Hello i am new i am a Celtic pagan some background when I was very young I was playing with a child in a episcopal church when I and the other children were called up to see the priest I was very scared that is my earliest memory. Later whenever I was in a church service which was rare I felt like I didn’t belong my body felt cold and clammy and I felt like I had to get out I instantly started crying.
when my dad was very sick I began to explore non Christian views and I wanted to heal him. fast-forward two years ago on Bealtaine I realized that I was and always have been a witch and my path that I started on was confirmed at my cousin’s babys Baptism I felt like I was above the Christian doctrine of all branches. It was not until this year 2026 that I realized I am a Celtic pagan. I have cast a number spells after extensive research two of the spells were for the healing of a friend and the most recent was a good luck spell that I cast on friends and family.
This is a journey and one that I am feeling called to it is in my blood and my genes. And so I have been learning and researching the Celts the language, mythology, the history, the origin the holidays etc. I pledge that all of the magic I have done and all the magic I will do is for the greater good
Welcome and you are in the right place!! I am so happy to hear that you have accepted who you are. It is wonderful to see that you are helping those around you!!
You will find many different people in different stages of the craft and in different areas; so you will be sure to find something that resonates with you.
Take your time to look around and have fun!! I look forward to “seeing” you here in the forum.
Lady Gene
Merry Meet and welcome. I relate more to Celtic paganism and also work with certain other deity, depending on what I am doing. Enjoy your journey and I’m sure you will find this forum helpful. Blessed Be!
Good on you to embrace a new path. I know what you mean about the church - on the rare occasion I have walked into Christian churches and religious spaces, I have always felt like an alien or a foreigner lol. I didn’t grow up in such environments.
If those are your interests, you’re in the right place!
Thanks Lady Gene, I appreciate that. I haven’t been in every religious space though. Having seen the photos and practices in some Hindu and Buddhist temples (especially the ancient ones in Cambodia and Thailand) I have a feeling I’d feel very differently there. Hell with the way things are going, I’m regularly fighting not to decorate my living space to resemble one of these temples. ( The artwork is gorgeous, but I totally can’t afford that. )
Oh really? Every single mainline Christian church I’ve been in makes my skin crawl… I had a few friends when I was growing up who were catholic, protestant, etc. who’d take me to church with them on stay-over weekends, and I’d be too young to stay home. Every time I had to fight the urge not jump out of my skin and run. I can’t explain it fully. Although a little while ago on here I mentioned a theory I have about an ancestor. Can’t comment on Synagogues or Jewish Temples, I’ve never been in one. Although I could see how that would be awkward! lol
I am so happy to hear that you have accepted who you are. It is wonderful to see that you are helping those around you!!
I haven’t been in every religious space though. Having seen the photos and practices in some Hindu and Buddhist temples (especially the ancient ones in Cambodia and Thailand) I have a feeling I’d feel very differently there. Hell with the way things are going, I’m regularly fighting not to decorate my living space to resemble one of these temples. ( The artwork is gorgeous, but I totally can’t afford that. 
)
Although I could see how that would be awkward! lol