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Fasting in Paganism?
Hello--I know there are so many different forms of Paganism that this could be almost impossible to answer, but is there fasting in any form or forms? If so, what is the reason?
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I cannot choose between you two!! And it looks like nobody else is going to answer, so I hope you don't mind if I set it to a vote...
3 Answers
- Anonymous1 decade agoFavourite answer
answer: I know those who do shamanism or scrying will sometimes fast. Some pagans will refrain from heavy meals, alcohol and any caffeine before a ritual/working. Others don't.
In my branch of paganism, I've only seen refraining from heavy meals before a shaman working - like seidhr and avoiding alcohol before a blot (even with a drinking horn being passed around during a blot - people don't drink enough even for a buzz)
Source(s): Reconstruct Heathen - ?Lv 45 years ago
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- 1 decade ago
In some forms of shamanism, fasting is required. I am not aware of any other branch of paganism that regularly includes it.
As a matter of my individual practice, rather than as a part of doctrine, I have sometimes fasted as a means of both sacrifice and for clarity and focus.
Source(s): Wiccan
