Why do people decide to become Wiccans and Pagans??

Question

what iz the center of ur religion and iz it tru that u sacrifice virgins and goats??

ok it has become clear that wiccans sacrificed virgins.....so what about pagans?? what do they see so special about Satan??

sorry wiccans didn't sacrifice virgins***

Answer 1

We become Wiccans/Pagans because that path is the right one for us. We don't sacrifice virgins or goats. We don't believe in the christian concepts of heaven, hell or satan. We believe in the natural earth around us and our relationship to that.

Answer 2

Wiccans don't sacrifice animals or virgins. It's more of a "one with nature" kind of thing. In fact, there's a lot wiccans won't do because it's bad (love spells, black magic and whatnot). Pagan is a more broader definition, which includes wiccans. However, some people may be pagan and making sacrifices and such, but that would be a small group. People decide to become pagan or wiccan becuase it's just a religion that fits their mindset and personal beliefs and values.

Answer 3

people decide to become wiccans and pagans because the christian bible just isn't making any sense. why is the supposed god of love so cruel and uncaring? not everyone can just accept what a bunch of dead guys wrote about another dead guy thousands of years ago. what made those people so special that they were supposedly given demonstrations of god's power but today we are just told that blessed are those that have faith without proof. Christianity is full of holes and some people find it easier and more logical to honor the earth which provides life and sustenance for them. no wiccans and pagans do not sacrifice goats or virgins or anything like that. they simply honor the earth and try to give back to the earth some of what they take.

Answer 4

I am Pagan because I see all of Nature as divine. I see myself as an integral part of a huge superorganism that is Mother Nature. She is my Goddess and I am a part of Her and so is everything and everyone else in existance. My body and my life is sacred. As is yours. You are sacred to me, you are part of the Goddess Earth. Every living thing is sacred to me. When I eat even a salad, I acknowledge that this sacred being is sacrificing itself to me, so that I may live and it is becoming a part of me. One day I will die, and I will become a part of some other creature (hopefully, unless I'm sealed in a hermetic coffin and pumped full of poisons). There are many other Gods, of course. They are all part of the consciousness we all share. Some Gods call some people, some call others. Jehovah calls some people. Aphrodite calls others, Diana calls to some Wiccans, Brighid calls to some Druids, I have been called by Eos, and recently Aphrodite, and over the years there have been others, but Eos still has dibs, because she is my Patron.

You don't really decide to be Pagan, you just are. You know you're a part of Nature, a Goddess or a God claims you who isn't the Christian one, and lo, you're Pagan.

Many Pagans are vegetarians or even vegans. We don't believe in harming other living creatures if it can be avoided. And we have better things to do with virgins than sacrifice them, thank you.

Answer 5

Pagans and Wiccans do not sacrifice virgins. Or goats, that I am really aware of.

The center of my religion (Wicca)? To worship the Triple Goddess and Her consort, the Horned God. The rituals represent the cycle of birth-death-rebirth that is seen in nature every year.

Why did I decide to become Wiccan? It made the most sense to me. Wiccans worship a feminine deity alongside a male deity, and both are considered important and vital to creation. Wiccans honor nature, and the world and life itself is sacred. Wicca does not claim that it's path is the only true path and are tolerant of other religions.

Answer 6

I became a Pagan because I rejected the teachings of the Catholic school I went to growing up.
I started to research other religions, and at the time Paganism seemed to connect with me. I started to take part in groups, rituials and I started to research my native american culture (also wicca). I followed that path for about 6 or 7 years. We never sacrificed animals or virgins. We worshipped nature and had much respect for living things.

I still was interested in Christianity, but I hated 'Christians'. I thought that the Bible was fake, and was just a story. I never really listened to what the Christians told me.
Then this last year, I opened my heart to the Lord Jesus Christ. His Holy Bible became the TRUE word of God and I realised that Jesus did for my sins. Instantly I knew that paganism was not the correct path, and I knew that GOD was the only GOD.

Answer 7

Actually the OED (Oxford English Dictionary_) defines "pagan" root word "pagani" as out in the field, a marker. It comes down to it via the OED that a pagan is a rube, a hick, someone outside the mainstream. That's where I find God. Not in a building, not in a Book but out in the Field. I do not sacrifice anything because I don't need to. You've been listening to a lot of superstitious nonsense. I've been a Pagan for as long as I really can remember (darn..my parents never should have allowed us to think for ourselves...bahahaha). God has no problem with it.

Answer 8

I don't think you decide to be pagan, you just "are" if you are not Christian, it's really a christian term meaning to be derisive, but if you love nature and the science behind it and have found no comfort in christian misogyny and hatred then some people are drawn to Wicca which is a spiritual path devoted to the caretaking of the environment and the creatures that inhabit our mother Earth, and has absolutely nothing to do with sacrificing ANY living thing. We worship and respect both the female creative divine and the male creative divine and observe holy dates based on the wheel of the year, which turns the same for everyone.

Answer 9

1. Get your facts straight.
2. Stop reading the Weekly World News
3. Grow a brain, gain knowledge, wisdom, and intelligence.
4. Apply #3 and re think your question, so-called facts, and sources of information.
5. Once steps 1-4 are completed, come back and reform your question.

By the way, most, if not all, religions are based on pagan beliefs. The pagan religion was the first religion.

Answer 10

Well I'm not a wiccan , but I can tell you they don't sacrifice people or animals . They value all living things and live by the philosophy of never take more then you need ! Wicca is a religion that worships nature and life not the devil like so many
Ill informed people would like you to think !