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Pagan comes from the latin word "paganus" which means "country-dweller."  During the spread of Christianity in Western Europe, those of nobility were the first to be converted.  Commoners, who typically lived in the country, clung to the Old Religion for as long as they could.  Therefore, "pagan" was a term the nobility used to describe the country-dwellers who still practiced the old ways.

Today, paganism generally describes a myriad of earth-based religions.  "Paganism" has also come to include some magickal and occult practices which are not necessarily associated with any particular spiritual beliefs.

Paganism includes: Wicca, Druidry, Shamanism, Asatru, Huna, Witchraft, Santeria, Ceremonial Magick, Rosicrucianism, Kabbalism, and much more.

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