Feeling Proud

View from my office this morning. I love fall!

Following the old ways makes me a pagan to members of the three book religions, and its a title that I'm proud to wear.  Fall is my favorite time of year, the time of year when I feel most alive, and when I feel closest to nature and the gods.  Does these definitions fit you as well as they do me?

A definition of a Pagan: A follower of a polytheistic or pantheistic nature-worshipping religion.
A definition of Paganism: A polytheistic or pantheistic nature-worshipping religion.

In the image below I have tried to represent what I consider the foundation of paganism.  Let me know if you agree or have questions.

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• As a pagan I venerate nature and accept that all of nature is imbued with Spirit.  I begin every day with a prayer to Mother Earth (Pachamama) and Father Sky (Intitayta).  
• Yes, like the book religions, I believe in a masculine god.  However, unlike the book religions I also believe in The Goddess.  In my mind no religion can call itself pagan if is denies the divine feminine.
• While we may each feel called to one god or one goddess as pagans we recognize the multiplicity of divine beings.  In fact, you might even be a henotheist, one who  worship of a single god while not denying the existence or possible existence of other deities.

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It is wonderful to be able to celebrate the diversity of the Divine.  This morning I'm feeling exceptionally proud to be pagan, and feel a deep sense of appreciation and respect to all of you, my pagan sisters and brothers.  Thanks for walking the path with me.

Peace on your path,

Dr. Dave