Christianity Merging with Paganism or Witchcraft?
Posted: Sat Aug 02, 2014 8:30 pm
Hello, everyone!
I was raised as a Christian and was forced into it. I was confirmed without fully wanting to be or understanding what it meant because that was expected of me. I turned my back on religion for a while, got into paganism, tried out satanism (that wasn't for me), and practiced witchcraft for a short while. I had quite a few spiritual encounters, so I know there are things, ways of life, perhaps(/), out there besides those preached in Christianity. For the past year or so, I've been out of touch with any pagan beliefs I may have hold. I had a bad spiritual encounter that made me yearn for purity. I found a portion of it in Christianity, but my understanding of it is quite a bit deeper than most people's (please forgive my lack of modesty here).
However, I don't practice it and have quite a few problems with some of the beliefs that the Christian Bible puts forth and the general attitude that can be attributed to Christians (not all of them, obviously). (NOTE: I am not talking about Christianity how it is practiced today, specifically, but how I believe it was intended) Some of my beliefs about the world and people fit very well with the pagan view of life/exisitence, but I have stopped practicing witchcraft and other things because I feel a part of it lead me down a dark path. I haven't started up again because of the Christian Bible saying people shouldn't practice it. I would like to start practicing it again, but I don't want it to clash with my Christian beliefs, or (more importantly for me) my quest for purity.
I had some troubling experiences before I stopped practicing, so if I start back up again, it will have to be from a different angle. If someone would like to talk about it with me, I would love to hear other people's views on the teachings of the Christian Bible in relation to paganism and practicing witchcraft and spiritual stuff. I would be exceedingly grateful if someone would be able/willing to help me figure all this out. I've found believing in God or, at least, a main god has been extremely beneficial to me.
Thank you in advance for anyone that reads this or responds. I have no problem with pm's if someone wants/feels the need to speak privately.
I was raised as a Christian and was forced into it. I was confirmed without fully wanting to be or understanding what it meant because that was expected of me. I turned my back on religion for a while, got into paganism, tried out satanism (that wasn't for me), and practiced witchcraft for a short while. I had quite a few spiritual encounters, so I know there are things, ways of life, perhaps(/), out there besides those preached in Christianity. For the past year or so, I've been out of touch with any pagan beliefs I may have hold. I had a bad spiritual encounter that made me yearn for purity. I found a portion of it in Christianity, but my understanding of it is quite a bit deeper than most people's (please forgive my lack of modesty here).
However, I don't practice it and have quite a few problems with some of the beliefs that the Christian Bible puts forth and the general attitude that can be attributed to Christians (not all of them, obviously). (NOTE: I am not talking about Christianity how it is practiced today, specifically, but how I believe it was intended) Some of my beliefs about the world and people fit very well with the pagan view of life/exisitence, but I have stopped practicing witchcraft and other things because I feel a part of it lead me down a dark path. I haven't started up again because of the Christian Bible saying people shouldn't practice it. I would like to start practicing it again, but I don't want it to clash with my Christian beliefs, or (more importantly for me) my quest for purity.
I had some troubling experiences before I stopped practicing, so if I start back up again, it will have to be from a different angle. If someone would like to talk about it with me, I would love to hear other people's views on the teachings of the Christian Bible in relation to paganism and practicing witchcraft and spiritual stuff. I would be exceedingly grateful if someone would be able/willing to help me figure all this out. I've found believing in God or, at least, a main god has been extremely beneficial to me.
Thank you in advance for anyone that reads this or responds. I have no problem with pm's if someone wants/feels the need to speak privately.