Pagans Unite

Hooray for Suomensuko.

:) Nice thread you started here. I'm Wiccan btw which is a branch of paganism so *shrugs*

Cheers to you, friend. Time for some Mead.

*laughs nervously* Underage...

Tis part of a religious right!

:) Aye but my first taste of wine shall be when I am 18. As for whether it shall be red or white wine, I do not know xD. I'm a stickler for rules :)

Hello there. C: Like RavenGirl, I'm also a fellow Wiccan and have been for a few years -- secretly though, as my mother is unfortunately comes from a hardcore Catholic family... >w>

I've got know idea whether I count here. I mean, I believe that God -- the Allfather, or Source, or whatever you call It -- got lonely and created all the beings we've worshipped throughout the ages. But I do believe that Jesus is his most recent prophet, and that Jesus did reconcile us -- sort of -- unto the Allfather.

So, uh, Pagan for Jesus?

My favorite of my gods is Dionysus, but I'm also really fond of St. Michael the Archangel.

Sunnyblob I am also a Wiccan that is very secretive about her craft because my family are hardcore Muslims :/ I've been Wiccan for 3 years :) May I ask who your God(s) and Goddess(es) is/ are?

I'm a pagan! My beliefs are probably closets to that of an eclectic wiccan, but I'm not sure if I can truly be defined as anything more than a goddess worshiper and Witch.

Dionysus is my favorite too.

I'm Wiccan, though I seem to be the only one here who can be open about it. Both of my parents were in a coven in college, so while they no longer practice, they have no room to judge.

@ OnceUponFire -- Dionysus: the Ancient Greek God of sex, booze, and rock-n-roll. My kind of guy. Plus, he was Alexander the Great's mother's favorite, and Olympias was all kinds of BAMF.

Not a Wiccan, but another pagan here.

Wiccan here. Have been for quite some time now.

I'm Christian. Not looking for another religion, but I was wondering.... What exactly are Wiccan and Paganism? How did you guys decide that was what you wanted to believe?

I'm wiccan, I always will be. I love the religion more than anything, mainly because it's so perfectly me.

<3 all around

Wiccan. :) I started learning about it a few years ago and just fell in love, everything about it fit me.

Ooh, there's this thread in Teens, too! Yay!

Following Ojibwe (native american) traditions here! Hello all!

@Drahcier: I won't explain wiccans beliefs as they aren't mine. But paganism is a word for all the religion exept Christianity, Judaism, and Mohammedanism, if the dictionary is right. As for why I believe... because it's a large part of my family's beliefs and they are what I feel are closest to me. It's that simple. :)

...Well, strictly speaking, I suppose you could say that I'm currently without a religion. I grew up in a Presbyterian family, but that hasn't sat well with me over the years, and I've recently been studying Wicca. While I wasn't actually in search of a new religion when I started my research (...actually, amusingly enough, my research was sparked by my interest in including two realistic Witches in a somewhat paranormal story that I'm going to be working on for NaNo this year, haha), I've become extremely interested throughout the course of my studies. I've always been a spiritual person by nature, mind you, and it would seem that Wicca resonates well with me. I love how seemingly simple but ultimately wonderful the religion as a whole is, and how the primary focus is on the here and now, rather than how to get into "heaven" or avoid going to "hell." At least, that's how I see it.
However, I keep finding myself afraid to engage the Wiccan community to ask questions, because, admittedly, I've come across so many elitists researching so many other things that I'm afraid to be looked down upon because I'm just beginning my studies. ._.; I know how unlikely that is, but I still worry, because I don't want to get discouraged by someone insulting me for not knowing a lot yet. But, I really want to learn, so I'm trying to stick my feet in and at least get a better feel of things! (That, and I've heard that the Wiccan community is generally pretty cool, so I'm hoping I don't have much to worry about in that regard. c: )

So... yeah! Long wall of text short, I'm currently studying and wondering if Wiccan might be the right spiritual path for me. = ) Hello, everyone!

I'm a pantheist/eclectic pagan (: still finding my path and still in the broom closet, unfortunately, so it's nice to meet some fellow pagans. So how are you guys intending on celebrating Samhain (if you don't mind me asking)?