Questions

[lemurette]

Hello everyone! I'm new to this community and I have a few questions. I apologize if this sounds Newbie-ish but I've been wondering and I'm in dire need of opinions and this seemed like the right place to post.

I've been an on-and-off pagan for a few years now and I was raised Catholic (but while I have nothing against Christianity per se, it just

Comments

[crystalpyramid]

Mixing practices isn't bad, but it must be done respectfully. For example, some deities play well with others, and will be happy in an inclusionist setting, and others... don't. I've heard stories about people doing eclectic Wiccan-style rituals where the goddess and god being called on were Diana and Odin. And just... no.

[sanglupa]

And this.

[lemurette]

Yes I agree with the 'respectfully'. I wouldn't do anything of the sort of mixing Ares with the Morrigan (as I heard someone mention once) in my practice. Goddesses/gods-wise, I'd probably stick mostly to the Greek pantheon. It's exactly the direspecting part that I'm afraid of accidentally doing. Thank you for your input!

[nacho_cheese]

LOL, yes, this. :)

[lupagreenwolf]

You know, I wonder about that, because people talk about situations where seemingly contradictory deities were called on, and then nothing horrible happened--in fact, for all we know it may have been a successful ritual. Of course, the anecdotes I've heard have never told of the outcome, just the ZOMG Kali + Dagda panic.

[twistdfateangel]

I've been present for a love ritual that called on love deities from widely-varied pantheons when calling the quarters. I didn't see any damage done, but I didn't notice any miracles, either.