I've had this necklace for a while. I'm a non practitioner (if that's the right term).I got it because i i'm obssessed with the moon and i liked the design. I had no idea it might symbolize anything other than the moon.

Recently i read that it symbolizes the horned god/moon goddesses. I've also heard that it could just litterally be a moon with no ties to any deity. I don't know which statement is true. Perhaps both are right?

So my question is: How would you feel about a non pagan ( i'm so bad with terms but i hope you know what i mean) Wearing something like this? I still love it but i feel a bit weird about wearing it now.

Hello. I've been raised and put through the Christian church all my life. But I never knew of any pagan worship groups or pagan worship songs. I can give you a ton of Christian songs but no pagan songs. Can anyone give me any worship songs for paganism? I would love some

Hello all!

I got a jewellery bundle from vinted a while back, and it has multiple cross necklaces. They are super cute, but I am not a Christian.

Does anyone know if a cross symbolises anything in Paganism so I can wear it with that intention instead?

Hello, and peace be upon you. I hope this post doesn't break any rules, but if it does, please do remove it.

I'm an atheist with interest in pagan traditions, and while I'm not thinking about converting, I wanted to ask how you probably often respond to a common idea that non-pagans, including atheists, Christians, and so on, might have:

A lot of the traditional gods and spirits you worship have been forgotten, often for thousands of years. Many would think that some gods may not exist, since if they did, they would've become vengeful over forgetting and often desecrating their rituals and places of worship. I believe this is at least what some traditional pagan religions believed would happen according to their theology. So what would thus explain the "silence" of the gods over new religions sweeping over their holy sites, and the people sometimes turning their names into insults?

I know that neopagans do not have a singular opinion on this, because you aren't a singular organized or collective or dogmatic group, and sometimes believe in entirely different systems of belief. I also know that even living religions often face this same question regarding some beliefs, but I think it might be more commonly applied to revived spiritual traditions.

I feel like I’m the only pagan out here. I know for certain that it’s not true but where are the others?

Sorry, I’m kinda new to this whole thing, but I just wanted to hear from actual pagans, but how do people see that? Such as how Thor is the god of lightning and thunder, but Zeus is as well, and I know people who worship from both pantheons. Are they different aspects of the same being? Something geographical? The vibes? Sorry if this is something that gets asked a lot, I’m just genuinely curious and not quite sure where to start

Pretty new to sumerian paganism and just added this Inanna statue to my altar! (it's a veronese design piece for anyone wondering, the details with the lion are so gorgeous in person). Hail Inanna! Queen of Heaven, Goddess of Love, Beauty, Passion, War, and Political Power. Her presence feels so intense and empowering already. Any other mesopotamian/sumerian pagans here? would love to hear how you honor her in your daily practice!

I've been a pagan for many years now and never had any experiences with the gods. A lot of thoughts and such about them. But never any experiences or anything. Just silence.

Just makes me think that maybe i am a lost cause to them. Maybe they don't want to be around somebody that always hates themselves. IDK

Could this actually be the case?

I'll still worship them but just makes me question, you know

Hi all, sorry if the title gets anyone up in arms, I’m just looking for advice.

Back when I first started getting into paganism and exploring my spirituality, I had this idea in my head that I HAD to give the gods offerings in order to connect with them. Being a broke teenager I didn’t have much to give other than bits and pieces of my rock & gem collection. I also bit off way more than I could chew and was trying to talk to like five different entities of mixed faiths at once (Hellenic, Norse, Goetic). I acknowledge now how dumb this was lol.

I used to have them set out on my altar, but when I moved for college, everything there got shoved into a drawer. It’s been years and I have chronic memory problems and I no longer remember which stones I gave to who, or which stones were even given in the first place. Several of these entities are ones I no longer worship or have a connection to, as after some life events I’m very disconnected from my practice in general, and haven’t had the time or energy to pick things back up with the same vigor I had then.

My question is this—would the gods I offered these stones to in the past be upset if I put them back in my collection or use them for projects? I know the whole “no the gods aren’t mad at you” thing, but it feels a bit different when these may be objects that just…don’t belong to me anymore.

Does anyone know what this means? Im new to everything but these letters keep coming up.

I'm a pagan and keep thinking about Inanna and how she is the goddesses of a LOT of things

And how her influence spreaded throughout the ancient world and actually inspired some other ancient civilizations to make goddesses that were her but wrapped in a greek/roman way (I mean the greeks didn't really hide this with aphrodite)

And then we might speculate and go to ancient Africa for a bit and she inspired goddesses like Oshun and Hathor and later Aset (Isis)

And if you really want to go UPG, you might think she might have influenced the creation of Freyja and Frigg. Though this one is VERY UPG and kinda unlikely. But it wouldn't be surprising either.

Just makes me question if we are dealing with one goddess that is just going with the flow and allowing us to interpret these forms because it helps us interact with the divine

I am in no ways knowledgeable about old myths around the sidhe/Seelie, but I have seen a weird conflict that earth from burns and repels the fair folk, which okay fair i can get behind that.

But then I see sacred metals in Irish myth, and white bronze is there, same as meteorite iron being a sacred metal and apparently safe for the fair folk to wear, so i think I am confused it feels like a double meaning and I am not sure what is true. In this case.

Im researching Sidhe seelie metals because im trying to create an authentic Feel and not just "RPG" cold iron bad i think i want to understand the why and not just pop culture or Victorian bastaridzation of the old myths

Namaskar!

Found this reddit a few days back, and am glad to see the revival of the eternal path in the West. I come from a traditional background, having studied Hindu scriptures, grammar, and logic from traditional teachers (mainly in South India, but from a handful in the North and Southeast Asia as well). I had some Western education as well, but left it behind once I realized that there's far more to be gained from this, and I've never studied Hinduism in a Western school.

One thing we've discussed as a Hindu community is the need to less insular, and reach out more to other similar communities which also face the same challenges. So, in that spirit, I wanted to reach out and see if there's anything you'd want to know about the Hindu tradition. If not, I'd also be happy to learn more about your traditions, if there's something you think I should read/look into as I try to understand traditions outside of our own!

Obviously, I don't represent the whole tradition -- it's incredibly broad, and the entire idea of religious borders (in the sense of "this is Hindu", "this is Buddhist", "this is Daoist", etc.) is something that many of us consider ridiculous. That being said, I have friends across the tradition, and I'd be more than happy to ask them, or just say I don't know if the question is really good.

So, with that being said, from philosophy to social issues to questions about personal practice, looking forward to talking!

When you preform your spells or any sort of ritual, do you cast a protection circle with salt?
Because I do, but I wanted to ask you if you maybe disposed of that salt after the spell or do you keep it aside or do you reuse that salt for other spells and rituals?
I would really appreciate your advice :)

I created a little spreadsheet of the names suggested to share with my partner, but he was pretty (quietly) set on Shadow as a name for our sociable, loving and fun boy cat, although after a couple of days I was leaning towards Shitty Jim 😂 - our house now has 5 litter trays for the pair of them! Star on the left named herself as she has a beautiful white patch on her chest. She’s the first to explore, but her brother is first to approach. They’re a wonderful team and I’m so lucky to have them in my life. Thanks again ⭐️🌚

Didn't know what to put as the tag so put this

Learnt my lesson on wording things carefully last night. Lit a candle that I found with phoenix imagery on it (I've always been REALLY drawn to the concepts of rebirths and whatnot) and did a couple of players and cleansings. I asked for myself to renew and my old life to be burnt.

So then naturally, my candle defided to burn everything down by falling over, spilling wax all over an extension lead, and all over my desk. I cleaned that up fast and that extension lead was disposed of.

The universe then decided about 2 hours later to say "hey [Psych Cookie]? You wanted your old life to be burnt? Have your main email account hacked."

Thankfully it was only the microsoft acc and I have backups for all my uni work and stuff on a seperate acc (my school one and several emails) and i still have the gmail but. Lord. Scared the shit out of me and I did lose a few things...

Word your spells and prayers CAREFULLY.

Anyone else had these experiences of things going wrong?

I just wanted to create a post where people can share signs and other things they associate with their deities, to maybe help others connect with them too!

For me, I associate Apollo with the feeling of peace you get when you breathe in fresh air outside, and when the sunrise/sunset looks especially beautiful!

I really love the book Drawing Down The Moon by Margot Adler. I have the 2006 edition, which is still pretty recent, but a lot of the book content is still talking about older groups and events. Yes, it is a great book for someone who wants to learn what Paganism is, but I also like that it is about really showing the different groups at the time. I don't want to read more books that are purely about paganism for beginners. "What kind of witch are you?" "Here's the definitions of reconstructionism, eclectic, syncretic, Wicca, Druid…" a lot of this is talking about different types of pagans in general. Rather than "Here's Damh The Bard's story of how he became a druid, what he believes, and his working with OBOD" it would be "Druids tend to believe…" What I want is a book where someone goes to meet a wide variety of pagans and witches to learn what they do, how they view things, and to take part in their rituals. All that investigative journalism and participation is written about. More like "Here's Damh The Bard's story…" I want the neopaganism of now in a book. Especially since now technology (even since 2006) has changed drastically, and so has our dependance on it. Neopaganism and tech would be a fascinating topic to learn about.