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Exploring Paganism
Pagansim includes many paths! Contemporary English-speaking Pagan communities include Wiccan and non-Wiccan witches; feminist Goddess worshippers; ecologically-focused Pagans such as Gaia worshippers and animists; Pagans who focus on gay, lesbian, bi, queer, or transgender identity, such as the humanist or non-theist Pagans; reconstructionist or semi-reconstructionist Pagans such as Ásatrú (or Heathens), Druids, and others who are attempting to reconstruct ancient polytheistic religions; and many more.
Religious Pluralism
Pluralism is the belief that other religious traditions are potentially as legitimate as one’s own and an ethic for living together in a diverse society. While exploring Paganism, you will also benefit from learning more about a various other faiths. Click the links below to explore some helpful resources.
Harvard Divinity School has a wonderful YouTube channel full of great resources!
Contemporary Pagan Paths
DRUIDRY
What Is Druidry? (OBOD)
Ancient Order of Druids in America
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HEATHENRY
Heathenry (Norse, Odinism, Asatru, Vanatru)
Earth Religion and the Troth of the North
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NEW ANIMISM & ECO-PAGANISM
Graham Harvey on Animism (podcast)
Neo-Animism and Bioregionalism
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NEO SHAMANISHM
WICCA & WICCAN TRADITIONS
Covenant of the Goddess: About Witchcraft
The Varieties of Wicca, by Jason Mankey
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FEMINIST PAGANISMS
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RECONSTRUCTIONIST & POLYTHEISMS
An Introduction to Celtic Reconstructionist Polytheism
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THELEMA & CEREMONIAL MAGICK
Global Paganisms
Modern pagan practices extend beyond western Europe and the United States.
HELLENISM IN GREECE
PAGANISM & WICCA IN BRAZIL
The Cult of Afro-Brazilian and Indigenous Gods in Brazilian Wicca: Symbols and Practices