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Becoming a pagan
Alright I've been studying the religion for quite some time and I know that this is what I want to be. It's everything I've ever believed in. I have a sister in-law whos wiccan and she's been explaining some things to me too (wicca is paganism with magic, I'm just pagan...no magic) but I only told her I was interested and haven't just come out and said to anyone that I believe in Paganism. I need help making the jump from learning about it to being it. I'm really secretive about it too which is probably making it difficult. My town has a small pagan/wiccan community and they're all very open about it but they're all middle aged people and I'm 17 so I'm not about to go knocking on their door to talk about converting.
Any tips to give me the push I need to actually commit to paganism?
Thanks!
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I actually had a similar problem when I converted to Christianity. I didn't have any Christian friends, and in fact, knew that a lot of my friends would completely disappprove of my conversion. I literally went to church in 'secret' for almost a year.
For me, the big move in becoming open about my religion was pretty simple. When I finally felt okay with people knowing, I bought a crucifix and made myself wear it every day. Eventually my friends asked about it, and I was able to casually explain that I hard started believing in what it symbolized.
I don't know if Paganism has any sort of emblem that you wear (pardon my ignorance, I haven't studied up on it at all. up until now I actually thought Wicca and Paganism were the same thing..), but if there is, and you think other people would recognize it as such, then you could do the same thing.
Other than that, I just started trying to work into conversations, first starting with the people I knew would be coolest about it. I don't know if Pagans have churches or anything (again, sorry about being so ignorant!), but if they do, I would definately suggest attending some services so you can meet like-minded people. If they don't, then you basically just have to go about your business and wait for them to come to you. I have found that people who think the same eventually attract eachother anyways, in a weird way.
I think the biggest part to taking the leap is actually just making the conscious choice to call yourself a Pagan. If Pagans have certain rituals or prayers, I would suggest practicing them until they feel natural to do.
That's about all I can think of.. sorry if I wasn't much help. :) Much luck.
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