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**SageTree** · 03-09-2009, 09:02 AM

A neo pagan, is basically an old pagan in my mind. Pagan to me is a word that means alot of things. Basically religion of the earth and all the things around it, is paganism. Tribes in Ireland, before St. Patrick, drove out the "serpents", Desert tribes of Arabia, Normadic people of the Asia, Native North and South Americans and any people who lived and communed with the earth and worshipped creation as it the diety. Simply stated is Paganism. There are many angles of duality in god/goddess, single source, greek pantheons,ect, but at its core is spirituality of the earth, and god/dess real or represtative of qualities of nature and humans.

Therefore, Neo-Pagans are really just Pagans to me. I'm sure there are Wiccans who, I consider Pagans, would tell me why it's so different and new, but I think the only thing that is new is the rituals, since there aren't alot of recorded data from pagan era before the onset of monotheism.

If you go to that web site the will give you their view of what it is. But I think that searching it and finding out for yourself what that is would be good and in the truest vein to defining a spiritual path, with such an open deffinition culturally.

I feel strongly that Nature is a divine teacher to me. It's where I place myself or what I notice on my walks that show me peace and tranquility, of a thing living true to the call of the Universe, as we can to a part of Nature herself.

But don't just listen to me. Try looking for yourself, and that is the true path of spirituality to me. Knowing you know and not just accepting what your told, make it true or false to your understanding and walk humbly in your conclusions, staying open to new ways of learning.

For me personally, I attened a Unitarian Church for many years, and Buddhism is what lead me and gave me hope when I first looked outside of Christianity for reason. My wife showed me Pagan understanding and Hinduism is what tied all religions Light onto one path for me. I feel that my resaults are pretty correct. I feel connected to the ways of Islam as well, but I guess that I'm not orthodox enough for the test to align me there. Liberal Quakers have alot in common with Unitarian Universalist on a the spiritual side. Spiritual UU's I would say are mystics in the regaurd that they listen to what Life has to teach them and make conclusions based on their own findings to what they percieve as Light/Truth

Loving Kindness,
SageTree

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SageTree ~Kalyāṇa-mitrā~ Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: In Love Posts: 23,414 Blog Entries: 26 Thanks: 13,070 Thanked 6,762 Times in 4,664 Posts	A neo pagan, is basically an old pagan in my mind. Pagan to me is a word that means alot of things. Basically religion of the earth and all the things around it, is paganism. Tribes in Ireland, before St. Patrick, drove out the "serpents", Desert tribes of Arabia, Normadic people of the Asia, Native North and South Americans and any people who lived and communed with the earth and worshipped creation as it the diety. Simply stated is Paganism. There are many angles of duality in god/goddess, single source, greek pantheons,ect, but at its core is spirituality of the earth, and god/dess real or represtative of qualities of nature and humans. Therefore, Neo-Pagans are really just Pagans to me. I'm sure there are Wiccans who, I consider Pagans, would tell me why it's so different and new, but I think the only thing that is new is the rituals, since there aren't alot of recorded data from pagan era before the onset of monotheism. If you go to that web site the will give you their view of what it is. But I think that searching it and finding out for yourself what that is would be good and in the truest vein to defining a spiritual path, with such an open deffinition culturally. I feel strongly that Nature is a divine teacher to me. It's where I place myself or what I notice on my walks that show me peace and tranquility, of a thing living true to the call of the Universe, as we can to a part of Nature herself. But don't just listen to me. Try looking for yourself, and that is the true path of spirituality to me. Knowing you know and not just accepting what your told, make it true or false to your understanding and walk humbly in your conclusions, staying open to new ways of learning. For me personally, I attened a Unitarian Church for many years, and Buddhism is what lead me and gave me hope when I first looked outside of Christianity for reason. My wife showed me Pagan understanding and Hinduism is what tied all religions Light onto one path for me. I feel that my resaults are pretty correct. I feel connected to the ways of Islam as well, but I guess that I'm not orthodox enough for the test to align me there. Liberal Quakers have alot in common with Unitarian Universalist on a the spiritual side. Spiritual UU's I would say are mystics in the regaurd that they listen to what Life has to teach them and make conclusions based on their own findings to what they percieve as Light/Truth Loving Kindness, SageTree __________________ "What's oppressive is letting your life be confined by old definitions of what everything is." -Zen Meister my_scatterheart YaHooka is.... Cannabis lovers from around the world pulling up a comfy chair, picking up a vaporizer, a bong, a brownie, a pipe, or a joint, getting high, stoned, buzzed or healthy. Uniting our minds in conversation...While Portraying a Positive Image of marijuana and marijuana users to the world. Treat your fellow YaHookans with kindness,respect and tolerance.