Conversely, paganism is a religious or spiritual community based on the worship of nature itself.

Since both forms of expression are centered around Mother Earth, you’d be forgiven for interchanging the two.

Grab your tarot cards, crystals, and alter materials, and let’s get started!

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Pagans form their beliefs through a love of nature and a desire to worship the earth.

They fall into one of two categories: polytheistic or ditheistic.

In Scandinavia, the U.S., and the U.K., pagans worship both fertility and nature (perDictionary.com).

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An athame is a ritual knife that is sometimes used in Pagan acts as well.

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