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Hi! Thank you so much for the AMA. I just want to let you know that there are people in the Americas and Europe, Australia (and even a few in the Middle East), referred to as Pagans (used as a name,not an insult), who are inspired by the pre-Christian religions of Europe and the Middle East, as well as those of other places, and seek to revive the old religions of those places (Scandinavia, Greece, Egypt,etc.), or to practice new religions (such as Wicca) inspired by them who look to traditional religious practices like the ones you talk about, as signs of hope, as somewhere we want to be.

There are also others who are not necessarily Pagan, but do nonetheless look to the traditional beliefs and practices. Elsewhere, your mother mentioned learning from different societies, island and industrial alike. Some of us here feel that we are missing a rootedness in nature, a rootedness in the past, a sense of belonging to the world that neither technology nor the bigger religions, like Christianity, can fulfill (Christianity has been around a lot longer here, more traditional beliefs,practices, and worldviews have been lost)

Even outside of religion and spirituality, many people more generally are looking for simpler, healthier ways in life, less about shiny things and more about people and the land.

I apologize for the long comment, but when I read this answer, I felt I had to tell you that we exist. I hope to think of an actual question to ask.