Pagans again blamed for something they didn’t do? Say it ain’t so, Joe! It’s not a surprise, of course, that Christian privilege means that time after time, non-Christians (especially Pagans, because they can’t be demonized for being foreign) are vilified…
Read moreRobbing Fox to Save Rabbit, by Lupa
We need to return to an ancestral way in which nature is not an Other, but an Us. If we truly love nature, if we consider ourselves friends to the animals, then we need to know nature itself, through books and observations, through science and questioning. We need to know the rest of nature as well as we know ourselves.
Read moreReclaiming the Cosmic in Holiday Rituals Webinar This Thursday (November 14th)!
This program is a pilot for a proposed forum on including the sacred story of the Universe in our seasonal and religious celebrations to more deeply address the environmental crisis. It’s a live Q&A&S and you’re invited to send in Questions and Share your cosmic rituals.
Read moreA Powerful Video from Greta Thunberg, Fighting for our future
Few people have conveyed the climate crisis as clearly and effectively and Greta Thunberg. Her excellent video here (with George Monbiot) not only helps millions see the urgency, but also helps prioritize what we can do. Yes, individual ways to…
Read moreCitizen’s Climate Lobby launches Earth-based Spirituality Action Team – Interview with Bart Everson
HP: What is this Earth-based Spirituality Action Team? What are the goals of the group, and who’s eligible for membership? BE: We’re just getting started, so I’ll use future tense. The team is being organized under the auspices of the…
Read moreOur Deadly Lack of Nature Literacy, by Lupa
We need to return to an ancestral way in which nature is not an Other, but an Us. If we truly love nature, if we consider ourselves friends to the animals, then we need to know nature itself, through books and observations, through science and questioning. We need to know the rest of nature as well as we know ourselves.
Read moreThe World Needs Her Witches, by Phyllis Curott, Witch and Wiccan Priestess
A response to David Brooks New York Times 6/11/19 Op Ed https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/10/opinion/astrology-occult-millennials.html David Brooks is right to quote from the Tara Isabella Burton essay in The American Interest, “Wicca … is technically the fastest-growing religion in America.” But he misses…
Read moreOne of Many American Rituals, by Starstuff, Contemplating
What objects do you find sacred? Being able to openly pledge based on what symbolizes the most high in our minds is a precious part of being free, and, it turns out, a moving statement about what is important. A…
Read morePagans Scapegoated Again, as Privilege Misleads Millions of People, by [Starstuff, Contemplating]
Imagine for a moment that repeated terrorist attacks killed dozens of people, and continued to be motivated, by the killer’s own words, by a Jihad to fight for Islam. Imagine that these same killers mentioned how they have been motivated…
Read moreBlasphemy Victory! Now, go Vote! by 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…
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