Copyright 2009 by Christopher Aldridge. All Rights Reserved.
Not only will this article further expose how the Bible took its ideas from Paganism, but it will also show how Wiccans are NOT Satanists by any means.
Most Wiccan do not even believe in Satan, let alone worship him. And those who do believe he exists rather as an actual being, energy or merely the personification of evil, are not contradicting themselves in doing so, especially seeing how Wicca is a nature-based, neo-pagan religion be definition. The story of such a fall as Lucifer's can be found in Pagan religions. Let's take a look at Zeus and Hephaestus. By the standards of many today, Zeus would be "GOD." Hephaestus was the God of fire, ironically, and according to legend, he and Zeus got into a fight. Zeus defeated him and threw him down to Earth. Hephaestus's workshop was also made deep inside Earth. Zeus also kicked out PAN and Hades, except PAN lived on Earth and Hades went to the underworld. So stories of the divine's fall from grace are not absent from Pagan culture and stories.
As a Wiccan, I personally do believe Satan exists, but I do not worship him, and I do not like him. I have had several paranormal experiences where evil spirits have tried to haunt me. With my guardian angels St. Michael and Azrael, I have always defeated the spirits. Some Christians claim that it is impossible to be Wiccan and be in the favor of God by their definition. This is false. Wicca may be nature-based, but we also turn to the divine for our magick, guidance and protection. All that we use and associate with is a gift from God, not Satan. This includes our energy, spirit, the elements, the Earth, and so on. Satan did not create any of those things. So being Wiccan is not an automatic ticket for Satanism or evil in general or an absence from God and/or Goddess.
Also, to stand for the Bible and say that you are not Pagan is laughable. Easter is coming up, and just yesterday I saw a Baptist church sign advertising an Easter Egg hunt. I wanted so bad to stop and personally thank them for being Pagan. Colored eggs and a sacred hare has nothing to do with the resurrection of Christ. But these obvious facts are many times overlooked. Easter was originally called Ostara. And ofcourse, this is only one among many countless holidays, traditions, symbols and practices that the Christians took or adopted from the Pagans.
Be sure to look into religious history and see how many savior Pagan deities were born on December 25th of a virgin, did all the things Jesus did, and died or were killed and rose from the dead after 3 days. Also be sure to compare and contrast Pagan and Bible stories like Diana and Gration and David and Goliath. Cronos and Xisuthrus and Noah (both tell the same story of a God warning of a great flood that will wipe out mankind, and each told their subjects to build a boat and take their families and animals). All it takes to find the true origins of the Bible is courage and a thrist for true knowledge. You will see all the ways that Paganism gave birth to the Bible.
So my argument in this article is that it is not unusual for either Christians or Pagans to believe in something from the other religion.
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Chris Aldridge
Author Bio
Christopher Aldridge, aka Prince Christopher, is an author in North Carolina and a current student in archaeology.
