neopagan
Contemporary nature worshipper
Neopagan describes modern religious movements that draw on pre-Christian polytheistic traditions, nature worship, or reconstructed ancient practices.
Wiccans, Druids, and followers of Norse or Celtic revivals fall under this umbrella.
The term emphasizes the "new" aspect—these aren't unbroken traditions but contemporary recreations: The neopagan community gathers for solstice celebrations.
Also used as a noun for practitioners.
Practices of Celtic priests
- heathenryPagan beliefs and customs
- reconstructionismEducation-driven societal reform
- eclecticDeriving from varied sources
- hedge witchSolitary nature-based practitioner
green witch · kitchen witch · shamanism · folk magic · hereditary · solitary · initiation · lineage
Placing our planet centrally
- natureInherent quality or disposition
- animismSpirits inhabit all things
- ecologyStudy of environmental relations
- seasonsYear's four divisions
solstice · equinox · moon · elements · fertility · harvest · green · wilderness
Curved closed shape
- altarSacred ritual table
- invocationCalling upon higher authority
- incantationSpoken magical formula
- covenAssembly of witches
handfasting · consecration · offering · chalice · pentacle · wand · cauldron · blessing
All gods of a religion
- deitiesWorshipped supernatural beings
- godsSupernatural beings worshipped
- goddessesDivine feminine beings
- folkloreInherited cultural narratives
legends · myths · lore · archetypes · maiden · mother · crone · fae
Belief in multiple deities
- pantheismReality itself is holy
- goddessFemale sacred being
- divine feminineSacred archetypal female spirit
- sacredWorthy of reverence
transcendence · reincarnation · ancestor veneration · spirit · soul · meditation · totem · animal spirits
Practice of casting enchantments
- divinationForetelling through mystical means
- tarotDivination card set
- runesOld Germanic script
- scryingVisionary surface-gazing
herbalism · sigils · candle magic · moon phases · manifestation · energy work · visualization · correspondences
druidry
Practices of Celtic priests
- heathenryPagan beliefs and customs
- reconstructionismEducation-driven societal reform
- eclecticDeriving from varied sources
hedge witch · green witch · kitchen witch · shamanism · folk magic · hereditary · solitary · initiation · lineage · alexandrian
earth-centered
Placing our planet centrally
- natureInherent quality or disposition
- animismSpirits inhabit all things
- ecologyStudy of environmental relations
seasons · solstice · equinox · moon · elements · fertility · harvest · green · wilderness · sacred grove
circle
Curved closed shape
- altarSacred ritual table
- invocationCalling upon higher authority
- incantationSpoken magical formula
coven · handfasting · consecration · offering · chalice · pentacle · wand · cauldron · blessing · casting
pantheon
All gods of a religion
- deitiesWorshipped supernatural beings
- godsSupernatural beings worshipped
- goddessesDivine feminine beings
folklore · legends · myths · lore · archetypes · maiden · mother · crone · fae · spirits
polytheism
Belief in multiple deities
- pantheismReality itself is holy
- goddessFemale sacred being
- divine feminineSacred archetypal female spirit
sacred · transcendence · reincarnation · ancestor veneration · spirit · soul · meditation · totem · animal spirits · otherworld
spellwork
Practice of casting enchantments
- divinationForetelling through mystical means
- tarotDivination card set
- runesOld Germanic script
scrying · herbalism · sigils · candle magic · moon phases · manifestation · energy work · visualization · correspondences · grimoire
- neo- wordsneoclassical, neolithic, neologism, neophyte, neoplasm
- magic userswizard, sorcerer, mage, witch, enchanter
- Cult MembersMoonie, Scientologist, Hare Krishna
neopaganChristian
Adherent of the gospel
Muslim · Abrahamic · Jewish · Catholic · monotheist
neopaganotherworldly
Seemingly not earthly
ascetic · Calvinist · Puritan · transcendentalist · dualist
neopaganatheist
One denying gods exist
secular · materialist · rationalist · skeptic · agnostic