Yesterday someone who meant no offense asked me what it was like to be Wiccan. I couldnt respond to them with any knowledge because I am not Wiccan, I am a witch. I follow the British Traditionalist form of witchcraft, Wicca is a term that was developed in the mid 1950's by Gerald Gardner when he split from traditional witchcraft and formed his own coven along with his own interpretations of witchcraft. I follow what is called "the old path" or "the old crooked path". It really is witchcraft in its purest and most simple form. During the period from the 1960's to the 1990's, several different "Traditions" of witchcraft were developed. There is Gardnarian, Alexandrian,  and several others who are what are considered Wiccan. Most traditions differ in not only in small or seemingly insignificant ways but they also differ in terms of being monotheistic or polytheistic, all that means is that some traditions believe in one god or several gods. In my tradition, we believe in monotheism ( one god) and the goddess. What makes witchcraft different from all mainstream religions is that we believe that the God and Goddess are equal in every regard. Neither is more powerful than the other. In most mainstream religions, the only place for women is in the congregation and they play no part in the religious rite at all. In my religion, there is a high priest and priestess, and they are equally important in conducting our rite.  After explaining most of this to the poor person, the last question was, what is a witch then....well, the answer is this. A witch is one who uses all the energy within ourselves and that lies within nature to accomplish a specific end so long as it doesnt violate our most basic belief of not harming anyone.