known as Dianic Witchcraft is a modern goddess tradition, focused on female experience and empowerment. While some adherents identify as Wiccan, it differs from most traditions of Wicca in that only goddesses are honored (whereas most Wiccan traditions honor both female and male deities). I think the common misconception that witches are female, promoted by Halloween and the media, may mean that some men don't realize they can walk this path. We are very glad to have you here, brother!

Thank you for your comment Tala! And thank you for being so welcoming, its very nice to have found a warm place to learn from!

Badger of Brookhaven, I enjoyed your thoughts. I too came into this system with the understanding of Divine polarity and have no desires to elevate one at the exclusion of the other. I like balance. I strive for balance. I understand all too well the symptoms that manifest when their is a lack of balance. I recently began reading Scott Cunningham's Wicca: A Guide for the Solitary Practitioner. This is a title I must have purchased and lost at least 3 times over. I never could get into it before, but this time I find it fascinating and he was a strong supporter of the equality of both sides of polarity. I find it refreshing to see that when so much of the newer material seems to be solely goddess focused. I also am comforted to learn more and more that the pervasive thought in Wicca is that all of the deities are truly aspects of the One. Just like you may be one person, there are different sides of you that may present themselves under various scenarios. Divine polarity and the aspect of Oneness is actually something that many may be surprised I learned through years of studying and digging deep into Biblical scriptures; albeit the passages that priests and pastors often gloss over because they may be too difficult to answer questions on. Problematic passages that might give one a reason to pause and question the theology of their chosen Christian variety.

Davina-Sophia Aurelia Leon, I have that book as well lol. I understand that the image or perception of the divine is different for everyone, that is one of the tings I love about Wicca, many means to an understanding, and most feel the same way. The concept you wrote about is my personal view, where many people see many deities, I see them as many archetypes or personality traits to the ultimate source as we can comprehend it. I think polarities or even dualities are a universal law not unlike the karmic principle, however there are many ways for many people to to understand and that's just how I relate. An exception to me with this is my magnetic relationship with Athena and at times Osiris/Horus (but the Egyptian pantheon to me, is quite....finicky or picky? lol) I once had a coven leader tell me they had sort of surpassed the traditional view of individual deities and were at the time moving into archetypes. I didn't understand that at the time, but now I totally understand what she meant and it was exactly like you just said. I would advise if one goes the more psychological Jungian route thought an emphasis on the spiritual side. I guess its all good in the end though, to me the religious aspect that Wicca offers is very fulfilling. It took a few years of contemplation on it to figure it out for me though. I too, feel that this concept (not meant in a condescending way) is either too advanced or skipped over the majority of christians, but is in direct relation to some of the keys christ references in the beatitudes when says he who has ears let him listen, he who has eyes let him see.... you and I could probably talk for a long lol thank you for your response.