Happy Monday, all! I wanted to let you know about a new endeavor I’m a part of. Naturalpagans.com is officially launching today; it’s a blog aggregation site bringing together posts from a variety of naturalist pagan writers. What is a naturalist pagan? Whereas many… Continue Reading
Read moreRobbing Fox to Save Rabbit
In yesterday’s post I talked about how our lack of nature literacy can be deadly to animals. It’s the latest in a series of posts I’ve made concerning anthropocentrism, or putting humans at the center of everything rather than as part of a vibrant… Continue Reading
Read moreOur Deadly Lack of Nature Literacy
Note: This was originally posted on my Patheos blog in 2015; Patheos still has not taken down my content even though I have made formal requests for them to do so. So I am copying over some of my posts to my personal blog… Continue Reading
Read moreOfferings For a Nature-Based Path
Note: This post was originally published at my old Patheos blog. It is unfortunately still there despite my resignation and request that they delete all my content. I had a request from another writer to link to this post, though they didn’t want to… Continue Reading
Read moreDear Pagans: Can We Be As Picky About Science As We Are About History?
[I know this is a long one, and potentially controversial. Do me a favor, please and read all the way to the end, and pay especial attention to the italicized bits? Thank you!] Celtic Wicca. Samhain, the God of the Dead. Witches’ covens that extend… Continue Reading
Read moreNo, You Cannot Change Lightning Waves With Your Brain
If all I did with my blog was tear apart pseudoscience masquerading as real science and promoted by pagans as being “proof our spirituality is real!!!” I would never write about anything else. Plus I would quickly despair for the future of our community… Continue Reading
Read moreMulti-Layered Stone Totems
In Nature Spirituality From the Ground Up I talk about the concept of Land Totems. Most people associate totems with biological beings like animals, plant and fungi. However, in my own (nonindigenous) path, a totem is an archetypal embodiment of a particular force of… Continue Reading
Read moreA Call to Action
I tend to not get overtly political on this platform very often, but current events necessitate it. The Environmental Protection Agency is already under attack on multiple fronts. So is the National Park Service. Less than a week in, and the new administration is… Continue Reading
Read moreSelf-Care as a Pagan Virtue
The past few weeks have been a rough ride for a lot of people between the election and the start of the holiday season. Tensions are running high, and with all the busy-ness of the season it can be difficult to find time to… Continue Reading
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