For Wiccans and Pagans?

I was christian. I was reading a book and the main chracter was Wiccan and I didn't know what it was so I did research on it and eventually became Wiccan. Everything about the religion was perfect.

1. I was raised Episcopalian. I went to Catholic School. I used to want to be Catholic and I have read the Bible many times. Once when reading the Bible, I was reading the 10 Commandments and I was reading when I realized that the Christian concept of God was flawed. God is supposedly Omnipotent, but then why would he be jealous and punish innocent children as it says in the 10 Commandments. I rejected Christianity at that point and became Agnostic at 19.

2. I met a girl at work who was Wiccan. I started asking questions and she recommended some reading. We soon became friends and she mentored me into Wicca.

3. I have studied Wicca extensively. I have yet to find anything that science can disprove. In fact, many Wiccan concepts are supported by modern science. It's said that all life on Earth is made by 4 Essential Building Blocks. Wicca recognizes 4 Elements of Nature that make up all life. The Fifth building block is the spirit that is infused within the rest. It's not that far of a reach.

Never was a Wiccan. ;-)

I was born an Atheist, indoctrinated as a Christian as a child, upon leaving Christianity I became a Satanist for a few years....

It was more than one thing. I had had NDEs that did not match up at all with the whole Christian idea of the afterlife or otherworld. Because my most vivid NDE was of seeing and speaking with the God Heimdall on Bifrost. (Of course, at the time I didn't know who Heimdall was or that the rainbow bridge was called Biforst in Norse mythology.) I also remember having an argument with someone and found out that they were an Asatruar. It really fascinated me that there were people who still worshiped the Old Gods. So I started doing research, I found I connected much better with the Gods and Goddesses of my ancestors and so I converted to Asatru. I emphasis on kinship and honor is something I couldn't find in other religions I explored.

I was raised Anglican, became a Roman Catholic in high school, and then an atheist in university as I became educated on the real scope of human history and intellectual endeavor. I remained an atheist quite happily until I was about twenty-nine, when a vision of the Goddess persuaded me to give theism a try again. Wicca was the religion that had the moral code closest to my atheist ethics, the rituals and theology of the faith made great intuitive sense to me, and most importantly, it allowed me to honor and adore the Goddess in a fulfilling way.

To this day, thirteen years later, it still does. What I love about it as a religion is that there is never a point where one stops growing: if one chooses, there is always more to think about, more to do, and more to discover.

Raised in a pseudo Christian household.

Studied many religions from my teens, well into adulthood. Found all of them unsatisfying and negatively biased towards my gender. Female.

Gave up. Figured there was nothing out there that could effectively express my spiritual nature.

Found Wicca by accident. Through my then 11 year old daughter, believe it or not.

That was 11 years ago. I haven't looked back. I love this path like no other and consider myself greatly blessed having it in my life. Often, when speaking to the Gods, I say, "Thank you for giving me an awareness of you." That, is the REAL MAGIK!

La vita e bella. Life is beautiful. So beautiful and energetically expressive working with and within this path.

I grew up as a Southern Baptist. I found other religions when I was in the military. I had had problems with being Christian because I just couldn't believe that only the Christians were right and everyone else was wrong. I could not fathom that any God would punish someone just because they were not Christian. Due to these issues, I decided to look around and found the Wiccan religion. I am happier with it because it allows you to ask questions, do your own research and find your own path.

I was raised in a pseudo-Christian household, went to sunday-school, the works. As I got older, I started asking more questions, and I realized that I didn't fit into Christianity. I left the religion when I was about 12, and then discovered Wicca. I checked that out for a bit, but it didn't mesh with me either.

I eventually just became a Pagan-mutt of eclectic ideas and beliefs :) I had a hiking accident when I was 13, which left me hanging off of a cliff. At that point, I started calling out to any deity who would listen. The one who answered, and gave me the strength to save myself, was Anubis. He came to me in dreams from time to time after that, and I eventually adopted him as my patron. From there, I advanced my studies in magick, and here I am ^^

I was raised a Catholic, went to Catholic grade school. In that Catholic grade school, in the 7th grade, I found a shelf in the school library that contained archeology and mythology books, along with books on other religions. I was astounded to find so many different ways to see the world and when I asked the nuns about those other religions, they told me to disregard them all. I asked why.... "Why" is not a good question to ask of a nun in Catholic grade school. I became determined to find out for myself why that one religion would have the gall to think it was the only valid one. I have decided since then that all religions have validity, and thus I take what I want from each and call myself a pagan.

I was brought up Seventh Day Adventist. I left the church in my early 20s and more stumbled across Paganism through curiosity. I read a book about it and realised that many of my attitudes and philosophies related to Paganism anyway so it was a natural progression from there. I've been Pagan for about 5 years.

I was raised Catholic; at 17 I ran into a friend who was Wiccan, and she got me interested in paganism in general. 11 years and lots of reading and practicing later, I'm quite happily a pagan and experimental magician. I have no problem with Christianity in general; every path is good for somebody. I just happen to mesh better with neopaganism.