Im agnostic, so, dont think fundie joe is comin at ya...and trust me, I would sooner deal with a pagan than to even be within 10 galaxies of an Islamic commmunity, but now that I notice so many of ya...whats up with this...seriously...
Is it for real...no way you believe in the Aztec Sun God and are about to rip out hearts from a live chest...not that it wouldnt be an improvement over the global genocide efforts of jihadists.
2006-10-19 14:28:40 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I am pagan and I also play D&D .Do I believe in the Gods in the game? NO I do worship Gods the game has borrowed from our own history.The Roman,Norse and Egyptian Gods are represented in the game ,All from our own history.
I do not worship Gods the creators of the game made up themselves.
2006-10-20 01:23:15 · answer #1 · answered by Kaiden Fett 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Just when you thought this was an easy answer. . .
Reconstructionist pagans are people who follow the gods of ancient peoples and practice the religion as closely as the law currently allows. I'm a recon celt- which means that while I might WANT to burn somebody in a wicker man (and I can think of some pretty good candidates), I won't. I offer food and wine to my gods and venerate them in a pretty similar fashion to the way they used to be worshipped, minus the human sacrifice.
And yes, I DO know an Aztec recon- he doesn't rip people's hearts out, but offers tequila as an offering and is currently investigating HuFu- human flavored tofu- not kidding, this stuff exists.
There are other kinds of pagan. Some of them worship a generic god and goddess- a rather modern concept- or worship nothing at all. Still others worship the ancient gods but without trying to be culturally accurate as a recon would. Basically the term pagan has come to mean anything not from the abrahamic big three- so the possible answers to your question are legion.
2006-10-21 04:35:57 · answer #2 · answered by kivrin9 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I may play DnD, however I will be the first to tell you that if I were to worship the gods that are used in DnD (aside from their use of the ancient gods and goddesses of ancient Egypt, Greece, and Nordic regions, and to point out that even thought they are used in DnD it is only for story telling and role playing purposes) I would be in an 'I love me jacket' in a nice padded room with people telling it's okay to take these pills. I converted from Christianity to Paganism, and my choice to become a Pagan is the same as some one else choice to become Christian. Me personally I worship The Creator and Gaea, the first being the shapeless and genderless being that created Gaea, and Gaea the mother or grandmother of all the gods and goddesses of ancient Greece. I cannot disprove your faith, nor do I intend to do so, but the reverse is also true you cannot disprove my faith whether you will try or not is your choice. I cannot find any reliable information on what days the ancient Greeks consider important in their worship Gaea, nor do I know if they made sacrifices to The Creator, but the one thing I do know is that there was no human sacrifices given to either of these two beings. So much was lost over the centuries that it is almost impossible to piece together any factual evidence on any of the practices of the ancient faiths in the Europe, and so we must piece together what we do know with what we feel is right.
I hope this helps you out, and if I offended any one I appologize.
Peace Out and Blessed Be to all.
)O(
Pagan College Student
2006-10-20 12:35:43 · answer #3 · answered by Phoenix Summersun 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes, it's for real. No, it has nothing to do with D&D. Yes, some of us follow the Aztec gods. No, we aren't about to rip out hearts from a live chest.
We do take our respective religions seriously. Some of us focus primarily on new methods of worship, while others works on reviving older practices - however, the older practices that get revived are the ones that are viable in today's world. Things that are no longer viable (such as human sacrifice) are left by the wayside - acknowledged as a part of the history, but not incorporated into practice.
2006-10-20 02:37:58 · answer #4 · answered by ArcadianStormcrow 6 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Some do, some don't. I believe in a higher power and all the stories/myths/legends are just those cultures ways of expressing something we can't really define. But some do believe in the individual Gods and Goddess' and worship them according to the culture they came from. Though I haven't met anyone, yet, that worships in the way the Aztec's did.
2006-10-19 15:46:06 · answer #5 · answered by Kithy 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Dee, Pagan.
I believe that there is one universal intelligence or energy, by whatever name you choose to call it. I use the term Great Spirit.
Within this source, there are a variety of energies, or types. These are referred to by whatever god or goddess best embodies the energy. I typically relate to the Celtic pantheon as that makes up a great part of my heritage.
So, the deities, my Gods and Goddesses are real in the sense that they really embody some power or characteristics. In the sense of being real as people or historical figures, no. They are to me what I need them to be in that time and space. They are aspects of the one higher power or Great Spirit.
It's nothing to do with D&D though some do come into Paganism from this game. When they do, and they start to learn, they learn that what goes on in the game has nothing to do with real Paganism.
2006-10-19 14:45:57 · answer #6 · answered by Deirdre H 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, I believe in the existence of all of the Gods.
I don't know of any people who worship the Aztec Gods, but if there are, they probably don't engage in human sacrifice, not the least of which because certain social and community events and circumstances had to be in place for that.
Those pagans who honor Gods that traditionally ask for sacrifices, probably only do such insofar as is legal in their area. I know of a Hellenic pagan who sacrificed a bull, cooked, and ate it for her father's funeral feast. She made sure that she was not breaking any laws and that the animal was not abused.
2006-10-20 11:00:34 · answer #7 · answered by lalasnake 3 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Yes, pagans literally and actually believe in the ancient gods. Some pagans at least. Others recognize the power is inherant to themselves and use the gods & goddesses as symbols. Either way, yes, there is genuine belief.
2006-10-19 14:32:36 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
o_o
Who says we can't believe in the Gods and have different practices?
I believe in all the Gods and Goddesses, and am Pagan. I don't do sacrifice of any sort, aside from my time, and don't use blood unless it's my own and I really see it necessary.
I really believe in all the Gods and Goddesses. No D&D crap. Seriously.
- 16 yo Pagan
2006-10-19 14:32:13 · answer #9 · answered by Lady Myrkr 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I have always been a polytheist. I believe in many individual deities and cannot imagine life without them. They are very real to me. Most of my deities are Gaulish and were worshiped by Celtic peoples in the Iron Age. In the Iron Age the Celts worshiped their deities with sacrifices (among other ways), but so did most people in other cultures/religions at that time. Times have changed and religious practices have changed along with it. Some religious practices that were socially acceptable in the Iron Age are no longer acceptable in our modern world. I try to honor the meaning of sacrifice in my rituals by giving offerings of food, drink, items that I have crafted myself, and gifts of items that are precious to me. I do this to honor the deities that I love. I've never played any kind of role-playing game. My daily rites are simply a way of life and how I interact with my deities.
2006-10-20 02:00:32 · answer #10 · answered by Witchy 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋