What is the difference between Pagan and Neopagan beliefs?
Neo-Pagans are the “new” Pagans, who are reviving/reconstructing/reinventing old pre-Christian Pagan religions. The vast majority of religions practiced today that are considered Pagan religions are more accurately Neo-Pagan. Wicca, for example, is Neo-Pagan, not ancient Pagan. Few people practice ancient Pagan religions in their original form as much has been lost, and for those religions that have survived, many of them have practices that are outdated and no longer used. There are a few people still out there, though, practicing religions of their ancestors handed down through the ages. It’s hard to find people who authentically do this, however, and they are usually part of a family that has passed it down (or in rare cases, were accepted into a family who passed it down). There are a good number of Neo-Pagans who for some reason wish to insist they are practicing a complete ancient religious system, either because they are confused on their history, read some books with poor schol
