Has anyone else noticed the average age of wiccans/pagans?

Question

To be pretty young. Like in junior high or high school.
When I was in high school the goth kids tended to call themselves wiccan and then drop it when they get older.
Am I the only to notice this?

Answer 1

I'm thirty-one.
Most of my Pagan friends are older than me.
You are noticing the age of people who think YA is the first place they should ask a question about Witchcraft/Wicca. Have you not noticed that the answerer's are not teeny boppers?

Answer 2

Yes, you get the seekers, dabblers and fluffs, same as any religion.
If you meet an adult Pagan or Wiccan you can be sure they take it seriously and aren't just using it to be cool.
I used to joke around with a friend of mine that owns a pagan shop about the sudden rush of business from teens the day after "The Craft" was on TV.
Most of them dabble, thinking it will give them dark supernatural powers and when they realise it doesn't they move on.
I helped a 15yo consecrate his very first Athame about a month ago. The light and excitement in his eyes was priceless. I reckon he'll stick with it.
I began my journey on this path at the age of 16 or 17 and stuck with it cause it just sat right with me. I'm 31 now.
Yeah, it IS fun to tell people you're a Witch when your younger, most of us have done it, but its so much more the deeper you get into it and the more paths you explore.

Answer 3

I am a 40 year old pagan. Most of the pagans I have seen here are older people, while the ones who call themselves "Wiccan" do seem to be a younger crowd. I hope you realize that Wiccans and pagans are not usually the same folk.

Answer 4

Granted, I don't 'hang around' a younger crowd anymore, but even when I did I was the ONLY Wiccan at seventeen. Now, the Pagans I meet are adults, around my age, older than 25 and even more. The youngest Pagan I speak to is seventeen, he is very intelligent and passionate about our religion.
There may be a few pre-teen $ilver Ravenwolf, 'fluffy-bunnies' that give us a bad name, but there are many more serious, adult Pagans out there that just want to follow our beliefs in peace.
)o( Blessed Be!

Answer 5

I'm guessing you're either A) not pagan, or B) pagan but not in contact with many others.

The median age of pagans, from what I've seen, is probably mid twenties to early thirties, at least those who are active in the community at large.

Answer 6

Its true thought I consider myself young (mid 20s) but many think they have magic powers are influenced ny harry potter charmed sabrina the teenage witch and yea in middle school no one believed me I was a pagan but I was raised as a pagan since I was 5 so i pretty much knew what i was talking about :D

Answer 7

I don't know about dropping it when they get older. I've noticed that quite a number clarify their beliefs into Celtic paganism, heathenism, Traditional, Seax Wicca, etc instead of the general term of pagan or Wiccan.

Answer 8

Well personally I know many older Pagans. If you see young ones then maybe it's because they want a choice in religion. Of course there will be the ones who do it just to upset their parents.

Answer 9

I know some mature Wiccans. I also have known a lot of kids that come on strong then lose interest. It will be interesting to see if they return to it when they get older..The way that seems to happen in other religions.

Answer 10

It may be that way in your area, but where I live, there are quite a few Pagans who are either middle-aged or senior citizens. Many Pagans I know are grandparents.