yeah

[cloud]

I thought Paganism was a general group of different religions.

[catgirl]

Paganism is a group of earth based religions. Wicca is considerd a pagan religion becuase it is earth based I would think druidism would fall under paganism too, I think it is an earth based not sure I will have to look that up. So technically it could be considerd a group of earth based religions. This is what I have found in my studies of wicca if I am wrong please do tell me.

[Kirree]

Pagans can be seen as Witches, Druids, Shamans, Magicians, and more.

"A vibrant and diverse spiritual community has emerged throughout the world, grounded in respect for ancient mysticism, reverence for nature, openness to magic, and devotion to the many Goddesses and Gods of old."

People Adoring Goddess And Nature

For every pagan who mainly worships the Goddess, there are other pagans who worship a God and Goddess in equilibrium, or who revere a variety of different Gods and Goddesses from ancient cultures. Likewise, many pagans worship the ground they walk on, while to some, nature is far less interesting than a room full of books. But since most pagans have some degree of reverence for nature and most have some sort of devotion to the Goddess.

Like Wiccans, Pagans are NOT devil worshippers.

._. Please.... here we go with this crap again. Christians will do anything to condem those that do not follow them.

*coughs* Anyways

1. Paganism is a broad and universal concept. There is room in the pagan community for Wiccans, witches, druids, shamans, miscellaneous Goddess worshipers and nature mystics, and plenty of people who refuse to wear any kind of label at all.

2. Because paganism is a spirituality of experience rather than belief, there is no requirement that everyone must think the same way or believe the same things. On the contrary, most pagans consider it a point of honor that they think for themselves.

3. People who embrace paganism may have ancestral links to a wide variety of cultures, including Egyptian, Celtic, Greek, Italian, Norse, Baltic, Native American, or many other heritages. Even if a person isn't related to a particular culture by blood ancestry, many pagans believe it's okay to respectfully embrace an ancient tradition (or traditions) simply because you're interested in it. Thus, different pagan groups and individuals may have different spiritual practices with any of a variety of cultural "flavors."

[Loriel]

Aye. There are pagans who don't have a label for themselves, such as me. I am pagan, however, I do not have a set path. Maybe when I am older, but I am studying them, but either way, I am pagan and not christian.

I've read a book about it. Sometimes...what some call wicca, because of the differences they've added into it, some wiccans believe that certain groups/religon...I really can't recall some of them at the moment, is not wicca. If that is confusing, I'll try to clairify it more.

[LONGGONEDEADFORUMS]

Loriel >.< you confuse more than you help...your post made no sense

[Loriel]

Okay, I'll put it simply. There are pagans....who have no set path. They aren't any wiccan. But they are pagan.

I tried explaing how some variations of wicca...isn't considered by some, wicca at all because...for one...to them it is to ecentric.

[lucciola]

i would put it as plain and simple as i can i asked my grandmother once what is a pegan and she told me that it was someone who had thier own unique religus belifs so you could say that peganism is almost what ever one would want it to be

[Kirree]

In a way, yes. That's what paganism is. But the beliefs are still based on certain standpoints.