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The Super Blood Wolf Moon Lunar Eclipse Arrives! Here are some Ritual ideas. [Stardust, Contemplating]

January 19, 2019 HumanisticPaganism Emotion, experience, HP, Jon Cleland Host, Latest Posts, naturalistic pagan, Practice, Starstuff, Contemplating

Even though it will be more than 220,000 miles away, the stunning spectacle of the Super Blood Wolf Moon will soon capture the gaze of many millions of people. What do you have planned for this magical time? With the…

7 Minutes of Terror, November 26th, 2018! [Starstuff, Contemplating]

November 25, 2018 HumanisticPaganism Emotion, experience, HP, Jon Cleland Host, Latest Posts, naturalistic pagan, Practice, Science, Starstuff, Contemplating

Thank you for doing your part – and I hope we all see a successful landing! I don’t have a ritual written out, but I have performed a short ritual which brought this up and called to both our Ancestors and future generations. Even though my little ritual won’t make a successful landing any more likely, it does great things for me. Blessed be.

Blasphemy Victory! Now, go Vote! by Starstuff, Contemplating

November 4, 2018 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

Victory! The people of Ireland legalize honesty in an historic vote, amending their constitution to legalize blasphemy. Votes matter. If you are an American, your vote matters too. Please vote Tuesday, November 6th. As we hoped for, we got our…

Blasphemy! by Starstuff, Contemplating

October 6, 2018 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

Blasphemy laws are one of the most egregious and severe forms of religious privilege. It is the use of state-sponsored violence to attack someone for speaking in ways that religious leaders don’t like. Yet many countries, including the United States,…

Opportunity for Auroras! [Starstuff, Contemplating]

September 15, 2018 HumanisticPaganism Emotion, experience, HP, Jon Cleland Host, Latest Posts, naturalistic pagan, Practice, 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.

The Moon Steps Aside to give us the Perseid Meteor Shower! by Starstuff, Contemplating

August 11, 2018 HumanisticPaganism ancestors, Ancient and Modern Paganism, atheist pagan, Earth religion, Gaia/Earth, HP, Intellect, Jon Cleland Host, Latest Posts, naturalistic pagan, naturalistic paganism, Nature, nature religion, pantheism, Practice, Religious Naturalism, Science, science and god, science and myth, Science and Religion, Seasonal, Spiritual Naturalism, spirituality, Starstuff, Contemplating, wonder

She thought she could now actually feel the Earth turn–not just imagine it in her head, but really feel it in the pit of her stomach. It was like descending in a fast elevator. She craned her neck back further,…

On Pentagrams and a Cool New Symbol for Atheopaganism

August 6, 2018 HumanisticPaganism An Atheopagan Life, Beginnings, HP, Jon Cleland Host, Latest Posts, Mark Green, naturalistic pagan, Non-Theistic Religion, Starstuff, Contemplating

A single, recognizable symbol for an idea, movement or spiritual path is important – both because it is a quick way to convey a lot of information, as well as because it helps group cohesion form. Of course, symbols, like…

Creating Your Own Wheel of the Year

July 12, 2018 Mark Green Atheopaganism, Jon Cleland Host, Practices & Rituals, Sabbaths

In Atheopaganism, similar to many other Pagan paths, we celebrate eight Sabbaths, or holy days: the solar equinoxes and solstices, and the points between them. But I encourage folks to adapt this calendar to fit the circumstances of the places where we live, choosing our own names and meanings for these holidays as necessary. Why … Continue reading Creating Your Own Wheel of the Year

Grandma’s Cheat Sheet, by [Starstuff, Contemplating]

July 11, 2018 HumanisticPaganism atheism, belief, HP, Jon Cleland Host, Latest Posts, naturalistic pagan, Non-Theistic Religion, Responsibility, Starstuff, Contemplating, Superstition and Reason

…this isn’t a comprehensive dissertation, it’s just a short “cheat sheet” for grandma. Feel free to print out your own copy…

The Summer Solstice is just two weeks away!

June 7, 2018 HumanisticPaganism HP, Jon Cleland Host, Latest Posts, naturalistic pagan, Seasonal

“As I stand here on this celebration of Litha, the sacred wheel of the year continues to turn. As my ancestors did in times before and my descendants may do in times to come, I honour the old ways. This is the time of the Summer Solstice……: