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30 Days of Paganism: One misconception about Paganism you’d like to clear up

IT’S NOT WICCA. Seriously, though, that is a BIG misconception out there — that “paganism” is just another word for “Wicca.” It’s really really not! Using the definition I’m most comfortable with, paganism is a big, umbrella term to refer to any religion that is not Abrahamic and self-identifies as pagan. The self-identity thing is …

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44 Days of Witchery, Day 35: Something that I think people who don’t know much about paganism/witchcraft should know.

That they’re not the same damn thing. Actually, I think people who do know a bit about paganism and/or witchcraft should know this as well. Paganism = large umbrella term for non-JCI religions that self-identify as such. Witchcraft = the craft of being a witch; the practice of magic. Big difference there.