Pagans, Wiccans, or Druids?

Question

is this a form of witchcraft or religions?
Can anybody tell me something about this?

Answer 1

Pagan is a term for folks who are not Christians, Muslims, or Jews. Or are polytheistic.

Neo-pagan is an umbrella term that refers to those who honor multiple deities from ancient times. There are many different neo-pagan paths.

Wicca and Druidism are two well-known neo-pagan paths. There are many more neo-pagan paths. Wiccans practice some form of the religion founded by Gerald B. Gardner. Druids usually practice some type of religion associated with the ancient Celtic peoples.

Witchcraft is a skill that may or may not be used in a neo-pagan religion. One may practice the skill of witchcraft without having a religion at all.

Answer 2

Paganism is an umbrella term for many religions- http://www.sacredhearth.com/whatispagan.html

Wicca is a specific Pagan religion which worships Deity in a dual form, as God and Goddess, and adheres to certain laws including the Wiccan Rede. (Punch that into a search engine and you'll get several versions all saying about the same thing.)

Wicca is often erroneously called Witchcraft, sometimes even by its adherants, but Wicca is a religion and Witchcraft is a style of magic used in many different religions including Wicca, though not all Wiccans use magic and some use different styles of Magic, though most Wiccans who use magic are Witches. Many Pagans, but also some Christians practice Witchcraft.

Druidry is another form of Pagan religion based on ancient Celtic mythology and symbolism. It's somewhat Shamanic. There are many different Gods and Goddesses in Druidry, though a specific Druidic Grove will generally choose one of each as the Grove's patron Gods. Druids revere their ancestors and engage in a bit of animism, often associating their Gods with bodies of water and other natural occurances. Druidic magic-users rarely identify themselves as Witches. Most often they simply call themselves Druids, but there are also Druidic Shamans, which is actually a very apt description of most Druidic magic users.

Answer 3

Although they are often referred to as Pagans by those who know little about them, all three are actually religions, as well as lifestyles of their own accord. The interesting this is that all three are very similar, but vastly different from each other as well. Wiccans are more of a magic, and spirit oriented group, while the Druids, such as myself, focus more on the power of nature and the peace that comes from connecting with the forces that live upon the planet. Describing the Pagans is a little difficult, as from what I have read and studied about them, there are several different factions within their group, each with their own rituals and beliefs, but all stemming from the same origin. And as far as Witchcraft, that is the magic and spellcasting associated with Wicca, but not so much as Paganism or Druidic beliefs. I hope this helps.

Answer 4

Check out about.com/alternate religions. That is a pretty decent site also.

Actually, witchcraft is more associated with Wicca although pagans do practice ritual. I don't know much about druids yet so I can't help you there.

Answer 5

Well technically paganism is just polytheism, but the first two have the tendency of sort of being merged together in western culture.

I'm all for the old gods. Yah, Old: like Odin or Zeus! C'mon, let's have a deific grudge match between the lords of the storms! Ding ding ding!

Answer 6

It's religion, and there may or may not be Witchcraft. You probably can learn more at www.witchvox.com Blessed be.

Answer 7

Pagan used to refer to anyone from the outlands. Now it refers to anyone that is not Christian, Jewish or Islamic. That covers many belief systems including none.

Answer 8

The best site I've been able to find for any kind of religious reserch is religioustolerance.org

Best of Luck!

Answer 9

ancient religions