neopaganism
Modern ancient worship
Neopaganism is a modern religious movement that revives or draws inspiration from pre-Christian polytheistic traditions, nature worship, and folk practices.
Adherents may identify with specific paths like Wicca, Druidry, or Heathenry, or practice more eclectic forms of earth-centered spirituality.
Neopagans typically emphasize seasonal rituals, reverence for nature, and often worship multiple deities or view divinity as immanent in the natural world.
The neopaganism community has grown substantially since the 1960s.
Belief in multiple deities
- pantheonAll gods of a religion
- deitiesWorshipped supernatural beings
- goddessFemale sacred being
- mythologyBody of traditional tales
worship · priestess · priest · druid · shaman · coven · divination · sacred
Sacred ritual table
- pentacleEncircled five-pointed star
- chaliceOrnate ritual drinking vessel
- wandThin ceremonial stick
- incantationSpoken magical formula
invocation · offering · consecration · elementals · summoning · libation · handfasting · Beltane
Primordial earth deity
- ecologyStudy of environmental relations
- animismSpirits inhabit all things
- druidryPractices of Celtic priests
- herbalismPlant-based healing tradition
solstice · equinox · geomancy · harvest · fertility · bioregionalism
Deriving from varied sources
- contemporaryOf the present age
- reconstructionistAdvocate for rebuilding traditions
- inclusiveCovering all members
- pluralismCoexistence of differing views
community · identity · self-expression · empowerment · internet · digital · networking · progressive
Belief in supernatural forces
- HermeticismEsoteric Greco-Egyptian spiritual tradition
- theosophyMystical divine knowledge system
- KabbalahJewish esoteric tradition
- GnosticismSalvation through hidden wisdom
Crowley · runes · tarot · sigils · grimoire · initiation · magick · correspondences
Reality itself is holy
- divinitySacred nature or nougat-like sweet
- sacrednessQuality of being holy
- transcendenceSurpassing usual limits
- meditationFocused attention practice
oracle · aura · chakras · reincarnation · karma · enlightenment · gnosis · mysticism
polytheism
Belief in multiple deities
mythology · worship · priestess · priest · druid · shaman · coven · divination · sacred · tradition
altar
Sacred ritual table
incantation · invocation · offering · consecration · elementals · summoning · libation · handfasting · Beltane · Samhain
Gaia
Primordial earth deity
- ecologyStudy of environmental relations
- animismSpirits inhabit all things
- druidryPractices of Celtic priests
herbalism · solstice · equinox · geomancy · harvest · fertility · bioregionalism
eclectic
Deriving from varied sources
- contemporaryOf the present age
- reconstructionistAdvocate for rebuilding traditions
- inclusiveCovering all members
pluralism · community · identity · self-expression · empowerment · internet · digital · networking · progressive · intersectionality
occultism
Belief in supernatural forces
- HermeticismEsoteric Greco-Egyptian spiritual tradition
- theosophyMystical divine knowledge system
- KabbalahJewish esoteric tradition
Gnosticism · Crowley · runes · tarot · sigils · grimoire · initiation · magick · correspondences · alchemy
pantheism
Reality itself is holy
- divinitySacred nature or nougat-like sweet
- sacrednessQuality of being holy
- transcendenceSurpassing usual limits
meditation · oracle · aura · chakras · reincarnation · karma · enlightenment · gnosis · mysticism · astral
- goddess worshipAphrodite, Artemis, Athena, Demeter, Diana
- Occult Traditionsoccultism, esotericism, Hermeticism, Kabbalah, Gnosticism
- Metaphysical Spiritualityspiritualism, theosophy, Christian Science, mediumship, channeling
- Pantheismdivine immanence, immanence, monism, oneness, universal spirit
neopaganismmonotheism
Belief in one god
Christianity · Islam · Catholicism · Orthodox Christianity · Orthodox Judaism
neopaganismtraditional religion
Longstanding inherited belief system
Hinduism · Shinto · Orthodox Christianity · folk religion · Judaism
neopaganismatheism
Rejection of deities
secular humanism · rationalism · secularism · disenchantment · irreligion