Are we pagans or neo-pagans?
Is there an essential difference/are there essential differences between our paganism and that of the old pagans?
If so, what is it/are they?
Is the break in continuity between the old and new paganisms unbridgeable?
If not, how do we bridge it?
Can a neo-pagan become pagan or not?
If so, how?
Is someone who grows up pagan today pagan or neo-pagan?
Can neo-paganism ever become paganism tout court?
If so, how?
If so, how long does it take?
Will pagans 500 years from now still be neo-pagans?
Are contemporary pagans with continuous, unbroken traditions pagans or neo-pagans?
Does it matter?
For Gus diZerega
for getting the wheel turning
Above: Kile Martz, God Pole I
(Sweetwood Temenos, Wisconsin)