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)