How did you discover Paganism? It's not a widely popular religion, even though Christianity stole many icons from it. How did you come about it and decided to practice it? Are there any whole families that are strictly Pagan?
2006-09-30 11:02:55 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I'm sorry, I'm sure I spelled "Pagans" correctly... I didn't accidently type "Fundies", did I?
2006-09-30 11:07:38 · update #1
I am an Atheist, but I can admire the beauty of Pagan and Wiccan beliefs. I'm not considering converting, just curious.
2006-09-30 11:10:02 · update #2
I have always been an avid history and folklore student, I discovered the neo-Pagan movement in '76 when I started dating a girl from a pagan family, and yes, there are a lot of strictly Pagan families. In time, I just found that it suited me. I would disagree that Paganism is not widely popular, according to some sources, the country of Iceland has officially recognized Odinism as their national religion, their is a country in Africa that adopted Voudoun. Say, rather, that due to Christian persecution many Pagans in the U.S. feel a need to conceal that aspect of who they are from the world at large. Remember, this is a country that was still holding Witchcraft trials in the 1950s, there was an attempt at one in the late 70s but, thankfully, it got laughed out of court. In the 90s child well fare workers removed a Pagan family's children from their home and made conversion to Christianity a condition of getting them back. That was defeated in court, but it still goes on. If you are really interested in learning more about Paganism you might start with "witchvox.com". There are also a lot of good books out, on Wicca especially, I would recommend anything by Gerald Gardner, Alex Sanders, Doreen Valiente, Scott Cunningham, or Janet and Stewart Farrar, for Wicca; for Druidism, Odinism, or the Egyptian traditions you might try a net search. Good luck.
2006-09-30 11:50:37 · answer #1 · answered by rich k 6 · 5⤊ 1⤋
I had a fascination with Egypt when I was little. History books, archeology, stories from their culture. I started asking if people still believed in their Gods. My mother, who's a Christian, was surprised to find there were people who still worshipped those Gods. I guess I was about 12. I started studying other cultures, Greek/Roman, Celtic tribes and found out about Paganism when I found some books on modern Celtic traditions. By the time I was in my 20's, I viewed all of it as all of those cultures giving images to experiences they could not explain. It made more sense than the other stuff offered.
In my experience, it's rare to have whole families who are strictly Pagan, but I have heard of it. I grew up in a, strange, family. My mother is Christian, my father is Agnostic. I married an Agnostic and our son is one as well. lol
2006-09-30 18:23:32 · answer #2 · answered by Kithy 6 · 4⤊ 0⤋
My Family is Pagan, (with the exception of my father) so even though my father insisted we go to church every sunday until I was 14, We're all still Pagan. I converted to Wicca 13 years ago.
2006-10-01 13:18:29 · answer #3 · answered by AmyB 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Trust me, Paganism is more widely practiced than you realize...Yes-there are whole families who follow pagan religions...I do not practice Wicca, but I was very interested in it at one point...Go to Barnes and Nobles and visit their "New Age" section and read up on Paganism...If you're interested in Wicca, author Scott Cunningham is a good read...
2006-09-30 18:07:57 · answer #4 · answered by mybootyisthatbig79 5 · 4⤊ 0⤋
I don't know exactly how I discovered it - I was just drawn to books that discussed it. After reading some books, I was amazed and excited to discover that the feelings and beliefs I've always had has a name. It made me feel at home.
2006-09-30 18:08:29 · answer #5 · answered by Gabrielle 6 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Well sweety, start by looking up the definition of Pagan, and you will find that pagans do not adhere to one particular set of beliefs. Pagan was the draconian Christian word used to refer to any one who was not a Christian, or Catholic at that time. Ask your question again about a particular religion, but as it is posted now, no one can correctly answer your question.
2006-09-30 18:06:54 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 6⤋
As with any religion, it is what feels right in your heart.
2006-09-30 18:11:01 · answer #7 · answered by Common Sense 5 · 5⤊ 0⤋
My girlfriend taught me about it.
2006-09-30 18:12:22 · answer #8 · answered by fiveshiftone 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Stole? Show respect young lady.
2006-09-30 18:04:39 · answer #9 · answered by John16 5 · 0⤊ 7⤋