Comments on: Are Christopaganism & Christian Witchcraft Legitimate Paths?

By: Gunnar

Gunnar — Fri, 10 Apr 2020 09:34:59 +0000

Wanted to add to my previous comment: if some modern Pagans want to blend Pagan practices and concepts that were never blended historically, go for it, I wasn’t knocking that. I was illustrating that blending elements of Christianity and Paganism – which DOES have historical precedence – is no different. I’d also point out that the very word “religion” comes from the Latin word, “religio” (hard “g”). “Religio” means, “to rebind, to reconnect”. To what? To God/the Gods, but also to one another and to our ancestors – to what came before. Religion is in part, “tradition”. My Norse ancestors for several centuries honored the Christ and Pagan deities together, and even after Christianity became the accepted religion, the memory of the old Gods and their deeds persisted. Look at ancient stave churches in Scandinavia and you’ll see a crucifix over the altar, and the images of one eyed Odin and Thor and Freya carved, painted, or woven elsewhere. My Norwegian ancestors honored Pagan/heathen Gods and Goddesses, then honored Heathen and Christian deities, then honored the Christian God and the saints. ALL of these people worked and sweated and bled and sacrificed and I am part of the end result. I am beholden to all of them, not only to my Pagan ancestors; I connect with them and with the Great Ones above and with us when I worship as they did. It’s as simple as that.

By: Gunnar

Gunnar — Fri, 10 Apr 2020 09:11:05 +0000

1. Many ancient Pagans DID honor the Christ, either as a main deity or as one of many. I will agree that one cannot be a good MAINSTREAM Catholic for example while honoring Pagan Gods as well, but think outside the box for a minute: early Christianity had DIVERSITY. Look at Christo-Paganism in that light.

2. Paganism and Christianity existed with overlap for several hundred years. Christianity didn’t evolve in a vacuum. It took cues from the Pagan world. Expressions like “good shepherd”, “son of God”, “virgin birth”, and others have Pagan origins. Pagans had rituals of baptism, concepts of “sin and atonement”, and dying and rising Gods. They also had “eucharists”: followers of Dionysus believed that the God was in the wine that they drank and that he WAS the wine. Followers of Mithras “consumed” that God in a ritual sacrament.

3. Those who claim that the two are incompatible seem fixated on mainstream Christianity. The hate, dislike, or ignore it, yet QUOTE it when bashing Christo-Paganism. “You can’t do that because the Bible says…!” Why is mainstream Christianity only “true” when you want it to be? Good grief, look at modern day Paganism itself. It’s a mix of reconstruction, made up stuff, and syncretism. The latter was found in the ancient world. I know Pagans who worship the greek Goddess Athena – in a Navaho tipi – while shaking an Egyptian sistrum and chanting the Hindu “aum” and find this to be much more “egregious” than a Pagan honoring Christ or the Blessed Virgin along with other deities because the latter has historical precedence!

4. Mainstream Christianity wasn’t always the “norm” for Christians. Remember the Gnostics? Other groups that were quashed by what became the officially sanctioned church? Many early Christians saw Christianity as being the logical CONCLUSION to centuries of Pagan thought and practice, not the enemy of it. They looked at Pagan teachings as being harbingers of the Christ, pointing the way. Even before Christianity became “the religion”, Greek Pagan scholars for example were embracing henotheism: the belief that there were many Gods, but that one ruled over all and that all of the Gods and Goddesses acted in concert with an underlying unity! Not monotheism but darn close.

Again, it makes no sense to me that Pagans – who reject mainstream Christian teachings that say that Paganism is wrong or sinful – will quote other mainstream Christian teachings to prove that a blending of Christianity and Paganism is also wrong. Then again, picking and choosing does seem to be the modus operandi for many modern Pagans. If it feels good, do it, chant “aum” while you worship Athena and Cernunnos with a Native American peace pipe and juju beads – but God/Gods help those who dare to honor Christian deities alongside Pagan ones.

By: Karrie

Karrie — Sun, 22 Sep 2019 13:24:47 +0000

I am a Christian drawn too Pagan path.. I am still learning the path. I am tired of Christians saying Pagan path is evil to control ol people.

By: admin

admin — Wed, 28 Aug 2019 15:06:08 +0000

In reply to Angela.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/245757212845724/

By: Angela

Angela — Fri, 23 Aug 2019 16:47:58 +0000

I have so many questions do you have a social media link beside this page here….a group or anything?

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 19 Aug 2019 18:18:54 +0000

In reply to Veronica Evers. There are more of us then you think! I am strughling to find other Christian witches to form a community with. Not like you can bring this up at Sunday dinner for most of us.

By: Christine A Bullock

Christine A Bullock — Wed, 10 Jul 2019 00:57:50 +0000

In reply to Veronica Evers. Would love to talk with you further. Just beginning my journey.

By: admin

admin — Sun, 30 Jun 2019 14:50:23 +0000

In reply to Ariana. Did you read the article? The whole thing is backing up why they are legitimate paths.

By: Charlotte Susanne Arena

Charlotte Susanne Arena — Sat, 29 Jun 2019 05:21:49 +0000

In reply to Veronica Evers. Hi Veronica How do you do that, I am struggling? Thanks

By: Ariana

Ariana — Fri, 28 Jun 2019 13:53:56 +0000

I know fully well that the author ment absolutely no harm by this title so that’s why I’m directing this towards people who don’t think that my path is valid. First off let’s just say my path is whatever the fuck I choose it to be. For anyone who think that being a christian witch isn’t valid do your fucking research! That scripture is false and was never ment to be translated in the bible in the first place. The reason for that being translated in the bible was to keep Catholics in the Catholic church and to stop and or slow down the number of Catholics spreading to other branches of Christianity. I gathered this info from historians that studied that history of Christianity. Not only that but one of the many books that were taken out of the bible quotes jesus teaching his followers to use the power of the mind. Combing thought with emotion to manifest our desires. Yes Jesus taught us that but guess what that was taken a out of the bible. Sounds familiar does it? That’s the book of Thomas if any christian witch want to read up on that. To others knowledge is just a click away use it!