hey there! Im a beginner wicca, i was wondering how does the god cult work,. Like, some people believe in greek gods, others in the celtic gods and some others in a mother and father god. Im just very curious and kinda confused and i was hoping you could help me out! :)
Hey there!
Belief is a very personal thing. Sometimes people will come to their own individual desire to believe in a certain set of Gods, and sometimes they'll learn about specific deity through their coven, Grove, or study group.
Individually, you might take an interest in your family genealogical tree, which leads you to a specific culture you desire to learn more about so you have a better understanding of the choices your ancestors made.
Sometimes it's just like how we all have different Fandoms we are interested in. For example I really love stars wars and Harry Potter, but you might prefer Rwby or supernatural instead. No particular reason brought you there, just what you found and gravitated towards.
For those in groups, oftentimes they're introduced to the God's or guardians of their specific coven and start studying them based on requirements of elevation in that specific tradition lineage.
There are also soft and hard Polytheists, so a soft Polytheist believes that all God's and Goddesses are just aspects; faces of a larger divine energy, (the idea that all God's are one God) and hard Polytheism believes all gods are their own beings and are all God's in their own individual right. This plays into the idea that belief is a very personal thing. Just as I choose to be a Polytheist (believe in the existence of many gods) so too may another person be a monotheist (believe in the existence of one God)
It is a bit confusing, and there are even people who hold both beliefs, hard and soft Polytheism at the same time.
But, belief is a personal thing. In paganism, if you choose to be a person who holds belief, it's up to you to choose the extent of that belief
This is a really basic explanation for a really complex psychological mindset in addition to the nature of belief and faith etc, but I hope it helped a little!