Reincarnation in Paganism and Buddhism

[LongTomH]

What are the differences; what are the similarities?

Is there any Pagan equivalent of the Buddhist Bardo - the space between live?

What about Karma?

[Hestia]

1. Good question. Sorta - there is Dadga's Cauldron, where souls go to rest between

lives but not in the sense of "up" or "down" like the Bardo. I'm sure the same concept is in other mythos but I personally do not know about them. There is also the Summerlands, where souls go to rest.

Karma is a Hindu concept that some people have latched onto, to keep people from doing "dark magick." I find that all magick is neutral, even the practitioner.

As the years have gone by, I am pretty much an Atheistic Pagan. No White or Black Lodge; no Beings of Light. We are here on this earth to yes, learn, but as for the rest of it? I think it is another way to keep humans in check and not to ask questions, just like the christian church.

[LongTomH]

2. Thank you for the response!

Any more comments?

[Hestia]

3. You are welcome :)

[love_katz]

4. Some traditions of witchcraft believe in reincarnation.

I've seen liturgy from the Faery tradition (begun by Victor and Cora Anderson) that refers to reincarnation. Starhawk and The Reclaiming collective refer to it during the Spiral Dance every year at Samhain. The liturgy is loving and positive, referring to being reborn amongst those we've loved and known before. Generally speaking, witchcraft and pagan religions are not founded on a punishment model of the universe.

[jref]

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i am not sure, but from my point of view, paganism is always that is not Christianity of judaism. And buddhism is a religion. As buddhism is not Christianity and is not Judaism, so buddhism is a pagan religion, but islam is a pagan religion and buddhism is not islam. Paganism is not only Buddhism