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There's neo-paganism, which we should talk about because a lot of people use neo-paganism as a term incorrectly to describe modern paganism, which is what we've been talking about this whole time. Neo-paganism itself is a specific kind of pagan religion. So all neo-pagans are pagan, but all pagans aren't neo-pagans.
There's neo-paganism, which we should talk about because a lot of people use neo-paganism as a term incorrectly to describe modern paganism, which is what we've been talking about this whole time. Neo-paganism itself is a specific kind of pagan religion. So all neo-pagans are pagan, but all pagans aren't neo-pagans.
There's neo-paganism, which we should talk about because a lot of people use neo-paganism as a term incorrectly to describe modern paganism, which is what we've been talking about this whole time. Neo-paganism itself is a specific kind of pagan religion. So all neo-pagans are pagan, but all pagans aren't neo-pagans.
And if you basically want to just come at this by saying, I like a little of this, I like a little of that. Oh, I would like to do a little bit of ritual magic. Yes, I want to go out in the woods and practice all this stuff. Then neo-paganism is for you. It is wide open. They believe that everybody's beliefs are equal. They're very much opposed to the idea of absolute good and evil.
And if you basically want to just come at this by saying, I like a little of this, I like a little of that. Oh, I would like to do a little bit of ritual magic. Yes, I want to go out in the woods and practice all this stuff. Then neo-paganism is for you. It is wide open. They believe that everybody's beliefs are equal. They're very much opposed to the idea of absolute good and evil.
And if you basically want to just come at this by saying, I like a little of this, I like a little of that. Oh, I would like to do a little bit of ritual magic. Yes, I want to go out in the woods and practice all this stuff. Then neo-paganism is for you. It is wide open. They believe that everybody's beliefs are equal. They're very much opposed to the idea of absolute good and evil.
They're very into nature. It's pretty much, I think, what people think about when they think about modern pagan religions.
They're very into nature. It's pretty much, I think, what people think about when they think about modern pagan religions.
They're very into nature. It's pretty much, I think, what people think about when they think about modern pagan religions.
Yes.
Yes.
Yes.
And if you want to know more about that, there's a great site called neo-paganism.org. They seem to be pretty authoritative on it.
And if you want to know more about that, there's a great site called neo-paganism.org. They seem to be pretty authoritative on it.
And if you want to know more about that, there's a great site called neo-paganism.org. They seem to be pretty authoritative on it.
Right. It's in Comic Sans. And just one other thing about neo-paganism. I think I said that a lot of people, that's what they think of, but they might be saying Wicca when they're talking about neo-paganism. There's big differences between those two. Wicca is very magical based.
Right. It's in Comic Sans. And just one other thing about neo-paganism. I think I said that a lot of people, that's what they think of, but they might be saying Wicca when they're talking about neo-paganism. There's big differences between those two. Wicca is very magical based.
Right. It's in Comic Sans. And just one other thing about neo-paganism. I think I said that a lot of people, that's what they think of, but they might be saying Wicca when they're talking about neo-paganism. There's big differences between those two. Wicca is very magical based.
The intent is to harness the power of nature to get something done, like get a job successfully or make someone fall in love with you, whatever. And Wicca is very much esoteric, so that means that there's a set amount of knowledge out there.
The intent is to harness the power of nature to get something done, like get a job successfully or make someone fall in love with you, whatever. And Wicca is very much esoteric, so that means that there's a set amount of knowledge out there.