There are hundreds, if not thousands of pagan belief systems. To attempt to define them all as holding similar beliefs is virtually impossible. Here are the Tennets of Paganism, as I believe in it. A belief in multiple Gods and Goddesses My belief in Gods and Goddesses is somewhat complex: I am a polytheistic Pantheist….
Neo-Pagan Religions These are earth-based religions that are influenced by mostly European tribal mythologies. Wicca Gardnerian Wicca Alexandrian Wicca Seax-Wicca Feri Tradition Dianic Wicca Reclaiming Tradition Eclectic Wicca Druidism Aasatru Strega Shamanism Tribal Religions There are hundreds of these religions, existing wherever there are native peoples in the world. These include Native American, Australian and…
The wheel of the year refers to the progression of the Sabbats, or major pagan holidays. Viewing this as a wheel reminds us that there is no beginning or end to this cycle, unlike the predominate view in America that time “begins” and “ends” at predetermined points. The wheel follows the solar cycle of the…
The threefold law is “that which you send out, you receive back threefold.” This is not a guide to living, merely a fact of life. Most religions have a belief that what you do will be revisited upon you. Whether this is in an afterlife, in this life, or in a future reincarnation, most religions…
The Pagan Rede is one of the major guiding principles of some pagan religions, in particular Wicca. The Rede comes in many forms for its many different religions. In its simplest form, it is “If it harms none, do what you will.” As near as we can tell from published sources, the origin of the…