A Brief Intro to Neo-Paganism

Jun 8, 2001 - © Tempest_Rayne

itself apart from magic, which is purely staged illusion.) These practices include astral travel, witchcraft, and divination.

Unfortunately, Neo-Paganism is misunderstood by today's world due to lack of knowledge in the subject and the vast array of subdivisions and classifications that come with the term, Pagan. It is a broad subject in which one could spend an entire lifetime studying.

*Pagan: Pre-Latin pagus, "to fix" and also, "something stuck in the ground as a landmark." Latin word paganus, or "country dweller." Related to the term heathen, which loosely means "non-Christian, non-Jew" and "occultist."

*Neo-Pagan: Present day Pagan.

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