Ancient and Modern Paganism – Page 5

The World Needs Her Witches, by Phyllis Curott, Witch and Wiccan Priestess

July 12, 2019 HumanisticPaganism Ancient and Modern Paganism, HP, inspiration, Latest Posts, naturalistic pagan, Nature/Stoicism, Paganism, Practice, Responsibility

A response to David Brooks New York Times 6/11/19 Op Ed https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/10/opinion/astrology-occult-millennials.html David Brooks is right to quote from the Tara Isabella Burton essay in The American Interest, “Wicca … is technically the fastest-growing religion in America.” But he misses…

One of Many American Rituals, by Starstuff, Contemplating

June 28, 2019 HumanisticPaganism ancestors, Ancient and Modern Paganism, atheist pagan, Earth religion, HP, Intellect, Jon Cleland Host, Latest Posts, naturalistic pagan, naturalistic paganism, Nature, nature religion, pantheism, Practice, Religious Naturalism, Responsibility, science and god, science and myth, Science and Religion, Spiritual Naturalism, Starstuff, Contemplating

What objects do you find sacred? Being able to openly pledge based on what symbolizes the most high in our minds is a precious part of being free, and, it turns out, a moving statement about what is important. A…

Journey into Dreamtime by Munya Andrews, reviewed by Glenys Livingstone, Ph. D.

June 7, 2019 HumanisticPaganism Ancient and Modern Paganism, Book Review, Gaia/Earth, Glenys Livingstone, HP, Latest Posts, naturalistic pagan

At the conclusion of each chapter of Journey into Dreamtime there are “Dreamtime Reflections”, posing questions for personal consideration, inviting personal participation and pathways into some actual sense of an alive self in relationship with the alive world described.

Being an Atheist Druid, by Skeptical Seeker

May 12, 2019 HumanisticPaganism Ancient and Modern Paganism, HP, Intellect, Kansas Stanton, Latest Posts, naturalistic pagan, Science and Religion

I love having a non-dogmatic spiritual practice.

Our Music Affects Nature, by Kansas Stanton

April 26, 2019 HumanisticPaganism Ancient and Modern Paganism, HP, Intellect, Kansas Stanton, Latest Posts, naturalistic pagan, Science and Religion

I do not know the future of gene editing in embryos and I do not yet know my opinion on it, other than that we are still far from its fruition for many reasons.

Gene Editing Could Forever Change Us, by Kansas Stanton

February 17, 2019 HumanisticPaganism Ancient and Modern Paganism, HP, Intellect, Kansas Stanton, Latest Posts, naturalistic pagan, Science and Religion

I do not know the future of gene editing in embryos and I do not yet know my opinion on it, other than that we are still far from its fruition for many reasons.

Happy Winter Solstice!

December 21, 2018 HumanisticPaganism 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. For all of us, this year brings us the special treat of…

As the Solstice Approaches, We Again see the Power of our Star

December 18, 2018 HumanisticPaganism Ancient and Modern Paganism, Calendar, HP, Latest Posts, naturalistic pagan, Practice, Seasonal

Though we are now seeing less and less of our closest star (in the Northern Hemisphere), the Sun will soon be returning! For me, the Winter Solstice is a celebration of all stars, near and far, ancient and current. Here…

Creation Stories @ Winter Solstice by Glenys Livingstone Ph.D.

December 11, 2018 HumanisticPaganism ancestors, Ancient and Modern Paganism, Glenys Livingstone, HP, Latest Posts, naturalistic pagan, ritual, Seasonal

In PaGaian Cosmology, and sometimes explicitly expressed in other traditions, Winter Solstice/Yule essentially celebrates the Birth of All, Origins (capitalized because it needs to be noted as a sacred and ultimate event). Winter Solstice is a good time to contemplate…

Loneliness in Naturalistic Pagans, by Kansas Stanton

December 6, 2018 HumanisticPaganism Ancient and Modern Paganism, HP, Intellect, Kansas Stanton, Latest Posts, naturalistic pagan, Science and Religion

“I wouldn’t go so far as saying I’m atheist! Those guys are always so angry”, my friend had told me in his truck in the middle of Nowhere, Wyoming a few years back. “Are they?” I replied, “I actually haven’t…