I am a Pagan that was born a Christian. I’m not going to knock Religion as it is the individual’s own choice as to how and what they want to believe in this life. (Free choice)
Humans (in one form or another) have been on this earth for over a million years. Nature based beliefs are the oldest belief systems on earth, as there were no “organized religions” like Hinduism, Buddhism, Judaism, Christianity, Islam, etc. back then. “Religions” all started somewhere with someone needing/seeking some Spiritual guidance or comfort. They created ways to make that connection easier to attain, be it with crystals and herbs, mandalas, crosses, Star of David, writings, prayers, spells, etc.. Others saw what someone was doing and wanted to “join” in hopes of maybe making their life better as well by appealing to the Creator for guidance and connection.
Spirituality is a personal wish to be closer to the Creator and all of what the Creator made. For Pagans, spells are ritualistic prayers using the Creator’s “helpers” (burning herbs and using crystals) to help focus our intent on the prayer and send the prayer to the Creator. There is more to the ceremony/ritual than that, but even that is up to the individual as to how it is done.
