The following definition
is for the purposes of the Pagan Pride Project.
Others may define themselves or their group
in different ways, and that's OK. Some groups
that fit the categories we list may not call
themselves Pagan, and that's ok too - that's
why we say that first and foremost the definition
of a Pagan is someone who self-identifies
as a Pagan. But the following was created
in order to have a functional definition to
help educate the public about the spiritual
paths we cover.
A Pagan or NeoPagan
is someone who self-identifies as a Pagan,
and whose spiritual or religious practice
or belief fits into one or more of the following
categories:
* Honoring, revering,
or worshipping a Deity or Deities found in
pre-Christian, classical, aboriginal, or tribal
mythology; and/or
* Practicing religion or spirituality based
upon shamanism, shamanic, or magickal practices;
and/or
* Creating new religion based on past Pagan
religions and/or futuristic views of society,
community, and/or ecology; and/or
* Focusing religious or spiritual attention
primarily on the Divine Feminine.