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    History of the Asatru Movement . The Asatru movement began in the 1970's, as a revival of Germanic paganism. Begun in Iceland on the Summer Solstice of 1972, the Íslenska Ásatrúarfélagið was founded recognized as an official religion the following year. Shortly afterwards, the Asatru Free Assembly was formed in the United States, although they later became the Asatru Folk Assembly.
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    Religio Romana is a modern Pagan reconstructionist religion based upon the ancient faith of pre-Christian Rome. It's definitely not a Wiccan path, and because of the structure within the spirituality, it's not even something where you can swap out gods of other pantheons and insert the Roman deities. It is, in fact, unique among Pagan paths.
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    It's not easy to be an ethical and just person in today's society — it often takes some degree of work, and a lot of mental discipline. Will comes into play with that. Upholding the virtues is a choice, and it's a much simpler path to follow to just ignore them and do what society expects or what's easy. Discipline is the ability to ...
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    In April 2017, the Department of Defense added a number of Pagan groups to their list of recognized religions, including Heathenry, Asatru, Seax Wicca, and Druidry. Wicca and the rather broad Earth-Based Spirituality were already considered part of the military's recognized faith groups list.
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    Some followers of NeoWiccan paths accept the afterlife as the Summerland, which Wiccan author Scott Cunningham described as a place where the soul goes on to live forever. In Wicca: A Guide for the Solitary Practitioner, he says, "This realm is neither in heaven nor the underworld. It simply is—a non-physical reality much less dense than ours.
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    Alcohol is a gift with a dangerous, even fatal, edge. It may have helped create society, but it's also destroyed families and lives. It is a sacred substance not to be trifled with, and as such, it has enormous meaning to me. ... Because most Pagan spiritual paths encourage balance, harmony, and personal responsibility, for some Pagans ...
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    Most people who come to a Pagan belief system didn't start out that way. Simply because of the numbers, the majority of people who are now Pagan were once Christians or some other religion. There's nothing wrong with that. However, sometimes, people have trouble letting go.
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    Sarah Swinford/EyeEm/Getty Images. People have many reasons for following a Pagan or Wiccan path.How they choose to practice is an individual decision as well. While some people enjoy the community of a coven, others prefer to go it alone with a solitary practice.There are advantages and disadvantages to both, and some people may not find a coven in their community, so they're left with no choice.
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    As a spiritual path, Pagan belief systems are similar to many others in that to truly understand it—and benefit from it—one really does have to do some work. ... Many people hear the word "prayer" and automatically assume that's something people in "that other religion" do. Pagans have been praying for thousands of years. Prayer is a very ...
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    The phrase "Hellenic polytheism" is actually, much like the word "Pagan," an umbrella term. It is used to apply to a wide range of polytheistic spiritual paths that honor the pantheon of the ancient Greeks. In many of these groups, there is a trend towards the revival of the religious practices of centuries past.
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