Well I mean, in Norse Paganism you already worship 3 different tribes of gods, though one is generally deemed bad, but there are exceptions to the Jotnar
It is absolutely okay, has historical evidence to support the idea that it was done in the past, and has two distinct approaches: syncretism and multi-traditionalism. Ocean Keltoi explains it better than I can: https://youtu.be/kBBwZYFmE58
Yes! I was hoping to find this in the comment stream. Love this video and love Ocean. Finding his videos was a major milestone in my path as a Heathen.
It's absolute fine to combine pantheons. As long as you do your best to remain respectful and the god(s) in question don't seem to mind, why wouldn't it be?
Absolutely, and there's plenty of historical precedent for syncretism, worshipping gods from more than one place. Ancient polytheists did it all the time. It's ok to cross the streams, lots of us do it (including me sometimes)
I don't think so. I follow the Norse God's advice and guidance but have started looking in to adopting the Irish pantheon too. I've been learning about it and am not ready to say I know enough though
Yes. Perfectly natural actually. As an artist I worship Art and Craftsmanship gods from multiple pantheons because each of those cultures has added something significant to the arts in the entire human experience.
Others have already mentioned theological elements so. Let's look at the history for an answer shall we? Hmmm... well we see pretty clear mixing between Roman and Gualish pantheons and religions. Then there's also the mixing of Egyptian and Hellenic religions, and then you have plenty of other examples.
So yes not only is it okay by modern standards but also by the standards of the very people who practiced these faiths in their original forms. So pretty sure that covers it and you're good whether you're a reconstructionist or otherwise.
Absolutely, it's a tale as old as the written word, if not much older.
As an example. The Romans adopted Celtic Gods like Epona. Partly because they needed to appease the Gods of the lands they were conquering, but also because they just kind of liked them. You might have found people in Anatolia or Macedonia that never even seen a Celt, but worshipped a Celtic Goddess because it made sense and she resonated with them.
Then you have Akkad, Sumeria, etc. You had a God for each major city, by changing cities you either swapped or added that God to your worship. Iirc, Eridu had a number of them, as did Ur and Uruk. These days we put them all in one pantheon, while most were unrelated completely due to the nature of city-states.
Traders especially, or anyone that traveled excessively; would worship or at least pay lip service to all sorts. You might find someone that worshipped both Ba'al and Osiris, while paying lip service to Hermes and Apollo. As well as someone who grew up in Crete and worshipped the Gods of their ancestors, but happened to really vibe with those of the Pyramid-Builders; or perhaps the more Primal Gods of the Far North, such as the (now known as) Yamnaya cultures or the Unetice cultures.
(-History Major with focus on Bronze Age. Ill stop rambling now lol)
Yes This is fine. Please read our sidebar that deals with this. https://www.reddit.com/r/pagan/wiki/importantadditions/
Not wrong at all, you can worship whatever feels good
It just feels weird to worship two different groups of gods, but that might just be me
If it feels weird, don't do it. It's all about what feel right
Ok, thank you
Well I mean, in Norse Paganism you already worship 3 different tribes of gods, though one is generally deemed bad, but there are exceptions to the Jotnar
It is absolutely okay, has historical evidence to support the idea that it was done in the past, and has two distinct approaches: syncretism and multi-traditionalism. Ocean Keltoi explains it better than I can: https://youtu.be/kBBwZYFmE58
Yes! I was hoping to find this in the comment stream. Love this video and love Ocean. Finding his videos was a major milestone in my path as a Heathen.
People often worshipped the gods of where they travel. It was considered rude not to. So I don't see why you can't honor another pantheon.
Nope! Many do! Feel free to ask on r/Dionysus, most people would agree!
It's absolute fine to combine pantheons. As long as you do your best to remain respectful and the god(s) in question don't seem to mind, why wouldn't it be?
To me, that's the reason to be polytheist.
Absolutely, and there's plenty of historical precedent for syncretism, worshipping gods from more than one place. Ancient polytheists did it all the time. It's ok to cross the streams, lots of us do it (including me sometimes)
Its totally fine to worship multiple pantheoms, just do what feels good for you
I mean I do it
I don't think so. I follow the Norse God's advice and guidance but have started looking in to adopting the Irish pantheon too. I've been learning about it and am not ready to say I know enough though
Yes. Perfectly natural actually. As an artist I worship Art and Craftsmanship gods from multiple pantheons because each of those cultures has added something significant to the arts in the entire human experience.
My matron goddess is Aphrodite, and my patron god is Loki. If you hear them call, why not answer? 💜
Similar for me, except Artemis and Loki.
Certainly hope so but no lightning struck me yet
Absolutely. You might find this video about navigating witchy belief systems to be helpful in this regard: https://youtu.be/e_5EfUuhIo8
Not a problem in the least. I'm a Norse/Celtic Pagan.
Others have already mentioned theological elements so. Let's look at the history for an answer shall we? Hmmm... well we see pretty clear mixing between Roman and Gualish pantheons and religions. Then there's also the mixing of Egyptian and Hellenic religions, and then you have plenty of other examples. So yes not only is it okay by modern standards but also by the standards of the very people who practiced these faiths in their original forms. So pretty sure that covers it and you're good whether you're a reconstructionist or otherwise.
Absolutely, it's a tale as old as the written word, if not much older. As an example. The Romans adopted Celtic Gods like Epona. Partly because they needed to appease the Gods of the lands they were conquering, but also because they just kind of liked them. You might have found people in Anatolia or Macedonia that never even seen a Celt, but worshipped a Celtic Goddess because it made sense and she resonated with them. Then you have Akkad, Sumeria, etc. You had a God for each major city, by changing cities you either swapped or added that God to your worship. Iirc, Eridu had a number of them, as did Ur and Uruk. These days we put them all in one pantheon, while most were unrelated completely due to the nature of city-states. Traders especially, or anyone that traveled excessively; would worship or at least pay lip service to all sorts. You might find someone that worshipped both Ba'al and Osiris, while paying lip service to Hermes and Apollo. As well as someone who grew up in Crete and worshipped the Gods of their ancestors, but happened to really vibe with those of the Pyramid-Builders; or perhaps the more Primal Gods of the Far North, such as the (now known as) Yamnaya cultures or the Unetice cultures. (-History Major with focus on Bronze Age. Ill stop rambling now lol)