Hey all, I am new to the site, so greetings! Just a quick question. For a long time I was searching for spiritual guidance and have researched many religions/ways of life. I really started to question my christian beliefs and I was reading a lot about Christianity, Islam and Judaism. My view of a god or creator did not mesh with some of the violence present in these religions. I started to really think about them and just did not agree with some of the philosophies. No disrespect, I just started to see threw some of the ideas. I was doing a lot of research about Pagan religions and I find them fascinating and liked what I read about many pagan ways of life, ideas.
I see Nature as Sacred and a fingerprint from the creator. I hold all life with respect, (the plants, people, rivers, rocks, animals, etc) and believe we are connected spiritually. I have recently been thinking about what nature can teach one. I do believe everything alive has a soul, feelings, etc. I don't know how the define an afterlife. Life is supposed to be an adventure full of love, fun and joy. I can't imagine a creator sending people to eternal hellfire for not believing an ideology.I like to read a lot about different ideologies. I like a lot of Buddhist philosophies, but wouldn't call my self a Buddhist, because I do disagree with some ideas. Would there be any form of Paganism that goes along with my ideas. Or is it ok to just have one's path that does not need to be defined? I read a site that talked about Neo-Paganism and used a great quote that "many rivers lead to one source". I know Neo-Paganism is a broad term for many beliefs, but would there be one that goes along with my ideologies that I listed.
I feel good shedding some of these fears I had as a Christian. I was always afraid I was messing up, or would be punished, etc.I wanted to emancipate my self from mental slavery that I put on my self. No disrespect to Christianity or so, I just discovered it was not the path for me. Living in fear and division among people, in my opinion, is not how life should be lived. Life is a gift and it is the greatest gift.
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Thanks for the answer. I did some research and came across Eclectic Pagan, which seemed to fit my ideas. The idea of pulling from different ideologies/ways of life. Thanks! I have not really looked into Wicca or becoming a witch. I have the most respect for people who are Wicca or Witches, but I have not really looked into becoming one. Thanks again for your answer, much appreciated! Also, no worries. Your English is very good, I understood everything.
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