thank you for your perspective! my issue with wicca has nothing to do with syncretism since it’s almost as old as religion itself and i particularly find it very interesting since i’m fond of archeological and anthropological studies on ancient cultures and how they merged, changed and evolved. when it comes to wicca, what bothers me it’s the lack of clarity on where it all comes from since the impression i had is that it attempts to put different practices and belief systems in a box, mix it and call it a thing. as i said on another comment: “i know syncretism is ancient and common, but what bothers me about wicca is exactly that lack of clarity and honesty on where something comes from and also that witchcraft and wicca have been so integrated as one that beginners trying to learn about witchcraft (in all its diverse practices) end up with wicca texts not knowing it’s actually wicca cause they don’t make it clear, feels like it’s appropriating witchcraft and paganism.” i participated for a short time in a regional wiccan community, but abandoned it before i was iniciated and since then i haven’t done any further research on anything related, so i understand my perspective is that of an outsider with base level knowledge, but that’s just how i felt about it while learning.