Paganism for me is a way of life ~ a choice. Pagans usually don't worship a God or Godess but follow a Spiritul path treasuring Gaia (Mother Earth) we develop a relationship with nature...all nature including animal spirit a little like Shamisim & the Native American Indians....in fact many of our beliefs lay with the NA.
We tread lightly and walk with the wind, after all at the end of the day Earth does'nt belong to man ~ Man belongs to the Earth!
Paganism
I consider myself to be a Pagan but dont particularly follow any specific Gods or Goddesses. I love all nature and the moon and stars. But as a Reiki Healer I also respect the Energy that is all around us. I try to look for the good in everyone, and believe everyone has a path in life to take, but which is not necessarily the same path as everyone else.
Let us be grateful for the beautiful things Mother Earth has provided for us and harm no-one.
sorry to interrupt...
Hey people. i'm a new member here. I have come to this site with a little question needing answering, which may lead to many more questions but could perhaps answer a lot. Confused? hmmm so am i...
Basically, i have been interested in wicca and pagan beliefs for a a good 10 or so years,and have dabbled in many differant things. But i have never been initiated into anything. i once nearly went to a few things and contacted the pagan federation, but the bottom line is im a busy guy who doesnt have a lot of time to travel all the time...i was wondering if anyone knew of any local covens or groups near blandford in dorset? i have recently got engaged and would love a wedding that is a bit more real than singing songs i dont know about a guy who is deabateable of ever existing. Plus Christianity is more or less based on pagan beliefs anyway, and i dont really want a business deal type of wedding in a registry office where we turn up hand over some money scribble our names down and Bob's your uncle...But i believe to actually have a wiccan or pagan wedding i first need to initialise into a group or coven...i could be wrong so please forgive me if i am...this is not the sole reason for wanting to be intialised though...its something ive thought about for years... it would be good to actually have a picture to follow whilst doing the jigsaw puzzle, rather than trying to figure out what the whole picture is without help, if you know what i mean!!!
I would be eternally grateful for any ideas, or any nudges...
Mystacoll
i don't know much about it and probably can't comment more than others on here but to me, being pagan is all about being connected with nature and the elements.. being in tune with the seasons, cycles of life etc..
wicca or witchcraft is more about practising magic, either in a coven or as a solitarty witch/hedgewitch.. the worship of gods/goddesses and of course, being in tune with the various phases of the moon (maiden, mother and crone) and the 8 festivals or sabbats..
i have to admit though, i get very confused with it all and tend to practice what feels right to me.. i have never felt the need to belong to anything in particular (perhaps i'm just not there yet) but i delve into both by way of feeling connected with nature, understanding what each of the elements mean (to me) and how to harness that energy when i feel i need it.. also moon phases are something i am finding more and more drawn towards.. i have even begun to practice the occasional candle magic/spell.. i also recognise the importance of each of the sabbats, what they mean, how they can be used to draw, attract and release the things we want in our lives.. i don't fully celebrate each equinox and soltice but i'm aware of the energy behind them and hope to develop this even further as and when the time is right..
trouble is, there is so much conflicting information out there, when you are just starting out it can make you feel quite inferior.. hence the reason why i find things that resonate with me and let my intuition tell me the rest.. 😉
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I am Pagan. So many Pagans don't understand what the essence of the reality of what they are doing. You need to know how the metaphysical universe works first. The first principle is that after the chaos of creation the universe is like a vast sea infinity small particles.