Pagan Religions in Five Minutes - Suzanne Owen
36. How do Pagans Interact with Deities and Spirits?
Pagan Religions in Five Minutes - Suzanne Owen
Jenny Butler [+]
University College Cork
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Jenny Butler is a lecturer in the Study of Religions Department at University College Cork and a principal investigator at UCC’s Environmental Research Institute. She researches in the areas of contemporary Paganism in Ireland and esotericism and Irish history
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How Pagans interact with deities depends on whether they regard them, e.g., as independent entities or representations of forces in nature. In casting a circle, Pagans interact with deities or spirits, e.g. those representing the four quarters. They also interact with deities or spirits in nature or at specific sites, often leaving an offering and some try to use the “language of the land” such as Irish in Ireland.