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Hello, everyone! I tried to read as much as I could before asking here.

So! Quick backstory: I was raised mostly secular by a Jewish mother and a father that "lost" his Catholic religion when he saw how much suffering there is in the world.

I tried being Christian to appease his mother (my Granny), but that felt... wrong. I tried being Jewish to connect with my mother's roots. That was better, but I still couldn't wrap my head around one God, or gods in general.

I was atheist for 14 years or so (I'm 36 currently). That felt closer, but still not right.

Recently, however, I've become interested in the spirits of my ancestors. Their wisdom, the feelings of love and history that come from thinking about my family through the ages.

I don't believe in objects having spirits, so it's not animism, right? I'm not even super sure I believe in "ghosts walking amongst us" in the traditional sense. I'd like to appease them, just in case, though!

So... what does that leave me? I'm interested in if there's a label for atheist ancestor veneration. Also, if there are any practices you all know of that I can incorporate into my life. Especially if there are any ancient Jewish traditions. I'm scared of talking to a rabbi, and I live in the rural south of the US anyway – not a whole lot of Jews here. 😛

*EDIT* Thanks, everyone. I have some more thinking and research to do, it seems.

What changes when you deliberately treat a seasonal meal as a ritual?

The food might be identical. Does the meaning come from paying attention to where it came from, or from sharing the occasion?

I’m curious about a simple practice that changed how you experienced something you already enjoyed.

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I need your advice and ideas, I want to find the religion that resonates with me but I'm confused ❤️

F23 I am an ex-Muslim, I have been looking for years for a faith or belief that resonates with me,

I feel (or want to feel) that there is a God, a divinity, a creator, a supreme force, call it what you want, I have read (not in depth) what various religions say,

I like many of them, but now my brain can no longer believe that there really is a god who judges you and sends you to heaven/hell for eternity, because to leave my past religion I had to dismantle the idea that there is a God,

so now I struggle for example to embrace religions like Sufi Islam or Christianity or other monotheistic religions because I feel like I have left one religion and entered another very similar but with a different name,

I don't want to feel like a sinner or feel that I have to go to hell or the people I love have to go to hell, I don't like it, but I feel that there is a force superior to us inside my heart, i can feel this 'love' of God spiritually,

I would like a religion or philosophy that thinks that there is something above but that does not judge me, does not punish me or makes me anxious,

doing rituals, prayers, lighting candles, holidays, symbols, all these things, I like them instead and i like the idea of peace and love and to live your life in a good way

The two-day gathering in early November will feature presentations by doers and thinkers representing Epicureanism, spiritual naturalism, various artistic ritual practices, etc.: https://www.snsociety.org/convergence-2026-an-online-conference-for-all-spiritual-naturalists/

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So as said in the caption, I'm new to paganism. I grew up in a very christian family but never really felt connected to their god. When I was 16, i left the church we went to while deconstructing. I'm 19 now and pver the last year ive discovered paganism as well as finding out a lot of my family is from scotland and the other side from sweden and norway. So i've been wanting to kinda reconnect with my roots as well.

But back to the gods. I don't believe in the christian god at all. And I don't believe that any gods exist rn.

What I would ove to hear from you guys is:

1. What makes you believe in other gods but not the abrahamic god?

2. If you don't believe that any gods are real, do you still incorporate them into your practice, and if so, how?

Hi, everybody. I've been eyeing this subreddit for awhile, but only yesterday decided to join.

I really really like the idea of a non-theist paganism, but I won't deny that a part of me finds it a bit of a contradiction (my statement is a contradiction within, too)... So, if you feel like sharing it, I would like to know how you overcame this feeling (if you had it in the first place, of course) and/or what non-theist paganism generally means for you.

Also, since the title of this post wasn't meant to be clickbait, what I meant with it was: don't you ever feel like appropriating something that obviously was actually religious? Don't you ever feel like it is disrespectful to make it "mundane"?

I'm Italian and even though my family isn't particularly religious, everything in our culture is soaked in Catholicism. I've made a lot of effort to distance myself from it, to become more rational and skeptical, especially because Catholicism really had an harmful impact on me growing up (I've developed OCD when I was in elementary school, now I'm 29 and still working on it). So, for me is particularly difficult to approach something like this without being afraid of disrespect, even towards gods/deities I would otherwise say I don't actually believe in. It's difficult to explain, especially in a language that isn't mine, but I hope you can understand me anyway.

The reason I'm still thinking about this and not renouncing to any form of spirituality whatsoever is that I'm trying to coming to terms with the fact that I need it. Also, I love culture(s) from this point of view, I love anthropology, folklore, mythology, etc...

Thank you so much to everyone replying. 🫶🏻

Hi! Kinda long post here.

I have felt drawn to the workship of a cat-like archetype since the begining of my journey. I feel a conection to the associations of cats, both traditional and personal. I tend to see the cat as a guide. This is kinda funny but i ask myself often "what would a cat do in this situation?" and it really helps me aling with my true self.

I have never been consistent with any devotional practice, but lately I'm feeling drawn to it. I have become interested in giving offerings routinely for example, but I'm having trouble "shaping" the idea of who or what I am offering to. My belief system is all over the place honestly (still finding my path) but i resonate both with animistic and pantheistic beliefs. It would be okay for me to consider that I workship an unknown syncretic cat spirit type of thing (which is what i have been doing) but it feels like i'm lacking some kind of structure, it feels disconected in a way.

I like the idea of devotion to specific spirits, but I haven't found anything that feels right. I already thought about Bastet, Freya and Hecate, but i came to this sub for a wider scope, because those don't seem to convey what I'm looking for. Also i don't love the idea of gods, i understand them as energies, spirits or archetypes but it doesn't really resonate with me. I would consider a god as a figure if i found a fitting one, tho.

The concept that I associate with cats is a housekeeping spirit, tied to intuition and perception and also boudaries, both in the sense that they are creatures that walk along boundaries, but also in the psychological sense of standing your ground. I feel drawn to the homelyness, the contection with the senses, the attunement to one's desire and feeling and the capacity to act on it freely. Also the thight relationship with witches and witchcraft (i practice it).

I'd like to know if anyone has any idea for me, something that could fit what i'm looking for, whatever shape or form it is.
Thanks for reading and I hope you have a nice day.

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I have AuDHD and one thing that sets me off is not being able to read people properly, reading into things way too deeply or feeling strong emotions. That can be good but most of the time it's not helpful as it sets off rumination.

I watch a few pagan reddit threads and it seems a lot of people read into the flicker of a birds wing, a breath of wind, a hedgehog walking past etc...as a sign from the gods. Ive also seen a friend into tarot turn away good opportunities for a relationship because a tarot card reader told them the man she is to be with had different coloured hair.

I just think all these suspicions can't be good for your mental health and i can't be helped to think of the abrahamic religions and how they all came together from people getting 'signs from god" and dreams of God and even "talking to God" which I see threads about also, but to a particular god or goddess. I know there's no dogma in paganism so it's not as risky, but if so many talk with and get these signs so often from gods I can't help to think what it does to their way of thinking. I think reading into everything that happens to me as maybe being a sign would make me confused about reality.

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As a non-theistic pagan, who do I thank when finishing spells? Do I have to thank anyone at all? Is it more I thank the fire,water, plants and crystals as well as moon and sun? Or do I even thank them at all?

Hi! I'm new here and also quite new to paganism as a whole. I always thought you had to believe in deities to be pagan, but just couldn't put any belief into such things. But I always loved the community, traditions, and ideas in most pagan groups. I was so pleased to then hear about nontheistic paganism!

For me specifically, I hold a reverence for nature, wish that humans could return to a more natural, calm way of life more in tune with nature and our natural cycles. I celebrate the pagan holidays as celebrations of nature, change, seasons, connection, and community. Would love to hear about how everyone else practices nontheistic paganism?

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My ancestors were Celtic, some Druids. I've recently had the desire to connect with them. I'm just not sure where to start. I know man probably worked with Gods and Goddesses but I don't, so I'm not sure how that "translates" when it comes to connecting with them. If anyone knows of any books, resources, or advice, anything would be appreciated!

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