Re: What is your opinion on labels?
I think a lot of the confusion arises from how seriously people take their labels. When some people say they're a "Druid" or a "Wiccan", they may just be simplifying for the benefit of others by citing the label they feel closest too. Others may literally see themselves as a modern revival of the Druids, or a practitioner of a very specific and traditional definition of what "Wicca" is.
I run into the same trouble. Am I a "Rodnover"- an adherent of the native faith- or, since I'm actually in the United States, shouldn't I simply call myself a Slavic pagan instead?
I think a lot of the confusion arises from how seriously people take their labels. When some people say they're a "Druid" or a "Wiccan", they may just be simplifying for the benefit of others by citing the label they feel closest too. Others may literally see themselves as a modern revival of the Druids, or a practitioner of a very specific and traditional definition of what "Wicca" is.
I run into the same trouble. Am I a "Rodnover"- an adherent of the native faith- or, since I'm actually in the United States, shouldn't I simply call myself a Slavic pagan instead?
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