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UPG (countable and uncountable, plural UPGs)
- (paganism) Initialism of unverified or unsubstantiated personal gnosis; in neopagan communities, beliefs and knowledge derived from the subjective experiences, revelation, or intuition of an individual rather than established tradition or lore.
- Coordinate term: PCPG
2005, Galina Krasskova, Exploring the Northern Tradition: A Guide to the Gods, Lore, Rites, and Celebrations from the Norse, German, and Anglo-Saxon Traditions, page 13:There are times when a given UPG is so commonly found across all segments of the community that it becomes accepted as modern lore.
2006, Jenny Blain, “Constructing Identity and Divinity: Creating Community in an Elder Religion within a Postmodern World”, in Siân Reid, editor, Between the Worlds: Readings in Contemporary Neopaganism, page 248:Many polytheist reconstructionists will point out that “lore” (whether Eddas, folktales, Greek myth, etc.) was “originally” UPG that, by making sense to other people where it chimed with their own UPG or knowledge, became accepted
2013, Kenaz Filan, Raven Kaldera, quoting Jordsvin, Talking to the Spirits: Personal Gnosis in Pagan Religion, page 177:UPGs are judged by extant lore when available and relevant, by its fitting in to Heathen practice in some coherent way.
- For more quotations using this term, see Citations:UPG.
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