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	Old People, New People
		Paganism not only has been influenced by these social movements, but it also has been a strong influence upon them as they continue to be forces at work in dominant culture.
		Paganism is a strong force in ecospirituality, and ministers and practitioners of other religions often import Pagan symbology, chants, and other practices into their own communities and liturgies in order to make them more ecofriendly.
		Pagan sacred times are based upon the cycles of Nature, rather than linked to human history, such as events in a prophet's or hero's life, as is common in some religions and cultures.
	www.circlesanctuary.org /aboutpagan/people.htm (2963 words)

	Pagan FAQ-What Is Paganism?-Grandpa's General Store
		The words paganism and pagan come from the Latin "paganus," meaning "country dweller." Neopagans hold a reverence for the Earth and all its creatures, generally see all life as interconnected, and tend to strive to attune one's self to the manifestation of this belief as seen in the cycles of nature.
		Pagans are usually polytheistic (believing in more than one god), and they usually believe in immanance, or the concept of divinity residing in all things.
		Paganism (with a capital "P") is one strand of neopaganism which strives to allow each person to draw from whatever religious and cultural traditions are meaningful for the individual.
	grandpasgeneral.com /lpagan.html (5521 words)

	Paganism
		Some pagan folk customs (caroling, the blessing of wells and fields) that could not be suppressed were simply adopted by the church.
		The people often interpreted church holidays in pagan terms; the Virgin Mary's Presentation at the Temple, for example, was viewed as a festival of the dead in Ukraine (the dead were said to ‘see’ their bodies on this day), and Christ's Presentation at the Temple celebrated the encounter between winter and spring.
		Traces of paganism were preserved longest in various seasonal folk customs and rites, such as the Christmas Eve dinner, carols, the Easter vesnianky-hahilky, the transfer of livestock to the pasture in the springtime, the Kupalo festival, the harvest rituals, and pomynky (Calendric ritual folk poetry).
	web.mac.com /lubap/iWeb/Symbolism/Paganism.html (1725 words)

	Neopaganism in Central-Eastern Europe (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The direct inspiration for the modern attempts to revive Lithuanian paganism was the tradition of the Baltic holiday of summer solstice, when people put wreaths on their heads or float them on the rivers.
		In Ukraine the founder of paganism in the modern era was Volodimir Shayan, born in Lvov in 1908.
		The poem refers to the affinity of the Polish paganism with ancient Indo-Iranian beliefs and the main theme of it is the cult of Jaryla, a dionisian deity of eastern and southern Slavs.
	vinland.org /heathen/pagancee (2928 words)

	Pagan Dharma
		While some scholars have suggested connections between classical Paganism and the classical Far East and some connections may be found during the Renaissance, it is with the first translations of the eastern holy texts into European languages that the initial and most obvious effect appears and that in reaction.
		One less than ultimate goal of Paganism is to live in a world that is loved and respected and cared for by all the people in it.
		There, among the native magick using folk of India who were used to honoring the seasons and their many Deities, some heard the call of the greater view.
	www.hermetic.com /webster/pagan-dharma.html (2684 words)

	Metal Reviews - Metal Coven Webzine - Metal Reviews - Pagan Reign - Spark Of Glory And Revival Of Ancient Greatness
		There seem to be a lot of these bands nowadays that roll many genres and styles into their sound, and as long as they pull it off the way Pagan Reign has, that's fine with me! The music shifts from one of these styles to another flawlessly.
		Pagan Reign's music doesn't lose a thing by not having any traditional instruments in it.
		Pagan Reigns' "Spark Of Glory And Revival Of Ancient Greatness" is one definitely worth picking up, If you can find it that is. One other small problem with this album is that is insanely hard to find (at least in the USA.
	www.metalcoven.com /review_paganreign_sparkof.html (1426 words)

	Temple of the Sacred Spiral - Pagan FAQ
		But some pagans who dance outside to the light of the moon and praise the Goddess in Her aspect of Diana see and feel no contradiction to going inside and lighting candles to Mary, the Queen of Heaven (the old title of Isis) and the Mother of God, the next day.
		Pagan religions, unlike philosophical religions, are not exactly "created," but swell up from the hearts of a people to fultill a need.
		Some ancient Pagans customarily buried their dead, coffinless and unembalmed, under a young tree, or with the seed of a tree on their chest, so that their life-energy would be recycled into the growing tree.
	www.fortunecity.com /victorian/palette/187/paganfaq.html (15381 words)

	Catholics attack pagans in Glastonbury
		Us pagans do not do this to christians or anyone else, most of us have been christian at one point or another, most of us know their religion even more than they do themselves.
		Pagan shops are being burned down, veterans are having trouble getting the pentacle on their grave stones, discrimination in general.
		I am aware that Gerlad Gardner didn't create paganism, but he did assemble wicca from the remnants of the pagan religions of western europe (of which we know almost nothing), and he did this in the late 40's.
	www.topix.net /forum/religion/pagan-wiccan/TU2OCUA2B259P2IO1 (1967 words)

	Folk metal - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Folk metal bands not only differ in their choice of metal style or folk style but also in the manner in which they bring the two elements together.
		Folk metal bands are sometimes mistaken for harboring National Socialism sympathies, partly because of a common ground in using Romantic Nationalist lyrics and partly because of the use of pagan symbols that are often miscontrued as neo-nazi symbols.
		Not surprisingly, the overlap between viking metal and folk metal is strongest in Scandinavia with bands such as Moonsorrow and Ensiferum serving as examples.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Pagan_metal (2138 words)

	SoundClick artist: Hagalaz' Runedance - Pagan or Ambient Folk (viking, celtic)
		But in general, the Norwegian people appear to be proud of their Folk traditions and history; it is very much a part of life, it is all around us, and this is the reason why I moved here.
		I experience this a lot, I meet Folk musicians that play old songs, which in spirit are truly Pagan, but they are not interested in the spirituality of their Pagan foremothers and forefathers really.
		I tell the reader who is new to the subject that this is not a weird religion from the past, or that Paganism is about difficult ceremonies one has to practise, but it is wisdom that already lives within us, waiting to be rediscovered.
	www.soundclick.com /bands/pageartist.cfm?bandID=285074 (2230 words)

	Psychedelic folk index page
		There has been a time when the term Acid Folk was used for some folk-rock groups who were somewhat reinventing the traditional tunes, but I think this isn't the case any more nowadays.
		The intention in "Acid Folk" was not to sound deliberately psychedelic, but the content of it is as expressive as this, or can still be mindexpanding in some way or another.
		It can be acid folk music with "musical" opening, purity, honesty, etc. without that it necessarilly has to be psychedelic or completely free.
	psychedelicfolk.homestead.com /Psychedelicfolk.html (878 words)

	The Temple: Library: Are Wicca and Paganism the Same Thing?
		Basically, paganism is a large category that includes a number of different religions that share the common characteristics of being polytheistic (worshipping lots of gods) and/or nature-revering.
		Wicca is one specific type of paganism, which draws on both pagan folk traditions and the more elaborate ceremonial magic that was being practiced around the turn of the century.
		Some other kinds of pagans practice magic, but not all do, and those that do don't necessarily see it as an important part of who they are.
	www.wildideas.net /temple/library/letters/wiccavspagan.html (766 words)

	A Darker Shade of Pagan
		Faun's influences of Celtic folk, medieval music and Arabic rhythmic tones fusing with driving beats draws an ever-growing crowd of followers.
		On their latest CD "Renaissance", this openly Pagan (and proud) band produced a song that may be one of my all-time favorite examples of what "underground" or "dark" Pagan music is all about.
		For that alone this band should be checked out, but lucky for you they have produced several amazing songs that range from dreamy ballads to folksy fire-side stomps.
	www.wildhunt.org /pagan/2006/06/spotlight-on-pagan-music-weekly_16.html (415 words)

	WICCA_FOLK_and_NEOPAGAN_FOLK
		In one song the voice of the singer is in between Surkind (Pavlov's Dog) and Heart.
		are an alt.pop / neo folk duo with Pagan associations.
		In the beginning they were more Gothic Folk, but since ofter use of the banjo and cooperation with Prydwyn they became one of the most productive and inspired bands.
	psychevanhetfolk.homestead.com /WICCA_FOLK_and_NEOPAGAN_FOLK.html (1015 words)

	Slavic Pagan Beliefs (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Vlesovitsa continued to be used by the Pagans, while Cyrillitsa was used by the Christians.
		According to one historian, Christianity so shallowly masked the surface of the true Pagan beliefs, many a peasant did not know the name of the man on the cross to whom he prayed.
		Dualism permeates all of Slavic Pagan spirituality and actually seems to be the basis for most of it.
	members.aol.com /hpsofsnert/beli.html (2136 words)

	Lithuania
		When Mindaugas was riding through the fields and a hare ran across his path, he would keep away from the undergrowth and take care to not break a single branch.
		And he sacrificed to his gods, and burned the bodies of the dead, and openly practised his paganism." Christianity was not fully established into the higher orders until Duke Jogaila’s time, one hundred years later.
		Lithuania was the last country in Europe to be christianised, and there still remain pockets of pagan beliefs and practises to this day.
	www.geocities.com /Athens/Delphi/3503/lecture.html (3408 words)

	Heathen Harvest - Reviews: Omnia - Pagan Folk (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		During some live shows, I already had the chance to listen to the newest songs, songs that were not on CD yet.
		Omnia is evolving even further, firmly establishing themselves in the medieval folk scene without loosing any of their initial ideas and ideals.
		And there are of course also little things of humour; a smiley sitting on a tribal, a teddybeer hanging over a branch in the band-picture, the “no trout this time” comment on the back of the booklet.
	www.heathenharvest.com /article.php?story=20060831025900648 (794 words)

	CCPS 2005 Proposal Submissions
		This year we will be focusing on contemporary Pagans who base their religiosity specifically on the religious and social forms of a particular cultural and/or historical group.
		In some instances this will be in an effort to recover and revitalize a past that is directly linked to the place and culture in which the individual lives.
		In other cases the group that the Pagan attempts to emulate and reconstruct will have no direct link to individual genetic or cultural heritage.
	www.paganstudies.org /confs/ccps/2005/index.html (172 words)

	www.myspace.com/latviaskyforger (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The band's unique combination of ancient and modern influence has given them a wide appeal throughout both the Metal and Folk scenes, and has brought great variety to their song writing over the course of the five Skyforger albums.
		Harsh and cold, the extremity is balanced by traditional Folk instruments, which anchor the venomous brutality firmly in the past; never loosing sight of the ancestral legends the music seeks to describe.
		Since each member of the band plays traditional Folk instruments, such a release was very logical, and many fans had been asking for it since the release of 'Kauja Pie Saules'.
	www.myspace.com /latviaskyforger (1982 words)

	Ivy's Pentacles: Pagan Music (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Though this isn't typical "Pagan" music, occasionally the lyrics are Pagan-oriented (as in "A Pagan Fight Song," "Song For the Green Man," and "The Witches' Circle"), and the artist is Pagan (though his brand of it defies categorization), so it might be enjoyed by some.
		Mothburner--They are a Pagan band with a soaring female vocalist and a guitar technique I'd describe as sludgy.
		She is known as a "metaphysical folk singer." There are songs with delicate harmonies (double-track harmony with herself), and those are particularly enjoyable.
	members.aol.com /ivycleartoes/music.html (6957 words)

	Wejee's Pagan Radio Pre-sets
		The Witch's Ground A mixture of Pagan, Wiccan, Celtic, Folk, Chants, Drumming and World Music with such artists as Three Weird Sisters, Lorenna McKennitt, Laura Powers, Jaiya, Enya, Libana, Wendy Rule and More.
		Celtic Melt Close your eyes while you listen and imagine dancing the waltz of your life with the rolling emerald hills Ireland laying in wait for you.
		Pagan Poet Radio Keep an ear on PPR as we continue promoting pagan musicians with an ecclectic mix from the pagan community.
	www.wejees.net /radio.html (756 words)

	Pagan Connections and Paths (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Bay Area Pagan Assemblies is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing services to the Pagan community of the greater San Francisco Bay Area (including Santa Cruz).
		The Covenant of Unitarian Universalist Pagans (CUUPS) was chartered by the Unitarian Universalist Association at the General Assembly in 1987 for the purposes of "enabling networking among Pagan-identified UUs-->
		A proactive educational network dedicated to correcting misinformation about Witches and Witchcraft and fostering understanding and cooperation amongst both the members of the pagan community and society as a whole.
	www.earthspirit.com /resources.html (536 words)

	Web Sites
		Macha NightMare, Priestess and Witch, has chosen to develop her skills as a collaborative ritualist and author as her contribution to our emerging Pagan culture.
		Our Freedom (A Pagan Civil Rights Coalition) consists of leaders and liaisons of national Pagan organizations and publications in America, as well as other key individuals who have a strong national presence.
		Published for the interdisciplinary study of comtemporary and classical Pagan religions, including Wicca, Witchcraft, Druidism, Asatru, Odinism, as well as other forms of revived and diaspora Paganism.
	www.csulb.edu /org/pagan/resources/r-websites.htm (360 words)

	The Broom Closet: Calendar
		Witches' Web of Days, including important daily information for the Pagan, such as The Tides of the Day (not to be confused with the oceans tides), Equinoxes and Solstices, Moveable Feasts, Celtic Tree Calendar, and Goddess Days.
		The Three Witches Church was formed in 1996 for the purpose of providing Pagan worship services and rites of passage and all circles are open to the public and welcome to anyone 18 and over.
		In some Pagan traditions, Yule is the first holiday in the Pagan Year.
	www.broomcloset.org (4500 words)

	Harmony Tribe ..who we Join with.
		Sister's Camelot Folks and a school bus changing the country with color and kindness.
		The Pagan Pride Project Fostering pride in Pagan identity through education, activism, charity and community.
		CUUPS Twin Cities Pagan News CUUPS Twin Cities Pagan News Essays, news, features, and free listings of public Pagan events in Minnesota.
	harmonytribe.org /links.htm (528 words)

	CD Baby: THE DOLMEN: Dolmen Folk
		Tony known to many as Taloch is a multi instrumentalist has been involved in the music buisness for a considerable time.
		Taloch's roots are within the folk of the country and his music speaks for its self.
		Star started out as a drummer perfoming as a session studio player before the tender age of 16 then moving on to perform in various bands covering a wide range of styles, Amongst varing talents Star plays Bouzouki, six string guitar and Bass.
	cdbaby.com /cd/dolmen (413 words)

	PagaNet News: Hail to the Sabbat
		In celebrating Imbolg we also turn to the light of the moon as the light-symbol of the Goddess, and the moon stands above all for her threefold aspect of Maid, Mother and Crone (Enchantment, Ripeness and Wisdom).
		Thus, we see Pagan folk and Wiccans celebrating the feast of Brigid (Brid, Bride, Brigante), the radiant triple-Muse Goddess who is also a fertility-bringer.
		In some circles, "Brid's bed," the union place of the Goddess and the Sun God, is created and placed within the circle, inviting the fertility of life that begins anew around us.
	www.paganet.org /pnn/v06/i1/sabbat.php (968 words)

	Miscellaneous Pagan Links
		A Celtic Pagan page with an essay on Celtic Reconstructionism that is, IMHO, most harmonious, extensive links to Celtic and Pagan sites and interesting creative efforts.
		Perhaps the world's best source for reproductions and original interpretations of pagan Goddesses and Gods from a variety of Pagan paths.
		What you don¹t see on the site are the more personal letters and information packets that are sent to local agencies, schools and individuals, the many hours of research, the phone calls offering emotional support and guidance and all the other ways the staff supports the Pagan community.
	www.tylwythteg.com /pagan.html (817 words)

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