[ female announcer ] discover the foundation women are loving! covergirl natureluxe silk foundation. it covers flawlessly with a touch women can t get enough of. smooth, silky, love it!!! natureluxe silk foundation from easy breezy beautiful covergirl. all right, let s get this day started talking about a little paganism. of course, naturally. when most people think of that they think of moon rituals, crazy customs, even goats blood. that s a a rty. which is pretty gross. not exactly the average member of society. that is changing in england where the government is saying pagans are just like you and me, minus the crazy outfits. here s abc s nick watt. reporter: sergeant simon wood is a mild-mannered police officer.
reporter: does that happen? that relates to one particular ritual which you could find in some groups. it s an initiation rite is what it is. they re going through a death and a rebirth. reporter: simon was reborn 11 years ago. his wife used to be involved too. but they ve got a kid now and sometimes it s hard to find a sitter. this is a large, large part of your life. yes. i ask that i may receive the blessing of the element of water. reporter: okay, so what is paganism? well, it s pre-christian, and basically, it s the worship of the land, animals, spirits and ancient gods. there s more and more people getting more involved. why? i think it s because it gives them something back which modern-day society doesn t give you. with this athame, the symbol of all things male. we re getting more and more far removed from nature. reporter: i f fnd all this a strange mixture of the