There are the Asatru,the
Celts,
there are the Druids,the Fae,the
Green Witch,
the Hearth or Kitchen
Witch,and the Hedge Witch.
We Have the Native
Americans,the Norse,the Santeria,
the
Shaman,the VooDoo Witch Doctors,the
Wiccans,
and the Traditional Witches.
Just to name a few!
There are also countless other groups as well
as thousands
of us that follow the
solitary path.
If by choice or by
geographical or social reasons,
we study
and practice alone or
in a small circle
of very close friends or family.
As in any other religious quest for
knowledge,
the more information you
gather on the differences
or
similarities of each group,the more
educated your choice will be.
In Paganism as well as Christianity,
most
traditions/denominations follow the same
basic tenets,
however the particulars
differ from group to group.
You would be wise to look into the
meaning and practices
of some or most of the
traditions and see
what sparks your
intrest or comes closest to your own
spirituality.
With the coming of the re-emergence of
the craft {New-Age}
came the term
"eclectic".
Some new practcioners assume this term
allows them to
extract from each
tradition that which will cover
his/her
butt allowing them to do
as they will.
Not so!
An example.....Just an example!!!
A person that calls themself an
"Eclectic Wiccan"
.....Wiccans follow a rede which
states
"An it harm none,Do what thou wilt"
Now this means harm to NONE!
Plant,the
earth,an animal,or a human being,
and
implies that working against anothers
free will is in essence harm.
To do so invokes the "Law of Three"
which means that what ever you send
forth
will return to you three
fold.
Good or bad,it will come back to
you.
And, there are those
that include
in there practices,a
belief systems that allow hexing and
binding
in defense of self, family or
other loved ones.
Thus covering their selves in the event
of bad karma.
So, all in all,to be called eclectic,you may take
from a tradition
what seems right and what
corresponds to your basic path,
but
all of your practices should blend into
a similar pattern.