Whats Neo-Pagan?
Neo-Pagan just means “New Pagan,” derived from the Latin paganus, meaning “country dweller” or “civilian.” Some authorities feel paganus was applied to non-Christians because the cities were Christianized first, so most country-dwellers were non-believers. Others believe it was because Christians saw themselves as soldiers of Christ, so all non-believers were civilians. “Neo-Pagan” is used to show that the religion in question is a reconstruction rather than having survived whole cloth since antiquity. Please note that neither Pagan nor Neo-Pagan is a negative term. Paganism is a legitimate spiritual perspective and is frequently cited as one of the fastest-growing spiritual orientations today. The most commonly understood definition of “pagan” in the U.S. today seems to be “non-Abrahamic,” but most Eastern Religions (which are not Abrahamic) are not considered Pagan. Some define “Pagan” as “anyone who is not Christian, Muslim, Jewish, Buddhist, or Hindu,” which is better, but not by m
