Paganism?
By cormiera
@cormiera (278)
United States
October 11, 2011 4:51am CST
i was in the mall today and i forgot the name of the store but it was full of herbs and a bunch of smelly stuff candles and i was walking by and this lady grabbed my arm and looked at me and told me i had the eyes of a natural born pagan what in the heck does that mean it was kinda weird but i shrugged the lady off then one of my friends told me alil about paganism and i was like hmm so maybe someone could tell me if thats a good or bad thing lol cuz its kinda creepin me out now
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@grandpa_lash (5225)
• Australia
11 Oct 11
Mostly harmless. It is recognised now as a group of religions with multiple Gods and often the chief being a Goddess. Lots of ritual, lots of fun, lots of NewAge sewage, and some very genuine, gifted people. Nothing to be creeped out by. It is only when scumbags with no real connection to paganism use its trappings to do their harm that it gets a bad name.
Lash
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@cormiera (278)
• United States
11 Oct 11
well yes but it was just weird to me because i just asked a couple other friends of mine and then said there are pagans and then there are people who were ment to be pagans hence the eyes of a natural born pagan but yes i know there are plenty of religions and some even think christianity is a scary religion but idk curiouse now lol
@grandpa_lash (5225)
• Australia
20 Oct 11
I have noticed that a lot of Pagans (I was heavily involved for several years) have very intense eyes, myself included. Maybe that's what they meant.
Lash
@machivado (528)
• Indonesia
12 Oct 11
If I were you, I would feel offended, but then again I would pay no mind to her and just get out of there. I'm a Christian and paganism is not a good thing. In fact, it's the number one rule we must not break. I think paganism originated from Christianity view about God (the first in ten commandments from Moses given by God). So, at least Christian, Islam, and Jews have the same view about this.
@_sketch_ (5742)
• United States
19 Oct 11
Paganism is not a bad thing. If Christians have such a huge problem with Pagans, then I think they should probably stop using their calendar. Christians used to burn Pagans at the stake, but Paganism is bad? I am betting machivado that you do not actually know much about what Paganism actually is, do you?
@cormiera Christianity is not really that old as far as religions go. I don't know why you think that all religions came from it.
@grandpa_lash (5225)
• Australia
20 Oct 11
Paganism existed long before the religions of the Bible. Neo-Pagans might well overtake Christianity in the times to c0ome, it is a very attractive religion.
Lash
@Theresaaiza (10487)
• Australia
12 Oct 11
I really don't know for sure but when I hear the word pagan, what immediately come into mind are people who do not believe in God or any other god. I also visualize black magic, and voodoo, and fortune telling, witchcraft, new age, crystal balls....those sort of stuffs. But I am not fully informed of what they really are and what they do.
@grandpa_lash (5225)
• Australia
12 Oct 11
They don't believe in the Christian God, but they do believe in Gods. Unlike secular humanists like me (I am also a 3rd degree witch although no longer involved with the Craft) who don't believe in the Christian God, or any other God.
Lash
@Theresaaiza (10487)
• Australia
14 Oct 11
Yeah, I may not have my facts straight. Sorry.
In my side of the planet, before the Spaniards came, Philippines was inhabited by native people, or tribes. The Spaniards christianized them but those who weren't converted remained to be "pagans". So that's how I understand it in our own place.
I believe there's a particular kind of pagan that cormiera is pertaining to.
@cormiera (278)
• United States
13 Oct 11
see i always though the witch thing and fortune telling too but i had an ex of mine start the practice and it was almost a school for it the sent him the materials and everything so it was kinda neat but i never really got into it fully but i know of it
@163Mandolingirl (1052)
•
11 Oct 11
Don't let it worry you. There are a lot of nice Pagans! They are just deeply connected to the Earth and Nature.
Blessings!
@criticalman (65)
• Philippines
12 Oct 11
It really depends if you are open minded about things. Well paganism means worshiping many things or gods like the Greeks mythology. So if you think your into that stuff and can handle it then go ahead. I mean there's no dark rituals involved, or wierd sacrifices, you just choose what you believe in.
@haengbok1987 (12)
• Philippines
11 Oct 11
I, myself, don't know the meaning of PAGAN. Yet, I have something to share to you. This is a link for you to understand what is Pagan means. So here it is: http://www.religioustolerance.org/paganism.htm. Hope it helps you well. :)
