When Belief Becomes ControlWelcome Back! This episode isn’t about religion versus religion. It’s about power, fear, and what happens when belief hardens into certainty.

I’m joined by Sigrin, founder of Universal Pagan Temple, to talk about Pagan revivalism, leaving Christianity as self-preservation, and why Paganism keeps getting framed as a threat in modern culture.

We discuss fear-based theology, social control inside high-pressure Christian environments, and how conformity can become more important than honesty. From there, we critically examine the book Pagan Threat, its claims about Pagan “groupthink,” and the irony of labeling Paganism as globalist when it is inherently local and decentralized.

This is a conversation about belief, authority, projection, and what spiritual responsibility looks like without coercion.

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