It all began around 10,000 BC (Before Christ). Men were nomadic and primitive. The men would follow herds of animals in order to allow them to hunt for food; they had to learn the language of the animal. Men would be the "bread" makers if you will. They would bring the "bread" or "food" home. Women were considered life givers and healers, which held them higher in power in light of things.
The men worshiped the "sun" god and this made the way for the belief in GOD. Women, on the other hand, began worshiping the "moon" goddess because they noticed that their bodies revolved around the "lunar" cycle. Considering most rituals or ceremonies happened at nighttime, the women would head the events. Men who stayed behind while the others hunted and gathered, were either old, sick, or injured. This is how there became Priests, because the women would share their "lunar" secrets.
Around 8000-7500 BC, agriculture was discovered do to the women storing food underground. Things began to grow from it. Once this was discovered, the men began to question their role in the cycle of life; "in other words, they realized that men "planted the seed" in the woman and the woman was "a host for new life to grow". Realizing that men and woman now had to work together, they were no longer separated in beliefs. No longer did the men have to go out to hunt for food constantly; they could just grow it. This is where the origin "Pagan" came from; it actually means "country dweller". Most of these People were from the British Isles, and later become known as the Celts.
Now, they no longer had to move constantly, eliminating their "nomadic" title. By staying in one place they learned to breed animals, grow food, and explore other mysteries of life, death and rebirth.
Many people eventually migrated to the place we know as Rome. Greeks had many of the same beliefs as the Romans; believing in multiple Gods and Goddesses. Nomadic Eutruscans form Asia Minor, who were very well versed in the aspects of magic and divinations. The people known as the Mediterranean Cult of the Dead, were very spiritual and knowledgable on the theories of death and reincarnation. They shared their secrets with the Celts, and these people became the Druids, and they were the ones who oversaw all of the rites of the pagan people. The Druids had a branch off group which were known as the "wice" and they developed the power and understanding of life and the earth, and these were the keepers of the mysteries.
Around 6500-4500, there were still remnants of the original Pagan practices of the solar/lunar cycle. During this time of merging people sharing information, three major groups emerged into the religious realm of that time period. The Druids, which were mostly men that held the secrets of the Mediterranean Cult of the Dead; the Wice, which held the mysteries of life and the earth and the solar/lunar secrets; and the Pagans who were balanced and nuetral. They sought out knowledge from the Druids and the Wice.
After this, from 0 ACE - 650 ACE, Christianity began to rise up. I will take another look into this event in my next post.
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