What Are Loreena McKennitts Spiritual Beliefs?
It is clear that many of the people who are interested in Loreena McKennitt’s music are intensely curious about her spiritual beliefs. After the release of The Visit, there was on-going discussion on various Internet forums about whether Loreena was or was not a Pagan. These discussions arose because of Loreena’s musical contribution to the NFB’s Women’s Spirituality videos as well as her use of what could be seen as Pagan images in some of her work. The discussions got very emotional at times and resulted in rumours such as “Loreena is a Pagan, but she won’t admit it publicly for fear of the effect such an admission would have on her career” and “Loreena is both a practising Pagan and a practising Roman Catholic”. Being the kind of person Loreena is, being labelled either a Pagan or a Roman Catholic would not bother her in the least, but for the sake of separating fact from fiction and to defend Loreena from the accusation that she would be deceptive about her beliefs if she felt it t
