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@technicallydifficult why do you need a mass following? isnt it better to help people with something you believe in? it also feels like your beliefs are still in flux, maybe work that out first?
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Alright, I have reworked my philosophy into an a-postiori constructed Pagan Religion.
WHY??? Because it will never be adopted for only its merits by large numbers of people. People mostly still feel like they need a higher power.
I drew from a base of Pan-Eurasian beliefs. Basically, the Range is Ireland to Japan. That may sound absurd, but there was an upper Paleolithic Human population called the Ancient North Eurasians (they hunted mammoths by following the migrating herds), and they are ancestral to all Indo-European, Finno-Uralic, Turkic/ Altaic, Sino-Tibetan, and Japonic ethnic groups, as well as some Native American groups. Yes, I'm aware of how brain melting that is. But we can work out their approximate beliefs based on what is held in common between their descendants. And that's why Norse Mythology and Shinto Mythology share such striking similarities.
So, how does it work?
I'm glad you asked.
So, basically, the ordinary practitioner is still encouraged to do good and uphold a high moral standard, however, there are 5 types of magick explained in detail, a lot of optional daily practices for health and happiness, a community model adapted from medieval trade guilds, a large pantheon to choose from, a calendar, a ritual language (wip), a shamanistic priesthood, 39 different major rituals, vestments, vocations, and a witchy aesthetic.
It doesn't have heaven and hell concepts, a sin concept, or other unhealthy ideas, and I went down the entire list of the BITE model to ensure it had ZERO of the problematic things on the list.