what is the difference...........?

Question

to light or dark pagan?i am a dark pagan and was wondering what are the differences between them.in my point of view,i think they are the same,except in day and night.which would mean they practice during one of those times.and still do the same religion.
Blessed be,
Ashka)O(Witch

meaning a white witch and dark witch.

Answer 1

Basics of witch craft, Light = good, Dark = bad? Not at all. You can practice black magic without harming others, but use it for your own good. I am a white Pagan and thus take it very seriously not to use my powers for my own gain - but then again almost all my friends are dark Pagans, and it doesn't bother me.
The whole day and night thing has nothing to do with it, some Pagans draw their powers from the moon - regardless of weather they are light or dark.

Answer 2

Light or white pagans or Wiccans generally hold to a philosophy of harming none as exemplified in the Wiccan Reede. This can be taken to extremes as some make extensive efforts not to have any impact on the world around them that could in any way be seen as “negative.” An example might be a White Wiccan who refuses to remove a black widow spider from her home. In her eyes, removing the spider would be denying the spider’s right to determine where and how it wanted to live and, even worse, she could be responsible for it’s death if a predator were to eat the spider as a result of her actions.

Conversely, the definition of a dark pagan depends very much on who is using the term. When a white pagan refers to others as dark, she may be lumping together all people who do not follow her particular path. In this context, an extreme vegan White Wiccan may call a Gardnerian High Priestess a “dark pagan” because she eats meat and wears leather no matter how well she holds to the Wiccan Reede.

Those who identify themselves as dark pagans fall into various categories. There are many who identify with and may be dedicated to the Gods of the darker mythos, such as the various death deities. There are also those who believe they are vampires and other night spirits. Most often these dark pagans do not follow the Wiccan Reede and may see harming others as the inevitable result of living.

There are also those who follow a more nature-oriented path and accept their role in the predator / prey relationship that is the balance of life and death. While most people who fall into this later category don’t refer to themselves as dark pagans, and indeed may find such terms silly, some may allow self-proclaimed light pagans to refer to them as such as a means of separating themselves from those whose philosophies they are profoundly and deeply at odds with.

Answer 3

There is no generally accepted, single, current definition for the word "Pagan." The word is among the terms that the newsgroup alt.usage.english, calls "skunk words." They have varied meanings to different people. The field of religion is rife with such words. consider: Christian, cult, hell, heaven, occult, Paganism, pluralism, salvation, Witch, Witchcraft, Unitarian Universalist, Voodoo, etc. Each has so many meanings that they often cause misunderstandings wherever they are used. Unfortunately, most people do not know this, and naturally assume that the meaning that they have been taught is universally accepted. A reader must often look at the context in which the word is used in order to guess at the intent of the writer.

Answer 4

Generally speaking, dark pagans don't hold to the conventions of nu-age paganism (and it harm none, and thricefolde return). A light pagan is generally considered to do good, and in the case of a specific person, only with their permission, or only in a way that it cannot be harmful (be happy, etc. etc.)
It's really just sophistry. Your personal compass, and your effect magically, are an internal journey, anyway.

Answer 5

a light witch, uses their magic only for positive intent. and never useses it for someone without forst asking them is they would like something done.

usually when you hear the term dark Pagan we think more along the lines of the darker side of magick. magick done to harm others, or to force information from spirits and demons.

i am a so called light pagan, and 99 percent of my rituals are done under the moon and the stars.

Answer 6

Are you asking the difference from a natural witch and the rest? Or are you thinking a "white" witch is a fluffy bunny. Now if see no difference in magic but one may be more in touch with there emotional side.

PS I'm a Cablalic witch.

Answer 7

Paganism is polytheism their followers pray to statues or idols.They are included to unbelievers because they have religion from Allah such as Jew,Christian or Muslim.
Black/dark pagan and white/light pagan are the same the difference lies only on its color.

Answer 8

depends upon one's own point of view

Answer 9

There is no difference, both are just odd people, starving for attention