Paganism (contemporary) - Beliefs

Beliefs

Beliefs and practices vary widely among different Pagan groups, however there are a series of core principles common to most, if not all, forms of contemporary Paganism. The English academic Graham Harvey noted that Pagans "rarely indulge in theology."

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    “It is not to be forgotten that what we call rational grounds for our beliefs are often extremely irrational attempts to justify our instincts.”
    —Thomas Henry Huxley (1825–95)

    “Both Eliot and Pound condense; their best verse is weighted—Pound’s, with sensual experience primarily, and Eliot’s with beliefs. Where the mind’s life is concerned the senses produce images, and beliefs produce dramatic cries. The condensation is important.”
    —R.P. Blackmur (1904–1965)

    “The essence of belief is the establishment of a habit; and different beliefs are distinguished by the different modes of action to which they give rise.”
    —Charles Sanders Peirce (1839–1914)