| The modern usage of the word Paganism is
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| | none, do what thou wilt, while the Rule
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| an umbrella term that can include
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| | of Three is a karmic law that states that
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| everything from Asatru (worship of Norse
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| | all actions of the witch will reflect on
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| gods) to Hellenic (worship of Greek gods)
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| | him or her with three fold consequences,
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| traditions. The word pagan usually refers
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| | whether positive or negative.
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| to a person who has a polytheistic
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| | While Wicca can be included under the
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| religion; that is, a religion that
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| | umbrella of paganism, there are often
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| includes more than one god or goddess. In
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| | differences in the rituals each subset
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| older times, the word pagan was used to
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| | practices. One of the major differences
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| mean a godless person who was only
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| | between Wicca and pagans is that a
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| interested in sensual pursuits, which,
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| | certain group within Paganism devotes
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| frankly, doesn't sound like much of an
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| | much time and energy to reconstruction.
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| insult to me! The word also had the
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| | This is the study of how ancestral
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| connotation of unsophisticated, or
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| | peoples practiced those religions that
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| country dweller, much like our modern
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| | have survived in one form or another into
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| words hick or redneck.
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| | the modern age, with the goal of keeping
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| I think of modern pagans as being
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| | modern practice as true to original
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| polytheistic, frequently nature based
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| | traditions as possible. Therefore,
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| magical practioniers who are not bound by
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| | Hellenic, Celtic, Khemtic and other
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| the Wiccan Rede and practice a religion
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| | traditions based on location can have
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| that is not Christianity, Judaism, or
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| | very different rituals from Wiccan, or
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| Islam. Each group of gods and goddesses
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| | indeed other pagans.
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| has different rules, after all.
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| | Just keep in mind that wherever you go to
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| Wicca, by contrast, is a new religion,
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| | practice, the rituals will vary greatly
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| originating only fifty or sixty years
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| | (sometimes by enormous degrees). It's
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| ago. It is partly based on what earlier
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| | important to embrace only the practices
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| generations may have practiced, but many
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| | that you feel comfortable with in any
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| Wiccan traditions step away from history
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| | pagan ritual. Because there are so many
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| entirely.
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| | different forms of practice, you really
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| Wiccans generally celebrate Sabbats and
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| | need to understand what you are getting
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| Esbats, holidays based on seasonal
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| | into before embarking on a journey in any
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| changes. These celebrations as a whole
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| | new group of practicing people. It's not
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| are commonly referred to as the Wheel of
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| | surprising that the retention rates of
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| the Year. Other terms that differentiate
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| | most new people to a group or coven is
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| Wicca from Paganism are the Rede and the
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| | extremely low. I know that it took me a
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| Rule of Three. The most important part of
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| | long time to find people I was
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| the Rede is the oft-quoted an it harm
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| | comfortable with.
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