Just in time to get our Winter Solstice season going, here’s a Winter Solstice singalong on Sunday December 3rd, then Rev. Selena Fox’s guided Winter Solstice Ceremony December 20!
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Solstice Gift Ideas for Naturalistic Pagans, 2023
Need a gift for a Naturalistic Pagan? Here’s a bunch of ideas! While we should declutter our lives and avoid gifts/things which we don’t need, many of these are essential to celebrating our Earth and especially for helping grow both critical thinking and the joy of our real world in both this and the next generation. Enjoy!
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Paganism is Different, Part 3: In Paganism, there’s less reverence for a human leader [Stardust, Contemplating]
Paganism is radically different from many huge religions, and that these radical differences appear to have a large impact on our lives, on the lives of future generations, and on our world. In Paganism, human leaders are less often idolized. Paganism’s focus on our own actions aligns with Paganism’s strong thread of individual freedom.
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Happy Samhain! Now, Eclipses highlight the Beltane/Samhain Pairing!
Happy Samhain! As the darkness falls this Samhain night, our trillions of Ancestors visit us. Who are they? What can they offer you for your struggles today? They can help you anytime during the year – not just now –…
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Michael Dowd, who gave us all so much, has died [Starstuff, Contemplating]
All of that is just a start at the many ways that Michael will be with us all into the future. I encourage all of us to discover the many, many life changing works he left us. As when Carl Sagan died, I’m reminded again that times like this speak to us all, urging us to pick up the torch, and carry it into the future.
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Gratitude for Ancestors, and the Treasure Trove of Knowledge they gave us – Remembering W. Jason Morgan [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 (who are in my mind especially now with Samhain just around the corner), but often would be literally indescribable. To think that we live, not just on a globe and not on a flat Earth, but that the continents move! Dr. W. Jason Morgan was instrumental in giving us that knowledge – and I appreciate his life, which ended this year.
Read morePlanning for Eerie Season
October is nearly here! The witchiest, gothiest, most autumntacular time of year is once again approaching. If you’re like me, October requires some time commitment and advanced planning in order to get every sanguine drop out of the season. So h…
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CritWitchCon 2023! Environment, Community, and Responsible Magic, Sept. 29 – Oct 1
Another fun Con! Our first Con took place on Friday the 13th in August of 2021, and we’re so excited for our third Con (now at the beginning of Spooky Month, Sept/Oct). So come join us September 29-October 1!
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Paganism is Different, Part 2: In Paganism, No Single Deity is in Complete Control [Stardust, Contemplating]
Paganism is radically different from many huge religions, and that these radical differences appear to have a large impact on our lives, on the lives of future generations, and on our world. In Paganism, no single deity is in complete control. Paganism’s rejection of one deity in control aligns with Paganism’s strong thread of individual freedom.
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You can join a Witch’s Brew This Sunday, August 20! From The Critical Thinking Witch Collective
Welcome, Witches, while we wag-on with wonderful, wondrous words! Our first Con took place on Friday the 13th in August of 2021, and we’re so excited to be preparing for our third Con (now at the beginning of Spooky Month, Sept/Oct). So come join us 2023 August 20th, for Magic (In) Words, our anniversary Brew!
We will be exploring the power of words, the history of magic words, and (as always) will have plenty of time for connecting.
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