kmullin,
Are there any good or bad people? Sure. One of the things that Wiccans follow (and separate them from other pagans) is something called the Wiccan Rede. It's a beautiful poem, but the part they especially follow is "An it harm none, do what ye will", meaning, if it doesn't harm anyone, do what you want. Kind of like the Golden Rule. Some people follow this, some don't, just like all people. So sure, I guess you could say there are bad witches out there.
I also would like to point out that not all wiccans perform rituals, and not all wiccans or pagans for that matter perform magick. To clear up the meaning of magick for those that want to know, magick is not the supernatural stuff you see on TV. Magick is like a prayer. We ask the god and goddess to help us make something happen. For instance, my neighbor got a blood clot in her leg, I immediatly performed a spell (magick) to ask that the god and goddess help heal her. I made a token of my spell and gave it to my neighbor. The energy that I used to preform my spell (which again is like a prayer) was directed into that token. The energies were then released when she accepted the token. Within the week, the young lady was back on her feet. The token by the way, was a handmade tea bag (made of cheese cloth) filled with the herb Lavander. On the outside of the tea bag, I took a pen and made the Runic symbol for healing. She hung it on her bed post while she was sick. That is how magick works. Our energies are sent out to try to alter the natural flow of energy that controls all things (chi if you will). I can't make things fly or levitate. All that is Hollywood myth. I hope that helps clear up what you were asking.
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