The Summer Solstice approaches! Ready? This is the last Solstice before the eclipse – something that can be part of this year’s Summer Solstice ritual if you choose. A bunch of ritual and celebrations ideas can be found here.
Read moreCyanobacteria: R-E-S-P-E-C-T by Brock Haussamen
We owe cyanobacteria our respect. And they might deserve our fullest gratitude as well if it weren’t for one nasty trait.
Read moreBuilding a Strong and Free Pagan Community
I hope that moving forward, we are able to disagree respectfully, as friends, to recognize our common goals and community, and sometimes, to join in powerful and moving rituals, regardless of the fact that some of us see the underlying basis of those rituals differently. With that, we might be able to bring a life-centered Paganism to millions, who might fit better into this or that part of our wider Pagan community, with many of us working together to build a better future for the whole web of life.
Read more[A Pedagogy of Gaia] Science in Service to Mother Earth, by Bart Everson
Science is, after all, an endeavor of humans and our machines. What would it mean to put this endeavor at the service of Mother Earth? Presumably, our efforts must always be guided by human discernment, in all its fallibility. Who decides what best serves this vision of the Greater Good?
Read moreWhat Do Gods And Mascots Have In Common? by Megan Manson
Through the awesome power that symbols evoke in the human mind, gods and mascots can bring very real wealth and healing to our lives.
Read moreNaturalistic Paganism’s Spectral Challenge – Part Four: A Ritual of Encounter by Émile Wayne
All Specters + Reps: [Joyfully] The way forward is open! The future awaits us, and this night is full of promise! Follow us!
Read moreAnnouncing The New go-to Site for Naturalistic Pagan Blogging: NaturalPagans.com!
Today marks the official launch of NaturalPagans.com – a blog aggregator collecting new blog posts from the popular blogs “A Sense of Natural Wonder”, “Atheopaganism”, Humanistic Paganism”, “Canadian Mutt”, and “The Allergic Pagan”! You no longer have to remember to check all these different blogs – here they all are on one site, which you can subscribe to as well.
Read moreHappy Spring Equitherm!
Celebrations Life! We celebrate life today, especially life’s growth and evolutionary diversification. John Halstead, John Beckett, and others have posted on their blogs about how Paganism is evolving and changing. Along those lines, we’ll have a special announcement later…
Read moreIn Praise of Parvati
One of the coolest things in life is to see those moments only found in Sci-Fi novels and films, come to life for real; space travel and talking to household computers for information. Sometimes it’s small advances, and sometimes it’s larger ones like reattaching human heads onto….
Read moreSpring Tonic for the Spirit by Renee Lehnen
A trail following the creek leads to an Aboriginal sweat lodge. In addition, I found a “living” shelter woven from willow, hidden in a copse. Inside was a log pew for the weary spiritual seeker. Posted throughout the property are small signs bearing quotations from ecologists, First Nations leaders, and theologians such as Thomas Berry. There is much for a Pagan to explore.
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