Last week I was asked, "what is the Wiccan view of suicide?". I had to pause before I responded because I had never been asked the question before, nor do I recall ever having read anything on the subject. After a bit of pondering, I told the questioner that I believed it would vary depending on tradition and personal opinion. At the very heart of Wicca is the Wiccan Rede. Those 8 word that have come to be interpreted as DO NO HARM. Seems to me, suicide is definitely harm...so Wicca does not support it. However, unlike some religions, there is nothing to imply that a person who commits suicide would suffer for it in the afterworld.
Now I'm curious. What do Wiccan's think about suicide and it's effect on the soul...?
Thursday, April 1, 2010
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