I know you didn't say you had to be Wiccan to be a witch. However, it is common misconception, even among members of the community.
Pagan in its original meaning denoted a person of rural origins. Country folk. Since the Church was primarily an urban stronghold, the word became used to denote non-Christians.
I think Pagan has become an overused term, and in the modern sense, means "non-conformist", as much as "non-Christian or Jew".
To that end, I do consider myself part of this area's pagan community. However, that would not be the case if it were not for Summerland's unique outlook.
That's probably the crux of it all for me. A community, a group is pagan. A person isn't. A person can describe themselves as pagan, when discussing their POV, but Pagan isn't a religion.
Can you imagine the talks we are going to have when we are living together?
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Date: 2006-05-08 09:26 pm (UTC)I know you didn't say you had to be Wiccan to be a witch. However, it is common misconception, even among members of the community.
Pagan in its original meaning denoted a person of rural origins. Country folk. Since the Church was primarily an urban stronghold, the word became used to denote non-Christians.
I think Pagan has become an overused term, and in the modern sense, means "non-conformist", as much as "non-Christian or Jew".
To that end, I do consider myself part of this area's pagan community. However, that would not be the case if it were not for Summerland's unique outlook.
That's probably the crux of it all for me. A community, a group is pagan. A person isn't. A person can describe themselves as pagan, when discussing their POV, but Pagan isn't a religion.
Can you imagine the talks we are going to have when we are living together?