Does anyone who calls themself "pagan" actually believe in paganism?

[blobfish]

Or are they as lame as they seem?

 

[killallhippies]

no and yes.

 

[blobfish]

It sounds like an excuse for stupid people to have 20 cats.

 

[KingOrfeo]

Some neopagans actually believe in their gods, others regard them as poetic metaphors.

 

[blobfish]

Some neopagans actually believe in their gods, others regard them as poetic metaphors.

Do they believe that their spells actually do anything, or do they just like going out in Snuggies?

 

[KingOrfeo]

Do they believe that their spells actually do anything, or do they just like going out in Snuggies?

Same answer.

If you're really interested in this subject, which you're not, read Drawing Down the Moon: Witches, Druids, Goddess-Worshippers, and Other Pagans in America Today, by Margot Adler.

 

[blobfish]

Same answer.

So, is the poem in your signature line from Rudyard Kipling?

 

[KingOrfeo]

So, is the poem in your signature line from Rudyard Kipling?

H.P. Lovecraft. From Fungi from Yuggoth.

 

[blobfish]

H.P. Lovecraft. From Fungi from Yuggoth.

Oh! I have a love/hate relationship with Lovecraft. Which is your favorite story? I'll bet it's Mountains of Madness.

 

[Adre]

Does anyone who calls themself caring really care about this thread?

 

[blobfish]

Does anyone who calls themself caring really care about this thread?

Wow, that was a real zinger.

 

[KingOrfeo]

Oh! I have a love/hate relationship with Lovecraft. Which is your favorite story? I'll bet it's Mountains of Madness.

My fave is "The Dunwich Horror." Second-fave is "The Call of Cthulhu." You can find all his stories here. And other writings -- letters, poetry, literary criticism -- on the same site.

 

[blobfish]

My fave is "The Dunwich Horror." Second-fave is "The Call of Cthulhu."

I also enjoy the Cthulhu Mythos. The Rats in the Walls is also pretty good, and it has a slight Cthulhu connection.