s why initiation to the craft is such a large commitment. Wicca stresses the balance of gender and power, along with the equality of creative expressions. Heinlein manifested these qualities in his story by having Michael and Jill perform a magic show to scan minds for those who were ready to learn "gorkking", the understanding of "God" (Heinlein 273).
             A Wicca is a person who believes strongly that something was lost as the world passed into the Dark Ages; that the connection to the natural rhythms of the planet and nature around us (Oakwood). Wicca also feels that a connection is lost to the good things from the old ways of life, such as the use of herbs, magic, and meditation. A Wicca is a person who actively strives to regenerate themselves to these concepts (Hardman and Harvey). Michael Smith holds to the concept of regeneration and meditation to "gork" his experiences and situations he is in (Heinlein 149).
             Likewise, Wicca is an ancient religion of love for life and nature. In prehistoric times, people respected the forces of Nature and celebrated the cycles of the seasons and the moon. They saw divinity in the sun and moon, and in the Earth, in all life. The creative energies of the universe where personified: feminine and masculine principles became Goddesses and Gods (Oakwood). Wicca is a polytheistic religion (meaning that there is belief in more than one God). These were not superhuman figures set apart from nature, they were embodied in the earth and the sky, women and men, and even plants and animals (Faber). Michael Smith "gorkked" that God was everyone, connected in some way in mind and spirit. Michael say's "Thou art God" to Jill when he finally understands that souls of humans are connected (Heinlein 266).
             Wicca had its originated beginnings in Paleolithic times, co-existed with other Pagan religions in Europe, and had a profound influence on e...