practiced an ancient form of religion known as paganism. During the

Neolithic and Paleolithic time era, our ancestors were in awe of the

great manifestations of nature. Due to lack of scientific thought, they

were riddled with ignorance and superstition. Everything had a supernatural

They associated each naturalistic phenomena with a type

of god, inscribing inanimate objects with life -like characteristics .This

practice is referred to as animism. Every element ,be it thunder ,rain or

the sun ,was thought to be a god (or goddess) within it.

Eventually their gods became an object of worship known as polytheism.

Eventually many forms of polytheism evolved to what is known as paganism.

Now defined as :The worship of a god or goddess whose roots

are in pre-Christian Western Europe. Modern paganism is alive and well

today. It consists of many sub-divisions .These include ~Wicca ,druidism

Santeria and many others. Wicca focuses on the worship of a god and

goddess .In Wicca ,there is a plethora of pantheon of deities that one

can choose from including: Greek, Nors

the ceremony. The invitation is done through a series of chants .

reason ,that the next phase ,called grounding takes place.

in ancient Greece -called the triple goddess of magic. She is often

Merry meet, merry part ,and merry meet again.

Once everyone has had their turn to speak with Hecate,the group

Hecate queen of the moon and all her phases"" 3 X''s (Hek a ta)

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