Naturalist Paganism – NaturalPagans

New Edition of Nature Spirituality From the Ground Up Now Available!

June 2, 2021 lupa Animal Totems, Animals, Books, Cosmology, Environmentalism, Fungi, Fungus Totems, My Books, Naturalist Paganism, Nature, Nature Spirituality, Nature Writing, Paganism, Plant Totems, Plants, The Green Wolf, Writing

I’m pleased to announce that the new, updated and annotated edition of Nature Spirituality From the Ground Up is now available as a paperback and ebook at https://thegreenwolf.com/books/nature-spirituality-from-the-ground-up/! Originally published in 2016 by Llewellyn, it went out of print earlier this year and I received the rights back. So I made a new, self-published edition … Continue reading New Edition of Nature Spirituality From the Ground Up Now Available! →

“Plant and Fungus Spirits” – Updated and Annotated Edition Now Available!

October 26, 2020 lupa Books, Environmentalism, Fungi, Fungus Totems, Naturalist Paganism, Nature, Nature Spirituality, Nature Writing, Paganism, Plant Totems, Plants, The Green Wolf, Writing

Hey, everyone! My book Plant and Fungus Totems, originally published via Llewellyn, went out of print earlier this year. I’ve since updated and annotated it and released a new edition as Plant and Fungus Spirits. In addition to adding bits of new information or making other small changes, I’ve also removed the term “totem” other … Continue reading “Plant and Fungus Spirits” – Updated and Annotated Edition Now Available! →

Deep Ancestral Animal Spirits, Part One

May 7, 2020 lupa Animal Totems, Animals, Cosmology, Naturalist Paganism, Nature, Nature Spirituality, Science, The Green Wolf, Totems

Note: This post was originally posted on No Unsacred Place in 2012, and then later Paths Through the Forests. I am moving it over here so I can have more of my writings in one place. The human brain is a fascinating thing. I had already learned a good deal about it just in personal … Continue reading Deep Ancestral Animal Spirits, Part One →

Carl Sagan’s “Cosmos”: A Pagan Perspective

April 29, 2020 lupa Bioregion, Cosmology, Environmentalism, Naturalist Paganism, Nature, Nature Spirituality, Nature Writing, Science, The Green Wolf

Note: This post was originally posted on No Unsacred Place in 2011, and then later Paths Through the Forests. I am moving it over here so I can have more of my writings in one place. When I’m making artwork, I often enjoy having some music or video going on that I can listen to … Continue reading Carl Sagan’s “Cosmos”: A Pagan Perspective →

Ecopsychology and Neopagan Relevance

April 7, 2020 lupa Bioregion, Cosmology, Ecopsychology, Environmentalism, Health and Healing, Meaning, Naturalist Paganism, Nature, Nature Spirituality, Nature Writing, Paganism, Psychology, Science, The Green Wolf

Note: This post was originally posted on No Unsacred Place in 2011, and then later Paths Through the Forests. I am moving it over here so I can have more of my writings in one place. Ecopsychology: the psychology of how we relate to the natural environment, and the therapeutic application of the restorative qualities … Continue reading Ecopsychology and Neopagan Relevance →

Nature’s Lovely Imperfections

February 13, 2019 lupa Animals, Cosmology, Meaning, Naturalist Paganism, Nature, Nature Spirituality, Nature Writing, The Green Wolf

Recently I had someone contact me about a deer antler headband that I have in my Etsy shop. They asked whether the antlers had come from the same deer, given that one antler has two tines and one has three. I explained that yes,… Continue Reading

Nature’s Lovely Imperfections

February 13, 2019 lupa Animals, Cosmology, Meaning, Naturalist Paganism, Nature, Nature Spirituality, Nature Writing, The Green Wolf

Nature Sacred As It Is

February 5, 2019 lupa Anthropocentrism, Cosmology, Environmentalism, Ethics, Meaning, Naturalist Paganism, Nature, Nature Spirituality, Nature Writing, Science, The Green Wolf, Wonder and Awe

So last month the largest spinning ice disk recorded formed in the Presumpscot River in Maine. It’s a pretty rare phenomenon caused when a piece of ice breaks off a frozen river surface near a bend and is spun around like a record. This… Continue Reading

Nature Sacred As It Is

February 5, 2019 lupa Anthropocentrism, Cosmology, Environmentalism, Ethics, Meaning, Naturalist Paganism, Nature, Nature Spirituality, Nature Writing, Science, The Green Wolf, Wonder and Awe

The Magic of Manure

January 24, 2019 lupa Animals, Anthropocentrism, Cosmology, Environmentalism, Fungi, gardening, Magic, Meaning, Naturalist Paganism, Nature, Nature Spirituality, Nature Writing, Plants, Rituals, Science, Sustainability, The Green Wolf, Way of the Scavenger, Wonder and Awe

How’s that for a title? So over the past couple of years, as I’ve been spending time on a farm on the coast where my art studio is, the level of manure I encounter on a daily basis has increased quite a bit. It… Continue Reading