Focus – NaturalPagans

An Underworld Focus

October 10, 2020 Mark Green ancestors, Atheopaganism, Focus, Hallows, Practices & Rituals

At this time of year, I pay a lot of attention to one part of my Focus*. As altar-y spaces go, it is unquestionably the “witchiest” part of mine: bones, skulls, fossils of extinct species, a mummified bat, images of prehistoric cave paintings, megalithic spiral carvings and departed loved ones, a dried pomegranate. It is … Continue reading An Underworld Focus

Noble Ancestors

November 27, 2018 Mark Green Atheopaganism, Focus, Practices & Rituals

We have our real ancestors–blood relations, going all the way back to single-celled organisms if we go back far enough. But there are also those now dead whom we admire for their exemplary qualities: their courage, their intelligence, their wisdom. While they won’t have followed an Atheopagan path (as we’re just getting started), they still … Continue reading Noble Ancestors

Ave Fortuna!

July 21, 2018 Mark Green Atheopaganism, Focus, Guest blog, Personal Reflection, Practices & Rituals

A guest post by Kaigi-Ron Ave is the principle of gratitude. Of recognizing, in each moment, how incredibly lucky you are…because it could’ve gone another way. It could be so very much worse…but, fortunately, it isn’t. Ave Fortuna! It all started with the Focus to Fortuna. In this world ruled by chaos, she rolls the dice. They cannot be unrolled. So … Continue reading Ave Fortuna!

Turns Out, I’ve Been Living in an Atheopagan Focus

October 3, 2017 Mark Green Atheopaganism, Focus, Personal Reflection

A guest post by Kaigi-Ron. It was the knives that first pointed me to the truth. Seven of them stood at attention by my sink (fastened in magnetic rigor by the new strip I’d just installed), adjacent to the Hello Kitty curtains. And I was struck: OMG, I have a living Housewives Tarot card … Continue reading Turns Out, I’ve Been Living in an Atheopagan Focus