How can you Escape from an Abusive Religion, such as many types of Christianity? Part 1 – John Beckett’s Steps

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For many of us, escaping a toxic religion has left scars that require a lot of healing, but we now have a richer, more honest life than before. But plenty of people are still trapped. Hopefully, the resources in this series of three blog posts can help them own their own lives.

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Spring Bushcraft Gardening for a Native Climate Adapted Pocket Forest

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Been making wattle staves out of the trees that rewilded on the property to make a deer fence on the …
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Pagan Conferences are Great! Are These Near You?

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Throughout all of this, It’s been wonderful to connect with other Pagans in the wider Pagan community, and join in many different rituals and celebrations. It can be a tricky balance at times between my own hard-nosed naturalism/atheism and the prevalence of pseudoscience/woo in the wider Pagan community. I sometimes have to remind myself to consider if a supernatural belief is very harmful or not, but overall it’s been great to simply enjoy a ritual with others, even if we personally think of the language used differently – such as if many others see a deity as literal and I see a metaphor. After all, no one thinks anyone is going to hell for being a heretic.

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HareLoom Dinesty Meme Series

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Social Media has become very dark with the fight against fascism, we all could use a moment to have some joy and escape. One of those places I like to visit for that escape is Wild Green Memes for Ecological Fiends, and it is once again that time of year for their Charity Battle (Details can be found on the Facebook Group and their charity website WildGreenFuture.org)

This time I decided to try my hand at the Ecological Meme Theme Battles, and jump in with two feet on creating a brand new Ecological Meme Gang – Hareloom Dinesty.

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Solar Eclipse (Only Visible from Antarctica) Tuesday, then a Blood Moon March 3rd! Here are some Ritual ideas. [Stardust, Contemplating]

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Knowing that eclipses come in pairs (a solar eclipse paired – two weeks away – with a lunar eclipse) is yet another example of our Naturalistic Pagan approach of learning and knowing about our Universe, and also celebrating that Universe…

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