A_pagan_journey2006 was mainly an online chat forum started approx 6 years ago to give those on a spiritual path in Ireland a chance to chat together, discuss, debate and eventually have regular meet ups, Rituals and outings. 

The Yahoo group is going strong and many of us have made firm friendships from it as well as developed the group into a good place for those of us on a less conventional path and we do like to welcome new members.

The online forum was renewed & regenerated in January 2006 and the rebirth gave it new life all of its own..

We have been celebrating the wheel of the year together, joining in ritual since Yule 2006 and each of the ancient holidays since have given us the opportunity to gather and celebrate each in turn.  Yule 2007 saw us coming full circle in our development, something very special in an open group.

If you want to join the forum then please email the moderator a_pagan_journey2006@yahoo.co.uk

You will have to verify yourself as we want to keep our group as trouble free as possible and we find we can do that by getting to know our members, speaking on the phone and meeting up.

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Definition of Paganism - From: Whitaker’s Almanack 2010 

Paganism draws on the ideas of the Celtic people in pre-Roman Europe and is closely linked to Druidism. The first historical record of Druidry comes from classical Greek and Roman writers of the third century BCE, who noted the existence of Druids among a people called the Keltoi who inhabited central and southern Europe. The word druid may derive from the Indo-European ‘dreo-vid’, meaning ‘one who knows the truth’. In practice it was probably understood to mean something like ‘wise-one’ or ‘philosopher-priest’.

Paganism is a pantheistic nature-worshipping religion which incorporates beliefs and ritual practices from ancient times. Pagans place much emphasis on the natural world and the ongoing cycle of life and death is central to their beliefs. Most Pagans believe that they are part of nature and not separate from, or superior to it and seek to live in a way that minimises harm to the natural environment (the word Pagan derives from the Latin Paganus, meaning ‘rural’).Paganism strongly emphasises the equality of the sexes, with women playing a prominent role in the modern Pagan movement and goddess worship featuring in most ceremonies. Paganism cannot be defined by any principal beliefs because it is shaped by each individual’s experiences.