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Am I Wiccan or Pagan?

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wiccan_sk8er

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PostPosted: Thu Nov 04, 2010 10:17 pm


I'm a little confused on which one I really am.
I'll give a brief little description on the things I believe in,
and the traditions I do, and if someone would please let me
know which one they think I am closest to. Thanks! =)

Okay, so I believe in an all-powerful being.
I don't know who it is or what it is,
but I just believe that some higher power made us.
I call him Pan (the greek god of harvest)

Of course, I also believe in the Mother Goddess (mother earth)
and those are the two deities I pray to.
I do magic (duh) and my spells work.
My spells tend to involve herbs, food, candles, incense and chants.

I wear a pentacle (pentagram) and believe that's where the highest power comes from. I use it in my spells and charms.

I believe in reincarnation, and I believe in life after death.
I do not believe in hell, or the devil,
but I believe there's a place we go after we die
(when we're ready of course, bc I think we have several lives that we have to live first.)

That's basically it. If anyone knows which one is more relatable to me, thank you so much =) blessed be!
 
PostPosted: Thu Nov 04, 2010 10:38 pm


All Wiccans are Pagan.

If you're trying to work out whether you're a Wiccan, the way to tell is pretty easy: if you have to ask, you're not.

Wicca is an initiatory religion. If you've been initiated by a coven lineaged through initiation to Gardner, you're a Wiccan, and if you haven't been, you're not. That's essentially it... Wicca is a religion you learn and practice by experiencing its Mysteries and participating in its rituals.

You are a ditheistic Neo-Pagan witch.

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PostPosted: Fri Nov 05, 2010 9:17 am


I agree with Sanguina Cruenta. You're not truly a Wiccan unless you've been initiated into a legitimate, lineaged coven.
People who claim to be Wiccan but don't meet that requirement are misusing the term (usually unintentionally).

Also:


wiccan_sk8er
I believe in reincarnation, and I believe in life after death.
I do not believe in hell, or the devil,
but I believe there's a place we go after we die
(when we're ready of course, bc I think we have several lives that we have to live first.)


I believe this too. :3
PostPosted: Fri Nov 05, 2010 11:15 pm


Haha cool smile yay us.

you both made good points! And i was kind of initiated into the wiccan religion, bc like 4 years ago when I first started learning about Wicca i was in a ceremony to get initiated into it. But idk. I think I'm just going to classify myself as Pagan.

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Sanguina Cruenta

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PostPosted: Fri Nov 05, 2010 11:16 pm


What tradition were you initiated into?
PostPosted: Sat Nov 27, 2010 7:52 am


If you have to ask whether you're Wiccan or Pagan you're not Wiccan. You can always claim to be pagan so long as you don't worship the Abrahamic God.

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