Who's Who?

[Antoninus]

Ever wonder who the famous Pagans/Wiccans/Witches are?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Pagans
Wonder no more
Wikipedia is so cool sometimes :)

[Akhkharu Asgard]

Himmler? Great...now I can be totally *burned* by people.

"Yeah go do your magic, HIMMLER!"

[Fane Ayuma]

Himmler was pagan??? but how??

Didnt hitler hate all that,he wanted a white christian race no??

[Ben Trismegistus]

Some of these are a little suspect. Himmler? Brigitte Nielsen? Virginia Woolf?

Additionally, most of the rest of the list are people who write pagan books. That's not exactly sleuthing.

[Valnorran]

Himmler was pagan??? but how??

Didnt hitler hate all that,he wanted a white christian race no??
As I recall, Hitler favored the Norse gods.

[Paracelsus]

Yeah, you can make a strong case for HImmler being Pagan - the SS were very keen on getting rid of Christianity and returning Germany to pre-Christian religious celebrations - torch lit solstice festivals with thousands of participants (for a good academic, and not at all mad account check out Goodrich - Clark's "Occult roots of Nazism) - but it is the omissions that are really interesting - why does Chas Clifton make it, when other similar Academics such as Graham Harvey, and more importantly Ronald Hutton, do not? (Nothing against Chas mind - he's a diamond geezer). Why no Alex Sanders, or for that matter Alesiter Crowley?
Seems like a load of poorly-researched bollocks to me.

[HorseCrow]

What an odd list..... Brigitte Nielsen is on it, because she was once called an amazon ? That makes her pagan?

[Ben Trismegistus]

...why does Chas Clifton make it, when other similar Academics such as Graham Harvey, and more importantly Ronald Hutton, do not?
Is Ronald Hutton pagan? I was under the impression that he was not, but rather just an interested scholar.

[Viseux]

Crap!

Here I thought I was a Pagan, But I'm not on the list.
Guess I must not be one.

However, My friend and teacher, Selena Fox is on the list.

Pretty short list.
There are obviously not too many Pagans in the world.

Blessings,
Viseux

[Antoninus]

Additionally, most of the rest of the list are people who write pagan books. That's not exactly sleuthing.
Well I just though it might be interesting to someone

[StarSpiral]

Wikipedia is a community edited encyclopedia which means that anyone can add and change things on it, if you know of famous Pagans you can add them to the list. Check out their ABOUT (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:About) page to find out the rules and etiquette of editing.

[ap Dafydd]

Is Ronald Hutton pagan? I was under the impression that he was not, but rather just an interested scholar.

No, Ron's a long standing and entirely open Pagan (and I believe he's a Druid initiate as well)

gwyn eich byd

Ffred

[RubyRose]

Interesting...

[Captain Zinc]

Does one have to be a pagan to post here?

[Ben Trismegistus]

No, Ron's a long standing and entirely open Pagan (and I believe he's a Druid initiate as well)
Shows what I know. :)

[Antoninus]

Does one have to be a pagan to post here?

Not at all

[PoisonIvy]

Sully Erna. I KNEW IT!!!! _vb_

[PoisonIvy]

Does one have to be a pagan to post here?


You can post anywhere you want hun!

[peggarty]

Interesting list. I always thought that the Nazi Party had occult leanings. However, I agree with whoever it was that asked why Crowley wasn't listed.

[Silverfire Darkmoon]

Why does it list Valiente but not Gardner??

[Hærfest Leah]

Some of these are a little suspect. Himmler? Brigitte Nielsen? Virginia Woolf?

Additionally, most of the rest of the list are people who write pagan books. That's not exactly sleuthing.

I've heard the Brigitte Nielsen one before, I think on her show on VH1 with Flava Flave. what a looser he is, lol.

[Threase]

Why does it list Valiente but not Gardner??

you mean Gerald Gardner? he's inthe "Wicca" section closer to the bottom