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ThenewRaine
August 3rd, 2004, 12:06 AM
Hello there again, its me. I just wanted to know what path people follow. I am a wiccan, a celtic wiccan. I don't even think that I'm part celtic, is that frowned upon? I just want to know. Who follows what and deitys you follow. Ok just wanted to know!

Aine of the Fae
August 3rd, 2004, 12:14 AM
None of the above.

Raivynne
August 3rd, 2004, 12:32 AM
Hi there. I voted for Pagan. I don't follow any paritcular dieties, although I have been studying the Celtic pantheon as well as the Norse. My patroness currently is The Morrigan and I have a feeling that won't be changing any time soon. ^^

-Raivynne

SylverStar
August 3rd, 2004, 12:33 AM
I'm ecclectic pagan with focus on greek, natural/elemental, and hindu.

ThenewRaine
August 3rd, 2004, 12:34 AM
Hi there. I voted for Pagan. I don't follow any paritcular dieties, although I have been studying the Celtic pantheon as well as the Norse. My patroness currently is The Morrigan and I have a feeling that won't be changing any time soon. ^^

-Raivynne
Really, Celtic and Norse...lol i have books on both those subjects by D.J. Conway. Infact the book Celtic Magic by D.J. Conway intrudced me to wicca!

Raivynne
August 3rd, 2004, 12:37 AM
Yup. I just now started with the Norse, I've been looking at the Celtic since I started my studies. I have a book called Celtic Myth and Magick by Edain McCoy, along with a Faery book by her. But the Morrigan has been with me since before I started my studies, I just didn't know it until I found my path and then she started giving me more signs to make her presence known.

ObsidianShenKa
August 3rd, 2004, 12:51 AM
I voted pagan.

You didn't leave many options...

Daughter Of The Moon
August 3rd, 2004, 12:56 AM
I was recently christian so i am in between wiccan AND christo-WICCAN so.. lol im weird!

ThenewRaine
August 3rd, 2004, 12:57 AM
I voted pagan.

You didn't leave many options...
Yea sorry about that...umm...yea i didn't know what to put im really dumb sorry about that

ThenewRaine
August 3rd, 2004, 12:58 AM
I was recently christian so i am in between wiccan AND christo-WICCAN so.. lol im weird!
so was i but i droped all christian beliefs for some reason!

Kaija
August 3rd, 2004, 03:55 AM
Chose Pagan which is true enough.. (Seeing that I am not wiccan).. I am a Nocturnal/Celtic/Ecclectic Witch (but I will use the general term Pagan around people who won't understand)

Unfortunately I always have to correct them because people always try to lump me into Wicca.. (they believe it's just the PC term for any witch or pagan) :doh2:

magick_faerie
August 3rd, 2004, 04:54 AM
im wiccan but i do borrow from others like the celts, the egyptians etc etc, i find it best not to get myself cornered so although i see myself as wiccan im actually jut following the path the Goddess has set me. if that is wicca, so be it im not argue as long as she is there for me

blessings
fae

Gede
August 3rd, 2004, 05:38 AM
MM~
I voted Pagan, but I do have a predominantly Wiccan background, however I found the religion to restrictive and my philosophy is too broad to be distilled into one belief system.

Namaste, Gede...

Elfa Wylde
August 3rd, 2004, 06:44 AM
I'm Druid. Started life that way... went to christianity... have my reasons for dumping it... am VERY HAPPY to be "home" again. lol

LacyRoze
August 3rd, 2004, 10:35 AM
I am Pagan, following the path of a kitchen witch..:flowers:

Fideal
August 3rd, 2004, 10:39 AM
Celtic (Irish) Reconstructionist. Hard Polytheist, somewhat animist.

Garden of Eden
August 3rd, 2004, 10:49 AM
Celtic witch, owing to the fact that I am of Celtic desent... :D I focus on the Celtic pantheon and the myths and legends that I know well from the nights spent by the fireside in my grandmother's house...

*starts misting up as she experiences extreme nostalgia*

Athena-Nadine
August 3rd, 2004, 11:46 AM
Hellenismos.

loe
August 3rd, 2004, 12:06 PM
Celtic Pagan

equinox2
August 3rd, 2004, 12:15 PM
Hi-

I voted Pagan, though that includes a huge number of possible paths. I’m a Naturalistic Pagan (see link in my sig file for more info). Or you might want to read about it in this thread.
http://www.paganforums.org/showthread.php?t=57102 (it hasn’t had many posts for a while, so feel free to post a comment!)

Kaija-
That’s pretty cool to have a very Pagan quote from Voltaire (who was an outspoken Deist).


I was kinda split about whether I should vote “Wiccan” or not. I’m not Wiccan, but “Pagan” leaves a lot of room, and I use a lot of Wiccan metaphors like the wheel of the year, etc. So I felt a little funny voting "not Wiccan at all". Oh well. Have a fun day!

Kern
August 3rd, 2004, 12:33 PM
Pagan with leanings toward the Celtic. With Interest in TW.
http://images.quizilla.com/E/eternalreverie/1074173932_byMewinter.jpg

Hærfest Leah
August 3rd, 2004, 12:57 PM
I'm not sure which I would call myself so I didn't vote. I have ben studying Wicca for the past 10 months but I want to do more reading on other paths of Paganism before I decide I am anything. Does that make sense? I read on witchvox.com that someone said they started as Wicca and moved to something else so they look as Wicca more as a gateway to other pagan religions, maybe that will be what happens with me and maybe not.

Mòrag Elasaid Ní Dhòmhnaill
August 3rd, 2004, 02:53 PM
Scottish Reconstructionist...like someone above said, none of the above choices describes my path.

Athena-Nadine
August 3rd, 2004, 02:58 PM
Scottish Reconstructionist...like someone above said, none of the above choices describes my path.
*...nods...* Mine either.

WinterTree
August 3rd, 2004, 05:45 PM
I'm Pagan with a strong pull towards Celtic and Nordic traditions......they kind of yank me back and forth between each other, belief wise.

savannahrose44
August 3rd, 2004, 05:48 PM
Undecided Pagan.... :lol:

Tzhebee
August 3rd, 2004, 05:52 PM
Pagan. Student for life.

AuroraSilvermist
August 3rd, 2004, 10:43 PM
Pagan, here. And if you want to put a finer point on it, I'm a pantheist--one who believes that deity and the universe are one and do not exist separate of each other.

Sibylle
August 4th, 2004, 03:14 AM
Witchcraft here. Influences from several traditions, mostly from Faery, but generally practising natural witchcraft the way Marian Green describes it.

Didn't know what to pick, I guess pagan would come closest, but I do have Wiccan influences too... so I left it, lol.

halfwaynowhere
August 4th, 2004, 02:31 PM
I am eclectic pagan. I focus on norse and native american traditions, but i have a wider variety of beliefs. Its hard to explain, but as long as it makes sense to me, i'm good.

WickedBttrfly
August 4th, 2004, 04:08 PM
I am Wiccan Pagan... I guess??

Pol
August 5th, 2004, 10:59 AM
I'm a Christian-Pagan. I have a lot of beliefs that don't really fit much of a category. :)

ShinningStar_13
August 5th, 2004, 08:27 PM
I'm sort of a wicca clinging to some christian beliefs...or a christian clinging to some wiccan beliefs...whatever. :lilangel:

Faerwolf
August 6th, 2004, 04:55 PM
I choose Wiccan, although labels really aren't my kind of thing.

Avalonia
August 6th, 2004, 06:32 PM
None of the above. I'm agnostic.

seekerofknwoledge
August 6th, 2004, 08:52 PM
this is my first post here, and i thought this would be a good question to answer first. i voted pagan (not wiccan at all), although i have studied some wiccan traditions. i am a hellenistic pagan, and worship the greek/roman gods. (basically same people different names) however i do envoke others when the need is great. for example my friend is a druid and has brigid as her patron goddess. so when i pray for her or ask anything in her name, i pray to brigid. i also am interested in some norse myths, but basically i study everything.-seeker

Annest
August 7th, 2004, 12:48 PM
Ah well, didn´t vote cause I´m not really sure yet. You could say I´m a "smorgasbord" kinda girl.What I mean is that I take a little here and a little there and hopefully it´l make some sense, soner or later... so mayby I could call myself "smorgasbord pagan" :whatmewor

Threase
August 10th, 2004, 12:18 AM
In honesty, I'm not even sure what to call myself. I'm Pagan, but I don't believe in a Lord or Lady or any dieties for that matter. I believe in energy and source energy, reincarnation and soulmates and spirit guides. I believe in Reiki as well, I'm very big on energy magick. Does anyone know what that would make me? :confused:

BlackHoodedCrow
August 10th, 2004, 12:23 AM
PAGAN


December

AreagneTheo
August 10th, 2004, 06:24 AM
I follow Seax-Wica. :D

argento_occhi
August 10th, 2004, 06:37 AM
i call myself an eclectic kemetic pagan -- i worshipthe Egyptian GOds using my own interpretation of ancient egyptian beliefs and practices while also reading tarot, casting runes, and practice other things not essentially common to Egyptian beliefs. EH, it's a mixed bag.

Valentinius
August 10th, 2004, 07:01 AM
Pretty much the same as aine of the fae.
If I had to pick one of the paths listed I would say christo pagan but as such the pagan part of it wouldn't be true. I'me a christian heretic and nothing else

Tea Leaf
August 10th, 2004, 10:28 AM
Eclectic Wiccan, (with a strong focus on Celtic and Arthurian paganism and a splash of spiritualist beliefs )

The High Queen of Faerie
August 10th, 2004, 04:06 PM
how is paganism completely not wiccan? wicca's a branch of paganism ._.

i think i know what you meant, though.

that's so few options! :p

Ron
August 31st, 2004, 09:50 PM
Hello there again, its me. I just wanted to know what path people follow. I am a wiccan, a celtic wiccan. I don't even think that I'm part celtic, is that frowned upon? I just want to know. Who follows what and deitys you follow. Ok just wanted to know!
Yeh okay, seriously... what a bunch of categories to label one's self to. Also can I correct grammar? whereas Wicca is a noun and adjective from Anglo-Saxon (Olde Engliche), the term "wiccan" is just rubbish IMO and in that of many people that understand the origin of the term.

Futhermore... I believe in the Father and Mother that were once one, and I believe that under them are other "Gods" or whatever that we would better refer to as "Lords and Ladies" whereas Yehousa is Lord and Mother is Queen.

I chose "Wiccan" but I have nothing to do with Gardner or anything else. I came to my beliefs on my own, of course know that Gardner exists but I have nothing to do with that him or Alexander or any of these faction makers. Rather, I have a few family books which talk of religion and generally make one "pagan" or otherwise not a perfect Catholic. Basically, we take Catholicism and bend it a little.

Iris
August 31st, 2004, 10:23 PM
Yeh okay, seriously... what a bunch of categories to label one's self to. Also can I correct grammar? whereas Wicca is a noun and adjective from Anglo-Saxon (Olde Engliche), the term "wiccan" is just rubbish IMO and in that of many people that understand the origin of the term.

But wasn't Wiccan an adjective that was kinda...invented FROM the noun? Ok, it may not be Anglo-Saxon in origin, but it does the trick, doesn't it? Besides, language is always changing. There are a whole heap of words we say now which have little or no basis in original Anglo-Saxon roots, and it never occured to me that that was a problem.

I mean, doesn't the word 'pagan' come from a latin word meaning something like 'peasant' or 'village dweller'...? That's no longer being used in its original context either. Just wondering if you have issues with that, too?

And the word 'nice', incidentally, comes from a Latin verb which basically meant 'ignorant'. Do you dispute using that in its comtemporary context too?

My point is, it seems kinda like splitting hairs to object to the modern use of a word because of its roots, or indeed lack of same.

Technically, you're not quibbling with Thenewraine's grammar, more her vocabulary, and if you're correcting that, then you're correcting a LOT of peoples' vocabulary, because a lot of people use 'Wiccan' in that sense.

Meh. Thingy.
Like...Celtic,
um...animist/animatist (animals have personality and energy, things like rocks simply have energy without the personality)
non-witch (don't perform spells much)
with Wiccan tendencies (think the rede is pretty sensible, wouldn't try to deliberately hurt someone with magick...)

Deities...I'm particularly drawn to Celtic deities, in particular the Welsh crone Goddess Cerridwen and the multi-talented Irish/Welsh God Lugh...mason, druid, carpenter, more or less jack-of-all-trades... :lol:

Ron
September 1st, 2004, 09:20 PM
But wasn't Wiccan an adjective that was kinda...invented FROM the noun? Ok, it may not be Anglo-Saxon in origin, but it does the trick, doesn't it? Besides, language is always changing. There are a whole heap of words we say now which have little or no basis in original Anglo-Saxon roots, and it never occured to me that that was a problem.

I mean, doesn't the word 'pagan' come from a latin word meaning something like 'peasant' or 'village dweller'...? That's no longer being used in its original context either. Just wondering if you have issues with that, too?

And the word 'nice', incidentally, comes from a Latin verb which basically meant 'ignorant'. Do you dispute using that in its comtemporary context too?

My point is, it seems kinda like splitting hairs to object to the modern use of a word because of its roots, or indeed lack of same.

Technically, you're not quibbling with Thenewraine's grammar, more her vocabulary, and if you're correcting that, then you're correcting a LOT of peoples' vocabulary, because a lot of people use 'Wiccan' in that sense.

Meh. Thingy.
Like...Celtic,
um...animist/animatist (animals have personality and energy, things like rocks simply have energy without the personality)
non-witch (don't perform spells much)
with Wiccan tendencies (think the rede is pretty sensible, wouldn't try to deliberately hurt someone with magick...)

Deities...I'm particularly drawn to Celtic deities, in particular the Welsh crone Goddess Cerridwen and the multi-talented Irish/Welsh God Lugh...mason, druid, carpenter, more or less jack-of-all-trades... :lol: Yeah.. but I have a thing for "Wiccans" when they are really supposed to be "Wiccae" :P

Can I debate for two seconds? Cerrudwyn meaning Cauldron was never really a CYMRIC 'crone' until the late 80s... IMO there may be some family traditions that disagree with me. But as far as I am concerned, Cerrudwyn is the cauldron from which all knowledge springs, which yes has a sort of personality, but is not like any sort of "crone" ... but that's just me :P

She was and is my matron.

Iris
September 1st, 2004, 09:29 PM
Yeah.. but I have a thing for "Wiccans" when they are really supposed to be "Wiccae" :P

Can I debate for two seconds? Cerrudwyn meaning Cauldron was never really a CYMRIC 'crone' until the late 80s... IMO there may be some family traditions that disagree with me. But as far as I am concerned, Cerrudwyn is the cauldron from which all knowledge springs, which yes has a sort of personality, but is not like any sort of "crone" ... but that's just me :P

She was and is my matron.

All the information I've ever come across about Cerridwen calls her a crone Goddess.

A lot of people must be wrong if what you say is true.

Yeah, and like I said, 'nice' is SUPPOSED to mean 'ignorant'. Are you planning on reverting to using it in its proper context?

It may be SUPPOSED to be 'Wiccae' or whatever, but the fact is, people say 'Wiccan' The word 'skate' isn't supposed to be spelled with an '8', but what can ya do.

It just seems like splitting hairs to me.

Iris
September 1st, 2004, 09:42 PM
All the information I've ever come across about Cerridwen calls her a crone Goddess.

A lot of people must be wrong if what you say is true.

Hmm...yup. All the info I can find identifies Cerridwen as a person, not an inanimate object. In the original myth, didn't she shapeshift? Never heard of an inanimate object that could do that.

According to the site I'm looking at, the myth of the Bard Taliesin dates back to Medieval literature.

That was a wee bit before the 80s, as I'm sure you're aware.

Gothic Rayne
September 2nd, 2004, 05:52 PM
I chose Pagan.

I am a Nocturnal Witch (of the Non-Wiccan variety). My Goddesses are Gaia, Inanna, and am just now working with Lilithu.

Fairyelf
September 2nd, 2004, 08:38 PM
Very Much a Pagan Witch :reading:

Jenne
September 2nd, 2004, 11:43 PM
Not enough choices here, but I chose Pagan not Wiccan, even though I do try to follow most of the Rede just because it seems like common sense to me, like The Golden Rule...

Anyway, I'm Eclectic, more Hedge/Kitchen witch than anything. My pagan leanings are gleaned from the 'net, from the works I've read, the rits I've done, and my finger on the pulse of the nature around me.

I am still exploring my beliefs as an individual, though, and they have changed since I began this path, as an ex-Christian, about 9 years ago or so...

Velvet
September 2nd, 2004, 11:46 PM
None of the above. I'm agnostic.

Fideal
September 3rd, 2004, 01:40 PM
Can I debate for two seconds? Cerrudwyn meaning Cauldron was never really a CYMRIC 'crone' until the late 80s... IMO there may be some family traditions that disagree with me. But as far as I am concerned, Cerrudwyn is the cauldron from which all knowledge springs, which yes has a sort of personality, but is not like any sort of "crone" ... but that's just me :P

She was and is my matron.

I agree with you. When I first heard the tale, I was just 4 or 5 I think, and I never thought of her as a crone. I mean, one HAD to classify her like that, I'd say she was a mother, seeing as she had the beautiful daughter, ugly son, and Taliesin. Some Celtic goddesses are definetly crones, it's usually pretty easy to tell, like the Callieach or Soverignity (who is only sometimes a crone).

Where does the classification of her as a crone originate from?

SweetIsTheTruth
September 3rd, 2004, 02:50 PM
I had been leaning towards Wicca, but I don't believe the 3-fold law. I see karma as a 1 to 1 relationship, not 3 to 1. Also, I can't accept the rede. If I get attacked, I will defend, whether it harms or not. Luckily, I have managed to bump into a coven nearby that pratices traditional witchcraft. They do not identify themselves as either pagan or Wicca. My personal deities are Thoth & Isis, but this group follows a more Celtic tradition, so I have no idea how all this will work out.

oakowl
September 3rd, 2004, 08:07 PM
Hello there again, its me. I just wanted to know what path people follow. I am a wiccan, a celtic wiccan. I don't even think that I'm part celtic, is that frowned upon? I just want to know. Who follows what and deitys you follow. Ok just wanted to know!
Celtic Pagan here. I pray to a number of gods in the pantheon depending on the occasion. I feel close to Brigit, Lugh and Cernunnos.

misschief
September 3rd, 2004, 08:08 PM
i am not wiccan at all. i practice witchcraft, but not in a wiccan kind of way. i just do what i do, how i think it needs to be done.

Shatril
September 4th, 2004, 12:03 AM
I call my form of Paganism, Shatrilism. It is what I do, and not always by traditional standards.

MaidenMoonPixie
September 4th, 2004, 01:16 AM
I'm a Christian-Pagan. I have a lot of beliefs that don't really fit much of a category. :)


Ditto.

I have always been a Christian, but have also always been far more open to other beliefs than most other Christians out there. Heck, most others, period.

I want to learn about ALL of it. There is nothing I don't want to know.

Dangerous? Eh, maybe. I'm a big girl.....I can handle it. :floating:

I just know my path is taking new and exciting turns and I don't want to miss a bit..... :)

fireswimmer
September 4th, 2004, 02:11 AM
Do not worry abotu the lack of options. I am nto sure how new you are, so I am nto sure how many you are falmiliar with. Other always gets a lot of votes. I voted Pagan. I follow mainly the modern day Mayan path.

*raven*
September 4th, 2004, 05:27 AM
Pagan Witch, and like quite a few other people on here, leaning towards celtic and norse gods, particularly Cerridwen.
Blessings
Raven xxx

PoisonIvy
September 4th, 2004, 07:28 AM
I'm not quite sure of who I am yet. I was raised christian but in my heart I've always had the feeling that there was more. I've always felt most alive when I'm outside in Nature or helping people with their problems. I have the gift of Empathy and I love making potions. I guess I would lean more toward Kitchen Witch.

FaeFollower
September 5th, 2004, 08:19 AM
I voted pagan, which is accurate enough, but I don't really like calling myself that (or anything, for that matter) because it seems kind of limiting and simplistic. In any case, I'm not really sure what I 'am'; it's constantly changing for me, but recently I seem to be staying within the bounds of paganism.

blueiris
September 5th, 2004, 09:50 AM
I voted Wiccan, but I'm a very eccletic Wiccan at that. I don't believe in the threefold law. I'm an animist, pantheist, and soft polytheist.

Vallen_Foreshadow
September 6th, 2004, 07:06 PM
I voted wiccan. I was originally introduced to it by a book my mom got out of interest. I was really interested, and just started practicing it... what do you call a male witch... :thief:

Calen
September 11th, 2004, 02:14 PM
I chose christo-wiccan, although that's not actually what I term myself. I just chose that because my path, while not being either of the two, involves several elements of both, so I see it as a mixture, although it's more complicated than that.
Where oh where is my beloved 'other' button?

Tsuchimaru
September 11th, 2004, 04:22 PM
What does animism count as?

The High Queen of Faerie
September 11th, 2004, 04:37 PM
What does animism count as?

perhaps 'just pagan'

Earthy
September 11th, 2004, 04:53 PM
yea, animism is where i am being led too.

SilentDreams
September 11th, 2004, 10:37 PM
I'm a eclectic pagan with wiccan influences

magick_faerie
September 11th, 2004, 11:10 PM
wiccan with egyptian influence, but i borrow from everywhere depending on my mood, my ritual/spell and my intent, some god/esses are better for certain things than others so i will "borrow" say a celtic one, i dont think any of that made any sense but hey...lol

fae

HorseCrow
September 12th, 2004, 06:36 AM
Pagan Green Witch is what I call myself... I do have a bit of wiccan influence, but not very much. My path is green in that I work a lot with herbs and Nature. I spend a lot of time outdoors, I do retreats and a lot of work with power animals/ totems as well as spirit guides. Tarot is a passion and my crystal ball is put to use as well :)

VioletFaerie
September 12th, 2004, 08:09 AM
I didn't vote, shame on me. ;) I'm Pagan, plain and simple. I know I've taken inspiration from Wicca, and therefore I can't say I'm "not Wiccan at all". Maybe in a couple of years I'll be "not Wiccan at all". :)

Moriquenya
September 16th, 2004, 10:01 AM
I guess I'd have to call myself an Eclectic Kemetic Witch, with a few Wiccan tendencies.

powder_tears
September 17th, 2004, 04:51 PM
I refer to myself as an eclectic-wiccan. I like to pull lots of stuff into the basic wiccan belief system.

Dark Phoenix
September 18th, 2004, 09:15 PM
I am an Eclectic Wiccan, although I must admit my experience with other Pagan faiths is limited.

Verthandi
September 19th, 2004, 06:44 PM
I'm pagan leaning heavily toward the Middle East religions, but right now I'm just concentrating on separating Sumerian from Babylonian from Phoenician etc.

Blair
September 20th, 2004, 08:56 AM
I'm an eclectic pagan witch, mostly norse and celtic. I started out as Wiccan but I've changed and my beliefs are far from that now.

NivekDrgnMage
September 20th, 2004, 11:36 PM
Wiccan/ Patrons: Hecate and Cernunnous

Coven of the Rowan Star, Assm. of the Scared Wheel

Crystal_Raye
September 26th, 2004, 12:01 PM
I'm still sorta searching for my soulpath.

Haruka2077
September 26th, 2004, 12:09 PM
I'm a Celtic Wiccan. I just recently snuggled down into this particular path after exploring a few others to see what was right for me.

WickedBttrfly
September 26th, 2004, 03:42 PM
Eclectic. That's covers any off road paths I take...hehe

Asthmorte
September 26th, 2004, 06:13 PM
eclectic kemetic pagan here....

Celtique
September 26th, 2004, 07:51 PM
Pagan, but not completely UN-Wiccan...not completely Wiccan either. Heh. Still searching for what my focus will be.

MoonKnight
October 1st, 2004, 03:14 AM
Wicca

FlyingBear
October 1st, 2004, 02:01 PM
Earth Witch

Kaylara
October 1st, 2004, 02:08 PM
I'm an Ecclectic Gardnerian Wiccan.

Maggie
October 1st, 2004, 11:25 PM
Celtic pagan; major influence northern Scotland, which means a bit of Norse creeps on.

Maggie

xantangummi
October 3rd, 2004, 05:02 AM
asatro

dreamweaver
October 4th, 2004, 11:52 AM
None of the above for the path I walk and have been for 48 years is mine and no one else can walk it for me.I believe in First Man not a God or Gods.He lives on in the body of the Black Wolf.There are many spirits that I contact regularily through meditation and trips into the wilderness on my own.Mother Earth is extremely sacred to me and is to be respected to the best of my ability.I am not North American Native and do not practice any of their beliefs although some of them are simular.I pray to no God or Goddess but talk to First Man on a daily basis seeking whatever knowledge I can to help me through the day and my life just the same as talking to anyone else.

Whenever I am asked what religion I am I just smile and say I am simply me.

Writer_Waif
October 4th, 2004, 12:02 PM
None of the above here.
I am still 'sorting' through to see exactly what Path I am on.
:boquet:

abrakus
October 6th, 2004, 09:25 AM
im just not quite sure what i am, is there a difference? sorry im new to all this. im part irish so should i follow the celtic deities? im just trying to find myself and i keep getting more and more lost.

Galakemen
October 8th, 2004, 07:18 AM
I am just a pagan. Not really following a certain path but trying to discover things on my own..

arctic splash
October 8th, 2004, 08:29 AM
im just not quite sure what i am, is there a difference? sorry im new to all this. im part irish so should i follow the celtic deities? im just trying to find myself and i keep getting more and more lost.

Could you explain a little bit how you're getting lost?

Personally, I don't try so hard to 'fit in' to any particular niche, and I don't think I could be happy following a particular path (like Wicca, for example). I think it's important to remember that when you're trying to find yourself spiritually, it doesn't necessarily have to be a spiritual path that anyone has ever walked before! Don't worry about labels or what you 'should be' -- I think what you 'should be' is what feels right to you. (After all, isn't the final straw on any decision not intellectual but in the end simply because it FEELS right?)

Study what interests you, and keep a journal of your thoughts / feelings / experiences / quotes / etc. You don't have to follow *any* dieties if you don't want to. Personally, I'm not big on dieties, and more focused on the Oneness of the Universe, and the Spirit that permeates everything. But I do feel quite close to Manannan Mac Lir, an Irish diety, and I also feel very close to Pan, a Greek diety. Do what feels right to you -- and don't accept someone else's system (e.g. Alexandrian Wicca, Asatru, whatever...) just because it feels organised and comfortable. Do whatever makes you feel most alive and most connected to divinity.

So... just do what *feels* right, and that doesn't have to be anything anyone's ever done before. :-P

Pandoras
October 10th, 2004, 01:34 PM
I'm an eclectic Pagan witch, although sometimes I feel like I'm becoming more and more Wiccan everyday. I don't adhere to any pantheon in particular, but I do use the Greek a lot.

Lost_Sole
October 10th, 2004, 04:55 PM
Well i know i am a pagen but i still learning my ways.

KimberSly
October 10th, 2004, 06:30 PM
Druidism. :) So none of those, really. Unless you count Pagan as an umbrella term...

Betah
October 10th, 2004, 07:41 PM
Christian is as near as I get to a definition of my path.

Earthy
October 11th, 2004, 05:40 PM
I haven't really found a defined path to follow as yet...so i just follow my own path for now.

Lunamoth
October 13th, 2004, 12:21 PM
I responded as Pagan (not Wiccan). Long ago, when I first started exploring alternative paths to Christianity, I studied Wicca, but eventually decided it wasn't for me. I sort of floated in my ecclecticism for years and years, but started to feel unsatisfied with my spiritual side. In recent months, I've started poking my nose into Celtic Reconstructionism.

WingedTigerChild
October 22nd, 2004, 12:43 AM
I just sort of float around inbetween religions. lol I consider myself a Mystic because I don't think "pagan" quite encompasses my broad spectrum of interests and beliefs, as I delve quite a lot into Eastern philosophies and paths like Hinduism and Buddhism.

Bansheekisses
October 22nd, 2004, 01:35 AM
I have that book also, but i am Druid.

WarriorZhanna
October 23rd, 2004, 09:11 AM
I am a Chud.
Chuds were the anchestors of the Estonians. They were pagan people.Their sacred tree was the Oak tree and the sacred colour was white.
Their god was called 'Taara' or 'Tharapita' which is the Chuvash 'Tora' and the Scandinavian 'Thor'. They knew about healing and interpreting. They were prophets of the nature. Their land was big, from Estonia to the Uralic mountains. And the russians feared them. Similar to the celtic 'druids'.
I just stick to my anchestors path and beliefs. Nowadays, these estonians who have these pagan-like beliefs are called 'nature pagans - The Chuds'. Their beliefs were also similar to shamanism.

I am a pagan with christian beliefs. And I believe in everything supernatural like druidism, shamanism, paganism etc, which is considered 'weird' or even 'false' by the 'normal and usual people'.

I don't worship anyone, for I am me and I have no one to fall for. I just believe.
And I believe in God, I believe life is God, and God is love. God is everywhere. God is not some kind of a person who lives somewhere in the heaven and someone you have to worship. God is the most powerful love in this never ending world.
Just remember, all these 'goddesses and gods' we know were mortals once, who became gods and goddesses by passing many trials and learning to love and be compassionate and help the sad and lost ones, and by understanding the deepest and mostly supernatural things and seeing them, feeling them by letting themselves to free from their physical desires on Earth, until they were one with the Holy, the God.
Life and Universe was born of will-power and the greatest love that no one else could offer in this life. It was like a little light that was unseen, but existed and one day became seen and developed further and further from God. That is how new objects, stars, planets born in the Universe, but the astrologists only see them when they are seen in the physical world.

Pure Ahimsa
October 23rd, 2004, 02:55 PM
I put Wiccan though I have a lot of Eastern, African, Zoroastrianist/Mithraist, Jewish, Native American and more lol beliefs.
Blessed Be

Pure Ahimsa
October 23rd, 2004, 02:56 PM
Oh, and many other Pagan religions (yeah I have a wide variety) such as Celtic Shamanism/Druid, etc etc

shenanigans
October 24th, 2004, 04:23 AM
Usually I for one don't mind just simply labeling myself as a general pagan. It's far simpler to say that than it is to try and title myself. I often label myself as druid, because that's a comfortable shoe, but it's not the only shoe. But, it does seem kind of silly to ask what paganism I follow and not give me any options on the poll that apply to me.

Lilyraine
November 3rd, 2004, 01:12 PM
none of the stated. mind you, if i had to choose i would probably pick eclectic, as i'm still learning and deciding which path to follow.

Pure Ahimsa
November 7th, 2004, 06:01 PM
Hello there again, its me. I just wanted to know what path people follow. I am a wiccan, a celtic wiccan. I don't even think that I'm part celtic, is that frowned upon? I just want to know. Who follows what and deitys you follow. Ok just wanted to know!

What about other? If you are going to put a malfunction such as Christo-Wiccan on it, then why not others?
Just a question.

Pure Ahimsa
November 7th, 2004, 06:05 PM
What about other? If you are going to put a malfunction such as Christo-Wiccan on it, then why not others?
Just a question.

Though their are some exceptions about Christo-Wiccan, I have heard once about a blend of christian thoughts and pagan ones that made sense, though I do not believe in it, but I still sorta respect it. The others I have heard from are just people who think casting spells on people are fun, and want to be like Harry Potter :help: :holycow:

raminda
November 7th, 2004, 10:24 PM
From your choices, my beliefs are pagan.

fahawk
November 8th, 2004, 10:01 AM
No one path- maybe 'eclectic' fits best..as my background + husbands are many..and varied...
knowing there is a Higher Power?/energy maybe that fits too somehow..

dawns_eve
November 13th, 2004, 05:42 PM
I'm still journeying but I would say I am just a witch. Nothing fancy...just me.

wolfos3d
November 15th, 2004, 06:52 AM
I don't know... honest....

mucgwyrt
November 15th, 2004, 06:52 AM
Anglo-Saxon Witchcraft; more recon than not :)

LittleRhiannon
November 20th, 2004, 10:39 AM
Irish Reconstructionist :fpipesmok

BabblingImp
November 20th, 2004, 12:53 PM
I'm still journeying but I would say I am just a witch. Nothing fancy...just me.
Lol that is me too! just testing things out to see where I fit! Or not hehe :vanish:

6th Angel
November 20th, 2004, 04:32 PM
I don´t know what I would be called in English. I follow a Greek Pantheon, practice and study magick. I wish to be initiated as a Witch. I´m sort of a :RuNew: but not too new.

Morning Star
November 20th, 2004, 05:15 PM
I'm a theif - I've stolen from every tradition those beliefs and practices that work for me. So I guess I'm a Skeptic/Objectivist/Taoist/Satanist/Discordian/Nature-Worshipping Pagan type person. I searched long and hard for one tradition that I could fit into - I didn't even need one to fit me perfectly, just something close. Hopefully one day I'll meet others who see the world similarly. *shrugs*

wakywitch
November 21st, 2004, 02:23 AM
eclectic wiccan

Chidori
November 21st, 2004, 03:15 AM
<ponders>

I'm not sure I fit any of those definitions and I haven't really thought about it much. Hence me editing this post 3 freakin times <rolling eyes> I practice Shinto as my main, most important religion with a swirl of Buddhism and a toss of Taosim. There <heavy sigh> sorry for all the edits.

AugustFirst
November 21st, 2004, 08:27 AM
I am brand new, so I really don't know...I chose Christo-Wiccan, because I don't know and I still celebrate Christmas (but not Thanksgiving or Easter...). To me Christmas is an American Holiday, not a Christian one.
Currently, I am reading Scott Cunningham's Guide for the Solitary Practitioner and I have bought a few ritual tools...

Funny side point: Although I have only cast 3 spells in my life...the fist one was when I was 12...

Silver_FireStar
November 21st, 2004, 09:45 AM
eclectic wiccan
I follow selene, hecate, aradia
pan, kernunos, dionysus

but my main gods and goddesses tend to change a lot depending on what is happening in my life. I still honour all dieties, just in a lesser way.

Morning Star
November 21st, 2004, 11:35 AM
I am brand new, so I really don't know...I chose Christo-Wiccan, because I don't know and I still celebrate Christmas (but not Thanksgiving or Easter...). To me Christmas is an American Holiday, not a Christian one.
Currently, I am reading Scott Cunningham's Guide for the Solitary Practitioner and I have bought a few ritual tools...

Funny side point: Although I have only cast 3 spells in my life...the fist one was when I was 12...

Just wanted to recommend some excellent books to help you on your way.

"Drawing Down the Moon", by Margot Adler
"The Triumph of the Moon", by Ronald Hutton
"The Second Circle", by Venecia Rauls
"The Magical Life", by Vivianne Crowley
"Spiritual Alchemy", by Dr. Christine Page
"The Meaning of Witchcraft", by Gardner
"Witchcraft an Alternative Path", by Ann Moura
"A Wiccan Bible", by AJ Drew
"Man & His Symbols", by Carl G. Jung &
"The Tao of Inner Peace", by Diane Dreher

Remember, it is very important to read from a broad range of authers - that way you don't get stuck thinking one author has it right and the rest are wrong.

AugustFirst
November 21st, 2004, 11:43 AM
Just wanted to recommend some excellent books to help you on your way.

"Drawing Down the Moon", by Margot Adler
"The Triumph of the Moon", by Ronald Hutton
"The Second Circle", by Venecia Rauls
"The Magical Life", by Vivianne Crowley
"Spiritual Alchemy", by Dr. Christine Page
"The Meaning of Witchcraft", by Gardner
"Witchcraft an Alternative Path", by Ann Moura
"A Wiccan Bible", by AJ Drew
"Man & His Symbols", by Carl G. Jung &
"The Tao of Inner Peace", by Diane Dreher

Remember, it is very important to read from a broad range of authers - that way you don't get stuck thinking one author has it right and the rest are wrong.


Thank you so much MorningStar. I will read these. Cunningham's book was recommended to me because I had showed some interest. It is an easy read, so it is good for a beginner. (so far) I will definitely take your advice and I appreciate that you would list these for me.

DamienDeville
November 25th, 2004, 05:56 PM
I voted Pagan.But literally Im what is known as a Theistic Satanist(Thats a satanist that believes in divinity(not the candy) and spirit beings.Usually they believe in a balance of all things also. :santasmil

gurlygurl2004
November 25th, 2004, 08:57 PM
I consider myself a witch, and even though I was born into Christianity and accept Jesus as real(in history) I don't know if I'm a Christian witch or not.

shiris_t_wytch
November 27th, 2004, 05:30 PM
h all, i put wiccan, although i really am only drawn to cerridwen and cernounus, and i'm finding my way in druidry to, i suppose i'm a little bit of all paths, i recon you only find out what your true path is, when your drawing your last breath :broomride

Gentle Breezes,
Shiris :broomride

Neptune496
December 3rd, 2004, 04:51 AM
hey all, I'm not really sure about labelling myself as a pagan anymore, though I have for so long just to separate my beliefs from the mainstream religions of our day. Ironically the word pagan (or paganus) is Latin, and my spirituality is classical Roman culture, it is what I live by and love to study.

Rightfully so then the Religious traditions of Rome are at the heart of my studies and practice, and so I call myself a Roman Revivalist or simply a term the Romans would call themselves: Romani or Quirites. But that word "pagan" has become so negative in this world, you know? Of course among our own, we know better, that it is not a negative word at all, even a compliment to our practice in the Old Ways of the past, so I'm sure you all have mixed feelings about it......

Azure_Dreams
December 3rd, 2004, 05:24 AM
None of the above are me. If anything it would be Wicca I guess but I believe in a few Paganistic rules too. I have my own Godess her name to me is "The White Lady on the Hill" because she is who I created from a young age.....sometimes she wears purple velvet too! But she guides me! :artist:

Mystic EagleAir
December 4th, 2004, 10:25 AM
I'm Eclectic Pagan but I also take some things from Wicca, Celtic, Shaman, and a few others... I pretty much actually follow the Wiccan Path although I didn't know what to call myself because I'm not limiting myself to Wicca only, but yet some other beliefs in the Paganism category. Blessed Be!

Kheti
December 11th, 2004, 07:02 AM
I voted pagan,but more precisely I am a follower of the Kemetic Path.

Twig
December 11th, 2004, 09:22 AM
Neo-Druid, Fourth Age, cutting edge. Soooo, as far as that goes the jury is still out as far as this site is concerned.

There is a thread that is currently up dealing with that question is why I say that.

Paganism is an "umbrella" term so actually they ALL fit inside its folds I would say.

Peace
Twig
:elf:

Fang of Loki
December 24th, 2004, 04:46 PM
Pagan.

butterflydreams
December 24th, 2004, 06:17 PM
I am an Eclectic Pagan Witch. I do have some influences from Catholism - but not many anymore. I also have some Celtic influence in my pantheon. I feel especially close to the Godess Rhiannon (my daughter was almost named after her). I am more of a hedge / kitchen witch though. That is what feels absolutely right to me even though I'm only starting to learn actual spells and potions. I'm empathatic and have been drawn to helping others all of my life, especially with crystals, herbs, and oils.

Kalena
December 31st, 2004, 10:27 AM
I put Pagan, but it's sort of a mixture of different things, mostly what i feel is right for me so I guess you couldn't realy put a 'name' to it.

fafonen
January 1st, 2005, 10:59 AM
General Celtic Reconstructionist. My heritage comes from just about everywhere in the British Isles area...with the exception of Isle of Mann (sp?). I was leaning more towards Cymru (Welsh) recon, but now I think I'm going more Scottish. I'm really a beginner at the whole reconstructionist thing, however. I'm certainly no expert.

BlessedByTheGoddess
January 2nd, 2005, 03:43 AM
Well, I didn't vote. I don't think that I've learned enough to decide what I am. Is that wrong?

Merrick
January 5th, 2005, 10:05 PM
no thats not wrong! don't worry, you'll discover it one day

i have a catholic/christian background which i was influenced by, but i voted Wiccan because thats what i see myself as

KatieBear822
January 6th, 2005, 07:04 PM
I put pagan and as many ppl have said before, i do a lot of differnt things and use a lot of different things from different paths.

AdNoctum
January 6th, 2005, 09:04 PM
I'm Satanist, but I consider my personal form of Satanism to be Pagan. :fpartyman

Ninjakitten
January 6th, 2005, 09:58 PM
I put Christo-Wiccan, but I'm more of a Christian witch with a Wiccan influence to how I practice my Craft. Esoteric Christian (maybe include Shaman eventually) may become more correct as I explore paths that deal with my personal heritage (Wicca doesn't entirely, but I have Celtic, Scottish, Germanic, Cherokee and Sioux in my heritage).

Fireheathen
January 6th, 2005, 10:53 PM
I selected wiccan even though it's not entirely correct because, although my beleiefs are most definately of a pagan nature and not entirely definable as wiccan, there did begin as such and still are mostly.

Raven Heart
January 7th, 2005, 02:17 AM
I follow Druidic wicca.
Deep Peace
Raven Heart

Teresa
January 7th, 2005, 02:30 AM
There is no defined name for the path that I follow as I come from a diverse heritage.I embrace all aspects of it.Perhaps Pagan would come closer than anything else.

Asnej
January 27th, 2005, 02:33 PM
Well, I'm a wiccan but I don't really know about all the deities. I am farely good at summoning guardian spirits though. I know younger wiccans shouldn't be starting off that way but thats how it all started for me so thats how its been for a long time. I can do tarot card readings and runic stone readings (in which I learned from my grandmother) but the palm reading seems to be more difficult to me. Anywho I guess I pretty much joined this site cause I, for when I need help, could ask someone who's more advanced than me and my grandmother (she does mostly potions and voodoo).

Atropos
February 27th, 2005, 04:22 PM
I don't really know what I am. I've always just said. "I am what I am and I believe what I believe." I grew up with a christian background and hold certain beliefs but by all means don't believe wholeheartedly in the bible's teachings. I believe in many different factors of many different religions. Karma is a big part of me. As is symbolism and totems. The list goes on. I'm the kind of person that wants to put a label on it but I can't seem to find a term to describe my path. I searched and read this site most of today and am still no closer to knowing.

Felis Sorror
March 3rd, 2005, 05:10 PM
I'm an eccelctic witch who follows (mostly) the Celtic pantheon, but is not adverse to using outside deities.

In fact, while I consider Brighid and the Morrigan as my matrons, I am also and have always been drawn to Artemis (Greek) and Anubis (Egyptian), and worship them as well.

Also, I am an apprentice on the Celtic Bardic path.

Amryn
March 5th, 2005, 07:38 PM
:hmmmmm: Well I'm not sure how to describe my path. Its eclectic...definately eclectic. I guess you could describe it as pagan, but not exactly.

ollathair
March 5th, 2005, 09:39 PM
I am a Solitary Eclectic Wiccan with tendencies towards Celtic Wicca. My Patron is The Daghda.

Domhnall
April 12th, 2005, 07:48 PM
Pagan, but more specificly Druidry or even more specificly Shamanistic Druidry

RubyRose
April 13th, 2005, 04:07 AM
I'm an Eclectic Wiccan...

evie_mun
April 13th, 2005, 02:48 PM
Paga-Wiccan. I'm honestly a huge mixture of EVERYTHING, but I was sort of raised in the Wiccan tradition of ritual. Instead of listening to the birth of Christ on Christmas, my mother would tell me stories about the birth of the sun on the Solstice. :)

Serenity
April 13th, 2005, 09:56 PM
Eclectic Wiccan

Bethra
April 27th, 2005, 06:13 PM
Not enough peramiters of choice in your pol I had to click Pagan dispite not being happy with that option. I have no labels for my path and judging by many here there should have been an "Other" opption on the pol for those of us who refuse to comply :bouncysmi

wolf
April 27th, 2005, 06:21 PM
I voted Pagan because it was closest of the choices. I'm a Germanic Shaman. I have studied with Native American teachers, but I work with the Gods and Spirits of my blood-heritage. I leave myself open to learning from and working with many paths.

Catiana
April 27th, 2005, 07:21 PM
Eclectic Wiccan

wyrdmage
April 30th, 2005, 11:01 AM
I consider myself a Mage which is similar to the path and studies of wizards but with a few small differences. I have a more scientific approach to my study of magic and I do not celebrate any of the rituals like Beltane, Imbolc etc.. I tend to think of thing in a more complex light rather than simplify and I have a section to my studies I term "Artificer", literally techno-tinkerer. I base my practice on time -honered tradition but don't limit myself therein. I start with and update my studies from the leaders in the fields of magick but I also contantly reject some theories because they seem to be ill-formed even when they are highly regarded. Wizardry falls into certain colors and houses and my path has somewhat the same seperations except they are approached differently....maybe I should write about it...

Luminessence
May 9th, 2005, 12:57 AM
I'm not any sort of Wiccan, so I voted for Pagan.

~Broken Lily~
May 9th, 2005, 11:53 AM
I'm an eclectic Pagan. I started off Wiccan but I couldn't really get on with spell casting and what not.

Karma Chameleon
May 9th, 2005, 12:41 PM
Hello there again, its me. I just wanted to know what path people follow. I am a wiccan, a celtic wiccan. I don't even think that I'm part celtic, is that frowned upon? I just want to know. Who follows what and deitys you follow. Ok just wanted to know!


I don't follow any path, I blaze my own. :smile:

Rhianane
May 11th, 2005, 09:10 AM
I chose Christo-Pagan, but that's not entirely true. Like many here, I pretty much follow the voice that leads me rather than any "set" path. Due to my belief in Jesus as a profound teacher, I chose that one, but believe me...the Christians don't want me using any part of their doctrine! lol

Crow Laylancer
May 11th, 2005, 09:28 AM
i chose pagan...im currently with the hawaiian / hindu /and norse pantheons

pele= patron goddess number one
Kali= parton goddess letter A (both are equal)
Odin= the god i look up to (romodel)

AmbivalentMirage
May 13th, 2005, 04:41 AM
I am simply Pagan. I have little to no Wiccan influence. Honestly, I threw out almost everything that is traditionally Pagan a while ago and started to re-build with what touched my soul and what truly made sense to me. :) It's how our ancestors got started, after all!

SamTheBlob
May 13th, 2005, 09:31 PM
:huh: My path is still unknown, right when I was just starting to get into wicca/pagenism i had a baby. So I've been alil bit busy. I don't even know when my books are >.<

Queenorivers
May 14th, 2005, 04:24 PM
my religion is science, that is it, you could call it naturalism or whatever but my and my families religion is science (i put pagan)

Sara
May 14th, 2005, 06:06 PM
I haven't really chosen a path either. Still exploring and learning everything that is available to me.

Nightmelody
May 15th, 2005, 06:28 PM
Solitary ecclectic wiccan--or wiccanesque pagan. Not into groups at this point, which is a point of contention in some Wiccan circles.

Tiarcana
May 20th, 2005, 01:50 AM
I chose paganism simply because my beliefs are way too eclectic to really fit with just one specific path. The closest thing that would fit my beliefs would be shamanism. I think that there are now more denominations of paganism as there are in christianity and it is just way too confusing for me now to decide upon any one.

CosmicWhispers
May 20th, 2005, 08:17 AM
My own. Voted pagan though. It's the general category I place myself in.

ILoveAang
May 20th, 2005, 04:26 PM
wiccan...

Shadowsong
May 26th, 2005, 03:54 PM
Probably eclectic pagan... Eh. The Morrigan came to me before I actually chose Paganism as my path, but when she beckons you sorta have to follow... *shrugs* All shall be revealed in good time, I guess!

Silver Nightfire
June 12th, 2005, 03:51 AM
I guess I would say I'm an eclectic wiccan...my path is a strongly wiccan path but with a few extras :spinnysmi

SohaliaGrimorie
June 12th, 2005, 06:34 AM
I chose Wiccan. Though I could just as easily be labeled a Spiritualist... so, whichever! :)

Kalika
June 16th, 2005, 05:07 PM
"Witch" wasn't on there, so I didn't vote. :)

CrystalmoonOceanstar
June 28th, 2005, 09:01 PM
wiccan
i dont mind be called a witch eather

Raintreewolf
June 28th, 2005, 10:50 PM
I voted Pagan...I will make that statement about myself to others because it is the easiest and simpilist way for me to say....I believe in a way other than Christian ( by todays standards of christian). Though, I started out as a Christian for man years, though that was not complete enough for me by the time I was in my mid teens so I went an alternative route one that included a Goddess beacuse that always baffeled me when I was younger trying to grasp christianity...so I went into the realm/intiated into Witchcraft/Wicca but I have grow'n away from that as well as I have discovered other aspects of my spirituality that does not mesh with Wicca either. I grew towards High Ceremonial and the Qabalah, so was intitated into that as well, but as all gets unraveled, I do not like dogma or religeon or restrictions of any kind...I'm a free agent...I'm heavily invoveld with the earth and nature as one of my biggest turn ons but I like to embrace eastern philosophies, western occultism, Science, heathenry and any of the various mystery school practices/thoughts are a real turn on for me.....so, really in a round about way, I'm pagan....or maybe actually neo-pagan.

Covy
July 3rd, 2005, 12:40 PM
Wiccan.

TrueWalker
July 3rd, 2005, 06:58 PM
I practise Zen Buddhism.

LadyCelt
July 5th, 2005, 03:42 AM
what is christo-pagan?

StarCraftLia
July 6th, 2005, 05:24 PM
None of thee above!

Actually pagan is a collective term for non-chirstian-juedo religions.. So hindus and celts, as well as satanists and things of that sort are considered pagan. I don't think its a really polite term, but I'm not trying to preach or anything. ^^;;

http://wicca.timerift.net/ravenwolf.html (http://wicca.timerift.net/ravenwolf.html)
For those of you who want to focus on what wicca is based upon its creation, this website has loads of free information! (ehehe.. I rhymed. :)

Colemban
July 8th, 2005, 12:06 AM
The kindred I belong to consider ourselves just Pagan as a group. Individually, we consider ourselves by whatever path we follow (i.e., I'm Norse and others in the group are also Norse, Celtic, Wiccan, and "Where their heart takes them").

PaganWik
July 9th, 2005, 02:02 AM
wats the dif bitween the three (im new at this)

SkyClad
July 9th, 2005, 05:29 AM
Ecclectic Celtic Wiccan

FateDancer
July 9th, 2005, 02:31 PM
excuse me ehm... what is a christo-wiccan?
I mean i am italian, i live where catholics have their base camp, but we never heard of something like it. I mean, isnt it a way to not have the courage to let go your old heritage to embrace a new tradition completely? Isnt this way a way to hide yourself because maybe you still have christian fears of letting yourself go?
You cant be christian and wiccan simply beacause if u are christian and follow the bible well... you cant be wiccan, it's against it. Can someone explain this thing to me?

wolf
July 14th, 2005, 02:47 AM
The impression I have of most Christo-Wiccans (or Christian Witches, which is how I more often see them identify themselves) is that their choice of path represents a great deal of courage, given the amount of conflict that they are likely to encounter from followers of both Christian and Pagan faiths. They do not approach questions of life from a position of fear, but from one of strength.

I, myself, am curious about the seeming conflict ... but even though there are Biblical abjurations against witchcraft, there are also passages which speak of women prophesying.

Chris01
July 16th, 2005, 07:19 PM
I dont really classify myself as any of those. If i had to, it would probably just be Pagan. I Just find whatever beliefs i like, or what i think is right, and thats what i belive. I cant find the best words to put it in, but that's basically it. I just try to go with the flow. :)

Agaliha
August 7th, 2005, 09:27 PM
I'm not Wiccan, though I do incorporate a few Wiccan things into my path.
I chose Pagan, though I don't really know what path I am following.
Perhaps Eclectic Pagan fits me more? I'm not sure right now, I'm still trying to figure everything out.
But if someone asked me what I was I'd say "Pagan"

Moon Speaker
August 17th, 2005, 07:14 AM
I would have to say non of the above but am concidered Wiccan.

Sayyadina
August 17th, 2005, 07:58 AM
I consider myself to be Wiccan.

TaysatWesir
September 3rd, 2005, 05:55 PM
I am Kemetic

Ishtara
September 3rd, 2005, 06:42 PM
Same here :)

Cacaoatl
September 5th, 2005, 02:38 AM
I follow what might be called a modified Nahua/Aztec Path. My patron God is Quetzalcoatl (The Plumed Serpent) but I recognize all of the Mesoamerican Gods. Previously I've been a Christian, Buddhist, and Muslim but as an American of Mexican/ and Native American descent it is the the American deities that speak to me. Quetzalcoatl specifically answered some very important prayers of mine.

MoonDust
September 5th, 2005, 02:39 AM
Wicca

LostSheep
September 5th, 2005, 01:23 PM
I'm not sure yet ...I'm just kind of finding my way, feeling what appeals to me, what feels right ... this is all like a whole new world, so I'm not sure if I want to commit myslf to any one particular way as yet, or for that matter to discount anything out of hand.

angelfyre88
September 5th, 2005, 01:33 PM
I really don't have a particular path.

Renny
September 8th, 2005, 02:57 AM
I'm a mix of a few different things. I believe in the Norse gods and nature spirits and follow them in both old and modern ways. I work with runes and am interested in seidr/shamanism. I'm also a tiny bit wiccan in the sense that I believe in the elementals, and am learning the use of magic and how to work it into my own path. I'm a bit new age but within the context of the norse path. And I also believe in reincarnation until the spirit progresses to another of the worlds.

David19
September 10th, 2005, 01:19 PM
I chose pagan but i haven't chosen my path yet i'm still looking. I'm interested in wicca, Jewish paganism (worshiping other jewish deities along with Yahweh), Hellenic Reconstructionism, Canaanite paganism, Celtic and i'm interested in some Norse subjects like the runes and seidr as well as other shamanistic things.

Astara Seague
September 10th, 2005, 01:20 PM
None of the above in particular, I am a little of all...

Kudzu
September 10th, 2005, 03:49 PM
I consider myself "Pagan," because I am not yet Initiated into Wicca. I would like to be, someday, and then I would consider myself Wiccan.

judysz
September 14th, 2005, 08:41 PM
I am eclectic wiccan, blended with some judaism-my Lord and Lady are taken from the ancient jewish polytheistic pantheon(yes, jews were polytheistic before yr. 690.)

XanderAmon
April 16th, 2006, 11:19 PM
I'm a Pagan, recently contacted by the Egyptian god Min. I've never worked with an Egyptian before, but I guess he wanted my attention :lol:

Kalika
April 17th, 2006, 12:05 PM
How about...

I don't follow a "path" at all, but make my own? ;)

Yep, that about sums it up. :D

Brenda
April 17th, 2006, 01:27 PM
How about...

I don't follow a "path" at all, but make my own? ;)

Yep, that about sums it up. :D
yep :hahugh:

Cassie
April 17th, 2006, 01:34 PM
There is no place for me in that poll. Though not strictly wiccan, wicca is maybe the strongest influence on me, combined with Egyptian and Taoist ideas.
So I guess like Benda and Kalika, I follow my own path.

Pagan Mantis
April 17th, 2006, 01:56 PM
I follow that of the Green Witch!

Tranquility
April 17th, 2006, 05:24 PM
A mix of my own way..as well as Druidry/Shamanism.. something to that effect.

Shield_Wolf
April 19th, 2006, 11:39 AM
I chose pagan. I don't follow any one path of paganism though.

arianrhods_daughter
April 19th, 2006, 08:52 PM
Im very slowly going from witchcraft to druidism so I chose pagan, follow the celtic patheon

ajna
April 20th, 2006, 12:59 AM
I chose pagan...

I wish there were more choices on the poll because I'm not fully pagan either.

I am a Christian-Druid with many eastern leanings (Buddhism and Deism mostly). I have my own path, but have chosen a title for it because of my desire to find like-minded people to talk with.

chevn
April 20th, 2006, 06:36 AM
I don't know if she was Pagan, Celtic,? I follow Meg-the- healer. She has sent me dreams in which she teaches me about herbs and oils, healing, gardening, protecting, etc... The dreams come sparatically, often while in a deep sleep, and I must get up right then to write down the notes or I forget them.

Jessica
April 20th, 2006, 07:09 AM
I have my own path... as scattered as it is right at this momment. I choose to call myself Eclectic Pagan to get the general idea across as accurate as I can.

WiccanGoddess
April 21st, 2006, 12:30 PM
Pagan.

Green Pagan.

No Wiccan beliefs other than "Harm none, do what ye will". That's the only thing Wiccan in my blood.

Stormwt
April 22nd, 2006, 09:22 AM
You should definitely have put an "other" option in there. I have a "pagan" friend who doesn't like to use the term. As broad a term as it is, he feels as though it still puts him in a corner with sterotypes.

Hello there again, its me. I just wanted to know what path people follow. I am a wiccan, a celtic wiccan. I don't even think that I'm part celtic, is that frowned upon? I just want to know. Who follows what and deitys you follow. Ok just wanted to know!

As for something being frowned upon...isn't paganism all about following your own instincts and feelings? There is supposed to be no dogma in paganism, therefore, no basis from which to frown upon anything/anyone.

As for my own followings and beliefs... what day is it?!!!

seriously, i'll write a book and send it to you! lol! (Edit: I'll have to write a new one every week though so don't hold your breath too long!)

x x x all :lol:

Lildelaide
April 26th, 2006, 08:29 PM
My path is pretty much my own, as it incorporates a variety of beliefs and whatnot from many religions. In this way, it is as unique as my own fingerprint, and almost as confusing! (For those who don't understand me, at least!) ;)

FirePixie
May 3rd, 2006, 09:23 PM
I was recently christian so i am in between wiccan AND christo-WICCAN so.. lol im weird!


Yeah me too.