Paganism Q&A
What is Paganism?
Paganism is a broad group of religions including modern pagan religions, indigenous religions and historical polytheistic religions. In a wider sense, paganism has also been understood to include any non-Abrahamic, folk, or ethnic religion. Paganism is not strictly Polytheist.
Why did Paganism die out?
Many pockets of Paganism was subject to violent campaigns of repression over hundreds of years. Countless thousands were injured, exiled and killed. Despite persecution, elements of Paganism survived into modern day - through things such as folklore, the names of holidays and days of the week. In many ways, Paganism never died.
Do you believe the Myths sorrounding your Gods to be true?
The myths are stories about the Gods and Goddesses. We believe they are ways of stating spiritual truths. That is, we would say they contain truths about the nature of divinity, our own nature, and the relationship between the two. We do not contend that the myths are literally true, as history. Rather, myth can be thought of as “the dream of the race” or “that which never happened, but is always true.”
Do you really believe your Gods to be real?
Yes, they are real. However, just as most Christians do not think their God is really an old bearded figure sitting on a golden chair in heaven, we do not believe Thor (for example) is actually a muscular, man-shaped entity carrying a big hammer. There are real Gods and deities, but we approach an understanding of them through mental pictures such as this.
Don’t you worship stones and trees and idols?
This depends from religion to religion, but we know that trees, wooden statues, the Sun, and other natural or man-made objects are not Gods. We do sometimes use these items as reminders of a God or GoddPost too long. Click here to view the full text.
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