Aradia - lovely and charismatic.
Aradia (her name is derived from Herodias, queen of witches) was the daughter of moon goddess Diana. She is a timeless spiritual entity, embodying Kore in her power, Aphrodite in her beauty, and Diana in her courage and love of wild places.
She was sent to Earth as prophetess of the religion of witchcraft, with the mission of protecting women from the oppressions of feudalism. With her broomstave of power, her cloak of mystery, and her knowledge of every plant, she gave fright to the Inquisition. Aradia taught women how to invoke the full moon at midnight, sprinkling salt from a red bag while asking favors fo the Goddess. With quiet authority she proclaims "Never Again the Burning!"
Who is Aradia?
Aradia is a Tuscany Goddess (or a Tuscany teacher of witchcraft, depending on who's info you follow) She is the daughter of Diana and Lucifer (a sun god, NOT the Christian fallen angel).
The myth goes something like this:Diana used magic to charm Lucifer. He was afraid of her, probably because she is a moon goddess and therefore very dark next to his light. She decided she liked magic and wanted to develop it. She disguised herself as a mortal woman and went to earth. She found that times were very hard. Many people were oppressed; so she decided to teach them magic so they could take care of themselves and protect themselves from their oppressors.
She became a Witch and taught many people. At one point she had to reveal herself as a goddess so she went back into the heavens. But she knew more teaching was necessary so she sent her daughter, Aradia back in her place with instructions.
Now generally Wiccans tend to be very careful about their "karmic" baggage. Most Wiccans try very hard to never do anything manipulative, even if it's for someone's good.... like healing them without permission. They would NEVER hex someone no matter how evil and dangerous that person is. At most they might do a spell asking that the evil person make some mistake that would aid the authorities in catching them.
Aradia's instructions were different from what most Wiccans accept as guidelines. She was given permission to teach more aggressive magics in order to help oppressed people. So now there are some Wiccans that consider themselves "Aradian". They believe that a hex on someone VERY VERY bad (like serial killers, for instance) is justified and if there is a karmic debt, they are willing to pay it. --> -->
