Omnistic View

For a very long time I have struggled to figure out what my personal view of spirituality is. I grew up Catholic, but I never agreed or felt like I belonged in that faith system. The emotionally and mentally abusive nuns did not help me love the religion I was born into any more. This only aimed to cause a deep fear of nuns to form. It has taken me years to get over it, but it still lingers at times. In fact, in either seventh or eighth grade, a friend told me about the Wiccan beliefs. That is how I began to go down the path I have currently on. Now that I knew there were beliefs other than Catholicism I wanted to know more. So much more.

Always afraid of getting in trouble, I rarely rebelled in my grade and high school years. I was in my Junior year in the formerly all-girls Catholic High School in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania in the United states. With my various undiagnosed learning and mental disabilities I had difficulty with many of the classes but mostly with the subject in Theology at the time. Morality. There were so many restrictions that I disagreed with. I felt as if I had to lie to my own beliefs just to pass the class. This internal debate is exactly why I almost failed.

I was finally free to learn in a non-religious school after graduating the next year, but my personal beliefs were still unsure of what I truly felt. At first I attempted to stay a good Catholic girl, but the reason was because I really liked a boy who did not like me back. Now that I think about it, I believe it was the Universe telling me I need to really look at what I truly believe. I’ve gone from Buddhism (because of my firm belief in reincarnation) back to Wicca, and then expanding to simple paganism. The only thing that truly stayed with me was the fact that I never believed there was a right or wrong way to practice as long as there is no mental, physical, or emotional harm left to a person. I have always believed forcing a belief on someone was extremely immoral as ironic as it is, as this belief began to form when I took that ‘Morality; course in high school.

The Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines an Omnist simply as ‘one believes in all religions.’ I had first believed that the term that describes me was a panthiest as it sounded to me as if that would be a term to describe this very thing. However, I was told that a panthiest, but that is not the correct definition. In fact, on another search I did not find one certain definition of the word. 

In my personal view as an omnist, I believe that everyone is entitled to believe in any religion, belief, or non-belief as long as it does not harm anyone as stated above. Even though I believe this, I believe that you can both be an Omnist and follow one specific path. In fact I believe I have been an omnist in every life I’ve had. In the time Yeshua (or Jesus) was thought to walk the Earth I was a devout Hebrew, but I also believed that all people should believe in what they want. This included the Roman pagans. The same happened centuries later when I was born Muslim, and then Catholic. Even now, I mostly follow the Hellenic Polytheist path, but accept others who do not. 

Now that I’ve moved to the UK, I have felt like I am allowed to have these beliefs. I live in a place where all religions are welcomed and valid. I know there are parts in the UK where they are extremely Christian, most likely, but I do not feel like my life is in danger as I do in the US as many of the extreme In my personal view as an omnist, I believe that everyone is entitled to believe in any religion, belief, or non-belief as long as it does not harm anyone, as stated above. Even though I believe this I believe you can both be an Omnist and follow one specific path. In fact, I believe I have been an omnist in every life I’ve had. In the time Yeshua (or Jesus) was thought to walk the Earth I was a devout Hebrew, but I also believed that all people should believe in what they want. This included the Roman pagans. The same happened centuries later when I was born Muslim, and then Catholic. Even now, I mostly follow the Hellenic Polytheist path, but accept others who do not. 

Now that I’ve moved to the UK, I have felt like I may have these beliefs. I live in a
place where all religions are welcomed and valid. There are parts in the UK where they
are extremely Christian, most likely, but I do not feel like my life is in danger as I do in the US as
many of the extreme fundamentalists are in states that own guns and make anyone who does
not follow their beliefs and feel scared to be who they truly are.

Now that I’ve moved here; I feel happier. Safer. I feel like I can be my true self. I am a proud
Omnistic and Hellenic pagan witch who also is part of the LGBTQ community as a gender fluid
pansexual. I’ve found my true home. The places I belong are in states that own guns and make anyone who does not follow their beliefs feel scared.

Now that I’ve moved here; I feel happier. Safer. I feel like I can be my true self. I am a proud Omnistic and Hellenic pagan witch who also is part of the LGBTQ community as a gender fluid pansexual. I’ve found my true home. The place I belong.

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