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Samhain (The Fall Equitherm) Approaches (+ Online Rituals)!

October 7, 2021 NaturalisticPaganism ancestors, Death, Death and Life, Families, HP, inspiration, Latest Posts, Meaning, naturalistic pagan, Seasonal, Seasonal Themes, spirituality

This is one of the most sacred times of the year for me – a time when I feel my Ancestors even more closely than usual. I’ll be decorating my house the day after tomorrow, and our family is already…

GUEST POST: Relating to Silk Moths and Dying Stars

June 17, 2021 Mark Green Atheopaganism, Death, Guest blog

by Emily Ryan In the corner of my living room, in a white mesh enclosure the last of my hyalophora cecropia nears death. Tattered, her once swollen abdomen is emptied of her precious eggs and the stores of fats and lipids that nourished her is depleted. Even tattered and dying, she is heart wrenchingly beautiful. …

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Bring Me That Horizon

May 10, 2021 Mark Green Atheopaganism, Death, Personal Reflection

In 2015, it was our home of 18 years being sold out from under us, and having to move, but having no money. In 2016, it was unemployment, deep depression and financial desperation. In 2017, it was the Tubbs wildfire, which evacuated us for 9 days, came within a half-block of burning our home, burned …

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Death, the Creator

October 29, 2020 Mark Green Atheology, Atheopaganism, Death

Classic depictions of Death personified include skeletons carrying an hourglass or a scythe, mummified persons extending leathery hands, armies of skeletal warriors mowing down the living, or Pale Horsemen laying waste to kings, priests and children, as in the Coleman-Waite “Rider” Tarot deck. It makes complete sense that we view death with fear and revulsion. … Continue reading Death, the Creator

Samhain (The Fall Equitherm) Approaches!

October 7, 2020 NaturalisticPaganism ancestors, Death, Death and Life, Families, HP, inspiration, Latest Posts, Meaning, naturalistic pagan, Seasonal, Seasonal Themes, spirituality

Got your house decorated yet? Samhain (the Fall Equitherm) is less than a month away! For many of us (including me), this is one of the most sacred times of the year – a time when I feel my Ancestors…

Yes, You Can Be Part of Vulture Culture!

June 2, 2020 lupa Animals, Death, Nature, Nature Writing, The Green Wolf, Vulture Culture, Way of the Scavenger, Writing

I recently got an email from someone who was interested in Vulture Culture, but felt like they couldn’t actually be a participating member of this “fandom” unless they were tanning their own hides and cleaning their own bones and otherwise processing their own specimens. It’s not the first time I’ve run into this, either. It’s … Continue reading Yes, You Can Be Part of Vulture Culture! →

A Few Glimpses of the Real Lives of our Ancestors, by Starstuff, Contemplating

October 26, 2019 HumanisticPaganism ancestors, Death, Death and Life, Families, HP, inspiration, Latest Posts, Meaning, naturalistic pagan, Seasonal, Seasonal Themes, spirituality

In many ways (not all!), this is a great time to be alive. In addition to benefits of medicine and technology, my Samhain observance (and indeed, my life overall) is enhanced by a large and growing body of knowledge about…

Samhain (The Fall Equitherm) Approaches!

October 20, 2019 HumanisticPaganism ancestors, Death, Death and Life, Families, HP, inspiration, Latest Posts, Meaning, naturalistic pagan, Seasonal, Seasonal Themes, spirituality

Got your house decorated yet? Samhain (the Fall Equitherm) is less than two weeks away! For many of us (including me), this is one of the most sacred times of the year – a time when I feel my Ancestors…

The Invitation of Wild Geese

January 21, 2019 lupa Anthropocentrism, Bioregion, Cosmology, Death, Environmentalism, Ethics, Gratitude, Health and Healing, Meaning, Naturalist Paganism, Nature, Nature Spirituality, Nature Writing, Paganism, Psychology, Rites of Passage, Rituals, Science, The Green Wolf, Wonder and Awe

I feel like not enough people knew of Mary Oliver, who passed away on Friday at the age of 83. I myself, not being a huge fan of poetry, never heard of her work until just a few years ago. Somehow in my enjoyment… Continue Reading