Paganism or Pagans view the world as a place of joy and life, not of sin and suffering. They believe that the divine is here with them in the natural world, not in some faraway place in the sky. They hold a deep reverence for nature and the earth. Pagans tend to be earth conscious. Some Pagans believe in a multiplicity of Gods and Goddesses. Others see them as merely names and forms that allow them easier contact with the divine. In most cases Pagans see the divine as present in both male and female principles.