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Coming Up Dry for the Festival of Water

January 18, 2021 Mark Green Atheopaganism, Riverain, Sabbaths

In my Wheel of the Year, the February Sabbath is Riverain, the Festival of Water. This is because ordinarily, it rains torrentially in late January and into February in my region. The hills grow emerald with new grasses and the creeks swell and thunder. It is a beautiful time, the time of burgeoning life. But … Continue reading Coming Up Dry for the Festival of Water

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How the larger community sees altars and why it matters, by Lexi Phillips

January 11, 2021 NaturalisticPaganism Bart Everson, Gaia/Earth, HP, Latest Posts, naturalistic pagan, Responsibility

Your altar can be considered a spiritual hub of your home. Depending on your traditions there is a great flexibility about how you decorate your altar and the symbols you use.  But what happens when the neighbors come to dinner…

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The Unthinkable

January 9, 2021 Mark Green Atheopaganism, Opinion

Because it has never happened before, we think it cannot be. And this is ironic, because we believe that in our aspirations and efforts, we can make what has never been. We know that with heart and work, we can make a better, kinder world. Unfortunately, those with awful values and hatred in their hearts … Continue reading The Unthinkable

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The Top 10 Blog Posts of 2020

January 3, 2021 NaturalisticPaganism Calendar, Community, HP, Latest Posts, naturalistic pagan, Seasonal, Seasonal Themes

What a wild year!  Who imagined, back on January 1 of 2020, that this year would hold what it did?  The tumult of 2020 showed us many things, some scary, some sacred, some simply new.   Looking back helps us in…

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Beginnings

December 27, 2020 Mark Green Atheopaganism, Sabbaths

Ask around in Pagan circles, and you’ll get disagreement about when the year actually begins. Some say at Hallows (Samhain): the new year is birthed at the very moment of the death of the old. Some say Yule, with the rebirth of the “baby Sun”. And some—not many, but some—go with the calendar year, January … Continue reading Beginnings

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Winter Solstice 2020: Interdependence

December 22, 2020 Eli Effinger-Weintraub holidays, leora, reclaiming naturalism, ritual, spiritual practice, Winter Solstice, Witchy

The Solstice happens, of course, whether we have an incredible ritual experience or a crummy one. Whether we take part in any ritual experience at all. That is a humbling reminder of the immensity of the forces we honor, and the glorious insignificance of our individual lives.

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Our Household’s Festivities For Borealis Nox – Longest Night

December 22, 2020 Rua Lupa Canadian Mutt, Festivities, Nox, Religious Naturalism, Rua's Rambles, Saegoah, Seasons & Stardust, Secular, The Cairn, Winter Solstice

This was our 1st year home for the Winter Holidays in 13 years and so was able to be more involved for Borealis Nox – Winter Solstice / Longest Night for the Northern Hemisphere.

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Happy Winter Solstice!

December 21, 2020 NaturalisticPaganism Ancient and Modern Paganism, Calendar, HP, Latest Posts, naturalistic pagan, Practice, Seasonal

Happy Winter Solstice, or Yule!  Of course, our spherical planet also gives us the beautiful symmetry of the Summer Solstice (Litha) being celebrated now by our Southern Hemisphere friends.  With the exact Solstice moment at 5:02 am on December 21st,…

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The Holly and the Ivy

December 20, 2020 Eli Effinger-Weintraub holiday music, music, reclaiming naturalism, recorder music, Winter Solstice, Witchy

By next year, I hope to have learned a real Winter Solstice song. For now, we’ll make do with “The Holly and the Ivy,” the most Pagan Christmas carol I know how to play. I mean, have you looked at the opening lyrics?

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Yule: the Big Picture

December 13, 2020 Mark Green Atheopaganism, Sabbaths, Yule

Yule is of course a joyous time for celebrating love and family and the return of the Sacred Sun. But it also marks the end of the cycle of the year and the beginning of a new, and it is this I’d like to address today. I often talk about the “arc” of the year … Continue reading Yule: the Big Picture

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