Christo-Paganism is asyncreticnew religious movement defined by the combination ofChristian andneopagan practices and beliefs.
Christo-Paganism is a set of beliefs held by some neopagans that encompasses Christian teachings. Christo-Pagans may identify aswitches,[1][2]druids,[3][4] or animists.[5] Most, but not all, worship theChristian God.[1] Some Christo-Pagans may consider theVirgin Mary to be a goddess, or a form of theGoddess.[1][6][7][8] Christo-Pagans typically believe in the divinity ofJesus, and that Christian and neopagan beliefs are not mutually exclusive.[3][9][10] Some Christians who convert to neopaganism are hesitant to entirely give up their original faiths, and become Christo-Pagans.[11]
Some Christo-Pagans userosaries andprayer beads,[2] and pray to non-Christian deities, such asPersephone.[7][8] Some may also practiceceremonial magic or magick.[2][10] There are Christian priests who identify as Christo-Pagan.[3][4]
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