The Pagan Pride Project is a non-profit organization.
The primary purposes of this corporation shall be the advancement of
religion and elimination of prejudice and discrimination based on
religious beliefs.
Mission Statement:
The mission of the Pagan Pride Project is to foster pride in Pagan identity through education, activism, charity and community.
Defining the Mission Statement:
We try to keep our purpose balanced through the inspirations of Air, Fire, Water, and Earth:
- Air: Education
We're
never going to be able to practice our spiritual paths openly if we
don't give the public accurate information about what we do and do not
do. - Fire: Activism
People
aren't necessarily going to go out of their way to find out what Pagans
really do. We have to have the courage to act on our convictions and do
what we need to do. - Water: Charity
We
know that what we do returns to us. We need to demonstrate this by
offering compassion to our communities where it is needed. When we share
our own abundance, we show that we trust the Gods to share abundance
with us in return. - Earth: Community
We're
never going to be able to practice openly if we don't know anyone else
in our local Pagan communities. We need to weave networking webs in our
cities, in our towns, in our rural areas. We need these webs to support
one another. That support will also show those who would restrict our
practice that we are not just a few isolated wackos, but are a growing
congregation of people who adhere to a faith that, while different, is
as valid as their own.
History
What is a Pagan?
The following definition is for the purposes of the
Pagan Pride Project. Others may define themselves or their group in
different ways, and that's OK. Some groups that fit the categories we
list may not call themselves Pagan, and that's ok too - that's why we
say that first and foremost the definition of a Pagan is someone who
self-identifies as a Pagan. But the following was created in order to
have a functional definition to help educate the public about the
spiritual paths we cover:
Definition:
A Pagan or NeoPagan is someone who self-identifies as a Pagan, and
whose spiritual or religious practice or belief fits into one or more of
the following categories:
- Honoring, revering, or worshipping a Deity or Deities found in pre-Christian, classical, aboriginal, or tribal mythology; and/or
- Practicing religion or spirituality based upon shamanism, shamanic, or magickal practices; and/or
- Creating new religion based on past Pagan religions and/or futuristic views of society, community, and/or ecology;
- Focusing religious or spiritual attention primarily on the Divine Feminine; and/or
- Practicing religion that focuses on earth based spirituality.
Symbols
Legal Paperwork
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