neo-pagan
Contemporary nature worshipper
Neo-pagan describes modern religious movements that revive or reconstruct pre-Christian, nature-based spiritual traditions.
Practitioners may worship multiple deities, celebrate seasonal cycles, or practice witchcraft.
Wicca is the best-known neo-pagan religion.
The term distinguishes contemporary practitioners from ancient pagans: The neo-pagan community gathers for solstice celebrations.
Also spelled neopagan.
Practices of Celtic priests
- heathenryPagan beliefs and customs
- reconstructionismEducation-driven societal reform
- eclecticDeriving from varied sources
- alexandrianOf ancient Egypt's Greek capital
reclaiming · shamanism · animism · polytheism · syncretism · witchcraft · occult
Sacred ritual table
- wandThin ceremonial stick
- chaliceOrnate ritual drinking vessel
- pentacleEncircled five-pointed star
- cauldronLarge metal cooking pot
besom · candle · incense · crystals · grimoire · bell · censer · staff
Ceremonial set of actions
- invocationCalling upon higher authority
- spellworkPractice of casting enchantments
- divinationForetelling through mystical means
- meditationFocused attention practice
offering · handfasting · dedication · initiation · grounding · centering · visualization · trance
Of or from land
- animismSpirits inhabit all things
- elementalsSpirits of natural forces
- bioregionalDefined by ecological boundaries
- wildernessUncultivated, uninhabited natural region
Day of maximum tilt
Education-driven societal reform
- renewalMaking current again
- rediscoveryFinding something previously known
- reclaimingTaking possession again
- reawakeningRenewed consciousness or awareness
druidry
Practices of Celtic priests
- heathenryPagan beliefs and customs
- reconstructionismEducation-driven societal reform
- eclecticDeriving from varied sources
alexandrian · reclaiming · shamanism · animism · polytheism · syncretism · witchcraft · occult
goddess
Female sacred being
- pantheonAll gods of a religion
- elementalsSpirits of natural forces
altar
Sacred ritual table
cauldron · besom · candle · incense · crystals · grimoire · bell · censer · staff · robe
ritual
Ceremonial set of actions
- invocationCalling upon higher authority
- spellworkPractice of casting enchantments
- divinationForetelling through mystical means
meditation · offering · handfasting · dedication · initiation · grounding · centering · visualization · trance · journeying
earth-based
Of or from land
- animismSpirits inhabit all things
- elementalsSpirits of natural forces
- bioregionalDefined by ecological boundaries
solstice
Day of maximum tilt
reconstructionism
Education-driven societal reform
- renewalMaking current again
- rediscoveryFinding something previously known
- reclaimingTaking possession again
reawakening · renaissance · ancestral · contemporary · revitalization
- Cult MembersMoonie, Scientologist, Hare Krishna
neo-paganChristian
Adherent of the gospel
Catholic · Abrahamic · born-again Christian · churchgoer · monotheist
neo-paganatheist
One denying gods exist
materialist · secular humanist · rationalist · skeptic · agnostic