From the article: Where Are the Pagan Role Models?
Is there a Pagan or Wiccan you admire, who has become your role model? Who has inspired you, and why? Tell us who they are and what makes them special! (Note: Please be sure not to use the real name of someone who is not out of the broom closet!) Who Do You Admire & Why?
Who I Admire
- I'm pretty new to paganism so the people I'm inspired by are the people who teach me. That would be the lovely Patti Wiggington as I think it's incredible how much information she knows/finds and more importantly shares with the rest of us. Also, another popular choice, Scott Cunningham. I will always have respect as he is the author of the first Book about Wicca I ever read....you all know which one I'm talking about I'm sure, it was recommended to me a million times :) And also a less conventional choice but a woman who has really inspired me. She is a pagan (ex-christian) who works in the army. Her YouTube name is quanyin81, and I find her videos very interesting and relateable. She's a proud pagan who has faced discrimination but can hold her own against it. I love her views about most topics and she has a wide knowledge of the world and religion (not just her own). I really respect her :)
- —ForeverEllen
"Famous" Pagans
- Two of my favorite writers are pagans: P.C. Cast and Kristin Cast, her daughter, are both pagans and they wrote the best-selling "House of Night Series". L.J. Smith, who wrote "The Vampire Diaries" and "Secret Circle", seems to be a pagan too, 'though she never confirmed it, as far as I know. Sharon den Adel, singer in the group "Within Temptation" also seems to be a pagan. There are a lot of pagans out there who reached some fame and did things we all might get inspired on. Role models are things we'll never miss!
- —Guest Guilherme7530
Who do I admire?
- My friends really. I admire the group of people who, although we are of different pantheons, we still keep each other sane. Now as to a list of people who are Pagan, not necessarily Wiccan, here is a link: http://www.angelfire.com/ia/Geoff/famous.html So, you can say that you are not alone. However, you will find that this is a private path, unless you get into a group like Asatru/Heathenry, but you will find friends along the way who will help support you. It's the best way. I found my friends by attending an UU church and becoming a member. Best of luck.
- —Daoine
role models
- as a older wicca i would not say i had one more like info mentors starting with a irish granda out of kerry county in the old sod he spoke of the green man and white lady and powers that be but he had a foot in both camps being irish catholic but still beleived in the owld ones as hed say yeay could nay have to many gods on your side and I got on the pathway and now its been 53 turns of the wheel and still learning i follow pic and hedge wicca as well as some shamanic as Iam abit of most the early comers some irish scott french maybe and algonqin so no role modle folks in the know one more tid bit grand mom irish old ones last of picts very few left in1880s when granda came across the big pond sorry IAM NOT GOOD AT COMPTER BUT LEARNING blank caplock hope u know iam not a jrank just aolder wiccan b.b fromm b.brennan
- —Guest barbara brennan
wicca role modles
- sibil leek the first i learned of in 66 iam an old wiccan a solatairey seeker
- —Guest barbara brennan
pagan role models
- patti wiggington and probably scott cunningham im about to read one of his books
- —Guest the wolf
Pagan role models
- There are a few that standout as role models. Selena Fox, for her unwavering stance against the government's disdain for Pagan soldiers. Also, all the Pagan soldiers, aforementioned, who offer up their lives for a country that basically denies they even have a right to worship, and in some places, to life openly at all.
- —suzijo
Pagan heroes work at the grassroots
- There are many heroes among Pagans in the US and other countries, including many psychiatric, substance, and physical abuse survivors. Asheville Homeless Network, still the nation's only membership organization for the homeless, was founded by homeless pagans. Many leaders in peer support are pagan. There are too many pagans involved in conservation efforts to count.
- —Guest Moss
Role Models
- I think we actually have quite a few Pagan role models. We have Wren and Fritz from Witchvox, Selena Fox, Starhawk, Isaac Bonewits, Scott Cunningham, Margot Adler each of whom has done much to nurture and promote Paganism. We even have fiction authors like Laura K. Hamilton, Madelyn Alt, and Yasmine Galenorn just to name a few. And lets not forget the Pagan Podcasters out there as well who provide a great service to the Pagan community.
- —Guest Amber Pheonix
famous Pagans
- This article made me curious. I've never really thought much about famous Pagan role models because I have a group of wonderful Pagan women who I look up to who are not famous, but I was curious and did a search for famous Pagans. Some names I've heard before and some were a complete shock...like Cletus T. Judd. So take it for what it's worth, as this list is not officially sanctioned, but here's the link. http://www.angelfire.com/ia/Geoff/famous.html
- —Guest Saraya
Role model
- My role model is a woman who goes by the name Ardriana Cahill. Myu mom met her and she introdust us. She has a website too: http://ardriannacahill.com/index.html
- —Guest This Chick
Who I admire.
- I admire the spirit that is free from judgement. That is above all true to their-selves as there is no better role model to follow.
- —Guest Romulus
My Pagan Role Models
- Scott Cunningham, Marian Green, Starhawk, Selena Fox, Zsuzsanna Budapest, Ellen Evert Hopman, Susun Weed, ... the list is endless.
- —Guest Carolyn
Paca Troll
- One salient feature about pagans is the ability to NOT trumpet their ego to the masses. It simply is not that important. We need no validation and "atta boy's" for our deeds. We simply just are! For most pagans, myself included ceremonious accolades are but frill. We are simply who we are, and content with that. But it doesn't hurt, I realize, to counter such a question with the suggestions provied by Patti Wigington...
- —Guest Patrick Carroll
Pagan Role Models
- The first that comes to mind is Author Scott Cunningham. His writings are marvelous, but beyond that his life was also worthy of being noted. Marian Zimmer Bradley has also been involved in Paganism. She has also been involved in the Society for Creative Anachronism, a group who recreates the Middle Ages and spends time teaching and offering a better understanding of history and chivalry to school children by giving demonstrations at local schools. (I am also a member and have been involved in these demos for years.) Historically, Socrates, Plato, Homer, Hypatia (who was killed by Christians for being the librarian of the Alexandrian Library), Alexander the Great, Cleopatra, and those who were masacred for their supposed beliefs during the Burning Times.
- —Guest Rowan
