Lammas thus celebrates the heat of the summer, and with it, productivity and the early harvest – as well as the returning darkness. Those in the Southern Hemisphere celebrate Imbolc at this time.
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Paganism is Different, Part 4: In Paganism, you are Free to Change you Beliefs [Stardust, Contemplating]
Paganism is radically different from many huge religions, and that these radical differences appear to have a large impact on our lives, on the lives of future generations, and on our world. In Paganism, you are free (even encouraged!) to change your beliefs. Paganism’s focus on our own actions aligns with Paganism’s strong thread of individual freedom.
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Most of Your Cells Aren’t Yours, by Brock Haussamen
We think of ourselves as a relatively new species, set off from the rest of nature by our brains. And indeed we are both new and different in some ways. But surely the way that bacteria have become integral parts of us, repeating a pattern billions of years old, reminds us what ancient creatures we really are.
Read moreOctavia Butler’s Dawn in A Quiet Place: Day One movie
For fellow Shapers of Earthseed, there is an Easter egg hidden in the film.
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