Paganism is the belief that nature is the true force in the universe, and that the way of things is a continous cycle of life and death, good/bad,  the ying yang principle.   We  do not accept a supreme being or the belief in a day of creation or a day of judgement, the universe has alway been here and will continue to be here long after the human race is extinct.  The Pagan gods are merely embodiments of nature  or human emotions.  For example when someone refers to  mother nature, they are personifying  nature. 

  Paganism is the oldest of religions, when man first developed the ability to reason he began to rever the powerful forces of nature, to better understand  what was happening he gave names and faces to these forces, so developed the ancient pantheons.  Everyone is born a pagan, a child of nature, one with the other creatures of the Earth, we are then conditioned to follow organized religion, and to believe that we are above nature, supreme to all other life on earth.    

  Pagan festivals are attuned to nature four of the major festivals are at the two solstices and the two equinoxes.  There are other festivals usually centered around agricultural events, ie. planting and harvesting.  We do not give thanks to a supreme being for the food that sustains us but to the deer that give his life that we may live. 

  We respect the beliefs of others and do not try and force our beliefs onto them.  Many people associate paganism with devil worship.  We do not believe in Satan, he is a creation of the Middle Eastern religions. The pentacle is not a symbol of the devil, it is the ancient symbol for truth and perfection, and also the five elements, Earth, Air, Water, Fire and Spirit.  We do not have a standard belief in what happens when we die, everyone has their own ideas, but being human we all hope that somehow the spirit lives on. 

Words to live by

Words of Wisdom from the Oracle of Delphi

a prayer:

Oh Great Spirit, whose voice I hear in the winds
And whose breath gives life to every one,
Hear me.
I come to you as one of your many children;
I am weak. I am small.
I need your wisdom and your strength.
Let me walk in beauty, and make my eyes ever
behold the red and purple sunsets.
Make my hands respect the things you have made
and make my ears sharp so I may hear your voice.
Make me wise, so that I may understand
what you have taught my people and
the Lessons you have hidden in each and every rock.
I ask for wisdom and strength,
not to be superior to my brothers, but to be able
to fight my greatest enemy, myself.
Make me ever ready to come before you
with clean hands and straight eye.
So as life fades away as a fading sunset,
my spirit may come to you without shame.

Cherokee Traveler's Greeting:

I will draw thorns from your feet.
We will walk the White Path of Life together.
Like a brother of my own blood,
I will love you
I will wipe tears from your eyes.
When you are sad,
I will put your aching heart to rest.

wolves  artwork courtesy of
Bergsma Galleries Inc. www.bergsma.com

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