need help

[Banished_Angel]

i had a forum in a different part of dis site & they told me to try here

i need help on what paganism is and how to become pagan

is goth pagan??

thanx a lot
:bouncybob

[Ron]

Hm? Try looking around this forum. Do a search.

Why do you want to become Pagan?

Paganism is free-thought: religion without dogma (forced belief).

Usually Pagans look to nature and start appreciating the Sun, the Moon, the Stars and the Earth, etc, when they start out on their path.

That's it. There's nothing more that can help you.

[Ron]

Just a note...

Being goth has absolutely nothing to do with being Pagan; it is a personal decision, which is not any requirement of Paganism.

[Banished_Angel]

wait
do they believe in jesus and all that

[Verthandi]

wait
do they believe in jesus and all that
Define believe. Many of us believe that Jesus was a historical figure of some sort. But the vast majority of us do not believe he's our Saviour. Those are the Christians (Jesus Christ, Christians...see how you get the word?).

[Banished_Angel]

ok,
do they think that he once walked the earth and did all that stuff the bible says?

[MagickalHack]

Jesus, in my opinion, was a carpenter, who had a couple of gifts, do I believe he was the son of "god"? No.

Paganiam, to me, is more than religion without dogma, it is my life. It permiates every fibre of my being and ultimately is right for me. Now is it the right thing for you?

[Lunamoth]

Just a note...

Being goth has absolutely nothing to do with being Pagan; it is a personal decision, which is not any requirement of Paganism.

Just to expand on that, being Goth means you are part of a subculture that grew up around a specific genre of music. The movement was begun with bands such as Joy Division, Siouxie and the Banshees, Bauhaus, Sisters of Mercy....

So, just another nod to "it's nothing to do with religion" here.

You'd learn a lot of the answers to these questions just by poking around in the already-existing threads. There's an amazing amount that's been talked about here.

[fireswimmer]

I agree with those that have written but I will add my 2 cents. Paganism is a way of life. It is not something that you simply get from a book or from the internet. It is a way of looking at the world, and a way of interpreting all of your sensory input.

[StarSpiral]

Welcome to MW!


i need help on what paganism is and how to become pagan

Paganism is a group of faiths based on indigenous pre-Christian European religions and practices (some loosely, some are trying to reconstruct them intact as possible), holding the Earth and nature to be sacred and generally believeing in magic.
You become Pagan by realizing that your beliefs match with Paganism and then calling yourself a Pagan. Many Traditions and groups have initiations as well.



is goth pagan??

Nope, goth is a subculture based on music and fashion. There tends to be some overlapping of goth and Pagan communities though.


wait
do they believe in jesus and all that
I believe that Jesus was a great teacher and possibly a magician and/or healer but I do not believe he was any more Divine than anyone else.

There is tonns of info on this site. I suggest starting in the New Pagans section and using the Search function (along the top). Feel free to PM me too.

Cheers!

[Banished_Angel]

thanx a lot u guys!!
us have really helped me out
ill PM u's all!!!