Introduction To Various Paths

This is by no means a complete list, and I doubt it ever will be. This is just to get anyone who’s interested started. Everyone needs a starting point.

Wicca – A diverse religion with no central authority or figure defining it. It is divided into various lineages and denominations, referred to as traditions, each with its own organisational structure and level of centralisation. Due to its decentralized nature, there is some disagreement over what actually constitutes Wicca. Some traditions, collectively referred to as British Traditional Wicca, strictly follow the initiatory lineage of Gardner and consider the term Wicca to apply only to such lineaged traditions, while other eclectic traditions do not.

Druidism – A form of modern spirituality or religion that generally promotes harmony and worship of nature, and respect for all beings, including the environment.

Ásatrú – A reconstruction of the old Nordic religions

Hellenism – A reconstruction of Greek practices

Kemetism – A reconstruction of Egyptian practices

Native American faiths – Very, very diverse. Each Nation will have its own stories and practices

Eclectic – A melting pot of various traditions. Bits taken from other practices to form a new, individual practice.

Occult – Hidden, or secret magic/practice

Syncretic – A blend of pagan and (usually) non-pagan beliefs

Folkloric – Practice that is influenced by legends, music, oral history, proverbs, jokes, popular beliefs, fairy tales and customs that are cultural traditions

Reconstructed – Practice that is constructed (or reconstructed) using literature, archeology, music, etc. of a particular people using a single pantheon.

Faery Tradition – Practice that focuses on the Fey and their lore and relation to our world

Family Traiditions – Traditions that are passed down between families

Strega Witches – Sect of Italian magic

Ceremonial Magic – a broad term used in the context of Hermeticism or Western esotericism to encompass a wide variety of long, elaborate, and complex rituals of magic.

– Alfrún