No, it was not THAT particular comparison, although I would ask what would make you think that, and might be able to give a rebuttal on some points. My point was that, while to me, the point of Actual Freedom's pathway to their goal had been mentioned more comprehensively to my ears than those of other paths, this was, in part, because Nikolai, the first person to introduce me to this concept, used both my Wiccan background and his Buddhist background as a backboard to how he explained the situation of Actualism's HAIETMOBA. This may have made AF's pathway easier for me to comprehend because the explanation of the goal was catered directly toward my own perception, use and knowledge of language, and experience.
As for the other, at it's simplest definition, Wicca means wisdom. To be Wiccan, means to be searching for the Ultimate Truth of the Universe, the ultimate wisdom. Some get so caught up in the "magick" that can go along with this that they forget that simple definition. In order to find Ultimate Truth, Wiccans believe that one should examine those laws of nature. They have two simple, or so-seeming, laws that we as Wiccans are supposed to follow. Besides these, the religion is allowed to change via the interpreter, for they believe that my truth on God may not be the same as another's, and so on. So we follow the Law of Three, and the Code, or are supposed to.
I could rant for days about the "New Age" mysticism that a lot of people claim as Wicca, but in reality is them setting up self-illusions, through the use of "magick". And yet, at the same time, as Wicca is a search for Truth, even these seemingly opposite paths might be leading people to a deeper self-understanding in the end. But the point is, there are as many interpretations of Wicca as there are of Gods, Goddesses, and concepts, and to us, they all have the potential to be true for the wielder that chooses to believe that way, because they are their way of interpreting the path to their own Truth. The path of the Wiccan is to find the Goddess/God within themselves, by coming to an understanding of themselves, through an understanding of nature. What people call spellwork is, from a solitary practice, extremely intensified will in sitting sessions, designed to allow you to grasp a further understanding of yourself.
Now, on a funny note, have you ever heard this joke: "How many Wiccans does it take to change a lightbulb? -Thirteen, and to a Gardnerian, that's not funny!" -Circle Mom Alyssa Wilma
Hahahaha....ahh. But the point is, there are, like any religion, those so caught up in the mysticism that they have long forgotten the purpose of the ritual in the first place. One of the few things that I liked when reading Ravenwolf, was that she said that, more than any ancient incantations, or gestures, one's practice would be more likely to get a positive outcome if it was heartfelt. In the words of my latest Circle Mom; "Ritual is 90percent mental, and 10 percent what actually takes place in the room." This is, no doubt, the reason for such chaos in the first place with public practitioners, because, in our own way, aren't all humans a little mental? LOL.
But I spent a Year of Devotion to the Goddess, where I ate no meat, without effort caused absolutely no harm to other beings, and felt great Love for all Life, without differentiating between the rock and the tree. Very close to Jan Frazier's definition actually-"We're all made up of atoms and energy, right?".... A full year, where I can state that I, under no external influence (I don't really do the drug thing, ever), felt as though I was the Goddess, intricately connected with every living thing, to the degree that Self no longer really mattered, every day, and cannot remember any suffering negativity at that time. Everything actually felt that it was happening the perfect way that it should have been. My boyfriend has explained this away in Buddhist terms, saying that it sounds as though the experience may have been what Daniel Ingram first explained as "First Path", and later decided wasn't, but was something like the "First Cycle"? I make no such claims, but they don't matter to me, either. The only point I wish to make with this is that maybe, in actual root, there is not such a difference, after all. Was it healthy? Umm...I literally forgot to eat for three weeks, and drank very little, which ended with me almost passing out in front of my friends, so that they forced me to injest food, and I was not perceiving my priorities in the same light, which meant that I skipped classes because I was too busy sitting in the forest, "feeling" the trees, or dancing in the breeze to try to understand its movement. But a part of me has always wondered if I can someday get back that simplicity of understanding, where the mind never questions, without giving up my grasp on the physical world of my body for that of the ethereal. For at that point, there was perfect happiness. There was joy, and understanding, in everything. There was no harmful ability, for there was no harmful intent. I felt most connected within myself. And, after a year, when I snapped back to "reality", there was a grave sense of loss. Of course, there was also a grasp of all mental reins so that that sort of loss of control would not happen again, and it took me three years to do any more than a five-minute holiday ritual with my practice, out of fear of returning to the state where I so longed to be; where the entire miracle of every moment of my day was a miracle of itself.
So, would you still say that there are no similarities to the aims of Wicca and Buddhism? I don't honestly feel that I know enough about you or Buddhism to make that answer myself. I can go on with specific sects, and specific beliefs, but the truth is that Wicca has so many different practices and aims within its practice that to say yes or no to that answer would probably once again depend on the wiccan in question (although I am certain a Gardnerian would give you a very correct answer!

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Love and Happiness,
Jazzi
*Edit- to be a "Witch" is supposed to be to have found this Ultimate Truth, or Ultimate Wisdom. I have never called myself a witch, except jokingly, or to those that don't know what the religion is, in the first place, to make it easier for them to understand what I mean when I call myself "Wiccan".
**Edit- Is it possible that ALL religions are truly on the hunt for the same thing? I have recently learned that this is a "Sufic" belief, but I've been wondering for years, and studying the Quran and Bible with that mentality...Any responses to anything are welcome- I am eager to learn.