Hi all from another new comer

[lynnifer]

I'm Carolyn, 29 from a place near Blackpool.

My original interest was in Wicca however the more I read the more I realised my beliefs fall more within the realm of heathenry.

As a few others have already mentioned, I too am struggling to find people to talk with that understand where I am coming from.

I look forward to chatting with you all,

C. x

[DarkcelticLion]

Hail Carolyn

Welcome to my humble hall ;D.

I still consider myself a newbe as i'm so behind with my studies, but i am finding a lil time to read now so should be back on track soon.

Please feel free to resurect any post you want to add to or start your own.
The only stupid question is the one not asked

In Frith

Lion

[Gemyndig]

Hi Carolyn and welcome - lots of us seem to have come through Wicca and found that Heathenry just rang more bells! (this was exactly my story as well.)

[pentagoras]

Hail friend. I hope all is well with you, on the wicca heathen idea i actually have some friends who are wicca odinists. (dont ask me how it works because i have no idea ). but its good to see that this page is growing and i hope all your questions find their answer

strength and honour

[Gemyndig]

I've come across people who're Wiccan yet worship Germanic Gods as well. They seem to be able to make it all work for them - I'm not a fan of Wiccan-style ritual though so I doubt it would work for me personally. I suppose it could be argued that "Germanic Wicca" could be easily classed as a modern variation of Heathenry, especially since the archeological picture of elder Heathenry in the UK is increasingly suggestive of regional diversity as opposed to a singlular religion with very much clearly defined supra-regional orthodoxy/praxy. In a way it is a process similar perhaps to the era of syncretism when Heathens such as King Raedwaeld began to incorporate Christian elements into their Ancestral faith - such "mixing" in the modern day may therefor be quite in keeping with English Heathen lore in some ways! "Each to their own" may have been the "olde English" attitude for a long time - the likes of King Penda seemed to have had this attitude anyway, even though he hated Christianity and was apparently a devout Heathen. His "beef" was that people didn't practice what they preached and were hypocrites more than any inherent hatred of religious diversity amongst his subjects.

This is an interesting topic though and maybe we could start a thread on it?

[pentagoras]

about which part the hypocrisy of most religion or the heathen-wicca combination?

[Gemyndig]

Mar 26, 2010 20:12:52 GMT pentagoras said:

about which part the hypocrisy of most religion or the heathen-wicca combination?

Well it was syncretism I was meaning, as in wether this is ok in the modern day (as with the heathen-wicca thing), since people seem to have mixed things up a bit like that in Heathen times (I didn't say anything about "hypocrisy of most religion" - where d'you get that one from?! ;D)