The Informed Pagan


The Informed Pagan is a collaborative Pagan community that can be used as a resource for learning more about the various religions and practices that fall under the Pagan umbrella. A place where one can ask any question and expect thoughtful, honest answers, based not only on collective experiences, but currently available scholarly research.

Founded by a group of Pagans from various paths, we are dedicated towards promoting responsibility and integrity within the Pagan Community, through knowledge and awareness. Paganism is a very broad topic, and there is a ton of misinformation that has been perpetuated over the years, and unfortunately, very little has been done to stop it.

Most of us started out, as many do, rather “fluffy”, not knowing what we were doing, and often trusting what we thought were reliable resources, only to find that we’d been misled. The misleading wasn’t always done intentionally, but it was clear that there was a serious lack of genuinely reliable resources for those who were seeking a Pagan path. In talking about how far we had come and how embarrassed we were at some of the things we had once said and written (and yes we have ALL been there), we felt strongly that more guidance should be available for Pagans of all types. Talking about this wasn’t enough, and we decided we needed to take action. Which brings us here, to TIP.

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themightyglamazon:

On the subject of “ancientness” being value-coded as “word that ascribes legitimacy” to a spiritual ceremony or religion, if doing something that your ancient ancestors or ancient people unrelated to you gives you spiritual comfort then okay cool I’m glad for you. But I would really like to find more Wiccans who embrace the religion for its modernity.

If you’re into claiming, with minimal or shaky evidence, that something is ancient with the intention of making it seem more legitimate, or claiming that ritual and religion NOT based on ancient practices is less legitimate, either way, miss me with it.

I’m not a farming wife in Scotland like my ancestors. My spiritual needs are different from theirs. My relationship with the Divine is different from that of the ancestors behind all the other religions that have a larger footprint on the culture in which I operate than Wicca does.

“Your religion was invented in the 80′s” yeah okay so was the MRI scanner and I’m really glad to have that in my lifetime as well.

Honestly, all Pagans and polytheists could benefit more from this IMHO.

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