Wicca And The Origin Of All Religions.

I was just commenting on how a Wicca person online used the word "blessings". The word blessing comes from the Old English word blētsian, which means to consecrate or make sacred by sprinkling with blood (sprinkling with blood being a pagan ritual).

Pagan practices are the ultimate origin every part of our lives, including the Christian practices. I wonder how many people know that.

 

A lot of pagan religions have the same basics as mainstream religions.........again it is more what people do with it.

Ever wonderd why the romans(catholics) first wanted to kill all Christians and then converting themselves(same as a lot of the vikings)..................not because they suddenly believed in one god(politics/power)

Paganism or religion............as long as people dont do bs in the name of.

Mzzls

 

The animist or polytheist practices we call "pagan", of which there are a wide variety, are similar to earlier pre-Christianhuman religious beliefs and rituals. I think some of them may reflect a common Jungian "collective consciousness' that can lead to similar behaviors independently across cultures. What surprises you about the use of the term "blessings"? Wiccans use it all the time. "Blessed be" is a common greeting among Wiccans, meaning you wish good things for them--although some believe it should be confined to rituals. The checkout lady at our local grocery store always wishes me a "Bessed day". But since she wears a cross around her neck, and this is Oklahoma, I assume she's Christian. Evangelicals also say that a lot.

Wicca is a relatively new religion, originating long after Christianity in British esoteric circles in the 1950s and spreading mostly to other English-speaking countries. It was inspired by the founders' ideas about what ancient Celtic paganism must have been like. The founder, Gerald Gardner, traveled widely and picked up knowledge of indigenous religions from Asia, and other parts of the world--and was an avid fan of the occult in England. So to draw conclusions about "pagan" influences on Christianity from any of Wicca's practices is risky. Christianity could have influenced Wicca! And so what?