Vikingmage
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Hello, I'm Neal,
I was trawling around, looking for interesting and informative places on the internet ... and found this place. Seems to be a huge amount of Christians here, but then thats my experience locally as well.
I am a pagan of some 32 years practicing faith. I found my faith following an interesting experience with an Religious Education Teacher in school. This was a very challenging time and I felt the need to seek out much more than the very narrow view he was presenting to the class. I attacked our local library, then the nearest city library and read more theology books than a 13 year old should ever really come into contact with. Debated with vicars, priests, a rabbi and anyone who seemed to have an opinion. Finally came to my own decisions and pronounced myself a pagan ... though I suspected I might be the only one left in the country at that time.
In the following 3 decades I have discovered some others, tried to make sense of the universe on an ongoing basis and got along with my gods and goddesses, married a born again Christian (thats a tale for another time!) and continued my walk with Odin.
Now coasting along through my 40's, working on my sword technique (Japanese Katana and traditional broadsword) and enjoying using the internet to meet new people around the world, trying to pay the bills by painting and illustration.
Thats me.
I was trawling around, looking for interesting and informative places on the internet ... and found this place. Seems to be a huge amount of Christians here, but then thats my experience locally as well.
I am a pagan of some 32 years practicing faith. I found my faith following an interesting experience with an Religious Education Teacher in school. This was a very challenging time and I felt the need to seek out much more than the very narrow view he was presenting to the class. I attacked our local library, then the nearest city library and read more theology books than a 13 year old should ever really come into contact with. Debated with vicars, priests, a rabbi and anyone who seemed to have an opinion. Finally came to my own decisions and pronounced myself a pagan ... though I suspected I might be the only one left in the country at that time.
In the following 3 decades I have discovered some others, tried to make sense of the universe on an ongoing basis and got along with my gods and goddesses, married a born again Christian (thats a tale for another time!) and continued my walk with Odin.
Now coasting along through my 40's, working on my sword technique (Japanese Katana and traditional broadsword) and enjoying using the internet to meet new people around the world, trying to pay the bills by painting and illustration.
Thats me.