Civil Unrest from The White Lie

Beliefs, Canadian Mutt, Cultures, Democracy, history, Human Rights, humanity, identity, Political Barking, Politics, Protest, Religious Naturalism, Rua's Rambles, Seasons & Stardust, Social Democracy, Socialism, United States of America

The biggest question circling the social spaces these days has been some iteration of, “How many more people will die before The National Guard defends us / The People Fight Back?!”

Minnesota Governor Tim Walz has been heaped with criticism to do something to address the violence caused by ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) / CBP (Customs and Border Protection) / DHS (Department of Homeland Security) – The Republican Regime’s Paramilitary Force*, henceforth known as ‘The Brown Shorts’* – against the people of Minnesota.

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Much more than “just” Astronomy, here’s an Opportunity to Discover our World, Starting January 20! Free for Some!

Bart Everson, Emotion, experience, HP, John Halstead, Latest Posts, naturalistic pagan, Practice, Science, Seasonal, spirituality

For a lot of my life, I understood the colors we see as, well, of course the colors that the world is.  End of story.  But then I heard about infrared light.  And ultraviolet light.  And found out about the whole “electromagnetic spectrum” – all of which are the same thing – all “light”, just in different colors.  Most colors of which we can’t see.  To realize that we only see a tiny slice of the colors that exist was mind opening!

Many other basic concepts like that are included in this course.

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Yule (the Winter Solstice) is coming up fast, + a bunch of Online Rituals!

Calendar, Christmas, Families, HP, inspiration, Latest Posts, Meaning, naturalistic pagan, pagan, Practice, Seasonal, Seasonal Themes, spirituality, Winter Solstice, Yule

The longer nights around Winter Solstice give more dark skies for the Northern lights – Solar Cycle 25 has already proven to be very strong (see previous posts), with more to come! For many of us, this is a big Sabbat, which takes a more preparation (and if you are buying gifts, the Naturalistic Pagan Gift List here might help).  

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Solstice Gift Ideas for Naturalistic Pagans, 2025

Book Review, HP, Latest Posts, naturalistic pagan, Practice, Responsibility, Seasonal, Seasonal Themes, wonder

Need a gift for a Naturalistic Pagan or to put on your own Solstice Wish List? Here’s a bunch of ideas! While we should declutter our lives and avoid gifts/things which we don’t need, many of these are essential to celebrating our Earth and especially for helping grow both critical thinking and the joy of our real world in both this and the next generation. Enjoy!

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