Don't cheat! Why, in your own words are you a Pagan?
2007-07-27 08:34:23 · 15 answers · asked by Christanti 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
i was born this way. i was always a little different in my beliefs, what i liked, what i did, how i saw the world, and what was important to me. i just didn't know there was a name for it, or that there were other people like me until adulthood. so why am i pagan? i really was born this way.
2007-07-27 08:38:32 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
I am a pagan because of the spiritual freedom it allows. Paganism, for me, is a syncretic and eclectic path. I cannot fully embrace the tenets of one particular religion, so I learn what I can from many religions, keeping what feels right to me and discarding the rest. As a pagan, I believe that I am not separate from the Divine; we are one. I am my own priest. I am my own savior. Everything is sacred. There is no absolute good and there is no absolute evil. I walk in darkness and light simultaneously. I am not above nature; I am part of it.
2007-07-27 16:43:14 · answer #2 · answered by dru 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I am a Pagan because I believe in a higher power, a deity if you will, but adamantly do NOT believe in the Abrahamic God (or Allah). I follow Nature's teachings, and the Wiccan Rede, and the 3fold rule.
And I would love to see how someone could cheat "in their own words".
2007-07-27 15:38:48 · answer #3 · answered by mikalina 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Because I am a follower of the Wiccan religion, which (at least the last time I checked) is counted as one of the Pagan, or rather NeoPagan, faiths.
2007-07-27 15:57:55 · answer #4 · answered by prairiecrow 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am a Pagan because it is the right path for me. I feel a connection with the Goddess, the God, the Earth and all of nature. I feel drawn towards the craft and towards Healing others. When I read my first book on Wicca it was as though the man had read my mind and heart and written everything down. i have a deeper spiritual relationship with myself, my Gods, my family and my earth.
Blessed Be.
2007-07-27 15:45:35 · answer #5 · answered by PaganPixiePrincessVT 4 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Because the culture and practice spoke to my soul. I don't claim the title witch because I have not been initiated yet and don't feel I'm ready. I honor the aspect of the God and Goddess in the forms of Isis, Ma'at, Osiris, and Thoth...umm is that good?
2007-07-27 15:39:38 · answer #6 · answered by ~Heathen Princess~ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My family has always been of the Paganus. Now that the Neos have brought back that title, I find it fits me much better than the later Christian created title of Witch. Though my only true label is Elder and Librarian of The Lore.
2007-07-27 17:07:14 · answer #7 · answered by Terry 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
1. I am not a follower of any of the Abrahamic Religions
2. I am a believer that we are part of nature, not apart from it
3. I am a believer that we are a part of the Divine, not apart from it
4. I believe the nature of the Divine is manifest in all things
5. I believe that we are reborn until we "get it"
That's the bare bones of it Bubba
2007-07-27 15:51:13 · answer #8 · answered by Black Dragon 5 · 4⤊ 0⤋
I was born again... through the Goddess... something I never expected.
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How could anyone possibly cheat at this answer?
2007-07-27 16:04:43 · answer #9 · answered by Hooded Voodoo 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because I follow a post-Christian European religion.
2007-07-27 16:10:31 · answer #10 · answered by LabGrrl 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋