Question Of Religious Beliefs That Could Differ in Poland

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Dec 4, 11, 15:20 #1

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Well ok here it goes.

I am thinking of moving to Poland. Kraków in particular. Is Wicca/ Paganism looked down upon in Poland? I am an Occultist as well, well in the sense that I study it rather than practice anything having to do with it. To anyone of the Christian religion reading this, no I do not study anything having to do with Satan. Wiccans do not believe in Satan. Not to contradict your personal belief which indeed I do respect. But no, there is no Satan in Wicca.

Basically I am wondering if I go there as a Wiccan, will I be hanged (no speaking literally of course).

Polonius3Threads: 1,005 Posts: 4,833 Joined: Apr 11, 08 ♂	Dec 4, 11, 15:36 #2
I don't think anyone in Poland even knows what a Wiccan is!

R_RavensongThreads: - Posts: 1 Joined: Dec 4, 11 ♂	Dec 4, 11, 15:39 #3
I am quite sure they do. If I am not mistaken, Poland in it's past has a rich Pagan History

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Dec 4, 11, 16:40 #4

Guest:

Basically I am wondering if I go there as a Wiccan, will I be hanged

Just don't share your beliefs with the nosy old lady who might be living next door and attends the Mass every morning.
Wicca, as well as yoga and contraceptives, is on the RC's black list, still lots of people in Poland practise yoga, use contraceptives and some of them are even Wiccans. Don't worry, you'll be safe in Kraków, nobody's going to burn you at a stake, unless you want to befriend orthodox Catholic circles.

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Edited by: JonnyM Dec 4, 11, 16:43 #5

strzyga:

Just don't share your beliefs with the nosy old lady who might be living next door and attends the Mass every morning.

Good advice.

I'm not sure about Krakow these days, but there's quite a strong occult scene in Warsaw. Thelema and Chaos are especially popular and there are various Wiccan traditions operating around the country.

If you're interested in Shamanism, have a look at this website: www.taraka.pl

Having said that, an old lady was arrested for witchcraft about five years ago after her neighbour accused her of stopping the hens laying eggs. She was released by the prosecutor on the grounds that it would be impossible to prove.

sobieskiThreads: 82 Posts: 1,142 Joined: Jun 1, 08 ♂	Dec 4, 11, 20:00 #6
JonnyM: Having said that, an old lady was arrested for witchcraft about five years ago after her neighbour accused her of stopping the hens laying eggs. She was released by the prosecutor on the grounds that it would be impossible to prove. I am sure this was the mistake of the President, PO and Tusk :)

a.k.	Dec 4, 11, 22:12 #7
Guest: will I be hanged No, you'll be consider a weirdo.

pipThreads: 11 Posts: 1,293 Joined: Jul 4, 11 ♀	Dec 5, 11, 07:43 #8
will "I am a wiccan" be your opening statement? really- it is nobodies business unless you make it obvious. There are loads of alternative religions here. My husbands cousin is a practicing "fake buddhist"--he follows the diamond way- which is not real buddhism...and nobody bothers him.

TeffleThreads: 28 Posts: 2,105 Joined: Aug 26, 10 ♂	Dec 5, 11, 12:33 #9
JonnyM: n old lady was arrested for witchcraft about five years ago after her neighbour accused her of stopping the hens laying eggs. Is this true???

saschaThreads: 13 Posts: 3,851 Joined: Jun 10, 10 ♂	Dec 5, 11, 12:39 #10
JonnyM: witchcraft what is that exactly? sth suspicious, strange, unexplainable, odd,....? JonnyM: Having said that, an old lady was arrested for witchcraft about five years ago after her neighbour accused her of stopping the hens laying eggs. She was released by the prosecutor on the grounds that it would be impossible to prove. welcome back in the middleages?

JonnyMThreads: 16 Posts: 4,487 Joined: Mar 9, 11 ♂	Dec 5, 11, 13:03 #11
Teffle: Is this true??? Yes, down near Zakopane somewhere. sascha: what is that exactly? sth suspicious, strange, unexplainable, odd,....? Quite. Whatever it is, the lady was arrested but the prosecutors decided they couldn't make a case.

TeffleThreads: 28 Posts: 2,105 Joined: Aug 26, 10 ♂	Dec 5, 11, 13:18 #12
JonnyM: Yes, down near Zakopane somewhere Mental. JonnyM: ...but the prosecutors decided they couldn't make a case. You don't say! I'm a bit shocked by this to be honest.

IronsideThreads: 59 Posts: 6,783 Joined: Feb 26, 09 ♂	Dec 5, 11, 13:49 #13
No you wont be hanged but what the heck you mean by - Religious Beliefs That Could Differ in Poland???? Guest: Wiccans do not believe in Satan. Don't worry Satan believe in you.

JonnyMThreads: 16 Posts: 4,487 Joined: Mar 9, 11 ♂	Dec 5, 11, 14:12 #14
Ironside: what the heck you mean by - Religious Beliefs That Could Differ in Poland???? He or she mentions it in the original post. Ironside: Don't worry Satan believe in you. Evil is very real, whether you call it Satan or anything else...

teflcatThreads: 6 Posts: 1,071 Joined: May 29, 11 ♂	Dec 5, 11, 14:19 #15
JonnyM: Evil is very real, whether you call it Satan or anything else... As ten minutes surfing on PF will demonstrate. Guest: Check out Grand Wizard Tadeusz Rydzyk, C/O College of Social and Media Culture, Toruń.

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Dec 5, 11, 14:53 #16

JonnyM:

He or she mentions it in the original post.

Does he mean to say that wichita thingy of his suppose to be one of those religious beliefs ?

teflcat:

Check out Grand Wizard Tadeusz Rydzyk, C/O College of Social and Media Culture, Toruń.

care to elaborate on your intrinsic and obnoxious inability to learn?

teflcat:

As ten minutes surfing on PF will demonstrate.

meritocratic and lax minds are much more common on PF than anything else ...

teflcatThreads: 6 Posts: 1,071 Joined: May 29, 11 ♂	Dec 5, 11, 14:55 #17
Ironside: care to elaborate on your intrinsic and obnoxious inability to learn? Care to explain?

teflcatThreads: 6 Posts: 1,071 Joined: May 29, 11 ♂	Dec 5, 11, 15:10 #18
Still waiting.

IronsideThreads: 59 Posts: 6,783 Joined: Feb 26, 09 ♂	Edited by: Ironside Dec 5, 11, 15:12 #19
teflcat: Care to explain? I mean your standing on the Rydzyk's issue, you must hang out with a pretty primitive minded people. What about an independent and critical thinking armed with knowledge ? Are those qualities exist any-more?

teflcatThreads: 6 Posts: 1,071 Joined: May 29, 11 ♂	Dec 5, 11, 15:19 #20
Ironside: independent and critical thinking armed with knowledge What like yours? quote Ironside: you are a dumb dick Ironside: lax minds Referring to me? I may have my faults but teaching two hundred university students per week keeps me pretty sharp.

IronsideThreads: 59 Posts: 6,783 Joined: Feb 26, 09 ♂	Dec 5, 11, 15:24 #21
teflcat: What like yours? quote Ironside: you are a dumb dick to first - that is a deflection not an answer1 to the second point - well he is what I said , do you really think otherwise ? teflcat: I may have my faults but teaching two hundred university students per week keeps me pretty sharp. teaching what exactly - English lol! Teaching keeps you focused not sharp!

teflcatThreads: 6 Posts: 1,071 Joined: May 29, 11 ♂	Dec 5, 11, 15:31 #22
Ironside: Are those qualities exist any-more? Ironside: teaching what exactly - English lol! Right.

IronsideThreads: 59 Posts: 6,783 Joined: Feb 26, 09 ♂	Dec 5, 11, 15:40 #23
teflcat: Right. I'm asking - Are you teaching English ? teflcat: Still waiting. ditto!

IronsideThreads: 59 Posts: 6,783 Joined: Feb 26, 09 ♂	Dec 5, 11, 15:51 #24
teflcat: Still waiting. phew !

JonnyMThreads: 16 Posts: 4,487 Joined: Mar 9, 11 ♂	Dec 5, 11, 15:51 #25
Ironside: s suppose to be ??? teflcat: Tadeusz Rydzyk, Not a good person. Or maybe he is a good person - just one that behaves very, very badly.

IronsideThreads: 59 Posts: 6,783 Joined: Feb 26, 09 ♂	Dec 5, 11, 15:55 #26
JonnyM: Ironside: s suppose to be Is he implying what I think that he is implying ? :)

JonnyMThreads: 16 Posts: 4,487 Joined: Mar 9, 11 ♂	Dec 5, 11, 15:58 #27
Ironside: Is he implying what I think that he is implying ? :) I don't think he or she is implying anything: Guest: Basically I am wondering if I go there as a Wiccan, will I be hanged Seems straightforward, open and honest to me.

OlafThreads: 8 Posts: 1,369 Joined: Oct 29, 09 ♂	Dec 5, 11, 16:30 #28
Why does anyone feel like talking if he or she is Wiccan, Pagan, Christian or Muslim? If you keep this to yourself, as it should be, then I gues there is no risk anywhere. But even when say around that you are Wiccan, nothing bad will happen to you in Poland.

saschaThreads: 13 Posts: 3,851 Joined: Jun 10, 10 ♂	Dec 5, 11, 17:26 #29
JonnyM: Quite. Whatever it is, the lady was arrested but the prosecutors decided they couldn't make a case. so 'we'/they are still at square one. sorry, id1ots. strange that human history is full of misunderstanding and suspicion for the 'abnormal' though normal is by far not only a spot on the behaviour line...

JonnyMThreads: 16 Posts: 4,487 Joined: Mar 9, 11 ♂	Dec 5, 11, 18:28 #30
sascha: so 'we'/they are still at square one. sorry, id1ots. strange that human history is full of misunderstanding and suspicion for the 'abnormal' though normal is by far not only a spot on the behaviour line... Spot on.

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