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[Serious] Opinions on paganism?
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RE: Opinions on paganism?
I suspect a lot of modern neo-pagans are trying to fill the gap left by traditional religions that are seen as immoral, outdated, oppressive, boring, and false.

Many have a 'spiritual' impulse for that peculiar mixture of ritual, community, beauty, the idea of the supernatural, and a sensation of life having meaning and being part of something grander than the self. Traditional religions come at too high a price for many moderns, and there isn't much else on offer. So neo-paganism and new age stuff is the best option.

This can also be greatly connected to a feeling of regaining one's heritage (which can easily become quite racist), or ancestry, or with a concern for nature and the environment, or with an interest in history or psychedelic experiences, or with feeling the ostracisation of non-traditional sexual lives or with belonging to a minority group.

We probably shouldn't also underestimate the 'cool' and 'rebellious' factor of being a witch, warlock, Odinite, or whatever. Especially in the light of modern films & TV about witchcraft, Norse religion, folklore, magick, ancient mythologies, and the such like.

I certainly feel many of the same impulses and enjoy many aspects that new age neo-paganism offers. I indulge to a degree by playing about with placebo magick. The big difference is that I don't believe it is more than psychology and art and LARPing.
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Opinions on paganism? - by Methamphetamine - August 17, 2023 at 5:34 am
RE: Opinions on paganism? - by FrustratedFool - August 17, 2023 at 5:51 am
RE: Opinions on paganism? - by A. Secular Human - August 17, 2023 at 3:33 pm
RE: Opinions on paganism? - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - August 17, 2023 at 5:51 am
RE: Opinions on paganism? - by Thumpalumpacus - August 17, 2023 at 12:20 pm
RE: Opinions on paganism? - by Anomalocaris - August 17, 2023 at 1:16 pm
RE: Opinions on paganism? - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - August 17, 2023 at 1:39 pm
RE: Opinions on paganism? - by The Grand Nudger - August 17, 2023 at 1:39 pm
RE: Opinions on paganism? - by The Grand Nudger - August 17, 2023 at 1:43 pm
RE: Opinions on paganism? - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - August 17, 2023 at 2:48 pm
RE: Opinions on paganism? - by Anomalocaris - August 17, 2023 at 3:45 pm
RE: Opinions on paganism? - by LinuxGal - November 4, 2023 at 8:43 pm
RE: Opinions on paganism? - by Ahriman - November 5, 2023 at 2:15 am
RE: Opinions on paganism? - by Fake Messiah - November 5, 2023 at 2:32 am
RE: Opinions on paganism? - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - November 5, 2023 at 4:51 am
RE: Opinions on paganism? - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - November 5, 2023 at 4:50 am
RE: Opinions on paganism? - by LinuxGal - November 5, 2023 at 8:21 am
RE: Opinions on paganism? - by Gawdzilla Sama - November 5, 2023 at 8:54 am
RE: Opinions on paganism? - by Thumpalumpacus - November 5, 2023 at 9:29 am
RE: Opinions on paganism? - by Angrboda - November 5, 2023 at 9:29 am
RE: Opinions on paganism? - by Gawdzilla Sama - November 5, 2023 at 4:58 pm
RE: Opinions on paganism? - by Angrboda - November 5, 2023 at 5:19 pm
RE: Opinions on paganism? - by Gawdzilla Sama - November 5, 2023 at 5:28 pm
RE: Opinions on paganism? - by Thumpalumpacus - November 5, 2023 at 5:58 pm
RE: Opinions on paganism? - by Gawdzilla Sama - November 5, 2023 at 7:03 pm
RE: Opinions on paganism? - by Silver - August 17, 2023 at 1:54 pm
RE: Opinions on paganism? - by The Grand Nudger - August 17, 2023 at 4:10 pm
RE: Opinions on paganism? - by The Grand Nudger - August 17, 2023 at 4:30 pm
RE: Opinions on paganism? - by Bucky Ball - August 17, 2023 at 5:10 pm
RE: Opinions on paganism? - by The Grand Nudger - August 17, 2023 at 7:58 pm
RE: Opinions on paganism? - by Silver - August 17, 2023 at 8:01 pm
RE: Opinions on paganism? - by The Grand Nudger - August 17, 2023 at 8:15 pm
RE: Opinions on paganism? - by Silver - August 17, 2023 at 11:13 pm
RE: Opinions on paganism? - by Fireball - November 4, 2023 at 8:58 pm
RE: Opinions on paganism? - by Gawdzilla Sama - August 17, 2023 at 8:47 pm
RE: Opinions on paganism? - by MarcusA - August 17, 2023 at 11:32 pm
RE: Opinions on paganism? - by Astreja - August 18, 2023 at 1:10 pm
RE: Opinions on paganism? - by HappySkeptic - August 21, 2023 at 11:22 am
RE: Opinions on paganism? - by Ahriman - November 5, 2023 at 9:33 am
RE: Opinions on paganism? - by LinuxGal - November 5, 2023 at 9:39 am
RE: Opinions on paganism? - by Ahriman - November 5, 2023 at 9:49 am
RE: Opinions on paganism? - by LinuxGal - November 5, 2023 at 9:55 am
RE: Opinions on paganism? - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - November 5, 2023 at 7:41 pm
RE: Opinions on paganism? - by Gawdzilla Sama - November 5, 2023 at 7:57 pm
RE: Opinions on paganism? - by Ahriman - November 5, 2023 at 8:03 pm
RE: Opinions on paganism? - by Gawdzilla Sama - November 5, 2023 at 8:23 pm
RE: Opinions on paganism? - by Ahriman - November 5, 2023 at 8:27 pm
RE: Opinions on paganism? - by Gawdzilla Sama - November 5, 2023 at 8:58 pm
RE: Opinions on paganism? - by Ahriman - November 5, 2023 at 9:30 pm
RE: Opinions on paganism? - by Gawdzilla Sama - November 5, 2023 at 9:40 pm
RE: Opinions on paganism? - by Bucky Ball - November 5, 2023 at 9:41 pm
RE: Opinions on paganism? - by Gawdzilla Sama - November 5, 2023 at 9:50 pm
RE: Opinions on paganism? - by Ahriman - November 5, 2023 at 10:16 pm
RE: Opinions on paganism? - by Gawdzilla Sama - November 5, 2023 at 10:27 pm
RE: Opinions on paganism? - by Bucky Ball - November 8, 2023 at 12:11 am
RE: Opinions on paganism? - by Gawdzilla Sama - November 9, 2023 at 6:15 pm
RE: Opinions on paganism? - by Thumpalumpacus - November 6, 2023 at 12:25 pm
RE: Opinions on paganism? - by Bucky Ball - November 5, 2023 at 8:24 pm
RE: Opinions on paganism? - by Thumpalumpacus - November 5, 2023 at 8:06 pm
RE: Opinions on paganism? - by Angrboda - November 5, 2023 at 8:20 pm
RE: Opinions on paganism? - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - November 5, 2023 at 9:16 pm
RE: Opinions on paganism? - by Angrboda - November 6, 2023 at 10:32 am
RE: Opinions on paganism? - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - November 6, 2023 at 3:43 pm
RE: Opinions on paganism? - by Bucky Ball - November 8, 2023 at 10:34 am
RE: Opinions on paganism? - by Angrboda - November 9, 2023 at 12:53 pm
RE: Opinions on paganism? - by Silver - November 5, 2023 at 10:20 pm
RE: Opinions on paganism? - by Bucky Ball - November 6, 2023 at 3:25 pm
RE: Opinions on paganism? - by paulpablo - November 6, 2023 at 7:29 pm
RE: Opinions on paganism? - by The Grand Nudger - November 6, 2023 at 7:44 pm
RE: Opinions on paganism? - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - November 6, 2023 at 7:49 pm
RE: Opinions on paganism? - by The Grand Nudger - November 6, 2023 at 8:26 pm
RE: Opinions on paganism? - by FrustratedFool - November 7, 2023 at 7:50 am
RE: Opinions on paganism? - by The Grand Nudger - November 7, 2023 at 8:09 am
RE: Opinions on paganism? - by The Grand Nudger - November 8, 2023 at 12:27 pm

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