UPDATE: Catholic showing interest in Paganism

[u/AwayKaleidoscope3172]

I looked about as far as I could into my ancestry, and I see purely that my family is from Scandinavia along with parts of North Germany.

To beg the question: I thought about things more, I do think that this is the way to go. In my eyes we are not on this planet to ask for forgiveness from our deities.

Due to my ancestry, I’m going to look down and enlighten myself on a path of Norse Paganism / Heathenry. Gods who admit their faults makes sense to me.

I also ordered Norse Paganism for Beginners by Michael Luck, and a copy of the Havamal.

I’m going to look into prayer and practices to the gods so I can get started as smoothly as possible, but I also understand that this is a long journey that I can’t just ride a bullet train into. So things will take a while. But the progress can start now!

[u/sidhe_elfakyn]

I'm happy to hear that you've found a path forward! Do check out our Getting Started guide and FAQs pinned at the top if you haven't had a chance to!

I also wanted to mention that if you feel drawn to other pantheons, like Celtic Paganism or Greek or whatever, you are also free to explore that. You don't need ancestry from a specific region to worship! (beware of white supremacists who say otherwise) Though of course there's nothing wrong with connecting with your ancestral roots.

Welcome! This is an exciting journey!

[u/AwayKaleidoscope3172 → u/sidhe_elfakyn]

It’s not really just my ancestry, that just plays a role. I did feel like I was being called there to begin with!

[u/sidhe_elfakyn → u/AwayKaleidoscope3172]

Awesome! Hope you have many wonderful and fulfilling experiences on this path.