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In the fourteenth-century, a Wise Woman who called herself Aradia brought back a revival of the Old Religion, La Vecchia Religione. In central Italy, witches of old worshipped the goddess Diana and her consort, the god Dianus. In Italy, Witches do not use the word Sabbat for their seasonal rites. The Italian word is Trequenda (tray-gwen-da). There are eight Treguendas that make the "Wheel of the Year". They are...

*Shadowfest-October 31st

*Winter Solstice-December 21st/22nd

*Lupercus-February 2nd

*Spring Equinox-March 21st/22nd

*Tana's Day-May 1st

*Summer Solstice-June 21st/22nd

*Cornucopia-August Eve

*Autumn Equinox-September 21st/22nd


The Gifts of Aradia and Tenets of Belief

In the fourteenth century, Aradia taught that the traditional powers of a witch would belong to any who followed in the ways of the Old Religion. Aradia called these powers gifts, because she stressed the point that these powers were benefits of adhering to the Old Ways, and not the reason for becoming a witch. These are the powers:

~To bring succes in love

~To bless and consecrate

~To speak with spirits

~To know of hidden things

~To call forth spirits

~To know the Voice of the Wind

~To possess the knowledge of transformation

~To possess the knowledge of divination

~To know and understand secret signs

~To cure disease

~To bring forth beauty

~To have influence over wild beasts

~To know the secrets of the hands



~~Tenets of Belief~~
~We believe that the Source of All Things(The Great Spirit) is both masculine and feminine in nature.

~We believe that humans bear the Divine Spark of their Creator within themselves(soul/spirit). And that we are actually spiritualBeings who are temporarily encased in physical matter.

~We believe in Reincarnation and view it as a process for Spiritual Liberation from the physical dimension.

~We believe in psychic abilities and the supernatural as normal conditions which have been suppressed by the Judaic/Christian Culture, but can be restored through the practice of the Old Ways.

~We believe in Magic as a manifestation of energy that is directed by the mind through various ancient techniques.

~We believe in Spiritual Worlds and Spiritual Beings.

~We believe in the Law of Action and Reaction, and that what we do affects others, and what others do affects us. Therefore we strive to live in peace with those around us.

~We believe in Karma, meaning that we believe in responsibility and consequences.

~We believe in love, life and harmony as the spiritual foundation of our ways.

~We believe in the expression of religious beliefs through rituals and festivals.

~We believe in Earth Energy, meaning that we acknowledge places of natural power existing upon our planet. We hold that the same is true for natural objects.

~We believe in a positive Afterlife and a successful Spiritual Evolution.

~We believe that everything in Nature is of equal importance. Everything is linked and entwined beyond seperation.


I hope this has helped you gain some insight on Stregheria. Mot of my information come from Ways of the Strega by Raven Grimassi. It is an excellent book and I recommend it to any who wish to learn more about this beautiful religion! Bright Blessings!

That is all very beautiful..I have saved that so i may read it again...

Stregheria has been a word that I have see alot but never really known what it is all about. Thank you for the elightenment:)

Yes I was just sharing a little knowledge cos I have had many people on here asking about what Strega is . I have been practicing since I was 4 or 5 and my gran taught me and my aunts as well. I have only been a high priestess for a couple of years. It is very much like wicca but we have different beliefs.~NFA

yes..similar to wicca...but without the posturing.....I like the look of it...seems quite similar to shamanism in many aspects....

Agrees with Daermon. Shamanism is also what I am learning now. I am very much liking the teachings of it.~NFA

Beautiful.... I've saved it as well, for personal benefit.

I feel perhaps this is something I've needed.

I hope it helps you all on your journey of awakening.~NFA

Just got "The Well Worn Path" deck for Christmas from my sis. Base on Strega by Grimassi. I'll let you know what I think about it at a later date.

Ohh I may have to go and check that out. Thanks for sharing let me know when you do.~NFA

NobodysFallenAngel, Interesting faqs you have shown and thankyou for your time in research, but if you have not written the infomation you have pasted here, then it is only good manners to give full credits to the author by quoting their name and the source you got the material from. Thanks dear :)

Thanks for sharing that info Nobodysfallenangel. I appreciated the fact that you took the time to post to me personally too.

Daermon, wicca is only about posturing if you make it so. Like any other religion it can be formal, or not - that`s the choice of the practitioner. Actually, when I researched a bit I found that Stregheria can be quite a bit more formal than wicca... well, than wicca as I practice it anyway. It all depends on your point of view doesn`t it? Please don`t attach labels.

Your welcome. I shared with most on this site and other my profiles are on cos people are always asking.~NFA

Oh and here is a link to the info my friend wrote up I will ask her if it is ok if I put her name on here as she gets picky as to who online knows of her.~NFA

Oh and here is the link:

http://www.angelfire.com/co/wytch/strega.html

Very interesting thread my dear Amelia thanks for sharing..

This sounds like something I might enjoy studying further. I plan on checking that link out now.

Thanks for the insight it was interesting...

I wanted to point out an etymological curiosity.

As many already know, Italian and Romanian are two of the five Romance languages (French, Portuguese, and Spanish are the other three.

STRIGOI is the Romanian word for vampire and/or revenant. The roots of stregheria and strigoi are the same. Interstingly, the word for vampire in Italian is vampiro. So, the word for witch in Italian does not make a differentiation between the so called White witch of the Old Religion and any practitioner of the dark arts.

Fun connection to its Romanian word "cousin"

I love that post and will also save. I find it very interesting and a good knowledge to posess. Thanks.

wow thanks or the info! i always love to save stuff like this and print it out and put it in a book i keep thanks :-)

thank you love..i have heard of it but no one here in my town has been able to fully explain what it entails like you have presented here.
hopefully this is will those who have been curious in the teachings and such.

Why have I found so many names with the word "Ara" in it?

Seems kind of interesting that my goddess's name can be found in many things.

Ara is actually a constellation in the southern celestial sphere...
"Ara The Alter"

Anyways.. hey NFA thought I'd drop by your thread :)

*kisses and runs off*

Yes Batchyld was asked to post that in here, cos of the ooo and the AHhh of it all.

Thank you VladVoivode. Your information is highly informitable. I always enjoy everyones posts keep them coming.~NFA

I want to thank you for bringing this here. I have often wanted to post some of my occult knowledge here but was not sure how it would be looked at. I mean the site is called " Vampire Rave ". And I looked through some of the areas and saw no specific area of interest for the occult. I So appreciate you bringing the stregheria here. I also have a little site you might want to add to your reference list.
http://crypt.eldritchs.com/wicca/dianaanddianus.html

I know you want more posts that are not one linesr and though i fopund the thread interesting im not sure what else to say other than interesting. I am someone who do9esnt actualy follow any form of structured religion or a set of beliefs though i do enjoy reading about them. So thankyou for your time and effort on this.

Well I thank those who share their information with me and the others as well. I understand it is hard to comment when you do not know about what to say when you really hardly know anything of this subject.That is why I brought it here so you can look more deeper into things.~NFA

Nicely done. I will have to read that again sometime.

~NFA~Your forum on Stregheria was very interesting I enjoyed it a lot. I have to do a little more looking into this form of practice.The acquirement of alot of knowlegde on many religons is one of my dearest choices in life, but this is the first time I have heard of this one. Thanks for the information you included I will copy so I can research it better.

VEry kool, I knew some of that being Italian on my moms side and Sicilian on my dad's, but NOT all of that. I learned some stuff!

Yes I am Italian as well my family is from Umbria.On my fathers side his mother taught me alot and so has my moms mother and aunts have raised me in this and I am thankful cos it is apart of me. The most accoplished thing I have done as it takes years to get to where I am at.~NFA

very enchanting...no pun....lol

it's beautiful and useful as well

Thank you all for your comments keep um coming. I am really enjoying myself with all this a little too, much.~NFA

I love NFA so much though :) Shes awsome

*blushes* WoW am I actually loved? Weird never has anyone said that on here. Thank you, although it is hard to take in. I am not one who isgood with compliments lol. I do however appreciate things being shared. So that I may learn something from all of you, as I am sure you do as well in return.~NFA

Its sooo wonderful...I'll have to save it too.

YaY! I am making an impact wahoo! I have more to come people don't think that this is the end of info I have lots of things to share.~NFA

Strengheria, had never before heard of it until seeing ur thread, was an interesting read...thank u.

I think once you are doing better, NFA, you and I will have to meet up and you can introduce me to this.

"We believe in the expression of religious beliefs through rituals and festivals.".... Who needs religion?

Believe it or not some people do believe in something other than themselves...

Anyway, Stregheria is very similar to wicca... but then again most pagan religions are similar in certain and different in other ways.

smiles* reminds me of an adorable children's book I have..."la Strega Nona"
***beautiful reminder