I hope you enjoyed this video! In your opinion what are some of the main differences between the Pagan & Christian worldview? I'm looking forward to reading all your thoughts.

The Nordic peoples of the pre Christian period tended to believe that the god(s) that you worship is/was tied in many ways to where you were geographically. For me the biggest difference between Christianity and the old ways, is the way that Christianity uses the threat of damnation to get compliance with no room for doubt. By contrast, Odinn offers an example of leadership, follow or not it is up to the individual.

Faith without works is dead, works without faith is dead.

Aren't most of the 'Christian' Holidays essentially renamed Pagan traditions?.

It's so beautiful. I am a hindu and we believe that religion is a personal journey to the God, no path is wrong. Much love to you and there are so many positive comments here it makes it so wholesome..... much love to you. ❤️

I'm a solitary witch with an atheist husband who comes from a traditional southern Baptist family. The thing that stands out most to me is their predilection to judge others for their religious views. In my practice, I fully believe that if it harms no one, then believe/practice that which brings joy. From my in-laws, it is not that way. They see sinfulness in all things and are compelled to not only point it out in others, but to pass judgement on them for it. There is great difficulty with our relationship because of this. Live and let live does not resonate well.

As an Christian man, I appreciate you trying to be as objective as possible by using bible verses. I also appreciate you explaining things in a way of how each religion is different and not trying to make it seem like one is better than the other.

I enjoy your way of explaining things. I was in Christianity for over thirty years. I feel so much happier and freer now. I can be myself and I'm not conscious of sin all the time. I can love myself and don't live in fear with so many unliveable rules. My mental health is much better. I'm so happy in my Pagan path. I'd love to hear a part 2 of this.

This is why I love being Pagan it has more freedom, no Judgement you can be who YOU want to be. My advice to new Pagans is that I know it's scary leaving and you don't know where to start and that is fine a lot of us have been where you are and we are here ready to answer questions and give advice.

I laughed when you said “not ascend to heaven” instead of “burn in hell for eternity” like my parents taught me. I’m glad I escaped Christianity.

As someone who grew up as Orthodox Christian and who had religion class in highschool, all what you said about their views are actually true. It's been 4 years by now since I left the religion and I still am cleaning myself from all fears and shames that oppressive Christian teachings put onto me. And still learning to love myself as I am.

This is really cool because i used to be Christian but slowly drifted away from it and followed the pagan path

"Christianity: creating a world where people can look forward to being dead"

I appreciate this video. I grew up in a very Christian home. Was raised to fear and love God. My husband was raised in a more new age Christian house hold. It took years for me to not be scared that God was going to punish me for adopting his methods of practice. I have been fascinated in learning more on paganism and tarot and other mystical things. I think what attracts me to them is their long life in history. Paganism, tarot and other forms of divination and astrology were here way before Christ as well. I want to learn everything I can about multiple faiths and religions. The original message and texts of God have been distorted and altered from the hands of man through time. Men that wanted to control people changed their interpretation of the Bible and even removed books from the Bible. I’m still sitting on the fence about denouncing my Christianity. I’m learning everyday and the tight hold of my parents version of the religion is still loosening. I think I will always be torn with my spiritual believes. I guess my path will be long and windy one lol. I do look forward to a part two of this video! 💜

I deconverted from Christianity last year in November, and I used witchcraft and pagan practices as a way to help facilitate my process because it is so difficult to leave a very structured religion without any transitional spiritual practices. Which is how I found my way out and way to cope. I love witchcraft and paganism because of the lack of fundamentalism and strict norms. Thank you for making this video and I hope christians can see this and learn more about how beautiful spirituality can be outside of abrahamic religions

Namaste to all my Pagen Brothers and Sisters. In Hinduism the most important thing is indeed your Actions. Faith does not matter but what matters are you Actions. The word that we use for Actions is Karma. Its your Krama that would decide your fate in this life in your future births. After following this channel I see a lot of similarities between Hinduism and other Pagan philosophies.

Self-Empowerment vs. the Higher Power - this is the aspect that drew me away from Christianity toward Paganism in my early teens, and has cemented it as an adult. Christianity from my experience has a lot of "Let Go, Let God" and "He Works in Mysterious Ways", all implying that God has a higher plan for you, and you have no control over it. Especially during difficult times, the idea of just having faith in His Plan® and it will all work out/be ok, not only sounded like a copout, but made me feel weak and powerless. The pagan ideals that we all have control over our actions and the repercussions that come from them, that we can work WITH the world around us for cleansing or strength - those resonated more with me.

I would love a part two of this 😊

I would also enjoy seeing a video on the common ground of spirituality between pagan, new age, and main-stream religion. Off the top of my head, they all transcend the material realm, provide identity, have solitary practices, options of community, ritual, and so on. Someone said that witchcraft is prayer with tools, which is an interesting comparison!

For me, the Source, God and the Earth Mother are all the same energy. Just some of the 10,000 names that Isis has. People are arguing over different labels of the same thing.

I grew up with my family making me go to church until I said I wouldn’t and have always practiced like a pagan 🙏🏻✨

In my opinion, you’re more likely not to be “saved” if you’re Christian. There are so many guidelines you must follow, including the rejection of basic human instincts and that always rubbed me the wrong way. It’s what made me leave. I technically would have already sinned and not made it. Why should I have to please one being that won’t let me in to eternal peace for a stupid reason and send me to burn for eternity? Like the book says, it’s harder to get in to Heaven then it is to get a camel through the eye of a needle. Also, in my experience, those following and/or raised knowing Christianity tend to be more close minded while claiming to be open, accepting, and loving. And that is my biggest pet peeve.

I did used to be a christian, but i've gone into a pagan/magical path now. I think your views are very accurate on the differences between the two! Especially with the alfterlife. I used to be so focused on it but now I'm focused on actually living my life, and like you said, the afterlife isn't so important anymore.

i've been christin since birth As of the start of 2020, i've been feeling scared of jesus. I was disgusted with the fact that i would not go to heaven for being me so i started to yeet him out of my life. I now feel so much better and happier with being a pagen

You dear Lady are absolutely right on your analysis. As a 62 y.o. female who attended church from the age of 40 days to 19 years of age 6x a week, religious indoctrination was the norm. This actually led me away from the “church”. My grandma was a “closet Shaman”, she had the “gift of sight” and she was highly respected because she knew so much and how to apply that knowledge, (as herbs 🌿, prayers, mantra). I studied the Catholic doctrine, Santeria, Islam and Buddhism and none of them “called to me” but, Paganism has.👍🏽

I am a practicing christian with an academic curiosity about religion in general and paganism in particular. This video is pretty interesting video and from what I can tell it paints a correct image of how christianity and paganism compare. I read some historical fiction set in ancient times some times and I just noticed that the way they speak about religion it comparable to the way you speak.

Proud to be a Pagan 🤗🖤 I came from Theravada Buddhism family . But I discovered about new religions . Studied by my own . And became a Pagan .

I could listen to this subject all day long .

I'm a pagan from England how you doing everyone

I'm grateful that you added that quote from Marcus Aurelius. A lot of people assume that stoicism is a dry, rational and soulless philosophy when in reality it just promotes discipline and clear thinking.

Thank u for always being so respectful to all

I love this lesson!! Very informative, and awesome view from different perspectives.

An excellent job, Scarlet! I hope you'll make more videos like this. This is a very thoughtful and intelligent discussion of the two worldviews. I would respectfully ask to allow me to add a couple of thoughts from my own perspective as a practicing polytheist. For me the essential difference between Pagan and Christion worldviews is that we Pagans and polytheists have a hugely different take on our relationship to nature. Pagans say that we are not apart from or distinct from nature, that nature is what gives us life and form, what sustains us. We are part of nature, not its master. We do not look down on what is natural but revere it. We don't think of nature as evil. We revere and worship the Gods who may manifest themselves through and in nature. Christianity, on the other hand, holds nature as evil and beneath us, a thing to be conquered, used and tossed away, a thing that cannot help our spirituality. You did discuss this in your presentation. On the Mercy vs. Warrior issue, I'm not exactly sure that Christianity is all that merciful and peaceful. The history of Western Christianity is a history replete with much bloodshed, persecutions, wars, and violence. The early Christian Church was rife with doctrinal arguments that often led to violence between the orthodox factions and the opposition. The Crusades against the Muslims; the wars fought during and after the Reformation between Protestant Christian and Catholic Christian rulers in Europe; the suppression of dissenters by most Christian churches; the oppression and degradation of women (including their exclusion from the R.C. clergy to this day); the persecution of the Jews in Europe; the teaching that slavery was not sinful; the forced conversions of the indigenous peoples in South America; the "just war" teaching. The list goes on. I submit that Christianity does not qualify for a Nobel prize to show it is a religion devoted to peace and mercy. Thanks for letting me vent. Please consider making another video, you're excellent at leading a discussion.

As an exchristian and as someone new to pagan practice, I can definitely relate to this. Nowadays, pagans are definitely less judgemental than christians. In the US, 99% of homophobia, transphobia, misogyny, racism, xenophobia, and other hate that I see comes from christians. To contrast, I know of many LGBTQ people who practice WICCA. There are also so many other things that I can't get behind Christianity on either where paganism just makes much more sense.

I live in the USA. Right now there is a lot of conversations about "Religious Freedom" what bothers me is that some Christians seem to think that this only applies to them. SMH I know that not all Christians are like this but there are enough to make me worried.

Scarlet I love listening to how you explore and explain so many things from the earliest days available to research.

I'm a Christian who's in a relationship with a pagan. I love her to death, but I feel like there's a massive disconnection when it comes to religion. We're both trying to understand each other and learn each other, and I think this is a good example of our differences. I will probably show her this!

My take at the moment: I don't see Jesus as solely a meek, humble and merciful peace-nik . He exemplified being a non-violent, spiritual warrior when he continually called out the self proclaimed religious "elite" of the day for their hypocrisy while maintaining a neutral / non-judgmental perspective. Yes, he was much more emphatic, relentless and warrior-like on them than he was on the common person (who didn't espouse to be holier than thou) because, with rare exception, that's the only way they would listen. He was pro war against the individual and collective ego. He talked about "self - empowerment" when reminding people that the kingdom of heaven is within each of us. I would venture to say that Christianity may have just as many facets/ sub-cultures as Paganism but am certainly no expert. More to the point, Jesus - Christianity has been hi-jacked by the religious establishment and used as a control mechanism for sheeple behavior. Thanks for the opportunity to respond to your interesting video

What a good video thank you! I'm definitely interested in more on this topic.

Beautiful message!💕

Such synchronization. I just posted a video about "healing from organized religion". 😇 It's so healing to listen of others' accounts. Much love Scarlet. ❤

I am a Christian exploring paganism. This video is truly helpful.

Great idea - and insightful information provided as always. Excellent work.

The more I learn, the more ridiculous I think Abrahamic religions are.

I’ve been doing spells and working with spirits for decades. I was worried some monotheistic boogeyman was going to get me if I contacted gods . Just the opposite. The pagan path opened me up to the gods. Totally interesting. Funny as I work with them, I am learning these qualities you mentioned. Thanks so much for great video!

It is impressive how profound your understanding and kowledge of the different pagan paths is. I personally follow the Cultus Deorum Romanorum, and whenever you touched the Roman Religion, you were spot-on.

A part 2 would be nice. It's a nice collection of thoughts and a good reflection. Definitely a good discussion to find a middle ground between religious groups.

Loved this video. Would love another one!!!

I grew up as a child with the understanding of Christianity but I am a Norse Pegan, I feel happy and free. Thank you for your amazing videos, SKAL 🤙🏾

Christianity is just to stressful for me🙅🏻‍♂️

I would love a part two! :-) And I think you did a wonderful job!

Great video Scarlet. Very well researched and presented. Thank you for your hard work.

In the Christian Bible it actually mentions multiple gods. So Christians who believe there is only one, are actually going against what their own book states. The Bible just specifies that Yahweh is the most high God, who judges the other gods, and you should be devoted to Him only. Also, the idea of faith in Christianity is solely based in a blood sacrifice: the blood sacrifice of Jesus to be exact. It’s not believing they are right or believing God exists. It is believing that this blood sacrifice was for you as an offering of atonement. For Christians, this sacrifice also means they no longer have to offer animal blood sacrifices. A lot of what is thought to be part of the Christian religion is actually part of Christian traditions, and is not mentioned in the Bible at all. These traditions were influenced by who was in power at the time they became popular, and other things. In summary, Christians who actually read the Bible from an analytical and historical perspective, not just a perspective given to them from a pulpit, will realize that it has more in common with its Pagan roots (Abram was a pagan worshipper of the moon before he became Abraham) than they were taught.

A catholic could work with angels or saints. An angel is a supernatural being and a saint is a human that acended to a supernatural state, but neither are considered "gods". So you could be technically monotheistic and practically polytheistic. Protestants don't really talk about saints and angels only when directly mentioned in the bible, so this crossover might be more difficult for them.

Very well done, properly balanced and fair assessments of the generalities.

Thank You so Much! Your videos are absolutely fantastic and extremely helpful. I am so glad to have found your channel! 👍👍

It’s so funny because the second I clicked on this, there were 666 views 😂

Chad Pagan vs Virgin Christian

Loved it, thank you♥️

Definitely interested in a part II !

My dad is half Borneo pagan and half Catholic. And I'm leaning toward my Borneo paganism. Borneo paganism still practice in Borneo although not many practice, only old people who still practice it. The young ones have no interest in their roots😢

I come from Jehovah's Witnesses. I am so glad I got out and follow a witch style life. That Christian religion just filled me with so much fear, guilt, and shame. I love witchcraft and the spirits who have helped me

Excellent video, thank you!

Thank you for sharing, very intresting

Hi Scarlet, Magi Verdi here! :-) After watching this video, I realized not how much Pagan and Christian views are different from each other, but how paradoxical they are in their natures; they are different paths yet still point to the same direction: an understanding of Source. It's also fascinating how both belief systems seem to find a way to integrate some aspects of the other into their own, though it would seem that Christianity tends to adapt more Pagan beliefs than the other way around. Still, I personally appreciate the existence of the two, as both are just a few of the many faces of spirituality. Thanks for sharing and making this video. 😊❤

I would love if you did the video on science in paganism vs. christianity

Such a good video. Thank you!

I really like how you dont want to offend anyone . Respect from an Eastern Orthodox

This is so sad. It hurts my heart to hear and see comments from people so misled into thinking such a destructive ideology can actually help answer life's purpose and questions :(

Great video Scarlet! I come from a Jewish background but I have studied all the major religions. I studying with shamans for many years and I basically have my own worldview which is probably a mixture of many beliefs. I do believe in karma and reincarnation and I’m making a documentary on reincarnation that should be finished this summer. I like how open minded you are and you are an excellent teacher.

To be fair- No one can call you godless when Freya, Tyr, and Heimdall are all gods with you. 🌞 👍

I loved this video and would deeply appreciated your thoughts and what I view as a very fair comparison. I would love to see a part 2 as I am searching for what rings true for me. I hope you will consider it. Thank you for bringing this to us. I just found your channel-when searching for Runes info and I appreciate your style of presentation and knowledge.

I think the main distinction would be in the sense and spirit of worship. Churches, religious icons, incense; worship is kind of a theater for most Christians. I'd say Paganism is more like a full-time gig.

I remember from one of Ocean's videos that historically, there were records of Christian witches, along with spells/rituals they used. Which was really fascinating. 😄

❤️❤️❤️❤️great video!!

A thoughtful video, thank you for your efforts.

Donald Michael Kraig had a really good summary of Christianity that I heard in one of his lectures, the main idea is: “vicarious salvation“. Almost all the other religions say that you are responsible for your own spiritual path, but Christianity gives you an out just by faith in their dying and rising God (Which technically makes them a death cult, not that there’s anything necessarily wrong with that) If you look at the golden verses of the Pythagoreans, there is the idea of sending “to the free upper air“ but that is where you become “deathless, Divine , a mortal one no more“.

Great video, very thought provoking. You touched on this several times but one key difference I think of between Pagans and Christians is the idea of original sin. In Christianity humanity cannot avoid sin and must be forgiven by Christ. In paganism I would say nothing is inherently sinful.

Very well learnt. Your knowledge is impressive.

Thanks. That was refreshing.

One difference is pagans attempt to engage with the spiritually realm and even demonic/unclean spirits with benevolence. Most Christian denominations don't belive we can take charge over spirits. One only needs to look at the failed exorcism that starts in Acts 19:13 to see how vulnerable humans are to demonic spirits. Truly terrifying.

As a progressive Christian I don’t follow the belief that only Christians go to heaven.

very interesting topic. thank you. I would love to hear more on this topic.

OK, not the most accurate balanced analysis but what really matters is to talk about these things. The conversation is the road to understand and learn. I commend Scarlet for making the video. Thank you.

Thank you. This very enjoyable. I've lived in a very conservative town before and it was mostly if you don't go to a "church" , you were going to he**. No if's, and's or buts about it. I have since moved on from that town. Again thank you so much for making these types of content. It was very enjoyable.

To be fair the mercy vs warrior bit is the primary reason I came to reject the Abrahamic faiths. It’s pacifism (when they aren’t directly contradicting it) to me is neither noble or realistic. It’s the same naïve impractical utopian pseudo-logic that made Revolutionary Marxism such an unequivocal failure. Which is why despite some of the otherwise valid criticisms the early Christians, Jews, and Muslims had of the Ancient Pagan World of Antiquity’s brutal (might equals right) naturalistic practices, tribalism, and ethnocentric philosophical world views. The Abrahamic World ironically led to far more systematic violence and death than any other predominant religious philosophical civilization before it. For with every Great Philosophy also naturally accompanies it a Great Contradiction! Which is why I personally believe the Pagan worldview is more well time-tested and hold ups better long term (especially in modern times). It ultimately accepts Humanity for what it is rather than attempting to mold it into something it’s not. Whilst the Abrahamic faiths (eerily similar to the Marxist and Gnostic ideologies they accidentally spawned) sound nice in theory, in actual practice they are fundamentally incompatible with Human Nature. Thus they aren’t necessarily the most well designed or sound moral philosophies when it comes to prescribing useful methodologies in aiding people in regulating their lesser virtuous behaviors.

Awesome vid make part 2

I did enjoy it thanks.❤️

Good video 👏 Marcus Aurelius quote got a lot truths to it I like it No one really knows what is the afterlife so much science to it everyone’s got a soul where does that lead too no one really knows until you’re dead 💀 and dust to the earth there’s nothing wrong believing in many gods i’m happy with all of them In every religion> but One true God < really that really was forced on to many people that were pagans change to Christianity killing many in the process Also one thing for sure pagan community is on the rise over the world still going strong

Loved this video. I honestly don’t understand how someone could call themselves a Christian Pagan, because they’re both total opposites in my opinion from my experience, but you did an amazing job talking about the two(: I would love to see more!!

As a Christian, I'd like to explain how someone could be both a Christian & Pagan. First you have to understand that there are many different forms of Christianity, with different doctrines and theological veiws- those who belive in dualism, predestiny, etc there is no single definition of "Christianity" Secondly, the Bible is multivocal, which means it is not written entirely from one singular perspective or unifying voice, but by many different people of diverse beliefs and backgrounds. The widespread modern view is that other gods are not real, and there is only one true God- however the old testament actually refers to the existence of other deities In Exodus 15:11 we see "who among the gods is like you, Lord?" Throughout scripture we also see the concept of a "divine council" a place where the God of the Bible leads a divine assembly of other gods Psalm 82- "God presides in the great assembly; he renders judgement among the gods" In the book of proverbs we see "Sophia" or Wisdom as a divine being, who acts on Gods behalf, and who played an important role in the creation of the world. Contrary to modern beliefs, the Bible does support the existence of other deities, though it praises God as the highest among them, and claims that he is the creator of the world. Much of the modern church has decided to negotiate away or ignore these passages, in favor of their own interpretations. However the early Israelites were polytheists, who revered God as the most high, among a pantheon of deities. So yes, you can be a Christo-Pagan, if you interpret the Bible accordingly. Although many Christians and Churches will disagree with such veiws. I'd like to conclude this discussion with a word on salvation- The current evangelical view is that if you do not know Christ as your personal savior, you are condemned to hell, and that if you do, you are saved by faith alone- however Paul the Apostle teaches that nonbelievers may not possess the Law of God, but may still have the law engraved in their hearts- and that Christ judges people according to the content of their hearts. (Romans 2:12-16) "For not the hearers of the law are just before God, but the doers of the law shall be justified" If any message is to be taken away from the Bible, it should not be threats of hellfire, but simply this: Love your neighbor as yourself, and do not what is hateful Go in peace friends, may blessings be upon you ✌️

Oh and by the way young lady, great presentation. May the gods Be with you. Cheers from an old pagan coming at you from the snowy hills of Southern Oregon

In the "pagan" worldview, tolerance of other religions or people rarely if ever occured. If you're going to call yourself "pagan" honestly, you have to view history through a lense absolutely free of Christian shading. Pre-christian paganism, more specifically, all of the Indo-European religious variations stemming from the same Indo-European root, that we have any records of, were very intolerant of other worldviews, and only tolerated differences so long as they were not seen as a threat to the propagation of your own beliefs and tribe. Paganism, if the term is to remain accurate to the original idea (it was a word used by Christians to label other, more ancient beliefs) should reject Christian notions of violence. You should seek the betterment of your own people, regardless of the consequences to other peoples, within reason. Obviously, you don't want to be so ambitious that other groups see you as a threat. You want to be strong and unassailable, while also being diplomatic, especially in today's world of mass media and global communication. Thousands of years ago, an empire could form without distant tribes knowing or having the opportunity to build a federation to combat it's growth. Nowadays, you do anything today and everyone knows tomorrow, around the world. Hence the use of cameras and newspapers by ghandi and MLK to benefit their peoples by feeding on the compassion and also the tribal interests of the members of the dominant group, as well as the dominant group's own adversaries. Basically moral/political blackmail.

I’m a 12 year old Christian my mom would kill me if she knew I was watching pagan stuff I don’t want to be pagan but it’s cool

This was beautiful

Part 2 would be wonderful! I’d love to hear about the relationship of paganism and science

You have a very clear, non judgemental/non bias, comforting way of speaking and presenting your knowledge and views ^___^ myself a Christian who believes in only 1 God, I also believe that God made beings like faeries. I also believe that people were made the way they are supposed to be, such as views possibly against the Bible like LGBTQ2+ people, or people who believe in a different religion for example. I believe they are exactly how they are supposed to be and they are loved just the same and that’s how God made, anyone. The thing I try to live my life by is the commandments, to not lie, not cheat, and so on.... to be the best person I can be. Is it possible someone to believe in one God and believe he has created beings like faeries? Thank you for your time ❤️

I thought of myself as a pagan for many years. It didn't seem to be working out very well for me. I've found myself to be quite at home with the Lutheran Christianity that I was brought up with. No one forced me to. It just sort of clicked. It could be more of a community issue for me rather than one of theology. I'm probably a bit agnostic when it comes to the latter. No harm in keeping an open mind and checking it all out. It's all interesting.

Thank you for this video!! Please do more of these. I think a video over the different views scientifically would be very cool. 👍👍

Very well done! I studied theology and have taken a pagan path in the years since. A very thoughtful perspective and analysis.