I'm a new person to this forum, and I joined because I wanted to ask the pagan community some questions about their faith. I don't know really what faith I am, but druidism and paganism seems like it makes sense to me. The particular aspects of it that I like are the connection to nature, especially that the holidays are based on times in the year rather than celebrations of religious figures.
What I don't really like about it (and I'm sorry, I don't mean to offend any of you) is the spells. I just don't think spells work, no matter how strong your connection with nature or whatever deity you choose, I just don't believe that people have the power to alter their surroundings in that way. I started researching paganism in high school and was turned off by the pagan books making paganism sound like something kitchy and just as fake as Christianity, anyone could make up their own spells and write a book about it, it seemed. Plus there are unending videos on YouTube of teen-aged girls reciting spells that supposedly turn you into mermaids or whatnot.
What I'd like to know is how you tell the actual facts from the b.s? And is there a form of paganism that sidesteps the spells and just teaches you an appreciation of nature and a practice of ancient traditions?
What I don't really like about it (and I'm sorry, I don't mean to offend any of you) is the spells. I just don't think spells work, no matter how strong your connection with nature or whatever deity you choose, I just don't believe that people have the power to alter their surroundings in that way. I started researching paganism in high school and was turned off by the pagan books making paganism sound like something kitchy and just as fake as Christianity, anyone could make up their own spells and write a book about it, it seemed. Plus there are unending videos on YouTube of teen-aged girls reciting spells that supposedly turn you into mermaids or whatnot.
What I'd like to know is how you tell the actual facts from the b.s? And is there a form of paganism that sidesteps the spells and just teaches you an appreciation of nature and a practice of ancient traditions?
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