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So, I am a bit of an odd Pagan (odd fellow in general)
I'd call myself a Pantheistic Animist, or a Materialistic Hylozoist Bard (Ovates, Bards, and Druids).

Effectively, I believe everything has "spirit/life," or at its core matter has the same value as life, as matter makes up life. I do not hold the soul/spirit as separate from matter, nor do I think it is the byproduct of the arrangement of matter. Hylozoism means effectively to me "matter is life." I believe that mythologies and folklore celebrate the human interaction (past and present) with nature, and hold an interest in understanding a variety of traditions and beliefs.

Pantheism to me falls under the concept that all matter, and all life, interact to create a story of the Universe, which is the closest thing to a definition of a "god" capable of everything within the Universe.

I consider myself Pagan. I am most definitely polytheistic, with ties to the Green Man, Odin, Freya, Loki, and several other beings who haven't yet revealed their preferred names to me yet. I don't have an alter set up anymore, being homeless currently, but when I had space for it, I had everything set up, and would occasionally work spells, usually with candles. I prefer candle magick, as it seems to have better results.

I haven't revealed to my family that I am Pagan, but I kind of get the impression from them that most would not care, and a few might get offended, but since I rarely see some of them, it really doesn't matter what they think.