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Surviving the Holidays with Your Non-Pagan Family
In some families, the holiday get-together is something we look forward to. In fact, it may be the only time you even see some members of your family. However, if you’re a Pagan and the rest of them aren’t, there are times when the winter holidays can be a bit awkward. So what can you do to make the season’s celebrations a bit more harmonious? First of all, remember that this is a day for families to get together and enjoy themselves. It’s not a day to battle about religion or anything else. If your extended family celebrates a Christian holiday, no matter how you feel about Christianity, don’t choose this…
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Welcoming the Non-Pagans to Your Pagan Stuff
One of the most popular articles on my old About/ThoughtCo.LearnReligions site was one about proper etiquette when you’re a non-Pagan — or at the very least, a non-coven member — invited to a ritual. The piece discussed how to behave and interact with the folks holding the ritual, and how to make sure you’re invited back again — and since the piece is no longer live on LearnReligions, I’ve reposted it here. Anyway, for each non-Pagan attending an event, there must clearly be someone putting on the ritual. It’s important, therefore, for us to discuss how to treat non-Pagans–or non-members of our group–when they take time out of their schedules…
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Ritual Etiquette for the Non-Pagany Peeps
Perhaps you’re not Wiccan, but you’ve been invited by your friend to join in her coven’s next circle. Or maybe your buddy from work has invited you to his upcoming Druid celebration at the park. You want to participate, but have no idea how Pagans behave, or what the proper protocol is for a non-Pagan attending a ceremony. Or perhaps you are a Pagan, but you’ve been invited to attend a ritual with a group that’s brand new to you. So now what do you do? Believe it or not, most rules of common sense and courtesy apply here, just as they would apply to you attending any other religious service.…
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When Non-Pagans Come to Your Pagan Things
One of the most popular articles on my About/ThoughtCo site discusses proper etiquette when you’re a non-Pagan–or at the very least, a non-coven member–invited to a ritual. The piece discusses how to behave and interact with the folks holding the ritual, and how to make sure you’re invited back again. However, for each non-Pagan attending an event, there must clearly be someone putting on the ritual. It’s important, therefore, for us to discuss how to treat non-Pagans–or non-members of our group–when they take time out of their schedules to join us in ritual. Because y’all, for the love of dog, every time I promo that piece I get snarky emails…
