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Can i be a born wiccan, because in runs in my family, my mom is a wiccan or witch, and shes teaching me some stuff. She says my grandma and older sister is one to because they know things before they happen, i can to but not as well. So am a born wiccan or witch, or not a born one?
Ashlie,
Wicca and Witchcraft (which are not always the same thing) are religions...not ethnicities. You can no more be BORN Wiccan than you can be BORN Methodist. You can certainly be RAISED Wiccan or RAISED Methodist.
You are not BORN into any faith...you are instructed in the faith of your family until you are old enough to choose for yourself. That's free will.
Best of luck to you.
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