What kind of pagan are you?

[SaberWolf]

Just a little curious. I got to thinking one day while trying to define (more like describe) what makes a person pagan and what it is while trying to come up with examples. I tried to remember all the kinds of traditions I could think of, and I'm sure I missed like, a dozen or so, so just pic other if I missed you.

Personally I am Shaman (tho a very inexperienced and untrained one at that. So far all I've done has just really been going on intuition and whatever knowledge I could get from books and the internet. I have yet to meet (in person) a pagan (let alone a Shaman) over the age of 25. There's an herbalist near my house (not my boarding school) who my mom says might take me on in a summer apprenticeship, but other than that, I don't see any other training being possible for a kid under 18 (there are times when being a teenager sucks! )

[blueiris]

I voted Wiccan and other. I consider myself to be an eccletic Wiccan with interests in Celtic roots and Druidry. I do what I feel is right and sometimes that is not the Wiccan way which is why I voted Other (and i'm not referring to like, hurting someone or something, I honor the Rede).

[whitehole]

I voted Fairy and other. I don't consider Druidism == Celtic. Druidism is certainly Celtic but not all Celtic is Druid. Anyway, I consider myself Celtic Reconstructionist with a bit of Celtic Traditionalist thrown in. Hence, I put a vote in for the gentry as well.

[Copperaven]

I voted other, I am a witch but not Wiccan, I practice a very eclectic sort of herbalism, if that makes any sense, lol

how do you explain to others what you, yourself having trouble defining? it can be very difficult at times trying to explain to people that not all witches are Wiccan

(there are times when being a teenager sucks! ) lol it's not always a picnic being a grownup either

Copperaven

[DixieWitch]

I voted other...I consider myself an Eclectic Wiccan witch, part of the Dragon Trad.

[lunachic420]

I'm a free-lance pagan. I started out heavily into celtic traditions, now I'm more into energy and consciousness and I've picked up a lot of buddhist and hindu influences. We all make it up as we go along , what fits you just fits you:)



Blessed Be and Namaste!

[Muireannach]

I think this type of thread has been done before...but I still like seeing the diversity under the title "pagan" and also the other was getting cluttered.

I am a Satanist.
Before anyone posts anything ignorant I don't believe Satan exsists and I don't sacrifice anything.

[Witchzee1]

Wiccan :smile:

[Vuthiel]

I chose 'other'. I'm a solitary practioner of magick, however, I don't adhere to any set religious system. I don't pray, I don't invoke gods/goddesses, and I don't even necessarily believe in deities. I have my own ideas on spirituality that don't really fit into a religious framework, and my ideas are always changing as I learn more about the world and myself.

[wok-tok-weasel]

For lack of better words, i consider myself and ecclectic pagan. If i put all my beliefs together, doesn't really match close enough to identify it exactly with what i've seen. I see many similarities in alot, but not enough for me to say, yeah, that one. 'Course, I haven't seen them all, but as of right now.. that's what i'd call me.

[Avalon]

Voted other. Consider myself a Witch (non-Wiccan). Mostly herbal / kitchen / folk magick with a healthy dose of the Welsh / Avalonian pantheon. :smooch:

[Nevwyn]

Druid here. :thumbsup:

[amberwolf]

Hedgewitch here :)

[Jeleia]

I chose "other". I'm a solitary witch. I don't conform to a set religion.

[Heathen Dawn]

I voted other. I don’t fit any known label. I lean towards historical worship of the Roman Gods, but I’m not a Roman reconstructionist—I regard myself a neopagan with his feet fully planted in the 21st century, and I use such modern means as trance, house and rave music to enter an altered state of consciousness. I’m also a soft polytheist, unlike most reconstructionists and rather like the Hindus and Vodun. But I believe all the Gods and Goddesses, although aspects of the one Divinity, are absolutely distinct and unique (and real—not archetypes), and I don’t believe in one God and one Goddess like the Wiccans. And I don’t do magic and spells either, but concentrate on votive worship much like recons.

With all that complicated description, is it any wonder I don’t fit any label? :p

[WynterWynd]

Witch, not Wiccan

[indigo rain]

eclectic wiccan here.

[Gently Gazing Eyes]

Eclectic Wiccan

[Lesidhe]

eclectic pagan =)

[Tzhebee]

also eclectic pagan. I like to pick and choose as I find things that fit, or fit better.

[Aquila ka Hecate]

Secular (atheist) Pagan, and Recovering Wiccan.

[Lady Jade]

I voted Druid, b/c I follow earth magick practices. Although I really don't fit there either. I guess I'm an eclectic witch (not wiccan) with Buddist leanings.

[Eowyn]

I voted at Wiccan... But Im a eccletic Wiccan and my believes are mostly crossed by Celtic and anyother religion and so

[FaerieGothMommy]

I had to choise other, as i mostly practice green witchcraft - herbs & kitchen witchery.

[dragonspirit 69]

I had to say other too my Practice covers so-o-o many parts from other paths that it's hard to classify it with just one word. :elf:

[Lunacie]

Eclectic Wiccan / Witch / Psychic / Other.

Ok, I know Witch wasn't on the list and it's not strictly Pagan, but it's part of my spirituality in the way I connect with my inner self and the outer world.

[Boogins]

I'm a Celtic Dianic chanelling frantic Faerie ultradian manic-depressive writing high-speed Elf Witch! :hairraise

[Mòrag Elasaid Ní Dhòmhnaill]

I voted other as I am beginning on the path of a Celtic Reconstructionist, specifically Scottish. I say beginning, because this is actually a new start for me. For the last five or so years, I was just your general pagan type with strong animistic tendencies, ancestor worshipper, and former panentheist. Not to mention that I have my roots in the Quaker movement, of which you'll find pagans in the more liberal branch.

[GryphonGirl]

I voted "other"

I am a Zen Pagan......

[aefentid]

I'm a Germanic Heathen, or to be more specific a Vanatruar.

[Koehnae]

I consider myself eclectic at the moment... I am always studying, researching, and exploring... looking for my place.

[Mab]

:fpipesmok I chose other. I'm a witch, but not Dianic or Wiccan. Interested in Druidism, but haven't done enough study, just don't think I'm a Druid. I'm apparently just an odd little Irish witch.

[Marchosias]

You forgot to add "Satanic" to the poll. :smoke:

[LadyWillowHawk]

:floating: I picked other.My path and journey is Celtic/North American Indian,and I am a Witch woh practices the Old Craft. :)
BB
**LadyWillowHawk**

[Crystal_Raye]

I'm an Eclectic Wiccan so I follow whatever feels right.

[Nillhachien]

I voted Other, Im a 'natural' Witch...which basically means i have a natural affinity with magic, and iv been told it by several people that i met for only a few seconds

[CelestiaSynth]

I'm Wiccan, but I have not settled into a 'tradition' yet, and I don't know if I ever will. So I'd be eclectic ;)

[AstraSkye]

Other. Solitary Eclectic Agnostic Pagan.

Or something.

;)

[eneurian]

since your poll offerred wiccan (small w) rather than Wiccan i was tempted but there is still the conotation of an organization. the word pagan comes to english from latin paganus meaning country dweller, as opposed i suppose to city dweller who is disconnected from the earth and nature. wiccan (small w) originally meant wise woman, and since the more i learn the less i know, i can't even claim that.
at the moment i consider "religion" to be so personal a matter that there must be at least as many different religions as there are people. which is still way too many of both for my taste.
i guess that still makes me other.

[eneurian]

since your poll offerred wiccan (small w) rather than Wiccan i was tempted but there is still the conotation of an organization. the word pagan comes to english from latin paganus meaning country dweller, as opposed i suppose to city dweller who is disconnected from the earth and nature. wiccan (small w) originally meant wise woman, and since the more i learn the less i know, i can't even claim that.
at the moment i consider "religion" to be so personal a matter that there must be at least as many different religions as there are people. which is still way too many of both for my taste.
i guess that still makes me other.

[Deborah]

I voted other, faery, shaman.

I am studying Celtic Shamanism with Francesca De Grandis (author of Be a Goddess and Goddess Initiation) and am working hard toward initiation into The Third Road.

[RavenMoonWitch]

My path is very different from your basic wiccan or shaman, I am a Hereditary Swamp Witch, my great-grannie was a herbal healer and it along with other ideas that have been passed down go to make up my path. I feel like a mut sometimes... but it all goes back to what is taught as a child to you, "I think".
Oh well one persons opinion.... :colorful:

[Cappy]

Just a plain old witch.

[Druchii]

What kind is the one that gets ridiculed alot, gets jacked on their taxes every year, and eats lots of white castle hamburgers? I'm that one. :)
Nah, just joking! I'm not any type I know of. Can't say I know enough to catagorize myself.

[Cev'aq]

I call myself eclectic pagan. I tend to do more with Nature than ceremonies or rituals, and I rely on intuition a lot. My path is very casual, but, hmm . . . active. :)

[ambermystique]

Recently there has been a transition for me...

I would call myself a Catholic with Pagan/Wiccan influences.

I know, quite odd.

peace and love,
amber

[BlueWolf]

I voted other. I'm what my friend calls a Universalist. My beliefs encompass many religious paths. I take what feels right to me. So my beliefs encompass Christianity, Wicca, Buddhism, Taoism, Judaism, many traditions of witchcraft, etc.


I'd have to say my main focus is Celtic, general pagan, naturehippie, wishIwasLivingInMiddleEarth

BlueWolf

[Isildae]

My Pagan beliefs are generally nature-based, and I'm definitely into green magic and herbalism. I follow some wiccan (though not strictly) and celtic (though I'm technically not celtic) traditions.

My beliefs are always evolving from day to day, so I can't really tell you what sort of Pagan I am. So I guess I'll just leave it as, I'm a solitary pracitioner with a polytheistic symbiotic panentheistic philosophy.

[Black RiverWolf]

i went with wiccan feary and other, add to that a little herbalism and we have ME

[sweet heart dealer]

i voted other. because i follow my own weird little pagan path.

[Cheshire_Cat]

I voted Other. My practice is very ecclectic so pagan is the only label that works because of how general it is.

[branwen74]

I voted other, because I am who I am and that is who I am. I think... :foh:

nah but really I am somewhere in between ecletic and druid, (sounds odd but I feel drawn to druidry but believe in so much else.)

[Chanda]

I voted other... for now I am studying and making my own path.

[Yasmine Galenorn]

Eclectic shamanic Witch and Priestess.

And generally all around happy nutcase!

Yasmine :colorful:

[MoonAnu]

Dianic Witch. ;) I don't consider myself wiccan, but I only worship and acknowledge Goddesses, hence the Dianic subcategory.

[Avalonia]

I voted for "other" and "Wiccan". I'm eclectic with some folk magic (especially Newfoundland folk magic), definite New Age beliefs, and whatever paranormal knowledge and religious beliefs (from many religions) I pick up along the way. And I'm also a witch.

Yeah, I'm weird. And I like it that way. :lol:

[Athena my Goddess]

I'm wiccan

[WrathofCirce]

Isian, although I also worship Sekhmet, and she is the larger influence in my day to day life.

[Morr]

I voted Wiccan - Because I am A Wiccan: I follow the wheel of the year, and I believe in the Wiccan rede & 3 fold law. I also follow the Charge of the Goddess & God.

I'm very Eclectic though, I take a lot from everything. I love to learn, so I didnt want to limit myself to one path. Maybe one day I will - but right now I'm at a place where I'm taking in from all sorts of traditions & resources.

I'm mainly influenced, however, by the Celtic Tradition, Kaballah & Christian Mysticism.

To make a long story short - I'm an Eclectic Wiccan!

[Athena my Goddess]

Isian, although I also worship Sekhmet, and she is the larger influence in my day to day life.
yeah,Sekhmet is cool. I love Egypt mythology,my favourite Gods are Osiris and Anubis.But I like all the others (I wanna be archeologist).And you?

[colusaskye]

Other...on my own path, but I've got influences from Buddhism, Hinduisum, Native American spirituality, and a bunch of other religions.

[Mythrel]

I voted other... I base my spiritual philosophy on energy... I believe in a Gods and Goddesses although I don't worship any one or ones in particular..

[fireswimmer]

I voted other. My main influence is Modern day Mayan beliefs. I want to take another trip to the Yucatan it feels so wonderful there! I am also highly influenced by various elemental beliefs.

Fireswimmer

[ArKane]

Eclectic Dark/Pagan if you want to label me. I voted Other. I have interests in many things particulary the elements.

[AutumnSprite]

I am still learning, but I would like to learn more about the Fairy path.

Leslie

[MerrisHawk]

Solitary Mutt.

A little here, a little there, I like a good mix. It adds to the flavor. :colorful:

[WrathofCirce]

yeah,Sekhmet is cool. I love Egypt mythology,my favourite Gods are Osiris and Anubis.But I like all the others (I wanna be archeologist).And you?
I would have loved to have been an archeologist, but I am an artist which is who I am to my core. Oh, and I sell flooring until the art thing pays off, lol :shhhh:

[Dark Phoenix]

Eclectic Wiccan although I'm still learning (then agian aren't we all?:hehehehe: )

[Dextra]

I voted other.

I'm just a witch, man. :hehehehe:

[Autumn]

Another eclectic wiccan here!

[Doodlebug]

I voted other. My path is my own. I don't generally discuss my path with anyone though. Its secret. :shhhh:

[SimDug70AD]

I chose wiccan, shaman, faery and other because I take pieces from all of those and lots more. As a friend of might might say: "Whatever works."

[blugirrl1]

I voted other, I am a witch but not Wiccan, I practice a very eclectic sort of herbalism, if that makes any sense, lol

Copperaven
makes perfect sense to this kitchen, herb growing garden variety witch. :)

[HeatherMoore]

I think this poll was a bit limited. I'm sure a lot of people would have selected "eclectic" if it was offered. I'm an Animist myself. Anyone who praciteces Bon, Shinto, or Hindu could select 'Animist' if it was offered.

An Animist believes all living beings are ensouled or have some semblance of spirit which enlivens them. It's a pretty basic Pagan belief without subscribing to any specific path. So it would be safe to call me your basic Pagan. :)

[broodingseeker]

i choose wiccan, however didn't realize I could choose more than one or I would have picked other too, because I mix a whole bunch of things and ideas into my own beliefs.

[Dusk]

Other.

I started on this path as a satanist (lavey) and still believe the tenets of it. For magic and rituals, I tend to identify more with the elements than any diety.

[Tzaolunyin]

Is "psychic" really a type of pagan?

[sweet nothings]

i dont remember voting in this poll but it said I voted other so that right anyways....I'm special!! I couldn't keep to one path if I tried

[serenarian]

I voted Wiccan and other because I consider myself an Eclectic Wiccan with hedgewitch interests and a bit of everything else thrown in. :D

[LilacAngel]

I did other......just a witch is me ;)
Not your everyday one, but a witch none the less.

Blessings and Light
LilacAngel

[Sabrina]

I voted Wiccan and other. I consider myself to be an eccletic Wiccan with interests in Celtic roots and Druidry. I do what I feel is right and sometimes that is not the Wiccan way which is why I voted Other (and i'm not referring to like, hurting someone or something, I honor the Rede).


I can just type *ditto* to BlueIris's post here.
You worded it perfectly for me.

thanks
*hugs*
your friend in the craft
Sabrina

[Xeen]

I voted Other 'cause I really don't know what kind of Pagan I am... I'm still trying to figure things out.

I don't do rituals or spells. But I meditate and love nature and do tarot and runes and numerology and stuff like that.

Formally, I've beleived in God. Just... God. Not a Christian God (that was years ago)... but lately I've felt an odd calling to... a goddess. I think I've been spending too much time here :-p

So, I dunno.

I'm lost :(

[Faeawyn]

Ok...I'm an ecclectic pagan/witch.

[Khaelo]

Hmm, this post turned up blank? A'editing we shall go...

Other #111. I'm a non-eclectic, non-magical, idiosyncratic polytheist who's just following the gods who call me, even if no one else knows them. :rolleyes:

[mucgwyrt]

Other #113

I think that although I began my path as a Traditional Witch (i.e. not wiccan), I'm not more of a *deep breath*
Pre-Christianised Anglo-Saxon Reconstructionalist with Eclectic Tendancies
:D :D :D

[Jaroson]

Eclectic (love that word!) Wiccan, Witch, neo druid and all round good guy! Well, almost.

[RubyRose]

I voted, Wiccan, Faery and Other.

Right now, I'm trying to create for myself something to the effect of Welsh Wicca (including faery worship or some such thing) but I'm only starting out on that journey.

[Tullip Troll]

I am an "Other"

I have never been able to pin point a title. I am not wiccan or a satanist or a druid or a celt,voodoo etc...but I am sure we all have a lot in common.

MheraPai

[HorseCrow]

"Other"- Pagan Green Witch (kitchen, hedge...everywhere).

[Lala]

a very happy one!

[Tarbh Nathroch]

mutt Kemetic

[Kaija]

hmm.. The best description of me is Nocturnal Celtic Ecclectic.. (I deal with the dead alot, so, I am pretty much necromantic as well.. but, most of the people I know of that call themselves that follow Lovecraft's Necronomicon.. and I really don't)

[samiaminsane]

Wiccan and other. On my good days, I can call myself an Eclectic Wiccan.....

[equinox2]

Hi -
We have an incredible amount of religious diversity here. Perhaps I should describe my beliefs to add yet another color to the tapestry.

As a Naturalistic Pagan, I believe that science is the best way for us to learn about the incredible universe we live in, and that I won’t believe something without good evidence for it (like evidence from scientific experiments). As such, I don’t believe in any gods except as archetypes. I celebrate the 8 Sabbats with family and loved ones so as to focus on this life – indeed, on this moment. I put the respect for other people ahead of religious differences, and attend a UU church to discuss the paths taken by others.

I’ve described the path in a little more detail at www.naturalpagan.org, and there is a thread about it in the Paths section, at http://www.paganforums.org/showthread.php?t=57102 (plus a link to my main webpage below). I don’t think this is a path that most Pagans will identify with, but it works well for me, and can be useful for people (such as reluctant spouses) who find some things they like in Paganism, but don't like other ideas (for instance, they might not think magic is real).

may the sun warm your face and the ground cradle your feet!

[Philbo]

Pretty much Nordic. As far as the names I use anyways.

More specificly, I believe that everyone and everything has a spirit, from the flowers in my garden to the mountain ranges, from my alarm clock to the whole of existence. This kind of matches with some Japanese beliefs in some ways. So I tend to address certain spirits as "spirit of the forests" or "spirit of the river" etc. Though when addressing the sky or the cold weather I refer to Odin and other members of his pantheon. The Norse gods seem to enjoy Montana.

I'm also a seer, which could potentially fit into many denominations except for Christianity. (I was at a christian summer camp once, and I started giving tarot readings to my friends. The camp counsellors weren't too happy with me). :viking:

[Tsuchimaru]

I'm really not pagan at all.... :fpatricks

[Earthy]

Other..i follow a buddhist/druid/shaman path.

[Veritas]

I'm sorry.... I can not allow my self to conform to any one thing.
I adapt things that I can flow in, through, out, what ever your happy word may be; into my own existance.
I like to say-primal-chaos-change....
A priest of Ku

[SaberWolf]

I'm just curious who's gonna be the 200th vote. As of today @ 7:34, there are only 199 votes.

[Asthmorte]

ecclectic kemetic pagan

[PAGANFILES]

Since the title Pagan was foisted upon all those outside the Judaic-Christian-Islamic triumvirate more than a millennium ago, the term defies specifics. Something caused the state in which we find our thoughts and experiences, the finding the truth of that something, or the finding of faith that such exists is fundamental to most entities deemed as reasoning on this planet. Each path is unique and therefore any name or title should be acceptable. That a name or title is used by many makes it no more powerful than a name or title chosen by a single entity.

Terry

[zakzekezedd]

When I first started identifying myself as "pagan" I probably would have answered Wiccan. And even though I still closely identify with Wiccan principles and beliefs I'd be inclined to call myself an eclectic solitary now (sounds better than rogue hedge witch ;) )...in all truth the best answer I can offer is that I follow my own path and that's quite satisfactory albeit hard to hang a label on.

[dracul13]

a rose i send to you.what color is for you to chose.

will you walk in darkness.

[Asthmorte]

eclectic kemetic pagan here

[earthprincess]

I dont know what I am.. I just know Im something pagan..

[CaitrionaMorgaine]

I am an Avalonian/Arthurian Pagan. Formally, I am a member of the tradition of Ar Afalon, working towards my Second Degree.

Avalon's Blessings, ~Rhia

[AbyssRose]

well I voted that I am Wiccan.. but I also have some of my own beliefs which is totally okay with Wiccans.. basically putting things that i believe in and practicing that lol if that makes any sense ..not really sure what you would call that

[Sleet]

I honestly don't know. I don't know enough yet to commit to a particular path.

[soilsigh aingeal]

I don't have any specific category, I believe different things from different paths.
Plus, I can't choose if I wanted to since I still don't know how I feel about the god/s/ess/esses issue, I believe in at least one creator but that's all.

[tygherrayn]

I'm far from catagorical. I try to envelop many ideas in my own path, though the closest description I suppose I could come up with for myself woulf be a Green Witch.

[peggarty]

I voted other, but many of my practises, beliefs and ideals are Wiccan, although it's my own version. Being a 'solitary' I tend to make it up as I go along - and mostly it works too.

[MousieBlackDragon]

I am a strange kinda pagan.

I don't do much for any of the holidays except the Fall Equinox. For that I fast for 3 days and will talk more often with the gods and do more internal inspecting than what I normally do. I take time to size up the year spiritually and think about what's coming. My path isn't easy. It can hurt deeply sometimes. But it is a path I will gladly walk even if but only a handfull know and believe it. I believe in all gods. But I bow to none. I learn from all and welcome them as family. Balance is very important in my path.

The only thing I will use for anything more than just a talk with the gods is a bowl in which I place my written request in and burn the request. It even has a cover. I have but 2 pieces of jewelry that might be considered "religious". A small "medicine" bag that holds two stones for me that my Sissy gifted me. That bag represents my Mother. An Egyptian necklace my husband gave me for Xmas. It represents my Father. And a bracelet my husband just bought me although isn't religious is for me to help calm my strange energy fluxes and my wild brain. It works so far. :lilangel:

There are no books I need to read. My Parents will guide me and teach me all I need to know. Although I am curious sometimes and check and dig and tunnel around to try and find answers to questions I sometimes have. My Sissy says I have a young soul. I work on it and try and get through. Although sometimes I feel like an infant and sometimes I feel older than the mountains.

[underthemoon]

Recently there has been a transition for me...

I would call myself a Catholic with Pagan/Wiccan influences.

I know, quite odd.

peace and love,
amber

That's quite interesting because I think that is where I stand now. (Well, rather a Protestant with Pagan/Wiccan influences.) I am still relatively new, so I guess by default I would be here.

[angelmikayla]

Solitary eclectic wiccan

[Shield_Wolf]

I voted Shamen, Druid, Nordic, and other. I'm a wierd combow I know, I'm also a little bit of a Dark Pagan.

Here are some sites on Dark Paganism if anyone would like to know some more:

http://www.waningmoon.com/realm/drkpagan.html
http://www.wyldwytch.com/weavings/articles/pagan_path/pages/dark_paganism.htm
http://home.thirdage.com/Friendship/darkessence/whatis.html

[SilentDreams]

I picked "other".(Which seems to be the popular choice hehe!)

I'm an Eclectic Pagan. Although that term is starting to not really fit me. Eclectic sounds as though I've taken ideas from all sorts of Pagan beliefs. But in reality I haven't. Yes, some of my beliefs are the same ones of certain Pagan paths but often times my discovery of these beliefs came from discussions and general pagan research.

Not to imply that I'm afraid of being Eclectic. I know some dislike the term cause it implies being something to the effect of a "copy cat". But I don't see it that way, diversity is my spice of life and what's wrong with having a broad belief system that mirrors other the beliefs of other paths?

But yes, in short, I'm an Eclectic Pagan.

[fangedeshana]

I'm more into energy and consciousness

I'm fairly free lance. I'm more into energy and freelance, and have eastern tendencies that came from mostly Chinese Medicine, Chi Kung and Shiatsu.

[Windsmith]

Dude, I'm gonna wake up this sleepy thread, because I just love saying this so much: I'm a Pagan Pantheist. I have Naturalistic Pantheist beliefs, and I practice Reclaiming-tradition witchcraft.

Good times.

[Tanya]

I'm a scientist first.... like all my formothers, an ecologist... only this is the 1st generation where there's a name for that and a living in it... previous to that they were healers, amateur botonists, rock hounds and 'good gardeners'

thus...I'm a traditional hedgewitch.

I come from a long line of herbalists and woodswomen healers. I've been lucky, we are very long lived, so I've know 3 generations of them.

We all have green thumbs and what my great grandmother called "animal magic".. in that animals aren't afraid of us... and well.... talk to us.

(Not like "Hi how ya doing, Bob?" sorta talking... but we seem to have some natural/cultural ability to read animal body language. for ex... Last week a wild healthy bird let my daughter pish it in and it allowed her to pick up, it even perched on her finger for a while before it flew off...)

maybe its just that we have been farmers and woodswomen so long we smell like them and just 'get ' them.

when I discovered Wicca I realized the Rede was the moral code we had always implicitly followed... I celebrate the wheel of the year .... but my tradition has no prescribed rituals that aren't eminently practical ones about keeping cakes from falling or the chickens in lay... clearly... Gardener was a man and didn't get his traditions like I did... in my Baba's kitchen and on her sacred walks.

[peggarty]

Ok, I just read back on my previous post in this thread, and while I stand by most of what I said then, I now need to add that I'm no longer solitary, I'm predominantly Wiccan and work with a group, and am going to be leading a group of "trainees" soon.

[Toki Wartooth]

I'm an eclectic pagan who's influenced by ancient Rome (but not a Roman recon).

[Amanda Mitchell]

I would say I am an eclectic pagan.

[Louisvillian]

What kind of pagan are you? (http://mysticwicks.com/showthread.php?p=733812#post733812)
I consider myself a Solitary Wiccan, with an eclectic pantheon. I honour the Lord and Lady under many names, but I see the many gods as separate and autonomous manifestations of the God and Goddess, not simply aspects of them. And, unlike some, I do view the Gods and Goddesses as real beings, not simply thoughtforms or archetypes.