As a Polytheist, I Lack Community

If you practice Paganism, don’t expect to find a coven or a Grove right down the street from you

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I always get frustrated when people ask me, “Are you religious?” The reason for this is simple: Many of them are operating from their own religious (or irreligious) biases. They want to know whether I believe in the same deity as them…or if I reject such beliefs.

Last summer, I wrote a memoir piece entitled “Would I Be Considered a ‘Person of Faith’?” –

Would I Be Considered a ‘Person of Faith?’

When people ask to hear about my faith-based beliefs, I have to qualify my response by defining what I am. They don’t always make it easy for me to do this. Example…

Random Person: “Do you believe in God?”

Eichy: “Yes…many of them.”

Those of us who identify as polytheists believe there are multiple deities coexisting within our universe.

Just like when looking at Christianity, the identities of polytheism and Paganism have many variations. They include Wicca…