August 2019 – NaturalPagans

Our Lungs Burn & Our Grandkids are Attacked. [Stardust, Contemplating]

August 30, 2019 HumanisticPaganism Emotion, experience, HP, Jon Cleland Host, Latest Posts, naturalistic pagan, Starstuff, Contemplating

What a huge contradiction we humans can be. We stand here at a time when we have incredible power for good and bad. This has been shown in stark contrast this summer. We were just reminded of one of the…

Now Registering! Atheopaganism U.

August 30, 2019 Mark Green AP University, Atheopaganism, University

The second class of Atheopaganism U. will begin on Saturday, Sept. 21. Registration is open now! See the University tab for details. Class size is limited to ten. I will be contacting those who are already on the waiting list and giving them the first chance to register. Please email me at atheopagan [at] comcast … Continue reading Now Registering! Atheopaganism U.

“Life is….”, by Brock Haussamen

August 22, 2019 HumanisticPaganism Brock Haussamen, Cosmos, Earth religion, evolution, Gaia/Earth, HP, Latest Posts, life, naturalism, naturalistic pagan, nature religion, Peter Berger, Sacred Canopy, science and god, Science and Religion, wonder

When I read today about reverence for nature, anxiety about the climate, and the fused destinies of humans and the environment, I hear Humboldt loud and clear.

This Is a Way of Life. You Can Ritually Commit to It.

August 19, 2019 Mark Green Atheopaganism, Initiation, Rites of Passage

Atheopaganism is a Pagan path without “degrees”, levels of initiation, clergy statuses, etc. We’re all of equal value on this planet and in this practice, and so we say that any Atheopagan with the skills and inclination may, say, officiate at a wedding or a funeral, or perform pastoral counseling. What is important is not … Continue reading This Is a Way of Life. You Can Ritually Commit to It.

Protected: Atheopaganism U. Alumni Class Content Archive

August 17, 2019 Mark Green APU Alumni, University

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Protected: Benediction and Graduation for Atheopaganism U.

August 17, 2019 Mark Green University

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Our Deadly Lack of Nature Literacy, by Lupa

August 16, 2019 HumanisticPaganism Ancient and Modern Paganism, belief, HP, Intellect, Latest Posts, Lupa, naturalism, naturalistic pagan, Paganism, Psychology, Responsibility, Science, Science and Religion, spirituality, Superstition and Reason

We need to return to an ancestral way in which nature is not an Other, but an Us. If we truly love nature, if we consider ourselves friends to the animals, then we need to know nature itself, through books and observations, through science and questioning. We need to know the rest of nature as well as we know ourselves.

An Appeal

August 12, 2019 Mark Green Atheopaganism, Patreon

I don’t usually flog this much–I make a mention in the Facebook group once a month or so, but that’s all–but I have a Patreon account to help support my creation and promotion of Atheopagan ideas, resources, events and art. Patreon is a pretty cool idea, and I hope whoever invented it is getting rich … Continue reading An Appeal

Protected: Atheopaganism University: Week 10

August 10, 2019 Mark Green University

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UNFROZEN: A Ritual for Getting Unstuck

August 10, 2019 Mark Green Atheopaganism, Practices & Rituals

Call it anxiety or procrastination or what have you*, life often grips many of us in a tense paralysis wherein we know we must act, we have obligations and deadlines and must-dos, but we just can’t move. It is a terrifying feeling: to watch the sand dripping through the glass and yet not be able to … Continue reading UNFROZEN: A Ritual for Getting Unstuck