Is paganism linked to the new age movement?
Well, it would be more accurate to say that the new age movement is linked to paganism. New Agers embrace anything that does not have to do with mainstream spirituality, i.e., Christianity, and any form of healing that doesn’t line pharmacists’ pockets. In most forms of paganism, they find what they are looking for. However, the difference between a New Ager and a serious pagan is that we tend to find one path among the pagan religions, such as Wicca, whereas New Agers happily mix and match Wicca, Voodoo, Santeria, druidism, and anything else they run across. I am not going to be so presumptuous as to say which way is better, but personally, I have chosen the wiccan path, and am working with a specific pantheon within wicca. I hope that clears things up for you.