“OK. Uh… So… I need to… write some FORTRAN at the L. P. record floppy disk address? Or something? Or the I. T. gettysburg address? Or is it that snake language you use? Anyconda?”
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Lunar Eclipse (Freezing Blood Moon) this Thursday night (Nov 18-19th)! Here are some Ritual ideas. [Stardust, Contemplating]
Even though it will be more than 220,000 miles away, the stunning spectacle of the Lunar Eclipse will soon capture the gaze of many millions of people. What do you have planned for this magical time? Though we’ve had rain…
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Practice Spotlight: Yule Calendar – There is still time to enjoy this practice this year! [Stardust, Contemplating]
One of the many reasons I love our Pagan community and Path is because they’re fun. Because we affirm the value of enjoyment, and don’t attach guilt to having fun, we can let loose and enjoy a party, a gathering,…
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Samhain Auroras are coming! [Stardust, Contemplating]
As you read this, a blast wave of trillions of energetic particles is bearing down on us, with impact expected in just 20 to 40 hours (October 30 and 31). The resulting auroras will fill the skies in many Northern…
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A Solar Eclipse Thursday Morning (though many of us can’t see it)! But anyone can hold a ritual for it! [Stardust, Contemplating]
Whether you celebrate in the path of totality, far from it, or at some other time, may your celebrations be blessed.
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Update! History Made on Mars! [Starstuff, Contemplating]
Every now and then, I am reminded of how incredible it is to live now. So many things would not just be amazing to nearly all of our Ancestors, but often would be literally indescribable. For the first time in the history of the Universe, a species has achieved powered flight on two planets! Today, April 19, 2021, the NASA helicopter beat its propellers against the incredibly thin Martian atmosphere, and flew!
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8 Seasons? Not 4? [Starstuff, Contemplating]
Every now and then, I am reminded of how incredible it is to live now. So many things would not just be amazing to nearly all of our Ancestors, but often would be literally indescribable. November 26, 2018, is yet another one of those times, and you can live this historic event moment by moment, via online simulcast.
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Mars Landing Success! [Starstuff, Contemplating]
Every now and then, I am reminded of how incredible it is to live now. So many things would not just be amazing to nearly all of our Ancestors, but often would be literally indescribable. November 26, 2018, is yet another one of those times, and you can live this historic event moment by moment, via online simulcast.
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Comet Neowise! You can go and see it! [Starstuff, Contemplating]
The energy beam is about to hit, just when our shields are not ready and we are most vulnerable! Sci-fi? No, this is reality, for you, on Earth, right now. And it means we have a great chance for auroras on Sept.
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Canadian Atheist Interviews Jon Cleland Host, Part 2
Throughout all of this, It’s been wonderful to connect with other Pagans in the wider Pagan community, and join in many different rituals and celebrations. It can be a tricky balance at times between my own hard-nosed naturalism/atheism and the prevalence of pseudoscience/woo in the wider Pagan community. I sometimes have to remind myself to consider if a supernatural belief is very harmful or not, but overall it’s been great to simply enjoy a ritual with others, even if we personally think of the language used differently – such as if many others see a deity as literal and I see a metaphor. After all, no one thinks anyone is going to hell for being a heretic.
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