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[Faliro]

Are there many pagans in portugal?

Unfortunately I would say there are close to none. I personally know only a handful of people that might fit into that criteria but I wouldn't say they practice it on traditional standards. I myself fit to a point, but my poor knowledge (in comparison) on subject keeps me from calling myself that. For instance, I have never heard about any sort of pagan rites happening inside the country, clandestine or not, but it is something I would like to get to know better and have felt increasingly curious about it over the years.

Personally, I would very much appreciate to witness or participate for example in a Yule like the old days or any sort of pagan ritual evoked by our Lusitanian ancestors but it's a shame that this Historical and Cultural part of us, Portuguese, is slowly fading away and getting forgotten. They don't teach us anything from the Lusitanian mythology on our schools and although I am extremely proud and deeply respect our "more recent" History, coming from when we became a recognized independent country (1143), it's a shame that we only get to know that a thousand years before that, we were lead by this mighty warrior and strategist called Viriato (Viriathus), who fiercely repelled and consecutevely defeated the Romans on the battlefield, until he got betrayed and killed by one of them.

But that's a good one mate, next time people ask me beliefs I'll just answer that "I worship Endovélico and Ataegina", the two most important deities of Lusitania mythology, haha!

So if someone asks you where you are from, you can say Lusitania!! 

Pretty cool name. I will have to research this ancient Portuguese religion!

By the way your avatar is very good. 

[PsychoFan]

The human and the need to kneel down.

[HJDK]

The human and the need to kneel down.

I DONT KNEEL DOWN BCAUSE DIS IS SPARTA

[PsychoFan]

The human and the need to kneel down.

I DONT KNEEL DOWN BCAUSE DIS IS SPARTA

LOL

They also knelt.

[Faliro]

The human and the need to kneel down.

That need definitely exists in my opinion. I have no idea what is up there.. or down there.. 

However I relate far more to the ancient Gods who drank, had sex, got high and cherished the arts that the Hebrew desert God who seems a bit too ''foreign'' to my culture.

I went to catholic school, so had to study the Bible for over 8 years - and even on an aesthetic level, I usually preferred other mythologies to the Biblical Judaic ones - most of their stories were borrowed from the Babylonians anyway...

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So if someone asks you where you are from, you can say Lusitania!! 

Pretty cool name. I will have to research this ancient Portuguese religion!

By the way your avatar is very good. 

Yeah, that would be a good one as well! Although I love our country's name, I confess that "Lusitânia" bears some sort of raw power and magic to it.

About Lusitanian mythology, I suspect there's not much info available about it in other languages, but I might be wrong. Tell me if you find anything, there's some info on Wikipedia about it and its major deities by the way.

Thanks, always had a soft spot for painting and the one-eared Dutchman always was one of my favourites.

[Festivus]

Impressionism and Expressionism are probably my two favorite art movements. I like me some Surrealism as well, especially Dali.

Got two van Gogh paintings(replicas, obviously) hanging on my apartment walls. My parents are both fans of him.

[Faliro]

So if someone asks you where you are from, you can say Lusitania!! 

Pretty cool name. I will have to research this ancient Portuguese religion!

By the way your avatar is very good. 

Yeah, that would be a good one as well! Although I love our country's name, I confess that "Lusitânia" bears some sort of raw power and magic to it.

About Lustianian mythology, I suspect there's not much info available about it in other languages, but I might be wrong. Tell me if you find anything, there's some info on Wikipedia about it and its major deities by the way.

Thanks, always had a soft spot for painting and the one-eared Dutchman always was one of my favourites.

Wiki will be my first port of call! 

BTW I will tell you something crazy.. on the subject of Greeks and their secret feelings for the Dodekatheon.

My mother christened me Greek Orthodox (pissed off my father who was Catalan/English). Both my mother and father never mentioned God/religion to me as I suspect neither have a fucking clue if he/it exists.  However my mother would light candles in front of her old icon her father gave her in times of need.

Years and years ago when I was small, my mother was watching a programme on TV about aviation and I will never forget, she turned to me and said quietly, '... you know, men are Gods in their own right - never forget that.'

Years and years later I asked her what she meant by that and she uncomfortably admitted her Greek father used to tell her that and that she believed it. That to me is an example of shreds of southern European paganism surviving 1500 years of Christianity. Most Greeks never fully let go of their pagan past, it just became increasingly difficult to mention it without being ridiculed.

[T1n0_SLB]

Hindu is interresting, i live now with a indian guy and i've been learing some good stuffs. Actually it's not a religion, it's culture, way of life.

[T1n0_SLB]

Btw i used to pray to my mother asking money and cloths

[Faliro]

Impressionism and Expressionism are probably my two favorite art movements. I like me some Surrealism as well, especially Dali.

Got two van Gogh paintings(replicas, obviously) hanging on my apartment walls. My parents are both fans of him.

I like Dali, fascinating artist. When I used to go to Barcelona, I always noticed everything was Gaudi, Miro etc Books, post cards, everything. I once asked why it was hard to find anything on Dali - who was also Catalan. They would all go quiet -'dali was a fascist!'

The only catalan thing that can catalans don't talk about is Dali!

[Faliro]

Btw i used to pray to my mother asking money and cloths

I would just use heavy emotional blackmail.. 

[T1n0_SLB]

Btw i used to pray to my mother asking money and cloths

I would just use heavy emotional blackmail.. 

Or to my maths teacher asking him for more lessons

[PsychoFan]

The human and the need to kneel down.

That need definitely exists in my opinion. I have no idea what is up there.. or down there.. 

However I relate far more to the ancient Gods who drank, had sex, got high and cherished the arts that the Hebrew desert God who seems a bit too ''foreign'' to my culture.

I went to catholic school, so had to study the Bible for over 8 years - and even on an aesthetic level, I usually preferred other mythologies to the Biblical Judaic ones - most of their stories were borrowed from the Babylonians anyway...

The ancient gods were extraterrestrials who manipulated and controlled the incarnates. The god of the old testament including. Worshiping these gods is to worship who deprives you of your Freedom. Or in these days who deprived.

[Faliro]

The human and the need to kneel down.

That need definitely exists in my opinion. I have no idea what is up there.. or down there.. 

However I relate far more to the ancient Gods who drank, had sex, got high and cherished the arts that the Hebrew desert God who seems a bit too ''foreign'' to my culture.

I went to catholic school, so had to study the Bible for over 8 years - and even on an aesthetic level, I usually preferred other mythologies to the Biblical Judaic ones - most of their stories were borrowed from the Babylonians anyway...

The ancient gods were extraterrestrials who manipulated and controlled the incarnates. The god of the old testament including. Worshiping these gods is to worship who deprives you of your Freedom. Or in these days who deprived.

I believe in the Dodekatheon, it was believed man was engineered by Prometheus and Epimetheus who were both titans. So in that case, we are the invention of aliens.

The Judaic God was also an alien it seems so either way we were built by aliens.