April 2021 – NaturalPagans

Update! History Made on Mars! [Starstuff, Contemplating]

April 19, 2021 NaturalisticPaganism Emotion, experience, HP, Jon Cleland Host, Latest Posts, naturalistic pagan, Practice, Science, Starstuff, Contemplating

Every now and then, I am reminded of how incredible it is to live now. So many things would not just be amazing to nearly all of our Ancestors, but often would be literally indescribable. For the first time in the history of the Universe, a species has achieved powered flight on two planets! Today, April 19, 2021, the NASA helicopter beat its propellers against the incredibly thin Martian atmosphere, and flew!

In the Silken Air

April 18, 2021 Mark Green Atheopaganism, Personal Reflection

At this time of year, I like to spend as much time without clothing as possible. The soft Spring air is delightful, caressing my body, and it just feels liberating and alive to be naked. Now, this isn’t for everyone, and I’m not saying it should be. You have to come to terms with the … Continue reading In the Silken Air

8 Seasons? Not 4? [Starstuff, Contemplating]

April 12, 2021 NaturalisticPaganism Emotion, experience, HP, Jon Cleland Host, Latest Posts, naturalistic pagan, Practice, Science, Starstuff, Contemplating

Every now and then, I am reminded of how incredible it is to live now. So many things would not just be amazing to nearly all of our Ancestors, but often would be literally indescribable. November 26, 2018, is yet another one of those times, and you can live this historic event moment by moment, via online simulcast.

Yuri’s Triumph

April 12, 2021 Mark Green Atheopaganism

It is 60 years ago today that the era of humanity in space began with the remarkable, courageous orbit of Yuri Gagarin around our beloved planet. OFF WE GO! he said as his rocket, Vostok 1, began the long, roaring climb out of Earth’s gravity well. And nothing has been the same since. Today, we … Continue reading Yuri’s Triumph

Manifestations, Science, The Equinox, and more! Recent Episodes of THE WONDER podcast, by Mark Green

April 5, 2021 NaturalisticPaganism Cosmos, HP, Latest Posts, Mark Green, Natural Pagans, naturalistic pagan, spirituality

The concept behind THE WONDER—named, of course, for the awe and reverence we feel as we contemplate the magnificent Universe—is that it will be an ongoing resource for non-theist Pagans to inform and inspire our practices and stimulate our thinking.

Joy Hunt

April 3, 2021 Mark Green Atheopaganism, Opinion, Personal Reflection

It’s been a long time. I mean, a really long time. For many of us, since long before even the pandemic. Since we strode, or ran, or wheeled, or paddled into the wild, lungs gulping precious air, consumed with The Moment of Aliveness. Or, being unable to do any of those things, simply witnessed one … Continue reading Joy Hunt