I'm new. What are you? Wiccan, Pagan, Druid, Witch?

[BlueFaerieRose]

Hi everyone and blessed be!

I was just wondering what everyone is in this forum myself I'm am a cross between Celtic & Eclectic Wicca/Witchcraft. But more magick than religion here. So what is everyone? I'm new here and I just wanted to know who's who.

My name is Meg, I'm 16 and I live in Ohio. I have studied the Craft on and off for about 3 years now and not once have I actually completed a spell. My last one, halfway through I learned there weren’t any matches.

I’m more drawn to the science of Magic than the religion. But I hold both dear to my heart. I read the tarot & I practice palmistry as well as telekinesis, although I haven’t done that in a while.

*huggles*
~ Meg

[Eeluna]

Actually this is a difficult question to answer. I am definitely a Pagan. But I am also a Wiccan/Witch type. It's really hard to limit myself to just one catergory. I decided to vote for the Wiccan/Witch because that is the type of Pagan I am. I am 42 years old and have been studying Paganism seriously for about 3 years.

[Myst]

Witch now. Pagan of some assortment since I was 17.. :)

[WandererInGray]

*laughs* This is kind of a tricky one.

I put Witch down....though I could just as easily voted Pagan or Other.

I'm a kitchen witch, with Hindu and Buddhist tendancies.

*grins* I'm reminded of the saying "ask 15 pagans a question and you'll get 20 different answers"

[Mythrel]

I voted on Pagan due to the fact that I can't really call any, one particular path as my own...I choose from everything I come across to use or to discard. So I am just a Pagan....

[Earthcup]

I voted other though I identify as a Pagan because I tend to lean towards Reconstructionism.

[Gryphonstar]

I voted wiccan/witch because i've been studying wicca for around five years off and on. underline studying though because I'm from a non-craft family and not allowed to be taught till I'm 21 and I've only done simple spells. Like rain bringing and anger banishing. i wish To learn more. But well hey i read what I get learn what I can and hope it's enough.

[Flaire-FireStar]

I voted Pagan... Don't follow any specific path as of yet. ;)

[oskila]

I am me!

i.e. voted other, some sort of wicca like discordian witch or something like that

[Athena-Nadine]

I voted "Pagan," though I have recently been told I am a "Slacker Reconstructionist."

[faeriedust]

i am a wiccan witch and definaetly (sp?) pagen.

[phoenixsong]

Honestly not sure what I am... I hardly ever do spells, so I guess I'm not a Witch. I think Goddess Worshipper is probably closest.

[Earthcup]

Originally posted by Nallia
I voted "Pagan," though I have recently been told I am a "Slacker Reconstructionist."

heh, I like that!

[Sequoia]

although I also tend to open my mouth an aweful lot, too. . . ;) I'm a too-loud watcher LOL

Seriously though, I'm just me. I'm not sure if I can be given a proper title, or at least, one that everyone would know and agree upon ;)

[Athena-Nadine]

Yes, Earthcup, I thought it was pretty funny when our dear Wanderer called me that last weekend.

[Justin Wyatt]

I follow many shaman and wicca belifes tices.

[Starry Di]

I am just a pagan, hehe :$ For the same reasons that Mythrel mentioned ;) :$

[Garnet]

I picked 'other'. Like it says under my name..."Jewitch", because I'm stirring witchcraft, G*d/dess worship & Judaism together to fit me.

[Starry Di]

Originally posted by Garnet
I picked 'other'. Like it says under my name..."Jewitch", because I'm stirring witchcraft, G*d/dess worship & Judaism together to fit me.

I was wondering what your title ment ;) :$

[Radocs]

I voted Pagan.

[Jasmine Star]

I'm a wiccan witch. Although I haven't done that much magic I would still class myself a witch and I'm definately a wiccan.

[LadyWinter]

I classify myself under the broad term of Pagan...specifically Irish Druid.

Slan Astar,
LadyWinter

[Wyrdsister]

Wow! As of this post, I'm the only person who voted "Wiccan."

I consider myself Wiccan (Dianic), but I would like to work towards being a witch, which I consider someone who works with magick and spells, whether folk magick or ceremonial. (loose definition, perhaps! :D ) I have, so far, focused on celebrating the Sabbats and Esbats (the "religious" aspects of Wicca? If you can say that - *shudder* ;) ), rather than spell craft.

But that's coming!

Wyrdsister

[Laiste]

I voted other...I am a Pagan/Green Witch. At the moment I am studying the Quaballa, Faerie Wicca, and Shamanism. I am not ready to follow any set path..there is way too much information out there to be studied first!!:)

[Jewitch]

My name says it all, I guess. I belief system is mostly a modified Judaism; my practice is Witchcraft. I tend toward folk magic and kitchen witchery.

[MammaStar]

I voted "Other" as well. I'm a Pagan and a Witch. I'm currently studying the Green & Celtic paths. I use a mix of both in my practices.

[AislinOcean]

Okay... Pagan is such a... broad... term, you can fit a lot under the term pagan... I vote pagan... I'm a pagan/witch mixture with celtic influences.
~Asli

[wyldwiccan]

I think I'm Wiccan/Witch, 'cause that's what I voted for, but when I first discovered Paganism, I looked at Druidism, 'cause I love Nature soooo much! Then I found books of Witchcraft and found them a lot more interesting so here I am, a Wiccan/Witch!!!!

Blessed Be and Merry Met!

[tempest69]

I am like a mutt...I encorperate whatever I see to be truth to me. I will be more closely a Wiccan/Witch on the 26th.

[Twig]

ECCENTRIC POOL GOD!!!!

However, considering that was not an option.....druid. {natch}

Peace
Twig
:elf:

[Desert_Shadow]

I'm a little of everything listed. I follow my Goddess, but I feel that what I believe encompasses all the others blended into my own personal path. So I voted "other"

[Éric]

I'm an Anglo-Gaelic heathen.

[Faolan]

I'm a little bit of everything really. I mix in alot of wiccan, pagan, druidic, dianic and other sorts of things into my life. Though I put down druid because I connect more with some of their teachings. :shift:

[*Adia*]

This is a toughy!
For a long time, I put myself under the Pagan wing...until I came to put myself under witch/wiccan wing. I'm not too sure where I am. But why should I limit myself? I love to tap into all thigns, and learn new things and information whenever I can.
I'm 17 (well...will be May 9) and I've been practicing (dabbling) for almost 3-4 years now. I'm still confused, and wanting to learn as much as I can. !!! Which is probably never going to end. and I certainly don't mind that.
anyhoo..enough babbling. there's my two cents. :D

[SamuraiInBlack]

I'm just absolutely confused to be truthful. I have Wiccan beliefs yet I also have incorporated beliefs from other paths of faith and/or philosophy. Some eastern beliefs along with it. As I understood it it was perfectly okay to integrate other beliefs into it, so I did.

The reason why I did was because I really don't feel like Wicca is 110% for me. I see how serious people take it and I don't know if I want to go that far to be honest.

My girlfriend attended a Wiccan college to earn...I guess what would be a certification for being a priestess and entering a coven. Only to see much mayhem go on from its previous ownership. From what i recall there is still mayhem under the new ownership as well. Granted, I understand certain situations will indeed cause unrest with a large number of people. This will be true regardless of what a person believes deep down. But to be honest, I felt that I became Wiccan to GET AWAY from that mob-like mentality. I never agreed with what my girlfriend was being taught there. Granted it was a great amount of information, but I still didn't agree with it because to me, it still felt like it was being presented as "This is how it goes, period."

So as a result I believe I just started incorporating other beliefs with it because well, I figure if I take the good of a little bit of everything then I am set and no one can argue with what I believe, because most likely I am in the same boat as they are.

[Euphoria]

i personally don't class myself as wiccan/druid i'm just pagan .. iam me .. thats all !

[clef0628]

I voted pagan. I mostly just worship the Norse and Celtic Gods. But, now I'm getting into Green Witchcarft.

[*~*Chary*~*]

kool

[Grey]

you left out astaru (or in my case astaru/wiccan) so I put other. good to have ya :boing:

[Man/Wolf]

I voted Pagan. Like the freedom of no ties to any discipline or dogma. Like to be outside with the wind in my hair, the mother's creatures all around me and the sounds of life ringing in my ears.

[Kalosi]

I put down other, because I have a lot of resources I draw from. I celebrate most Wiccan sabbats, I practice yoga, use Osho Zen meditation cards, call on Celtic, Egyptian, Greek, Bhuddist, and Roman Gods and Goddesses (and I think I forgot a few kinds!), and I just joined a newly-formed coven who have decided to follow an ecclectic path. It's all fascinating, and it's really difficult to follow one path when each has something to offer.

[~**foxglove**~]

I am similar to Kalosi, I'm an 'other' - I draw on so many things, that to classify myself under any particular 'heading' if you like, would be inaccurate. But there is a certain freedom in that, which I enjoy... I think that so many religions and philosophies have valid and interesting aspects that it is more enriching to draw from as many as you can, particularly if you are like me and always searching.

[Witchy Cowgirl]

I'm a (liberal) Christian Witch.

[bluecat]

Pagan

[Mithrea]

Witch

[ChelleOfShadows]

well I'm half Irish and half Cherokee. So that makes me Cherokeish. I'm a witch I cast spells. I haven't turned anyone into a frog in years but hey noone has seriously pissed me off. I believe much of the wiccan creed harm to none etc..... however that picks up a lot of eastern mysticism which I notice you DID NOT include so I just voted WITCH!!!! I have to go add green to my wart!

my 2 cents from the peanut gallery!
:nyah:

[Tiana_Ecarias]

I'm of the path called Arcadian, it's almost I guess what was followed before a lot of the others came into belief. It has all of the above mentioned, plus a few, as well as it's language and nuances.

Tiana Ecarias

[terragazelle]

Well... I was a little confused by the way the list was made...as a Pagan I am a eclectic Witch. Paganism is the umbrella name of the Earth Religions... it is not a either or ..it is an also. I am Pagan and also a Witch. I honor the old religion as well as I can with the knowledge I have been granted.
I do some spell work when necessary and I honor the Lady and Lord...in their many aspects.
Who says the Pagan religions have no laws and principles..? its like saying some one that calls themself a Christian has no Rules because they do not call themself a Baptist.

Walk in Balance,
terra


http://www.ancient-heritage-magazine.com

[Tiana_Ecarias]

Exactly, as one friend of mine said, when you're asked to say one specific group of beliefs, you feel like you're cutting off a part of yourself that doesn't quite fit in with that group.

But, none here will look down thier nose at you if you pick all of the above or other, or any in between, which is nice......

[terragazelle]

Tiana,
Thank you, yes... now adays where most of us are pieceing our religions together from books, ancient texts , found artifacts and heartfelt faith...it is hard to say this is what i am. I know I am Pagan; for i belive in the old gods, and that the earth and all on it are part of the sacredness of life. I am a witch that i am a child of the Goddess and I call on the Horned God as Father protector...and I feel the magick in the world... though I preform it seldom.
Do I preform all the ancient rituals and call on all the ancient gods.. I do not know..for i am a modern pagan, and a 21st century witch... so I use what i know with what i have...
And here is a hope all Have a Blessed Lammas...if i do not visit this board again before the Harvest.
I have been a practiceing witch for 24 years... I still am learning what I am...

terra gazelle


http://www.ancient-heritage-magazine.com

[Dar]

Not very religious, but i do love Mother Earth. I like to call myself a Gaiaist

[Myst]

Originally posted by terragazelle
Well... I was a little confused by the way the list was made...as a Pagan I am a eclectic Witch. Paganism is the umbrella name of the Earth Religions... it is not a either or ..it is an also. I am Pagan and also a Witch. I honor the old religion as well as I can with the knowledge I have been granted.
I do some spell work when necessary and I honor the Lady and Lord...in their many aspects.
Who says the Pagan religions have no laws and principles..? its like saying some one that calls themself a Christian has no Rules because they do not call themself a Baptist.

Pagan in its strictest sense means non Christian, Jewish, or Muslim, thus one could even technically say an atheist is Pagan in that sense. Pagans don't necessarily have laws or principles that are unique to Paganism, and no Paganism isn't 'an umbrella term for all earth religions' - if you want to discuss that try finding the threads here on the PUC. It is "not an also' either, as you can be Pagan without being Wiccan, Witch, or any of the rest. I know of at least one member who has called themself Pagan and not any of the rest.

As for the topic of this thread, I'm currently heavily into Kemeticism and yet not Kemetic I've discovered as I want to combine Ancient Egyptian beliefs with Hermeticism and Ceremonialism. Fascinating stuff :)

[Tiana_Ecarias]

It all depends on your point of view and what you believe in in the long run.

If we all had the same point of view and beliefs, boy, how boring that would be!!!!

But, we have different ways of seeing the same thing, but all know what we mean in our own way.

Ok, now I'm rambling, so I'll just end the reply here and leave it at that... ;)

Tiana_Ecarias

[Wicce]

I don't like to label myself...the only labels I will accept are Witch and Discordian, because they mesh with things...above all, I am Eclectic, I take many different beliefs and practices and blend them to make my own personal spirituality. I have a lot of Paganism and Druidry in me, though :)

[Cait]

Hmm. I'm... confused. :) I honour the Lord and the Lady, and I have a lot of Wiccan influences, but I wouldn't call myself a Wiccan. So does that make me a witch?... But I rarely do any spellwork, so I'm not sure I really qualify as a witch... And just to make things more confusing, I have a strong pull to the Roman pantheon, and have started to incorporate aspects of Religio Romana into my beliefs...

Best just to go with Pagan, I think. :)

[earthcat]

ahhhh,

I pick....

ALL!

(hey, I can if I want too!)

[Isis]

MM,

Well I am a witch.........and I'm quite happy. I love the religious peace that I get from studying this branch of the craft, and also I'm enamored with magik and hold it in highest esteem.

As for spells, I generally just do a circle of protection.......and call to the gods I wish to help me, along with my guardian angels and concentrate on what I wish to manifest! Thus far, all is well!


Best wishes,

Isis

[MasterExarKun]

well, i can see I'm the lonley Eckist. :-/

[PegUnicorn]

I gue syou can say I am a Druid witch since I practice witcraft and druidism.

[Skye]

Hmmm, for some reason I couldn't vote.....

But I would have voted, First pagan ( non-christian), then witch/heathen...oops that wasn't an option

ok, just witch then:wave:

[ShadowStorm]

witch, witch, witch!!!!!!!!

So...yep...I voted witch.

I suppose I could be called Pagan.....but I don't do the wiccan thing.....AT ALL!!!!

I therefore define myself as (a) firstly: me!!!! and (b) secondly: a natural eclectic witch, totally devoted to gaia in all her aspects.

I would one day like to be the village witch that lives with animals in a cottage at the bottom of the hill, deep in the woods. That's me!!!!

I am attracted more to the religion of Witchcraft as opposed to the science of it!!!!! though they tend to combine, more often than not!!!!!

bright blessings!!!
:wave:

[savian]

Shaman. I like to help and heal the spirt.

[Shadowulfe]

my answer(takes a deep breath)
I am a paganwiccandruidicshamaniccelticpantheontreehugginnaturefreak
or put simply:
pagan/wiccan/druid/shaman

[Tranquility]

Well i was stuck between shaman and druid because although i practice paganism and wicca and all the others, i think that all of these ( witches, druids, shamans) are all pagans, or can all be put into the pagan religion....

[mol]

I'm me.

[Raevyn]

uh I'm a tameranwiccanwitchthelemitesatanistchaote or something like that :)

[stevie]

I put down witch, I follow Odinism. However, people do call it Norse Wiccan too. Either way, I'm Pagan.

[fire_Raven]

I'm a Wiccan Druid sorta....

[tydynrain]

I chose Pagan. I am a free-spirited, free-weilding eclectic pagan who chooses not to limit himself to any one path...

Ty.

[mol]

Originally posted by Raevyn

uh I'm a tameranwiccanwitchthelemitesatanistchaote or something like that :)

Haha.

Actually, I guess I am a Thelemic Satanist.

Which is a 'paradoxial' contradiction. I love it.

[Raevyn]

It would be easier if I could just call myself a Chaote.

But uh I can't really lol

[mol]

:D

[AstraSkye]

I went for Pagan/Wiccan... :) I'm not following a certain path, but lately I've definitely started to define myself as Pagan, and I'm very inspired by the Wiccan beliefs...

[MzNeko]

I guess that I'm the friendly neighborhood agnostic.

Curiosity led me here. Good company leads me to stick around. :D

[Iris]

Um...will this question be on the exam?!

Wouldn't say I was a witch, because I don't really cast spells much. Plus I've never really liked using that word due to the way it causes people to react and the negative connotations it still harbours for many people.

Wouldn't really say I was a Wiccan, because I'm more interested in the ancient practises than the modern version....although I do follow the Rede and I try to live by it. Hmmm.

Wouldn't say I was a Druid because...I haven't researched that enough to really be able to confidently call myself one. I mainly use a Celtic pantheon though and I'm more interested in that side of Pagan belief than the whole Greco-Roman element...

So, I kinda know what I'm not...but not what I AM. Um...pass. If someone can suggest a defintion then please do! I'm at a loss.

I just realised there is an 'Isis' here as well. Boy, that could get confusing! Lol

[I Luciferi]

I am most definitely OTHER!

[Sylv]

*smiles* I took one of those fun little internet quiz thingies about what type of pagan I was. The little graphic that came up said 'Pagan. Just pagan.' I liked that a lot-my path is my own, but I call myself a pagan.

[Saphra]

I'm Pagan/Wiccan, and yes it is possible.
But other than that, I'm just me and that's all I can ever possibly be.

[Xentor]

Pagan as well, but aren't most of us who are wandering through these forums?

"Ask 15 pagans a question and you'll get 20 answers." -- Very nice. You'll get at least 10 answers from me alone. Or none at all. Or the most fitting. Or... whatever.

[AndieLove]

I am wiccan/witch.....i practice and worship my deity..... But that was definatly a hard question...

[Kaylara]

I'm a Pagan/Witch/Wicca.

[AstraSkye]

I finally found a nice way to define myself:

Pagan with Wiccan and LaVeyan influences. :D

[Willow_Raindancer]

I voted Wiccan/Witch mix but I should add Pagan to that mix.
I basically follow some of the principals of all listed (and some not) religions.
Some people don't consider Witch-craft a religion but that's another debate;)

[Kalika]

Witch. Actively practicing for 9 years. :)

And now 22... LOL>

Blessed Be.

[Casanite]

i prefer to be a nothing....interested in energy and ideology but don't honesty believe in it. don't know what that makes me in society, but i dislike the idea of gods, goddess and religion altogther, it causes wars, deaths and conflicts between peoples. I also like the idea of muniplating energies.
then again this is my opinion and nobody cares, and im very confused i think....no hard feelings to people that are very religious.

[glenda]

I voted wiccan...I have studied and practiced for about 2000....been to a few circles....and within the last year I did a spell that I truly believe helped me get my husband...thank you goddess!!! Now I am practicing solo...which kinda sucks...my husband is Christian and jokes about " burn the witch" but he lets me practice my way...I also enjoy astrology,tarot,numerology,and reading about the Native American ways...cya glenda

[ajna]

I voted Druid/Pagan or Wiccan, but I must admit I really wasn't sure what was meant by all the categories...
Perhaps I just confuse easily.

[Alyn]

druid / shaman

[Psyclown]

hmm as for myself I voted other, as my beliefs are convulutd to this point (and beyond) of insanity, mixing healthy doses of wicca, druidry, asatru, and a variety of others :)

[Psyclown]

As is my spelling of convoluted (mad I tell e, MAD)

[*Rain*]

I was brought up as a witch although I didn't realise until I was about 9, when my 'studies' took a more serious turn. I'm not Wiccan, we don't believe in the God/Godess, for us Nature just IS. We don't follow a rede or anything, I was brought up to respect others and not to harm them needlessly, however if someone hurts one of us...

I was 17 before I started doing any spellcrafting but I rarely do anymore. When I left home I wandered from the path as such and haven't 'practiced' for a couple of years, but you can't get rid of what is in your heart, so i'm back and this time getting more involved and interacting with others. I didn't realise there were so many others out there like me or that people's beliefs were so diverse, being here has taught me a lot and i've started studying other beliefs so I can understand better what others are saying.

If people ask me about my beliefs I tend to tell them that i'm a Pagan as it's easier for them to understand. If you go around proclaiming that you're a witch in everyday society people automatically throw up barriers against you. If you say Pagan, it gives you a chance to explain what you believe because people have fewer preconceptions about it.

It seems very fashionable at the moment to be a witch and it really annoys me how many ignorant people out there are parading around under the title. I spent years learning (and still am) and was taught to understand the consequences of my actions. I'm not against people new coming to the craft but I want them to take it seriously. For me it's a way of life and not a hobby.

[RubyRose]

Well I call myself Wiccan, but I'm drawn to all things Celtic, Fae, and to some extent Witchy ... though I have read that Wiccan is the modern name for being a Witch or studying Witchcraft ... I'm not overly keen on making a big fuss of spells but I will partake in the odd one or two, and rituals, I do celebrate the big holidays, but I do it in my own way, I don't feel comfortable with creating circles ...

[Pesha]

Wiccan witch mix and happy to be.

BB
DS.

[Autumn Clair]

Actually this is a difficult question to answer. I am definitely a Pagan. But I am also a Wiccan/Witch type. It's really hard to limit myself to just one catergory. I decided to vote for the Wiccan/Witch because that is the type of Pagan I am. I am 42 years old and have been studying Paganism seriously for about 3 years.

I just wanted to say nice name.

[Autumn Clair]

Are You A Good Witch Or Bad Witch?
Why I'm Not A Witch At All.
OZ

I'm A Seer..........

[Dragua_Kalë]

I'm not sure how to Classify myself. I'm not completely Wiccan because I believe if a :sick: 17 year:bastard:ld molests a 6 year old :hairraise , then he should be cursed and have his penis fall off. :hehehehe: SO, with that in mind, I can't be Wiccan, because I got so pissed off that I cursed him. I don't think it worked, but he deserves more than a slap on the wrist (he got put on a tether and told not to go near little kids anymore which he still does because he can't be out of his parent's line of vision and when they go to church, they can't tell the people with little kids to not go to church). :fofftopic I know. So I'm basically Wiccan except when someone does something like that.

[Felidae]

I voted Witch, but if you want to narrow it down I'm an Eclectic Solitary Pagan.

[Raindancer]

I consider myself to be a Wiccan witch but I'm not 100% by the book. For instance take the Threefold Law, I don't think there is some force out there with a calculator that mesures out three times your Karma. I think we are given that which we need to further our path toward making the next spiritual level. The things we get are sort of lessons and that includes Karma. Sometimes all thats needed to learn the lesson is a slap on the wrist and sometimes a kick in the pnts. So maybe someone may reap an equl amount of Karma for what they do, someone else might incur 6X . Maybe its a function of how thick you are, maybe some people need only a reminder of what they should be doing and learn their lesson and some need the proverbial 2X4 over the head. I don't think I hold with the idea of Karma as some kind of cosmic revenge when someone hurts us, but something that tends to impel us to clean up our act. But big messes can require strong detergent so to speak.
Blessed Be
Raindancer

[aefentid]

After months of conflict and going back and forth about whether to stay what I was , go back to being a Wiccan ,or something else entirely, I've finally made up my mind.
It took a lot of soul searching but I have decided to go back to Wicca.

[kewlhippiechick]

I voted Wiccan/Witch because I've been studying Wicca for 18 years, but was initiated into a Gardnerian Coven in 1991.

BB! To everyone's path and/or quest!!!!

[FaeFollower]

I voted Other, because I am studying more than practicing at this point...Eventually I hope I'll be able to find one that I really identify with, but at this point, I think they are all equally interesting. (I've actually been studying Eastern religions lately--Buddhism, Jainism, etc.) :)

[tallulah]

I still can't define what I am. I've been reading about different religions which I consider to be pagan (I like to define pagan as being earth-based or at the very least earth-conscious, and not simply everything besides Judeo-Christian and Muslim religions, but that's just what it means to me) on and off for about three years now. I believe that every religion has positive aspects as well as negative ones, so I'm trying to define a spirituality for myself that incorporates as many positive and as few negative as possible. I don't celebrate many holidays, I always seem to forget when they're coming, but I do worship a higher power which I see usually as a Goddess and sometimes as a God. I agree with the Wiccan rede, though I don't consider myself Wiccan, and I think that the Rule of Three is a good guideline to make sure you're doing things for the right reason, even though I have never actually seen proof of it. I classify myself as eclectic pagan right now, but that's just to have a convenient thing to call myself when people ask. Still trying to find a mixture of things that feels right to me, but I think I'm headed in the right direction.

[Loreley]

I voted other. I guess you can call me "pagan" or "recon pagan", but personally I just prefer the term "Canaanite" to describe my beliefs. I follow the religion of ancient Syria, Lebannon and Israel.

While I do go under the "pagan umbrella", it creates much less confusion when I say "Canaanite" instead of "pagan". They can't mistake me for earth-based this way for example.

I also study magic, separately and unrelated to my religious faith. And as a student of magic, I also practice witchcraft, as a craft, not a religion. So amongst others, I guess I can also be qualified as a "witch".

[OBsIDiaN3]

To tell you the truth, I don't really know between all of the one's listed so I'm just gonna say "witch". I haven't really "studied" up until a few years ago, but I've been practicing (just making things up as I go) since I was very little.

[aefentid]

After months of conflict and going back and forth about whether to stay what I was , go back to being a Wiccan ,or something else entirely, I've finally made up my mind.
It took a lot of soul searching but I have decided to go back to Wicca.
Boy is my face red, apparantly the soul searching didn't really work. Wicca is a great religion but it's not for me. It only took me a few days to figure out I had made the wrong decision and Heathenry was where I belonged.

[Calzaer]

Trying to be Wiccan, but in the end I'm afraid I'm going to end up back at Pagan NOS*




*Not Otherwise Specified

[serenarian]

I voted other, because I see myself as a Pagan Witch with Wiccan leanings, although I also have a bit of Shaman in me. Basically I would say I am an Eclectic Witch/Pagan. I hope that makes sense. :D

[Cappy]

Just witch. I don't have any leanings I just am who I am.

[Boogins]

Human, I think... er, witch. Like Cappy said. :)

[savannahrose44]

I voted Pagan, because I havent really decided. To be honest I have been studying for 3 years now and still have not commited to one path or another. Pagan is the only way I can describe myself. Savannahrose

[sweet heart dealer]

i voted pagan. i follow my own path. which i would say it's quit pagan.

[Morr]

I dont even recall if I replied to this thread... but apperantly i didnt vote on the poll..
Till now!!

I voted Wiccan. I'm an Eclectic Wiccan though, no specific tradition. I do Magick as well, but its a lesser part of my Spirituality - I use charms more then anything. And I do a lot of Meditations & Prayer work.

[mothwench]

well, first, hellooo and welcome. :)
i voted other, cause um... i don't think even i know what i am. :foh: at the moment, i half-jokingly refer to myself as the amazing eclectic recon humanist weather-witch wench.
lemme explain: i have humanist tendencies where it comes to basic religion and philosophy. i choose my "archetypes" and symbology through the reconstrucionalist path. and it's eclectic recon (if that's not too much of a contradiction ;) ) because i choose to honour both my heritages, celtic and germanic (asatrú). magically i work with nature, the elements, most of the time with the wind.
confusing? you bet, but life for me has never been simple. :)

[Eowyn]

Im a Electric Wiccan... I lean more towards Paganism then witchcraft since I enjoy these rituals and this more.... "nature" magick than "spell" magick that most witches use...

[Forest_Faerie]

If I had to label myself... and this is tough... I'd have to say I'm a Shamanic Pagan. :)

Blessed Be!

[AuroraSilvermist]

I consider myself a Pagan, although I study and draw from just about everything--if it meshes with my beliefs and philosophies, I encorporate it. I've studied Wicca a good bit, and the Correllian tradition in particular.