Paganism

The people of pre-Roman Britain were Druids. After the Viking invasion, Christianity died out in the east, supplanted by the Norse gods, until the reintroduction of Christianity in the time of St Augustine.

Christianity is a borrowed religion. Many of their rituals are borrowed from Pagan religion. Christmas and Easter is a borrowed ritual from Paganism. The birth of Jesus on December 25th is not the birth of Jesus. It is the birth of the Pagan Sun-God. Easter Sunday is not the day Jesus rose from the dead. It is the resurrection of the Pagan Sun-God. Fact is: There is no truth to the Christian religion. Christianity is a borrowed religion from ancient Paganism.

Yes. I believe in God and Lucifer and that Jesus was the messiah and stuff. I agree with most the stuff in Catholicism (the religion i was raised in) but things about the pagan religion seem close to what i believe as well... I often feel closest to God when I'm meditating, most at peace when I'm just out in nature. I believe that's because God created nature so that's where I'll find him rather then in the prayers I say at church. It's almost a 50-50 split on what i believe in from both religions.

A talking stick, as used by the Native American Indians, is a stick passed from person to person while in a meeting. Only the person who is holding the stick is allowed to speak. If there is another "talking stick", I have not encountered it.

Use your book of shadows as a magickal diary - record in there the actions you take, rituals, spells, the results of these, magickal information you learn about. Use it to keep a note of anything you feel is important within your spiritual path. You can separate the different parts into Rituals, Spells, Seasonal Celebrations, Magickal Correspondences (oils, herbs, colours etc for use in specific circumstances), Notes, and so on.

Buddhism can be considered a pagan religion when the term pagan describes a non-Abrahamic (Christianity, Judaism, Islam, etc) faith. However, it is not a Neopagan religion, which describes a group of newly-formed movements reviving ancient pagan beliefs and practices.

You can get a temporary restraining order from your local police department. That can be made a permanent restraining order after a judge hears both sides. The judge can decide to extend the temp. order or make it a permanent order. If you feel threatened or are fearful, a judge will more than likely grant the order. Answer: If you can't get the police department or a judge to do anything, or if the person is practicing his/her magick from a distance, you can also go to a local witch or to a pagan supply shop, and ask for help. These people are not permitted to ask for more money than their supplies and overhead cost, and they can reverse spells.

Dowsing rods of all makes work in the vibrational pull of all things in the universe.

Brass dowsing rods are L shaped rods that usually have a sleeve that the "handles" fit within.

The sleeves are grasped loosely in the hands of the dowser. The short part of the rods fir within the sleeves and the long parts of the rods extend in front of the dowser's body, more or less parallel with the ground and oriented straight forward from the dowser's body.

A question is asked or the "search" is expressed and the dowser moves slowly forward.

As the Dowser's body comes closer to the "object of the search" the rods will start to swing in the sleeves. When you are directly over the object the rods should cross.

The process is a bit more complex than I have described, but that is the basics of how they work.

No. I have studied Pagan and historical texts for over 15 years and have yet to find any reference to Pagans remove goat horns.

A Witch is someone who practices WitchCraft. Witches could follow any religion that accepts WitchCraft. (The word Wtch does not mean Female. A male could also practice Witchcaft, and be called as a Witch) Many Witches follow a pagan religion. There is a large number of Witches who follow Wicca as their religon; but this does Not mean that all Witches follow Wicca, or All Wiccans practice WitchCraft. WitchCraft itself is a religion. Wicca is a new religion which is very simillar to the ancient religion of Witches.

Ancient Celtic Pagans have left their mark across the length and breadth of European history, myth and legend. Your local library has shelves of books on the subject.

Modern (Neo-) Celtic Pagans come in several branches. There are Irish, Scottish, Welsh, Gaullic, Pictish, several branches of Druids and other blended Celtic Pagans. Like any large group with many diverse sub-sections, it is very near impossible to generalise for the entire group. However, if you are willing to do the reading, you will find R.Buckland has several books on Scottish and Pictish Celtic Pagans; D J Conway has several books on general, Irish and Women's Celtic Paganism; E. McCoy has several books on general and Women's Celtic Paganism; P. Berresford Ellis, E.E. Hopman, L .Spence al have books on Druidism.

That just scratches the surface, but sets you on the right path.

Meditation is meditation regardless whether you are using it in a spell or just for your own peace of mind on a day to day basis. A great way to learn about meditation is through Buddhist teachings.

A protective pentagram is drawn over or on the object/person you are trying to protect. Draw a star. Starting at the top centre - moving to the lower right "I call upon Earth", from the lower right moving up to the middle left, "I call upon Fire"- from middle left move straight across to middle right, "I call upon Spirit", From middle right move to lower left, "I call upon "Air", move from lower left to top centre, "I call upon Water, to join with me and lend your power to this protection sign" Now, move in a clockwise circle around the star, touching the tips of each point "By the Blessed Lady, Dread Lord and Powers-that-be I seal this spell. By my hand and as I will, so mote it be."

A star picture is a picture of a star, but if you are referring to what a pentacle is, it's an old symbol that is classified as sacred. Pythagorean's used this symbol to identify themselves and regarded it as a sacred geometric shape. It's been used by multiple cultures and religions to symbolize different things from the wounds of Christ to the Goddess Venus. It can also represent Spirit's ascension above matter or it's descention into matter (if inverted).

Some other stars that are common is the 6 pointed star, known as the Star of David.

The 7 pointed star, known as the Elven Star.

The use of stones in pagan religious practice is something that has been going on for thousands of years and for many various reasons. Modern day pagans use stones of varying sizes, colors, shapes, and types because of the energy vibration they emit which are used in healing rituals and/or other magickal workings. They are also used as symbolic representations of the elements, planets, parts of the body, deities, and others. At times they are used to harness the power/energy of a specific location and/or incident that has occurred in their original location of quarry.

There was not just one pagan religion, but the head of the mainstream pagan religion in Rome was the emperor.

only if you are not a believer in God

Catholics do it all the time, however, so do witches, and any number of others. It depends entirely on your faith.

For a mundane purpose, you can repair a broken candle by lightly heating and fixing it. For a ritual purpose it wouldn't be appropriate. You could melt the whole candle and make it in to a new one. Remove the candle wick out from candle. Break the candle to pieces. Roll a piece of cardboard around a PVC pipe. Put the candle wick through the pipe. Take the wick out of one side, leave a little length of cardboart out of the PVC pipe and tie it together with another string. Now take out the PVC pipe from the card board mould. Heat and melt the wax in a metal container and pour to the mould. Let it cool down slowly and pour more wax. Let it cool down slowly under the sun light for about half an hour. Keep the wick streight by tying to a piece of stick. When it is cooled down for another half an hour indoors, remove the mould and you have a new candle!

Yes the Horned God exists. I saw him yesterday in the woods behind my house. I asked him what he was doing and he said I should be asking myself that.

==new answer== In exploring these types of questions, you will find it helpfull to read " Atlantis remembered, history of the world, volume one"isbn# 0-944386-28-8 In gathering additional information from the akashic records, where all thought and action are stored, there were questions related to the process of early development. The real facts may surprise you.

The answer to this question is far to long to type... The short answer is that the maypole dance is part of a celebration of mid-spring. The circle is cast, the "corners" called, etc. the maypole dance is done, there is singing and feasting and much merryment.

We don't have a Virgin Mary figure. We do however have the Maiden, The Mother and the Croon. They represent life in the begin, the middle and the end.

ADAD - Mesopotamian deity
AH-PEKU - Mayan deity
APOCATEQUIL - Incan deity
APOLLO - Greek deity
ASCLEPIUS - Greek deity
DONGO - African deity
ENUMCLAW - Native American deity
IPILYA - Aboriginal Australian deity
ISHKUR - Mesopotamian deity
LEI-GONG - Chinese deity
MAMARAGAN - Aboriginal Australian deity
MICHABO - Native American deity
PERUN - Slavic and Baltic deity
RAIDEN - Japanese deity
SET - Egyptian deity
TARANIS - Celtic deity
THOR - Norse deity

The powerless are prone to believe in the supernatural. If people around you believe something, you are more likely to believe it.

The Temple. The Covenstead. The Coven House. It all depends on the pagan and if they are in a coven or are solitary.

No. Mood rings are not associated with religion.