Wicca, Druid, Asatru, oh my!

[Wynter]

Which catagory do you consider yourself to fit in?
African Religion
Afro-Caribbean
Asatru
Celtic Pagans
Druidry
Egyptian
Gnostic
Native American
Pantheism
Satanism
Scientology
Shamanism
Taoism
SubGenius
Thelema
Unitarianism
Wicca
Christianity
Hinduism
Buddhism
Other

I'm just curious. I have a fascination with Wicca, but I am not Wiccan. I follow the Kemetic/ Egyptian religion. But I'm LOVE Region, and enjoy learning about all belief systems.

So, If you have the time, tell us what you believe, and help yourself to some french bread, or peanut butter cookie. I'm sure BlueCat will be around with the lemonade soon. :)


Have a nice day!
Wynter

[rantnraven]

I'm a little too eclectic to tag myself with a catagory per say. It really depends on the Sabbat or the particular ritual that I have in mind. But the following pretty much apply:

Wicca
Celtic
Shaman
Zen (most medditation)

If you really love religions, try this web site http://www.religioustolerance.org/ I could spend days there.

RnR

[bluecat]

:cool: I'm definitely an Other. :cool: I'll munch on the French Bread ... Peanut Butter makes me ... er ... uh ... dangerous.

Lemonade anyone?

Blue :cool:

[Earth Walker]

:D I have studied different Traditions, and use
rituals, etc, from different Traditions, so I don't follow
just one; an independent Goddess worshipper. :)
Cybele is one of our patron goddesses, Athena, Hera,
aka Hero, and Kwan Yin. :sunny:

[bluecat]

From time to time I have been asked if I am a good witch or a bad witch and from time to time I tell them about how I am not Glenda and about the time a house landed on my Aunt. ;) :p :D

I'm really neither good or bad, but I just get really tired of the question, ya know. :cool:

Blue :cool:

[adrian]

Hi. I try following the Egyptian/Kemetic path with a twist of my own spiritual creations, i also meditate and visualize a lot as well as role play during my rituals. I practice solitary but i do have a couple of friends who have joined me at times.

[Red Dragon]

I'm not too big on labels, but if it has to be defined, I suppose I'm a solitary eclectic with an Arthurian twist. :D

By the way I could perhaps interest you in a little something to put in the lemonade?? ;)

[bluecat]

Originally posted by Red Dragon
I'm not too big on labels, but if it has to be defined, I suppose I'm a solitary eclectic with an Arthurian twist. :D

By the way I could perhaps interest you in a little something to put in the lemonade?? ;)

Sorry Red, when it comes to lemonade, I'm a purist! ... But you may put what you wish in your own Flagon/Chalice! :D

Blue

[Maggie]

Celtic pagan, with a bit of Asatru at times.

Regards,

Maggie

[Hestia]

I follow many of the wiccan traditions but simply think of myself as a witchy pagan. I've recently started studying Feng Shui, the Chinese art of placement and find the process of incorporating it into my witchier ways quite interesting. I'm fascinated with anything that has to do with the magickal household which is why my patron goddess is Hestia, goddess of the hearth.

[Ayla]

Hmm, difficult question! lol
I can always very comfortably say I'm a Witch, and largely Wiccan, but Ceremonial Magick and Shamanism find their way into many of my workings. Deity wise I'm a nightmare! Welsh-Celtic, Irish-Celtic, Sumerian, Egyptian, Chinese... I call upon An and Al, Don and Math Hen, The Morrigan, Brigid, Inanna, Dumuzi and Ereshkigal, Marduk, Tiamat, Bastet, Sekhmet, Hathor, Nut and Geb, Gaia, Hecate, Kwan Yin, I could go on, but those are the main deities to whom I speak. Gaia is perhaps my predominant daily deity, although Kwan Yin has two altars (one at work and one at home), but I tend to call upon aspects in accordance to the subject. Sometimes I just address them as Mother and Father or Lady and Lord, or Great Goddess and Shining God. I guess that prevents me from really belonging to any group, especially with my Shamanic ways in there too. For many things I call my Guardians, Spirits who stand in the 6 directions, especially these days Ursa (the Great Bear), although not long ago Phagus (the Beech Tree Spirit) was foremost.

Hope that wasn't too confusing!
Love & Hugs,
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[Mariposa De La Luna]

I am a Seeker Pagan. I have a feeling I'll probably make it up as I go along. I've yet to see any trad that could fit me and my lack of time. Maybe when the kids are older. I like being just generally Pagan. It makes me feel very free and relaxed.

BTW at www.witchvox.com they have a feature where they are collecting essays on trads and post 2 new ones each week.

[Mairwen]

I say, I fit into "Other". :D

[amberlaine]

Hmm I'm an extremely eclectic Wiccan. I study ceremonial magick, Qabalah, and Judaism, and my spirituality is very much a conglomeration of all four of these.

[Kaylara]

I'm an "other".
Kaylara

[crystal_night]

Just call me Witch and forget all the other titles, they get too complicated

[Fawn]

hereditary witch.

[ruthie]

Hi, new here (thanks amber for the pointer). Just thought I'd say, as of now, I think I fit nicely into the "other" category.

[Armitage]

I'd say 'other since I'm still looking myself, though been studying ceremonial magic and Discordianism lately. Contradictive, eh? :P

[Wynter]

You bunch of others! :)

[Ozymandias]

A Celt plain and simple. I just have deep rooted interests in Egyptian and fuedal Japan lifestyles and beleifs. I have been told this is due too past lives but I don't know anything about it. Any help would be welcomed by the way.

[Earth Walker]

I had no idea how much money people pay to hear
stories of their past lives until I met somebody from the
Scientology crowd. They held little tin cans and "measured" the excitement of the person if the past life was not "clear"; for a hundred dollars you could
squeeze the tin cans in your hands and spin stories
about who you used to be. Others read past lives and
blamed a lot of their present problems on them. Still
others actually can relax you, helping you have a
journey into the old deja vu.
As a Dianic Witch living in the end of the 20th century.
I am not surprised that people like to spend time some-
place that's better and more decorative than our Here
and Now. Still I resist the seduction. Who knows?
I could be very much at home as a priestess in an old
Sumerian temple, but does that help me create a ritual
to march to with ten thousand women against violence
on the streets? Yes, it does, but that's not my focus; I
concentrate on the march.
The Here and Now is our challenge, the only part in our
lives where we are called upon to act as Goddess.
Everything else has been done. We have the past for a
reason: IT IS GONE. The Here and Now will soon become
the past and while we dwelled in our fantasies we missed making our mark on the moment. The moment of
birth and death are karmic dates set before entering
this existence; the middle-the growth, the changes,
the richness of our experience-is the reason for living.
So don't let anybody make you believe that we are on
this earth to suffer, to toil and put up with oppression,
on the grounds that after we die we'll be taken care of.
I have even heard a TV preacher say he wanted to come
right back after the end of the world and help Jesus
make his kingdom by becoming Mayor of Honolulu. Notice
how the end of the world and life after death included a
fully-staffed patriarchy and its good jobs intact!
Obviously the Christian vision of the end of the world
means further male domination of politics and TV. Woe!
This existence is most precious and important as far as
we the living are concerned. Our two million years of
development gave us a nice vehicle-a body-to be Goddess in. We have free will; we live in a politically
interesting(if often painful and terrifying) time: we have
challenge. To be Goddess means acting out our fate,
participating actively in our welfare, not following a trail
of tears, but devoting ourselves to holistic existence.
We women must work consciously to approve of ourselves, to do the best we can to turn our lifetimes into meaningful role models for our future daughters.
The religion of the Goddess glorifies the living. How
much time is appropriate to spend researching our past?
If there is a burning desire in your heart to go through
centuries of hidden memories, and it is so compelling
that you feel there is something in it for you, go ahead!
If you are not intense about it, don't waste too much time, but use your resources for improving your lot in
the living body you inhabit now.( Z. Budapest)

I have no experience with past lives, but I will see what
I am able to find.
:) :sunny:

[mol]

Im mol.

:D

[bluecat]

Originally posted by mol
Im mol.

:D

But you look a little like Ozzy! ;)

Blue

[Earth Walker]

:) Where's Harriet? ;) :bigredgri

[SahuaDjet]

Em Hotep,
Well, I would consider myself a Witch or Green Witch but I have influences from Wicca and the Kemetic faith so I believe I would fit in: Other just so I didnt make others mad. *Big Grin*

Bright Blessings and Cookies,
Sahu Djet

[rantnraven]

Originally posted by bluecat


But you look a little like Ozzy! ;)

Blue

Is that Ozzy or, Oozy? :D

RnR

[Shy Hawk]

*Bump*

I thought this was a very good thread...soo....here I go.

I am a hereditary witch...but, as far as religion goes...
I am interested in the Greek Pantheon..and a Goddess that I love and respect is Athena. So, a bit of Hellenic Paganism.
I love the Norse Tradition and a lot of it's principles...so...a bit of Asatru.
I believe in the Hindu concept of reincarnation, but have no other association with the religion really...but, a little Hindu aswell i suppose.
I follow a lot of Folk Traditions...and have a little gypsie in me...as well as Santerian blood (however I do not follow this path). I believe in Dragons and Fairies...even gnomes and the like. In the end, I prefer the Old Ways...exactly which ones...well...uh...hmmm
Anyhow, where does that leave me?
Shy Hawk

By the by, no one can say that I'm fluffy. lol 8O :D ;) :p :)

[MistOfTheSea86]

I am a fae Wiccan, but I do sense a bit of a hedge-witch in me.

[widukind]

Mainly druid, with Taoist influences.

Brightest Blessings!

[Rick]

Originally posted by Mystique
:) Where's Harriet? ;) :bigredgri

Mom, you keep forgetting... YOU'RE HARRIETT!

Your son, Ricky

Call me anything but late to dinner... however, I will only answer to the dinnerbell, & Odinsman... the term "Asatru" was invented only a little earlier than the term "Wiccan"... neither would have been recognized by any of our Ancestors...

[gunner]

my patron is mithras, an ancient god who's role was to keep order in the universe later a god of the roman legions. i haven't got a written creed but the classic "military virtues" would sum it up. protect the land and its people, respect those who earn respect. keep your oath once it is given. defend the weak and helpless. there's more but it's on a "gut level", knowing what is right and doing it as best i can.

[mol]

Other.

;)